Local News – Monday, December 6th, 2021
An accident happened Friday afternoon just before 2:00 in Texas County on Highway 63 about three miles north of Cabool. According to the report from the highway patrol, a 2018 Ford F-150 being driven by 31-year-old Robert Forester of Salem, struck the back side of a 1998 Ford Contour being driven by a 17-year-old male from Mountain Grove. The Ford Contour was totaled while the Ford F-150 had extensive damage. Both were removed from the scene by Jay’s Towing. Forester suffered moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Texas County Memorial Hospital. The report went on to state that both drivers were wearing safety restraints at the time of the accident.
An accident happened in St. Louis County Friday afternoon around 3:55 on Interstate 44 just west of Highway 141. According to the highway patrol report, a 2015 Ford F-150 driven westbound by 25-year-old Caden Jackson of Grapevine, Texas, and a 2014 Subaru Impreza driven westbound by 65-year-old George Bright of Fenton, Missouri, were stopped for traffic congestion when a 1999 GMC Sierra driven westbound by 48-year-old Travis Raymo of Steelville, failed to stop and struck the backside of the 2015 ford F-150. That collision caused the Ford to be pushed into the back of the 2014 Subaru. Suffering minor injuries was Travis Raymo of Steelville who was taken to the SSM Health St. Clare Hospital by the Valley Park Fire Protection District. All three vehicles sustained minor damage and were driven from the scene. Everyone involved in the accident was wearing seat restraints.
Dent County Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Curley has released some reports from court held in Crawford and Dent County last week. In Crawford County on Thursday in front of Judge Megan Seay, Joseph Ransom of Salem pled guilty to failing to register as a sex offender and for the possession of meth. He was sentenced to serve six years in the Department of Corrections as requested by the prosecutor. On Friday in front of Judge Seay in Dent County, Tiffany Billiot of Boss admitted to violating her probation by failing to report and residency violations. These violations occurred four months after she had been released after serving a 120 day “shock treatment” sentence in prison. Prosecutor Curley requested Billiot serve her sentence in prison. Over his objection, Billiot was allowed to continue to be on probation as requested by the counsel for the defense and recommended to the judge by probation and parole. Also on Friday, Michael Stagner of Salem pled guilty to the distribution of fentanyl. He was sentenced to serve 13 years in the Department of Corrections under Missouri State Section 217.362 long-term drug treatment as a prior and persistent felony offender.
A fire to a residence at the corner of MacArthur and West Dent Street that was still burning Sunday which totaled the structure caused the Christmas “Parade of Lights” on Saturday evening to be re-routed from coming down Franklin to MacArthur and heading north, to coming down Butler Street to MacArthur and then heading north before traveling east on 4th Street to the courthouse square. Pleasant weather allowed a large crowd of onlookers to line MacArthur and 4th Street to see nearly 50 entries. If you could not attend the parade, you can watch it now by going to our website, ksmoradio.com and click on the YouTube button or you can stream it from our KSMO Stream Facebook Page. Thanks to all the entries who made the parade a success!
Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology will soon have access to innovative new mining equipment, thanks to a $44,000 donation from The Doe Run Company. Doe Run’s donation will fund a variety of supplies for Missouri S&T’s Experimental Mine in Rolla, including a programmable computer numerical control mill, a machine similar to a 3D printer that reverses the process by carving away materials to create an object used to create unique parts for mining projects. A welding system used to make repairs to mining equipment, new, more powerful dewatering pumps to clear standing water from work zones, a common occurrence in underground mines, and replacement cap lamps and chargers designed to fit on the students’ hard hats. The supplies will be especially helpful as Missouri S&T’s mine gets deeper over the next five to 10 years, which will lead to higher volumes of standing water. Students begin using the mine in their freshman year, when they take an Introduction to Mine Safety course, so students at all stages of their mining education will benefit from the new equipment. New equipment like this gives them the opportunity to practice using the industry technologies they’ll encounter at their internships and on the job. Doe Run has long been committed to the future of mining, and part of that commitment is investing in the next generation of the workforce.