Local News – Friday, September 2nd, 2022
The Dent County Commissioners met Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse for their regular meeting. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles was not in attendance due to a prior commitment and Dent County Clerk Angie Curley was at her clerk’s conference. Assistant Dent County Clerk Melissa Pyatt took minutes for the meeting. At the prior commissioner meeting, Curley appointed District 1 Commissioner Wes Mobray to act as the Presiding Commissioner for the meeting on Thursday, September 1st. In the road report, Mobray said grading was being done on Dent County Roads 5150 and 6240 while brush was being cut on county road 6460. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson indicated materials were being added and grading was being done on Dent County Roads 4010, 4050, and 4480 while only grading was being done on county roads 4405, 4410, 5320 and 5325. Larson also said materials were being added to county roads 4353 and 4437 while brush was being cut on the Commons Road which s Dent County Road 2300. Mobray said he would be putting out bids for 20 culverts through the Title 2 Federal Land Grant for the Turtle Loop Road which is Dent County Road 2300. He said those interested in bidding can get the specs from the Dent County Clerk’s Office. The bids will be due in the county clerk’s office by 10:00 in the morning on September 19th. The commission opened the one bid they received for propane for the courthouse for the winter season which came from Ferrellgas. The bids came in at $1.99.9 per gallon for the approximate winter usage amount of 3,500 gallons. The commission also took bids for 1,000 gallons of unleaded fuel and received three bids. The lowest bid came from Phil-Mart for $3.10 per gallon and the commissioners approved that bid. The courthouse will be closed for Labor Day Monday and the next meeting of the commissioners will be Thursday, September 8th. That meeting will be open to the public.
The Salem Police Department has submitted reports for the second week of August. On Sunday night, August 7th, at approximately 7:30, an officer received information that a male subject was at Wal-Mart that had active warrants for his arrest for failure to appear on a domestic assault charge. As a result of the tip, officers arrested 24-year-old William Scott of Salem Missouri and he was incarcerated at the Dent County Jail awaiting bond. On Tuesday night, August 9th near 8:30, officers conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Carty and Center Streets. During the traffic stop, a female subject that officers knew to have an active capias warrant fled on foot from the traffic stop. As a result, the woman who was identified as 23-year-old Deseray Fish of Salem, was later picked up and incarcerated on her warrant at the Dent County Jail. On Sunday afternoon, August 14th around 5:00, officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of 5th and Main Street for a report of the driver possibly being intoxicated. The vehicle failed to yield before leading officers on a pursuit before the chase finally came to an end in the 700 block of North Pershing. As a result of the investigation, a 48-year-old Salem woman was arrested and issued a summons to appear in court for Careless and Imprudent Driving and for Resisting Arrest. Please contact the Salem Police Department at (573) 729-4242 if you have any information regarding any ongoing investigation.
Join Echo Bluff State Parks team members for some toe-tapping good times at their summer concert series. All concerts are free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy a night under the stars. All of the concerts will start at 8:00 in the evening and are sponsored by Echo Bluff State Park unless otherwise noted. The concert series line up in September will feature Kirk Pierce returning to the line-up on Saturday, September 3rd and The Baker Family takes the stage at 7:00 on Monday, September 5th. Enjoy some old-fashioned bluegrass along with some classic country. Echo Bluff State Park is located at 35244 Echo Bluff Drive, Eminence in southeast Missouri. For more information, call 573-751-5211. This event is being held in conjunction with the National Park Trust’s Kids to Parks Day. For more information about Kids to Parks Day and to see a complete list of associated events at Missouri State Parks, visit mostateparks.com.