Archive for 2020

Over 92% of housing units have been accounted for in the 2020 Census, with 26.6% counted by census takers and other field data collection operations, and 65.9% of housing units responding online, by phone or by mail. Every day, the U.S. Census Bureau releases the 2020 Census housing unit completion rate for the nation, all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Census Bureau releases the completion rates for the Nonresponse Followup operation by area census office. The Census Bureau is committed to a complete and accurate count, and urges every household to respond when a census visits or to respond on their own by using their census ID online, by phone or by mail. Your census data should include anyone who was living with you as of April 1st who did not have a permanent address elsewhere. The census is for everyone, children, adults, siblings, roommates, foster children, etc. If you haven’t completed your 2020 census, time is running out to do so. You only have until September 30th to respond to a census taker if they come to your door, online at 2020census.gov, and by phone at 844-330-2020. If you still have your invitation from the census bureau from back in April, you cans till fill that out and mail it in. Remember, being counted is important as census numbers help dictate the distribution of federal funds as well as representation in congress.

The Dent County Commission want to remind businesses and public entities that the county has CARES Act money available to reimburse those expenses that occurred directly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This morning on KSMO Radio and online at ksmoradio.com near 8:30, Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles will have Kelly Sink from the MRPC on the air to discuss in detail how businesses and public entities can apply for these funds and the process of how they would get reimbursed. If you can’t listen in or just want to find out more information on how to apply, contact the MRPC and speak with Kelly Sink or Eva Voss at 573-265-2993. There is a limit of $125,000 that public entities can apply for to be reimbursed while the amount for businesses was limited to $20,000. These amounts could be changed in the future depending upon how many applications for reimbursements are received and how many dollars remain. The last day to submit an application for reimbursement through the CARES Act will be December 10th.

Join Healthy Dent County for their second Community Wellness Challenge. This program is designed to help you live an all around healthy lifestyle. We will use a point system that will not be based on weight loss. You can get points by drinking 64 ounces of water each day, getting 8 hours or sleep, and other daily changes to help you start or continue being healthy before the holidays. This challenge will also have fun daily activities, such as squats and lunges along with paying it forward and going on walks at the Tiger Trail. There will also be ways to win prizes, gain a new support system within our private Facebook group, and learn new ways to live a healthy lifestyle. This challenge is a team challenge to help you maintain support along the way. You must have at least 2 members but there is no limit on how many are on your team. Each week, the team captain will be expected to report your team points. We will average the points based on how many are on your team, so just because you have 10 people on your team, doesn’t mean you will automatically have the most points in the challenge. At the end, the winning team will receive half of the registration fees from signups! The more teams we have, the most money your team could win in the end! Last years winners received around $450. To sign up, you can come into the Salem Community Center @ the Armory and pick up a registration form, sign up online by sending the form to kelsey@salemcommunitycenter.org or print out a form and drop it off and pay your fee in person. This challenge is $15 per person for fitness center members or $30 per person for non-members. You can register at the Salem Community Center@The Armory or sign up online by sending the registration form to kelsey@salemcommunitycenter.org. If you have any questions please call 729-8163.

An accident happened in Crawford County Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 on Route F at Schroyer Road that took the life of a man from St. James. According to the highway patrol, a 1991 Mack Dumptruck driven southbound by 22-year old Justin Brim of St. James, suffered
a tire blowout on a curve. The dumptruck then traveled off the roadway and struck a tree. Brim was pronounced dead at the scene by the Crawford County Assistant Coroner Nikki Gamblin at about 2:12 that afternoon. His body was taken to the Crawford County Morgue in Cuba. The Mack truck was totaled and removed from the scene by Dishman’s Towing of Rolla. This is the second fatality in Troop I for September and 21st for 2020.

The Dent County Sheriffs Office has released a number of reports. On Thursday September 3rd a deputy traveled to a residence in the 200 block of West Franklin Street to serve an arrest warrant. As a result, a 33-year-old Salem man was arrested for an active warrant through Dent County. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. The next day on the 4th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 4000 block of Dent County Road 6150. During the course of the traffic stop, a 29-year-old Salem man was arrested for driving while having his license revoked or suspended. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. On Saturday the 5th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Dent County Road 3190 and Route U. During the course of the traffic stop, a 19-year-old Salem man was arrested for driving while his drivers license or driving privileges canceled, suspended, or revoked and failure to comply with ignition interlock device requirement. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. On Labor Day, the Dent County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance occurring in middle of Highway 72 near the Salem Memorial District Hospital. Deputies traveled to the area and during the course of the incident, a 23-year-old Salem man was arrested for assault in the 4th degree. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. That same day, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 21000 block of Highway C. As a result of the stop, a 58-year-old Rolla woman was arrested for a DWI, a second offense, and also for failing to drive on the right half of the roadway. The woman was arrested and transported to the Dent County Jail where she was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. On Tuesday the 8th, the Dent County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a physical domestic disturbance occurring at a residence in the 100 block of Dent County Road 2130. Deputies traveled to the residence and a 31-year-old Edgar Springs man was arrested and placed on a 12-Hour Sober Hold. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. And finally on the 9th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 1100 block of South Main Street. During the course of the traffic stop, a 50-year-old Salem woman was arrested for having an active warrant through the Dent County Sheriff’s Office and the Salem Police Department. The woman was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. If anyone has any information about an ongoing investigation, please call the Dent County Sheriff’s Office at 729-3241.

