Obituaries – May 2, 2017

Funeral services for Hallie Gregory of Steelville, age 89, will be held this morning at 11:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Interment will be in the Davisville Cemetery. Funeral services for Shirley Oneta Burrus of Salem, age 79, will be held today at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be…

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Local News – May 2, 2017

The Dent County Commission held their regular meeting Monday morning at the courthouse. At the meeting, Casey and Renee Hemken, Chris and Patty Shaver, and Randy and Judy Wilmont from the Adams Subdivision were in attendance to discuss the improper drainage of water coming through their subdivision and flooding people’s basements and crawl spaces. They…

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Sports – May 1, 2017

The first place finishers for Salem at the St. James Invitational Track Meet last Thursday were Baylee Bilyou in Shot Put breaking her own school record by tossing the shot 39’6” and she also won in discus with a throw of 106’2”. For the men, first place winners were Ty Conley who won the 200…

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Weather – May 1, 2017

Today..Mostly cloudy and breezy with a 20% chance of rain,high near 60. Tonight..Mostly clear, low of 45. Tuesday..Mostly sunny, high near 70. Tuesday night..Mostly cloudy with a 70% chance for showers after midnight, low of 47. Wednesday..Cloudy with an 80% chance showers, high around 58.

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Obituaries – May 1, 2017

Funeral services for Hallie Gregory of Steelville, age 89, will be held Tuesday at 11:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 tonight. Interment will be in the Davisville Cemetery. Funeral services for Shirley Oneta Burrus of Salem, age 79, will be held Tuesday at 1:00 at the…

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Local News – May 1, 2017

Due to the flooding in the area and the uncertain condition of rural roads in the area, all Salem and Dent County schools cancelled their classes for today including Salem Headstart and the Ozarks Hills State School #61. With Dent County receiving unofficially anywhere from seven to ten inches of rain, numerous roads were closed…

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Sports – April 28, 2017

According to Coach Phillip Karr, the Russellville Baseball Tournament that Salem was to participate in this weekend has been cancelled due to the wet grounds. Salem’s next game will now be the makeup game in Thayer on Tuesday afternoon. You can help support the Salem High School Baseball Program by shopping Monday, May 1st at…

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Weather – April 28, 2017

Today..Cloudy with a 50% chance for showers, high of 70. Tonight..Cloudy with a 90% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low of 59. Saturday..Cloudy with a 90% chance for showers and thunderstorms, high near 72. Saturday night..Cloudy with a 90% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low of 63. Sunday..Cloudy early with a 60% chance for showers,…

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Obituaries – April 28, 2017

Funeral services for Anna Marie Gray of Rolla, age 68, will be held today at 1:00 at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time Friday. Interment will be in the Edgar Cemetery.

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Local News – April 28, 2017

The Dent County Commission held their meeting Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse. In the road reports, both District One Commissioner Dennis Purcell and District Two Commissioner Gary Larson wanted to remind residents that with the amount of rain which has already fallen and with the anticipated amounts expected over the weekend, please do…

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