Local News – Friday, May 24th, 2019
There will be no Your World Today published on Monday, May 27th in honor of Memorial Day. The next edition of Your World Today will be on Tuesday, May 28th.
The Dent County Commissioners met for their regular meeting Thursday morning in the Dent County Courthouse. Doug Barnes of Town and Country Bank was in with Lease Purchase Agreements for the Commissioners to sign for the Sheriff Department Tahoe. Donald Dodd was in to make the Commissioners aware that the IDA would be meeting next Wednesday evening at 6:00 and wanted the Commissioners to be aware of the meeting. Dodd also said that IDA terms were up for himself, Dean Jones and Camron Erway. All three have agreed to continue serving on board and were re-appointed by the Commission. Dodd also said that Steve Conway was retiring from the board and that the IDA would have a replacement to present to the Commissioners in a week or two. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams was in to report that CART receipts for May came in at $59,604.97, which is up $5.43 when compared to last May’s $59,599.54. She went on to say that year-to-date CART receipts are down $3,983.92 or 1.42%. Williams added that additional money had been received for the Secure Rural Schools Act Title I. The total received was $7,894.08 and that $5,920.56 would be divided between Salem R-80, Northwood R-4, Bunker R-3 and Viburnum C-4. District One Commissioner Dennis Purcell was attending a conference so Road Superintendent Rusty Chamberlain reported that his crew was checking for storm damage and that patch grading was required on Dent County Roads 5615 and 6090 to fix severe washouts and rutting. District Two Commissioner Gary Larson reported that some of his crew was removing a downed tree from Dent County Road 2540 and checking for problem areas, particularly in the northwest portion of the county due to Wednesday night’s storms. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said he was very thankful that the bulk of the storms missed the county. He said that on Tuesday he attended the Ozark Regional Solid Waste Management Board Meeting where they approved their budget and the Waste Reduction and Re-cycling Grant Application Packet. Skiles said that the packet should be available July 1st and there was approximately $150,000 available for projects. He noted that anyone with possible projects or needing more information should contact Jill Hollowell at MRPC by calling 573-265-2993. Skiles reminded everyone that the Courthouse is closed Monday for Memorial Day and he wishes everyone a safe holiday. Assistant Dent County Clerk Crystal Pilkington said that bills were being approved by the Commissioners for payment. Nick Smith of Septagon Construction was in with an update on the Jail Project. The next meeting of the Commission will be Thursday morning at the Courthouse and it is open to the public.
An accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 in Phelps County on County Road 2030 about a mile north of Rolla. According to the Highway Patrol Report a southbound 2001 Dodge 1500, drive by 74 year-old Doris Brown of St. James, traveled into the path on a curve of a northbound 2005 Dodge Stratus, driven by 23 year-old Samantha Vaughn of Rolla. The vehicles struck each other head on. Vaughn suffered minor injuries and was transported by Phelps Health Ambulance to Phelps Health. The report stated that both drivers were wearing safety restraints at the time of the accident. The Dodge Stratus sustained extensive damage and was removed from the scene by C & C Towing, while the Dodge 1500 sustained no damage and was driven from the scene.
Captain James W. Remillard, commanding officer of Troop I, announces that during the Memorial Day weekend, troopers assigned to Troop I will conduct an impaired driving enforcement project in Crawford County. Troopers assigned to these special operations will focus their enforcement efforts on those highways where a high number of alcohol-related crashes and DWI arrests occur. Captain Remillard would like to remind motorists they can report highway emergencies and serious traffic offenses to the nearest troop headquarters by dialing *55 on their cellular telephone. The only 100 percent survivable traffic crash is the one that never happens. Make sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Every day as we travel on Missouri’s roadways, we trust that every driver on the road is going to obey the speed limit, pay attention, and drive sober. “Don’t Violate The Trust.”