Archive for 2021
Obituaries – Monday, March 22nd, 2021
Funeral services for Richard “Rick” Charles Maddox of Salem, age 57, will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time Friday morning. Burial will be in the Miner Cemetery.
Private family funeral services for Danny James Lato of Salem, age 29, will be held. All the arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Mortuary of Salem.
A celebration of life service for Dr. Bob Carnett of Salem, age 82, will be held at a later date. Interment will be in the North Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction James & Gahr Mortuary of Salem.
Sports – Monday, March 22nd, 2021
John Nogowski’s two-out two run single broke a 2-2 tie and led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-2 win over Houston on Saturday. In the second inning, the Cardinals got a two-run two out homer from Dylan Carlson, his first home run of the spring. St. Louis did not play Sunday and they will play Miami today. The Cards are 7-6-4 during spring training.
The Kansas City Royals banged out 13 hits and beat the Colorado Rockies Sunday, 6-1 to end a five-game winless streak. The Royals on Saturday tied Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-6 and on Friday, tied the LA Angels of Anaheim, 4-4. The Royals will play the San Diego Padres this afternoon in Arizona. Kansas City is 13-6-2 this spring.
The Royals signed catcher Salvador Perez to a 4-year extension Sunday worth 82 million dollars.
The St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks in a shootout Friday night, 2-1 on Vladimir Tarasenko’s shoot out tally. Tyler Bozek scored in regulation for the Blues in the 3rd period to tie the game. On Saturday night, St. Louis beat the Sharks by the score of 5-2. Jordan Kyrou scored twice for the Blues while David Perron, Ryan O’Reilly and Vince Dunn also scored in the game. The Blues have won two straight after losing five straight games. They will be in Las Vegas tonight to face the Golden Knights starting at 8:30 on KSMO.
The Missouri Basketball Tigers lost to Oklahoma Saturday in a see-saw battle from start to finish, 72-68. Dru Smith scored 20 points for the Tigers followed by Jeremiah Tilmon with 16 and Mark Smith with 11 more. Tilmon led Missouri with 12 rebounds in the game as the Tigers were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament and finish the year with a 16-10 record.
Weather – Monday, March 22nd, 2021
Today..Sunny early, becoming partly cloudy with clouds increasing during the day, high around 65.
Tonight..Cloudy and breezy with a 90% chance for showers, low near 50.
Tuesday..Mostly cloudy and breezy with a 90% of showers, high of 63.
Tuesday night..Partly cloudy, low of 42.
Wednesday..Sunny, high of 65.
Local News – Friday, March 19th, 2021
A two-vehicle accident happened Wednesday afternoon, March 10th, just before 2:30 at the intersection of Highway 72 and Route H. According to the report released by the Salem Police Department, a 2010 Jeep Liberty owned and operated by Linda Plank of Salem, failed to stop at the stop sign on Route H. At that time, a 2007 Nissan Altima being driven by Kayleigh Wahl of Marshfield and owned by Travis Richardson also of Marshfield, was driving west on Highway 72. Wahl started braking 67 feet before colliding with the passenger side of the Jeep. After the collision, the Jeep flipped over on its top coming to rest on Franklin Street. Plank was suspected of having suffered serious physical injuries with Wahl having probable minor injuries. Both drivers were transported by EMS to the hospital. Both vehicles had extensive damage and were removed from the scene by American Muffler & Tire.
This year’s 100-Acre in the Wood Rally will start off Friday and continue Saturday in Crawford and Dent County only. A total of 91 entries will compete this year in one of the most popular venues on the road rally tour. However, the American Rally Association that sanctions the event, regrets to inform the public that out of an abundance of caution and respect for the communities in which they race during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s 100-Acre in the Wood Rally is a NON-spectating event. For the safety of the competitors and event officials there will be no outside access to the event, including service areas. They appreciate all of those who continue to support their safety precautions, as they help ensure future events. It is unfortunate that spectators cannot attend as back on the tour will be local favorite Ken Block who will be attempting to win the event for an unprecedented 8th time. Block has competed in the 100-Acre in the Wood Rally nine times with seven wins. His other two attempts ended when the vehicle he was driving sustained a mechanical failure and he did not finish the race. The beginning and end of the Rally will be from The Commons. This year’s Rally in the 100 Acre Wood is presented by Cooper Tires. As presenting sponsors Coopers wants to take care of our race teams. Cooper will have a full team at the event with tires and equipment for mounting and balancing.
