Local News – Friday, January 8th, 2021
The Salem Police Department has released their report for the month of November. They served 10 summons to appear in court, wrote 63 warning tickets, and 21 traffic tickets, plus they served seven fugitive warrants. The Salem Police investigated 10 traffic accidents, wrote seven property damage reports, 13 stealing reports, and conducted one death investigation. The department investigated two driving while having a license revoked or suspended charges, one driving while being intoxicated report, two possession of drug paraphernalia charges as well as a domestic assault report, one unlawful use of a firearm report and responded to two shots fired inside the city limits The department was also dispatched for 41 animal calls, 21 ambulance assist calls, and performed 91 traffic stops for the month. The Department conducted 26 follow-up investigations, investigated two leaving the scene of an accident reports and responded to three suspicious circumstances. The Salem Police Department received 756 calls for service during the month of November and had 28 walk-ins to the station. The department drove 9,743 miles during the month. There were ten males and two females arrested in November. The Police Department also served four hours during the month as court bailiff.
The Dent County Fire Protection Board of Directors met Tuesday evening at the fire station. After approval of the consent agenda, minutes from the December meeting were reviewed and approved as presented. The Board then heard the financial report where the 2021 budget was approved. There was no calendar review as COVID and the construction in the district cancelled most events. The monthly reimbursement report was not available at the time of the meeting and it is expected it to be sent to the board members. In Old Business, the contract with Cahill Construction has been completed and all payments have been made. In New Business, the board discussed and approved an increase in the pay for Chief Brad Nash. They also approved to increase wages to keep up with the current wage laws and cost of living increase. The next meeting of the Dent County Fire Protection Board will be Tuesday, February 2nd at # 2 South Main at the fire station. The meeting was then adjourned.
Recently, a different written media published an article discussing the notice requirements for the upcoming municipal election, scheduled to be held on April 6, 2021. After consultation with State of Missouri election authorities, the City of Salem is compliant with the notice requirements for the upcoming April 6th municipal election. The election will be held as previously announced in Resolution No 21-2020 that was passed during the public session of the Aldermen Meeting held November 16th, 2020 and publicly posted.
The Salem Police department has released the report of an accident that happened on the afternoon of Wednesday December 30th just after 1:00. According to the report from the department, a 2002 Chevy Cavalier being driven by Edward Goforth of Salem was stopped at a stop sign facing west on West Roosevelt and started in traffic to cross Route HH and struck a 2010 Volkswagen being driven by Anthony Morrison of Salem. Goforth stated he didn’t see the Volkswagen. The Volkswagen had extensive damage while moderate damage was sustained on the Chevy. Goforth suffered minor injuries and was examined on the scene by personnel from the SMDH EMS.
“Starting a Business: The First Steps” is a FREE workshop being offered by the Missouri Small Business Development Centers. This morning from 10:30 until 11:45, participants will learn about discovering their target markets and gaining a better appreciation of why businesses need to understand their customers. The workshop will show participants the steps in registering their business with the federal, state the basics of understanding the importance of cash flow projections and various funding alternatives. The workshop can be viewed by Zoom. To register, go to https://bit.ly/0108FS. Registered attendees will be sent a Zoom link to participate virtually
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 14,555 deer during the alternative-methods portion of the firearms deer season from December 26th through January 5th, 2021. Top harvest counties were Franklin with 318 deer harvested, Callaway with 317, and Osage with 298. In the local area, Texas County reported 236 deer harvested, Crawford had 213 deer taken, Dent County reported 197 harvested, Shannon County had 178 deer taken, Reynolds County reported 155 deer harvested and Phelps County had 116 deer taken. The harvest total for last year’s alternative-methods portion was 12,024.