Local News – Monday, August 28th, 2017
The Salem Police Department released their report for the month of July. During the month, they wrote 15 equipment repair orders, 14 summons to appear in court, 20 warning tickets, and 13 traffic tickets. The Salem Police Department investigated 16 accidents, two assaults, one burglary, one counterfeiting report, two reports of disorderly conduct, one dog bite, four reports of domestic violence, two reports of driving while being intoxicated and/or drugged, two reports of driving while being intoxicated, three reports of driving while having a revoked and/or suspended license, one endangering the welfare of a child report, and one report of harassment. The department also investigated one leaving the scene of accident report, one lost or stolen license plate report, one report of a missing person, three reports of property damage, 11 reports of possession of a controlled substance, two possession of drug paraphernalia reports, two reports of the delivery or distribution of a controlled substance, one report of stalking, one report of statutory sodomy, three reports of resisting and/or interring with an arrest, four tampering reports, 21 reports of stealing, four reports of a towed vehicle, and one 96 hour commitment. The police department received 1,282 calls for service during the month and handled 95 walk-ins to the station. They spent 26 hours in court testifying and ten hours as court bailiff. The Salem Police Department drove a total of 7,866 miles and arrested 28 males and 15 females during the month of July.
An accident occurred Friday morning at 4:45 in Phelps County on Route F about four miles north of Highway 72. According to the highway patrol report, a 2003 Ford Escape, driven by 53 year-old Sherry Patton of Rolla, traveled off the roadway and overturned striking a fence and a tree. Patton suffered moderate injuries and was transported by EMS to Phelps County Regional Medical Center. She was not wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. The Ford was totaled and removed from the scene by C and C Towing of Rolla.
The University of Missouri Extension will host a Management Intensive Grazing School September 27th through the 29th at the MU Hugo Wurdack Research Center near Cook Station. The three-day program will include guest speakers covering the topics of grazing system layout and design, watering systems, fence systems, soil fertility, livestock nutrition, and forage growth and quality. Guests include District Conservationist NRCS Melinda Barch, Wurdack Farm Manager Brent Booker, Dent County MU Extension Livestock Specialist Ted Cunningham, Washington County MU Extension Ag Business Specialist Rachel Hopkins, Franklin County MU Extension Agronomy Specialist Matt Herring, and Mark Kennedy, a grassland consultant from the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council. Additionally, extensive farm tours will be included to allow participants to receive training on grazing system utilization. The cost of the three-day school is $135 per person or $215 per farm couple. This fee includes the cost of meals, resource books and other handout materials pertinent to the course. Space is limited for this program, and registration is based on a first-paid, first-served basis. Full payment is required by the registration deadline of September 21st. For more information, please contact Ted Cunningham at the Dent County Extension office at 573-729-3196, or visit www.extension.missouri.edu/dent.
The Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) and the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) is beginning work on updating the Public Transit-Human Service Transportation Coordination Plan for the Meramec Region. The first community meeting to begin identifying needs in the Meramec Region will be at 9:30 in the morning on August 29th at the MRPC offices located at #4 Industrial Drive in St. James. The plan, originally drafted in 2008 and updated in 2013, identifies public transit needs of individuals with disabilities, older adults and people with low incomes in the Meramec Region and outlines strategies to fill those needs. MRPC was contracted through the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to update the plan, which is updated every five years. The meeting will cover a review of the planning process, a discussion on community involvement and assistance, and will begin the service inventory and needs identification process. Identifying the needs will be a critical part of the process, and we want to include all transit providers as well as those who utilize local transit services. Please RSVP to Anne Freand or Linda Carroll at 573-265-2993 to ensure enough materials are provided for all attendees. If you need special accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact MRPC at least one week in advance. For more information on the update of the Public Transit-Human Service Transportation Coordination Plan, contact Anne Freand with MRPC at 573-265-2993.