Local News – Monday, August 30th, 2021
An accident happened Sunday morning at 10:00 in Crawford County on Route YY about a mile east of the Phelps County Line. According to the highway patrol report, a 1992 Toyota Pickup driven eastbound by 56-year-old David Walter of Cook Station, swerved to avoid a deer in the roadway. The Toyota traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck a tree and then overturned. Suffering moderate injuries was a passenger in the pickup, 48-year-old Theresa Walter who was taken by ambulance to the Salem Memorial District Hospital. The Walters were wearing seat restraints at the time of the accident. The Toyota pickup was totaled and removed from the scene by Miles Towing.
An accident happened in St. Francois County Sunday morning at 2:30 on Highway 67 northbound about a quarter of a mile north of Highway 47. According to the highway patrol report, a 2013 Ford Escape driven northbound by 21-year-old Jacob Rusk of Salem, struck the backside of a 2019 Nissan Sentra driven north-bound by 21-year-old Breanna Stephan of Herculaneum, forcing the Nissan into the south-bound lanes. Suffering moderate injuries was the driver of the Nissan, Breanna Stephan and she was transported by the St. Francois County Ambulance to the Parkland Hospital – South. Suffering minor injuries were 18-year-old Desiraie Stephan of Bonne Terre and 19-year-old Sebastian Santschi of Park Hills. They were also taken by St. Francois Ambulance to the Parkland Hospital – South. Rusk was not injured in the accident. Everyone was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Nissan was totaled while the Ford Escape had moderate damages. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by Marler’s Towing.
There will be a Farm Lease Workshop in Rolla this Thursday from 6:00 – 9:30 in the evening at the Phelps County Courthouse Multi-Purpose Room. Those wishing to attend via Zoom need to contact Rachel Hopkins. The workshop will help people work through a farm lease which can be intimidating and sometimes difficult. The Farm Lease Workshop will cover the different areas that both tenants and landlords need to be aware of such as the current cash rents in Missouri, specific items for a lease, terminating farm leases, recreational or hunting leases, crop or livestock share arrangements and more. Dinner is included. Remember, it’s always easier to work out the problem before it becomes a problem. The cost is $40 per person or $65 per farm couple and a light dinner will be provided. For more information, contact Rachel Hopkins at (573) 438-2671.
Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District (ORSWMD) announced that Quincey Steelman in 6th grade at Salem Middle School was awarded an honorable mention during the 30th Annual Earth Day Poster, Trash and Graphic Art contest. This year’s contest theme was “Go Green – Keep Our Planet Clean.” Steelman was under the direction of teacher Angela Dingess with the Salem R80 school district. The contest required participants to re-purpose trash into three-dimensional pieces of art or create posters, hand drawn or graphically designed, based on the year’s theme. There were 268 entries from 12 schools in the district and one homeschool group. The contest was open to kindergarten through 12th grade, homeschool, college and university students who reside or attend school in Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties. A gallery of awarded students art by grade level may be found on our website at ozarkrivers.org/programs-and-services/earth-day/. Congratulations Quincey!