Archive for 2020
Local News – Thursday, December 31st, 2020
Your World Today and KSMO Radio want to wish everyone a Happy New Year and the very best for 2021. Because of New Year’s Day this Friday, Your World Today will not be published. An accident happened in Pettis County at 8:48 Wednesday morning on Route H just south of Cherry Tree Lane that took…
Read MoreObituaries – Thursday, December 31st, 2020
Funeral services for Billy Joe Parker of Salem, age 60, will be held at 1:00 today at the Salem Chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. A memorial gathering for Corey Austin Purcell of Rolla, formerly of Salem,…
Read MoreSports – Thursday, December 31st, 2020
The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers took second place Wednesday at the Mountain Grove Holiday Tournament as they fell to Hartville, 62-51. Savannah Manthey led Salem with 18 points followed by Ashton Bowers scoring 16 and Avery Erway adding 10. Salem is 8-4 this year and will host Cabool Monday in the first SCA Conference game…
Read MoreWeather – Thursday, December 31st, 2020
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8:00 TONIGHT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY Today..Cloudy, high of 35. Tonight..Cloudy with a 100% chance for snow and sleet mixed with rain and freezing rain before 8:00, changing to rain and freezing rain, low of 30. Friday..Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain for before noon, high of 48. Friday night..Cloudy, low…
Read MoreLocal News – Wednesday, December 30th, 2020
The Missouri State Highway Patrol wants to remind motorists that when adverse weather conditions are in the forecast, you should check road conditions before driving to help determine if the trip can be completed safely. Consulting the Missouri Road Condition Report (1-888-275-6636) or MoDOT’s Road Condition Map at traveler.modot.org/map/ will provide the most current road…
Read MoreObituaries – Wednesday, December 30th, 2020
Funeral services for Sam Gorman of Licking, age 65, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Salem Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Interment will be in the Patterson Cemetery at a later date. Funeral services for Lola Ruth Clark of Salem, age 93, will be today at 1:00 at the Null and…
Read MoreSports – Wednesday, December 30th, 2020
The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers beat Willow Springs Tuesday, 68-62 to advance to the Mountain Grove Holiday Championship game. Savannah Manthey led all scorers with 26 points followed by Bella Jadwin who netted 15 points and Ashton Bowers scored 14 more. Salem is now 8-3 and they will play the Hartville Lady Eagles at 2:30…
Read MoreWeather – Wednesday, December 30th, 2020
Today..Cloudy with a 100% chance of rain, high of 48 early, then dropping into the mid 30’s by afternoon. Tonight..Cloudy with a 60% chance of snow with less than a half inch accumulation, low around 25. Thursday..Cloudy with a 50% chance for snow early, changing to rain, high of 38. Thursday night..Cloudy with a 100%…
Read MoreLocal News – Tuesday, December 29th, 2020
The Dent County Commission met Monday morning for their regular meeting. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles was not in attendance due to illness. First District Commissioner Dennis Purcell acted as presiding commissioner for the meeting in Skiles’ absence. In the road report, Purcell stated that a call was received for a downed tree on Dent County…
Read MoreObituaries – Tuesday, December 29th, 2020
Funeral services for Richard Gary Smith of Salem, age 81 will be this afternoon at 2:00 at the Salem chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary. Interment with military honors will be in the North Lawn Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Spring Creek Golf Club and Salem Masonic Lodge #225 AF and AM. Funeral services…
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