The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds Missourians ages 16 and older they may obtain their hunter-education certification through an all-online format. The online option allows Missourians ages 16 and older to complete their certification at their convenience at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The all-online format is available at www.hunter-ed.com/missouri/. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, in-person hunter-education skills sessions are limited in quantity and capacity. Skills sessions are necessary for anyone ages 11-15 to complete their hunter-education certification. MDC Hunter Education and Shooting Range Coordinator Justin McGuire says that for the safety of the public, staff, and volunteers, our instructors have had to make some changes to the frequency and size of our in-person offerings. If you’re age 16 and up and need your hunter education certification for this fall he encourages you to take advantage of the all-online course if possible. This will make more spots available for kids ages 11-15 who are required to attend an in-person skills session to complete their certification. The cost of the online certification is $19.95, which is paid to the online provider, not MDC. The all-online option requires the passing of a final exam but has no skills portion. MDC notes that, unless selected for a managed hunt, youth under the age of 16 are not required to have hunter education certification to hunt with a firearm as long as they hunt in the immediate presence of an adult age 18 or older who is hunter education certified or age exempt during youth season and properly licensed during regular seasons. Learn more about MDC hunter education and certification requirements online at www.mdc.mo.gov/huntereducation.

The Salem Police Department has released their report for the end of August and September 6th. On Thursday, September 3rd at about 2:45 in the afternoon, an officer was dispatched to Wal-Mart for a report of a shoplifting. It was reported that a female had stolen $24.70 worth of merchandise from the store. An officer made contact with the woman and she was arrested, then later released on a summons to appear in court. On Saturday, September 5th near 10:20 in the morning, an officer traveled to the 700 block of South Pershing in an attempt to locate a female that had an active warrant for her arrest. An officer made contact with a 65-year-old Salem female and she was arrested on the active warrant out of the Dent County Sheriffs Office. On Sunday afternoon, September 6th at about 2:00, officers traveled to the 500 block of South Jackson in an attempt to locate a man that had an active capias warrant for their arrest. The officer was able to make contact with a 38-year-old Salem man who was then arrested and incarcerated on the warrant. Later that evening at approximately 11:00, an officer was dispatched to the 500 block of East Center
for the report of a domestic disturbance. It was reported that a man had assaulted his girlfriend. As a result of the investigation, contact was made with the male subject and he confirmed he had assaulted the woman. At that time, officers arrested the 33-year-old Salem man and he was incarcerated on a 24 hour hold pending the application of warrants. Also late Sunday night, September 6th, near 11:28, an officer was dispatched to the Grace Community Church for a report of a suspicious person looking in the windows. The officer made contact with a woman and it was found she had an active arrest warrant through the Dent County Sheriffs Office. As a result, the 35-year-old Salem female was arrested and incarcerated on the warrant. Please contact the Salem Police Department at (573) 729-4242 if you have any information regarding an ongoing investigation.

The Salem Police Department has released reports for Tuesday, September 8th. At approximately 6:30 that morning, an officer was contacted by a female subject that was bleeding from the face and reported to have been assaulted by her husband. It was reported her husband had drove the victim around in their car for an extended period of time not letting her leave. It was also reported that on more than one occasion he had struck her in the face with a handgun. During the police investigation, a handgun was located. There were injuries sustained to the victim’s face and she was treated for those injuries. As a result of these injuries, a 50-year-old Farmington man was arrested and placed on a 24-hour hold pending the application of warrants. That afternoon at 1:40, an officer with the Salem Police Department started an investigation into a Sex Offender failing to register once they moved to Dent County. During the investigation, it was found the residence the male offender was living at was also within 1000 feet of a school. The Salem Police made contact with the 57-year-old Bourbon man and he was arrested and incarcerated on a 24-hour hold pending the application of warrants. That same evening at about 9:28, an officer with the Salem Police Department was dispatched to the Phelps County Jail to pick up an inmate that was incarcerated on a City of Salem Warrant. As a result, a 46-year-old Salem man was arrested and incarcerated at the Dent County Jail. Please contact the Salem Police Department at (573) 729-4242 if you have any information regarding an ongoing investigation.

A one vehicle accident happened Tuesday morning just before 8:30 in Reynolds County on Route TT about seven miles east of Bunker. According to the report from the highway patrol, a 2020 International truck being driven by 45- year old Michael Lizenbee of Viburnum was traveling south when the vehicle went off the right side of the roadway. Lizenbee then overcorrected and ran off the left side of roadway and overturned. Lizenbee, who was wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident, was taken by private vehicle to the Parkland Hospital in Farmington for treatment of minor injuries. The International sustained extensive damage and was removed from the scene by Abney’s Towing of Viburnum.

Representatives from Missouri State Parks invite the public to attend an informational meeting at Dillard Mill State Historic Site Saturday afternoon, September 19th, at 2:00 at the mill. The public is invited to share comments about the historic site and its operations during the meeting. Staff will be present to provide information and answer questions. Input from the public is important to Missouri State Parks. These informational meetings, which are being held in all state parks and historic sites, help create two-way communication with the public. The meetings give staff the opportunity to inform the public of the current status and future plans for the park or historic site, while also offering visitors the opportunity to comment on the facilities. Come prepared with hand sanitizer and bottled water, avoid large and congested crowds, and please stay home if sick. Face coverings are encouraged when social-distancing measures are difficult to maintain, and may be required by local orders. Dillard Mill State Historic Site is located at 1142 Dillard Mill Road in Davisville. For more information, call 573-244-3120.