The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released a number of reports. On Thursday, March 4th, a deputy traveled to a residence in the 12000 block of Route K for a report of a burglary. Upon arrival, the deputy discovered that a 69-year-old man was the reported victim. This report is still under investigation. The next day, a deputy traveled to the Dent County Courthouse for the report of a 31-year-old man that was at the Dent County Courthouse who had an active arrest warrant through the Dent County Sheriff’s Office. The man was arrested and transported to the Dent County Jail where he was incarcerated. On Saturday, March 6th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block of North Rhodes Street. During the course of the traffic stop, a 30-year-old Salem woman was arrested for having an active arrest warrant through Dent County. The woman was also arrested for resisting or interfering with an arrest for a felony, and two counts for the possession of a controlled substance. She was transported to the Dent County Jail where she was incarcerated. On Tuesday, March 9th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the Salem Memorial District Hospital parking lot. During the course of the traffic stop, a 40-year-old man was arrested for the possession of a controlled substance as well as for possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia. He was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was charged with the possession of a controlled substance at a county jail and later incarcerated. Also arrested during the traffic stop was the driver of the vehicle, a 37-year-old Boss woman, for driving while having her license suspended. She was transported to the Dent County Jail where she was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. If anyone has any information regarding an ongoing investigation, please call the Dent County Sheriff’s Department at 729-3241
The MU Extension empowers community leaders through their “Becoming an Engaged Neighbor” program. Through this program, people will see that making a community stronger is more than just financial gains within the community. The program shows that social capital has more value than money and impacts communities more than new roads or a new business. This program will help you teach how to improve your community by improving one neighborhood at a time. The first six-week program begins Saturday and will last through April 24th and the cost is $50. The second program begins May 20th and will last until June 24th and it also costs $50. To register for either program, visit www.extension.missouri.edu. You can also contact the Dent County Extension Office at 729-3196 to get more
information.
Obituaries – Friday, March 19th, 2021
Funeral services for Margaret “Maggie” (Huddleston) Asher of Salem, age 65, will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 Saturday morning until service time. Burial will follow in the Edgar Cemetery.
Funeral services for Bobbie Joy Nickles of St. Louis, age 44, will be held at 1:00 Saturday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be Saturday from noon until service time. Burial will follow in the Friendship Cemetery in Raymondville.
Funeral services for Richard “Rick” Charles Maddox of Salem, age 57, are pending and will be announced at a later date. Burial will be in the Miner Cemetery. All the arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Mortuary of Salem
Sports – Friday, March 19th, 2021
Nolan Gorman’s three-run double with two outs in the bottom of the 8th inning topped off a four-run 8th inning as the Cardinals beat Miami, 7-5. Paul DeJong hit his first homer of the spring in the 2nd inning, a two-run shot. The Cards will play the New York Mets this afternoon and Houston again on Saturday. You can hear the Cardinal game Saturday on KSMO Radio beginning at 11:55. The cardinals will have Sunday off.
Kansas City got off to a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning only to have the Chicago White Sox come back to win the game, 9-7 to hand the Royals their 3rd straight loss. The Royals will play the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this afternoon in Arizona. This weekend, the Royals will play Arizona and Colorado. They have a 12-6 record this spring.
The St. Louis Blues lost to the LA Kings Wednesday night, 4-1. Mike Hoffman had the only Blues’ goal. The Blues, who have now lost five straight games, will be in San Jose tonight and Saturday night on KSMO starting at 7:30 each evening. The Blues are in the 4th and final playoff position with half of the regular season still remaining.
The Missouri Basketball Tigers will face the Oklahoma Sooners in the NCAA Tournament starting Saturday night at 6:25. Missouri is the 9th seed and Oklahoma is the 8th seed. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio starting at 6:00.
It’s coming back! Healthy Dent County Fitness Center will again offer Line Dancing Classes beginning April 1st at the Salem Community Center @ The Armory. The class will be held every Thursday night in April with Rosalie Wright as your instructor. The cost is $5.00 per person each night and you can pay at the door. For more information or if you any questions, please call 739-1127.
Weather – Friday, March 19th, 2021
Today..Sunny and breezy, high of 52.
Tonight..Clear, low of 27.
Saturday..Sunny, high of 60.
Saturday night..Clear, low of36.
Sunday..Mostly sunny, high near 62.
Sunday night..Partly cloudy, low around 40.
Monday..Mostly cloudy, high of 63
Monday night..Mostly cloudy, low near 47.
