Archive for 2019

The Dent County Commissioners met Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles was not able to attend the meeting. First District Commissioner Dennis Purcell was appointed by Dent County Clerk Angie Curley as the acting Presiding Commissioner. In the road report, Purcell stated that some limbs were cut on Dent County Road 5520 and some shop maintenance was being performed. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson said crews were putting up some signs that went down with the winds and were checking for other downed signs. Larson also said workers were checking for clogged culvert pipes. Curley then reminded those that that are not registered to vote that they must do so by March 6th to vote in the April 2nd Municipal Election. She is also working on the financial statement for 2019. Dent County Assessor Tina Whitaker was in attendance to discuss her map maintenance agreement and contract with landmark Surveying Company. The annual contract for 2019 is for $575 per month. The next meeting of the Dent County Commissioners will be Monday morning at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.

Need a break today? Why don’t you stop by the Salem Community Center@The Armory for “Dog Days” and meet with some adorable puppies. Healthy Dent County is partnering with Dent County Animal Welfare Society (DCAWS) to bring you this event from 10:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon. All the puppies at the event are up for adoption at DCAWS. You can also bring in food or blankets for the animals and be entered in a drawing to win a $50 gift card. For additional information, please call 729-8163.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering grants to assist high school fishing clubs in providing quality fishing programs for their members. Grants up to $500 are available to clubs that participate in approved conservation activities, such as kids fishing clinics, fish habitat improvement projects, Stream Team cleanup, special fishing events, and others. MDC Fisheries Programs Specialist Andrew Branson said they hope this grant will help develop young men and women with an appreciation for the outdoors and conservation, along with sharing their passion for fishing with others. Branson said the money the club receives can be used to help with travel, equipment, and other needs that the club may have, but clubs cannot use the grant money to pay wages for coaches or advisors. For more information about the grant or the application process, contact Andrew Branson at 573-522-4115 ext. 3501 or at e-mail him at Andrew.Branson@mdc.mo.gov.

The Missouri Ozark Rally will be held this Saturday in Shannon County. This race is an extension of 100-Acre Wood Rally held in March in Dent, Crawford and Washington counties. The kickoff event will begin at 9:00 at the Eminence City Park where spectators can meet and greet the racers before they get rally underway at 10:00. Another spectator point will be on Shannon County Road 250 starting at about 10:30 and going west to east twice, and then at that same location going east to west twice. That phase will start at about 1:30. The spectator area on Shannon County Road is considered fairly difficult to get to and they recommend that only All-Wheel drive or Four-Wheel drive vehicles attempt to get there as you have to cross a significant low-water crossing. Echo Bluff State Park on Highway 19 will be where the rally “service area” will be located and that area will be in the “loop” parking lot starting at about 12:00 and lasting until 2:00 where the racers can work on their vehicles or just relax a bit. If you plan on attending the service area at Echo Bluff, please park in a different parking lot so that the racers have plenty of room. The end of the event will occur at Echo Bluff State Park at about 4:00. The event is open to everyone! For more information, go to facebook@100AW on go online to MISSOURIOZARKRALLY.100AW.ORG.

Healthy Dent County is pleased to announce a Community Wellness Challenge that will help participants create healthy habits by moving more and eating less. This challenge will run six weeks beginning February 4th and lasting until March 16th. This competition is not a weight loss challenge, but is based on a point system. Every day participants will have a chance to earn 6 core points by creating healthy habits such as eating two servings of fruits and veggies or getting 10,000 steps, or drinking 64 ounces of water. In addition to the core points, there will be special daily points that you can earn by doing different physical and mental health exercises. On top of the daily points there will be weekly challenges that can add an additional seven points for the week if you complete these special challenges such as no sugar for a week, no drinks with calories, reducing screen time and eating meals with your family. Every week teams will report their total team points to the Healthy Dent County staff. A team can consist of two people and has no max. The registration fee is $15 for Healthy Dent County Fitness Center Members (or for anyone that signs up), for non-members the challenge fee is $30. Once registered for the challenge participants will be added to a private Facebook group where we will share healthy recipes, fun workouts and motivation. The team that has the highest average at the end of the six weeks will be the winner, and that team will receive half of the registration fees as their cash prize. So get your team together and register now through on Friday, February 1st. Forms are available at the Salem Community Center @ the Amory or on our Healthy Dent County Facebook Page. For more information please call 729-8163.

A man and his mother-in-law are celebrating a $100,000 prize from the Missouri Lottery Scratchers ticket, “Cash Craze.” David Meyers of Licking and Dusty Halbrook of Salem were all smiles when they claimed their prize on January 15th. Meyers says he will use his share of the money to pay off bills, fix up his truck and help his family. Halbrook also plans to pay off bills. The winning ticket was purchased at Smoker’s Outlet located at 803 Highway 32 West in Salem.