Local News – Friday, January 14th, 2022
An accident happened Wednesday night in Dent County at 10:10 on Highway 32 about a mile west of Boss. According to the highway patrol report, a 2003 Chrysler Town and Country driven by 64-year-old Karen Salsman of Viburnum, swerved to miss a deer in the road and traveled off the left side of the roadway where the vehicle struck the ground and a fence. Salsman suffered serious injuries and was flown by Air Evac to the Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. The Chrysler sustained moderate damages and was removed from the scene by Abney’s Towing of Viburnum. Salsman was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Dent County Sheriff’s Department assisted the highway patrol at the scene.
The Dent County Assessor Jamie Homeyer wants to remind the public with COVID cases again on the rise, the Dent County Assessor’s office is open, but would like to keep in person visits to a minimum. If you haven’t used the online filing system for your 2022 assessment form, they would encourage you to give it a try. If you have your assessment form, log into the link provided on the 2022 assessment form you received in the mail. You will need your account number and pin number from that form to enter your information online. You can always mail your signed form back in the return envelope provided, or you can drop it in the collector’s payment box out in front of the courthouse on the southwest corner of the courthouse lawn. If you have questions, call the office at 729-6010.
The Salem Police Department has released additional reports for the month of December. During the afternoon of Friday, December 10th around 1:00 an officer arrested 50-year-old Richard L. Labrash of Salem on an active capias for his arrest. Labrash was incarcerated at the Dent County Jail with no bond. Then on Sunday the 12th of December close to midnight, an officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Hunt and Warfel Streets. It was apparent that the driver of the vehicle was under the influence of either drugs or alcohol. An investigation was conducted and the police found the subject to be operating the vehicle under the influence of narcotics. As a result, a 58-year-old Salem woman was arrested and issued a summons for driving while being intoxicated. On Wednesday afternoon, December 15th near 1:30, an officer arrested 28-year-old Ashlie Sapaugh of Salem for an active arrest warrant. Sapaugh was incarcerated at the Dent County Jail. During the afternoon of Saturday, December 18th around 4:30, an officer conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 19 and 32. The driver was found to be in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Due to the items located, a 33-year-old Salem man was arrested and later released on summons. The last report occurred on Tuesday, December 31st, an officer arrested Stephanie Tahssain for an outstanding arrest warrant out of the Uvalde Police Department in Texas. The bond amount was $5,000 in cash or surety. Tahssain was incarcerated at the Dent County Jail pending extradition or bond. Please contact the Salem Police at 729-4242 if you have information regarding any investigation.
The University of Missouri Extension is offering a webinar series on how to save money on your timber taxes. Many forest landowners pay more taxes on their timber than they should. Accountants can help calculate the taxes, but forest landowners need to understand how timber expenses should be reported and how they are taxed. When planning forest management activities, knowing the timber tax rules will help keep your records in line and save you money. The webinar series is part of the Woodland Stewards regional extension program for landowners. The webinar was created by a team of forestry extension professional from 10 programs, the United States Forest Service and more. The webinars are one-hour sessions that will be held on Tuesdays starting at noon beginning January 18th and lasting every Tuesday through February 15th. If you are interested in one or more of the webinars, please click place the following address in your browser: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ForestryTaxWebinars. For additional assistance, call the Dent County Extension at 729-3196.