Local News – Thursday, March 18th, 2021
The Salem Memorial District Hospital regular board meeting was held Tuesday evening in the Hospital Library. The board was introduced to Tanya Akers, the new Executive Assistant that will replace Karen Brown who is retiring in June. In the summary of operations for the month of February, the hospital had 74 inpatient admissions with 169 inpatient census days. The average amount of patients per day in Acute Care was 6. The hospital showed a loss from operations of $534,914 and expenses over revenues after taxes of $439,672. During the month, there were 499 emergency room visits to go with 157 ambulance runs with 123 patients being transported, 16 surgery cases, 1,425 outpatient registrations, 273 home health visits, 5,300 lab tests, 1,037 radiological procedures including 464 rehab treatments. Chief of Nursing Debbie Hines gave the Acute Care Staffing by Patient Acuity report that showed the average acuity at 17 per day with an average of six patients per day. Chief Operating Officer Jason Edwards stated the Golf Tournament is scheduled for June 4th and sponsorships as well as team entries are being accepted. The Wings and Strings event is tentatively scheduled for September 11th at the Commons and the band “ChristiAna” has been scheduled for the event. He said the TytoCare-school focused telemedicine product has been evaluated and tested in house and the next step is to set up a pilot test with rural schools. Hospital Administrator Kasey Lucas gave the Chief of Staff report. The medical staff recommended and the board approved courtesy staff privileges for James Lamousin, MD for telepsych, and Syed A. Akbar, MD for teleradiology. Lucas gave the COVID-19 update and said the mass vaccination clinic that was recently held at the commons has vaccinated a total of 1,800 citizens with both shots. Lucas stated anyone qualifying in Phase 1B Tier 2 that would like a vaccine should call the Health Center to schedule an appointment for the additional vaccine clinics are scheduled for today and March 25th and 26th. Lucas estimated another mass vaccination clinic will be held prior to May 1st that would vaccinate the remaining public. The hospital revised the visitor policy to allow one visitor with Emergency Room patients, and one visitor for long-term care patients. Lucas said the new generator has been installed and the new water heater has been delivered and will be installed soon. Lucas discussed with the board the Cerver Conversion as they had meetings with the focus groups for Paylocity and Microsoft Dynamics 365. At this time, the hospital will begin the data entry for the conversion in April and the system will go live with the first paychecks issued in July. The board's current "Conflict of Interest" policy will expire in 2022. Staff and Hospital Attorney Mark Weaver are working on a new policy with revised language. The finance committee recently met and approved the market assessment in preparation for the budget. The Administration will be meeting with Department Directors individually to discuss revenue and expenses before the next committee meeting that will be held on April 9th. The board approved the purchase of a new power supply for the servers for $3,900.00. This was a non-budgeted purchase. The board then went into closed session.
If you haven’t registered yet, this is a reminder that the Healthy Dent County Prevention Coalition is sponsoring a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention training for local adults on Tuesday, March 23rd from 9:30 to 11:30 in the morning at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory in Salem. The coalition is pleased to be able to bring this training to Salem as a response to the recent death of Josie Ann Abney. This training was requested by many citizens concerned about what they could have done to prevent her death. Those who attend will learn how to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to child and sexual abuse. The Stewards of Children training is an evidence-based training and discussion that teaches adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. It teaches practical actions adults can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities. The Stewards of Children training was developed by the national organization called Darkness to Light. Training is provided by authorized facilitators and has been found to change and strengthen adult protective behaviors of children and increase the reporting of previously unrecognized abuse at a higher rate than in other communities. The Salem training will be facilitated by Dr. Mary Beth Myers of Prevention Consultants of Missouri. There is no fee to attend the training, but participants must register to attend by this Friday, March 19th. Seating is very limited. To register, call Healthy Dent County at 729-8163 or e-mail sherry@salemcommunitycenter.org.
Obituaries – Thursday, March 18th, 2021
Funeral services for James “Jim” Dell Blaylock of Salem, age 58, will be held at 11:00 this morning in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel and will be live-streamed on the Wilson Mortuary Facebook Page. Burial will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Funeral services for Margaret "Maggie" (Huddleston) Asher of Salem, age 65, will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held from 10:00 Saturday morning until service time. Burial will follow in the Edgar Cemetery.
Funeral services for Bobbie Joy Nickles of St. Louis, age 44, will be held at 1:00 Saturday afternoon in the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be Saturday from noon until service time. Burial will follow in the Friendship Cemetery in Raymondville.
Funeral services for Richard “Rick” Charles Maddox of Salem, age 57, are pending and will be announced at a later date. Burial will be in the Miner Cemetery. All the arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Mortuary of Salem
Sports – Thursday, March 18th, 2021
The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers placed three girls on the SCA All-Conference teams. Names to the All-SCA Conference 1st Team was junior Bella Jadwin while sophomores Ashton Bowers and Savannah Manthey were named to the All-SCA Conference Honorable Mention Team. Both Bowers and Manthey were also named to the Class 4, District 9 All-District team. Congratulations ladies!!!
Two Salem Boys Basketball Tigers were named to the All-SCA Conference Team and they were Lucas Morrison and Gunnar Konkel. Congratulations guys!
According to the St. Louis Cardinal baseball front office, the 2021 season pocket schedules will not be shipped until the week of April 5th. Once the pocket schedules arrive in the Salem area, we will let the public know.
Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer and Tommy Edman went 3-3 as the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros battled to a 4-4 nine-inning tie on Wednesday afternoon. Adam Wainwright pitched 4 2/3rds innings giving up five hits and two runs. The Cardinals are now 5-5-4 this spring. They will play the Miami Marlins this afternoon at 4:55. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.
Mike Minor gave up six runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings as the Oakland A’s doubled up Kansas City Wednesday, 10-5. Ryan McBroom and Hunter Dozier homered for the Royals who will play the Chicago White Sox this afternoon in Arizona. The Royals lost for the second day in a row.
The St. Louis Blues lost to the Los Angeles Kings Wednesday night, 4-1. Mike Hoffman had the only Blues goal as they lost for the 5th straight time. St. Louis will be in San Jose this Friday and Saturday night on KSMO starting at 7:30 each evening. The Blues are 14-9-5 on the season.