Local News – Monday, April 27th, 2023
The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released several reports. On Saturday, March 4th, a deputy responded to the 1900 block of Route HH for a reported burglary. Upon arrival, the deputy was informed that the suspect had kicked the front door in to a residence belonging to a 22-year-old Salem man. A 32-year-old Salem man was also assaulted by the same suspect. Further investigation by the department led to the arrest of a 24-year-old Salem man. He was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was placed on a 24-hour-hold. On Wednesday, March 8th, a deputy detained an 18-year-old Salem woman in the 1100 block of South Main Street. She had an active warrant for her arrest and was taken into custody without incident. She was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated on the warrant. On Friday, March 10th, a deputy responded to the Dent County Jail for a report of an inmate damaging jail property. A 44-year-old Birch Tree woman had damaged property inside the jail while being incarcerated. A Probable Cause Statement was forwarded to the Dent County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office requesting criminal charges. That same day, a deputy detained a 29-year-old Salem man in the 100 block of East Fifth Street. The suspect had an active warrant for his arrest and was taken into custody without incident. The manwas transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated on the warrant. On Tuesday, March 14th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on East Third Street. During the course of the stop, the driver was found to have a suspended driver’s license. The 28-year-old Salem man was arrested and transported to the Dent County Jail where he was later released from custody on a citation. Please contact the Dent County Sheriff’s office at 729-3241 if you have any information regarding an investigation.
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Conservation Federation of Missouri thank the thousands of Missouri deer hunters who donated 235,169 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season, including 4,936 whole deer. MDC and CFM also thank the participating meat processors throughout the state who grind the donated deer meat into ready-to-use packages, and the many sponsors who financially support the program. The donated deer meat goes to local food banks and food pantries to help feed hungry Missourians all around the state. Meat-processing fees are covered entirely or in part by numerous local sponsors, along with statewide sponsors that include Shelter Insurance, Bass Pro Shops, Feeding Missouri, and MDC. Share the Harvest is coordinated by MDC and CFM and has been helping feed hungry Missourians for more than 30 years. Since the program was started in 1992, it has provided nearly 5 million pounds of lean, healthy venison to help feed hungry Missourians. To get Share the Harvest venison, contact local food banks or food pantries. Hunters started Share the Harvest more than 30 years ago because they saw a need in their communities and hunters remain the driving force behind this popular program that helps feed our fellow Missourians who are in need. The donated venison stays in the local areas where the deer were harvested so it truly is helping out neighbors in need. We greatly appreciate all the citizens of this great state that have made this possible over the past three decades. The National Institutes of Health state that children need protein in their diets for proper growth and development, and adults need it to maintain good health. Yet many Missourians can’t afford or can’t get to good sources of protein. Through Share the Harvest, Missouri hunters can help provide those in need with high-quality protein in the form of naturally lean, locally harvested deer meat.
An accident happened Sunday morning at 10:00 in Crawford County on Heyer Road and Highway 19 about two miles north of Cuba. According to the highway patrol, a 2019 Ford Escape driven northbound by 30-year-old Rene Diestelkamp of Columbia, was slowing for a left hand turn when the Ford was rear ended by a 2012 Toyota Tundra driven by 38-year-old Jessica Brown of Cuba. Suffering minor injuries was Robert Diestelkamp of St. James who was taken by the North Crawford Ambulance to the Missouri Baptist Hospital in Sullivan. The Toyota was totaled and removed from the by Chris and Sons Towing while the Ford had moderate damage and was driven from the scene. Everyone was wearing seat restraints.
An accident happened Sunday morning at 7:20 on Highway 19 about five miles north of Eminence. According to the highway patrol report, a 2013 Dodge Dart driven northbound by 18-year-old James Wilson of Eminence, went off the left side of the road and struck a tree. Wilson suffered minor injuries and was taken to the Mercy St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View. The Dodge was totaled and removed from the scene by Bakers Towing.