Local News – Monday, February 26th, 2024
Saturday night at the Salem High School Gym, the return of the SMH “Dancing with Salem Stars” was held in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This year’s winner was Rosalie Wright and Cameron Greener with the team of Brett Capps and Shelly Bland taking second. The judges Honorable Mention went to Tiera Lewis and Skitter Lewis, and the People’s Choice Award went to April Greener and Caleb Shepherd. Congratulations to all the winners and a huge “thank you” goes out to all the dancers who participated in the competition and the Salem Academy of Dance young dancers for their routines.
Courtwarming was held last Friday night at the Salem High School Gym in front of a large crowd between the Salem JV and varsity boys basketball games. The Courtwarming King was Wyatt Martin with Neely Leathers selected as the Courtwarming Queen. Congratulations to the these young people and the entire Courtwarming Court.
The Salem Varsity and JV Scholar Bowl teams participated in the SCA Tournament. The Varsity team took 3rd place in SCA play as Marshall White took 1st overall and Rory Dahms finished 7th in individual scoring. The Varsity team is comprised of Rory Dahms, Eli Brakensiek, Carter Foster, Marshall White, and Preston Duncan. The Salem JV Scholar Bowl captured 2nd place in SCA play as Noah Gerischer took 4th place in individual scoring. The JV team is made up of Noah Foster, Noah Gerischer, Haiden Shaw, Emmett Headrick, William Garner. Congratulations Tigers!!
The Salem Police department released these reports for the dates of February 3rd through February 16th there were a total of 196 calls for service. Officers with the Salem Police Department conducted 11 traffic stops for various traffic violations with 3 resulting in a summons or arrest. Officers conducted 2 traffic accident investigations along with 16 informational reports. Of the calls for service and traffic stops, these reports were generated. On Monday, February 5th at approximately 10:00 in the evening, officers located a female subject who had an active probation warrant for the delivery of a controlled substance. The subject was identified as 33-year-old Courtney Mendenhall of Salem who was arrested and incarcerated at the Dent County Jail with a bond of $2,000 cash or professional surety. The next day on Tuesday, February 6th about 10:00 in the evening, Salem Police officers located a male subject who had active Probation and Parole absconder warrants. The subject was identified as 40-year-old Scott Coomer of Salem, who was arrested and incarcerated at the Dent County Jail with no bond. On Wednesday, February 7th approximately at 2:30 in the afternoon, Salem Police officers located a male subject who had active warrants for his arrest through the Dent County Sheriff’s Office. The man was identified as 24-year-old James Wallace of Salem, who was arrested and incarcerated at the Dent County Jail with no bond. On Monday, February 12th at approximately 11:52 in the morning, Salem Police officers located a male subject who had active warrants for possession of a controlled substance. The subject was identified as 22-year-old Gavin Williams of Salem, who was arrested and incarcerated at the Dent County Jail with a no bond warrant. On Thursday, February 15th right around midnight, officers located a male subject who had an active warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. The person was identified as 55-year-old Jens Moller of Salem, who was arrested and incarcerated at the Dent County Jail with a bond of $5,000. Contact the Salem Police Department at (573) 729-4242 if you have information regarding any ongoing investigation.