Local News – Monday, February 4th, 2019
The Salem Board of Aldermen will be meeting tonight at 7:00 in the City Hall Council Chambers. At the meeting, Auditor Kristen DeLuca of K. Deluca Services, LLC will speak to the board regarding the 2018 fiscal year audit report for the city. Bids will be brought back to the board for their consideration of the purchase of a Utility Body for a 2006 F-250 due to an internal error regarding a misplaced bid and the lack of bid specs for comparison at the last meeting. After the consent agenda, City Administrator Ray Walden will give his report on items concerning the city. In new and miscellaneous business, the Board will hear from Mayor Brad Nash as will bring to the board his recommendation of the appointment of Joe Brand and Claire Underwood to the Salem Housing Authority Board for four year terms. In a reading of bills and resolutions, the board will discuss Bill #3407 regarding Tom Gollhofer’s request to subdivide his property of 5400 Ranch Motel Drive into 4 parts. This has already been recommended by the Salem Planning and Zoning Commission. The board will then go into closed session to discuss real estate. The regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen is open to the public.
The Dent County Health Center board of trustees met Monday, January 28th at the Dent County Health Center. Administrator Kendra Mobray reported that incumbent Shirley Larson has filed for the open board seat that will be expiring in April. No other person filed for the open seat; therefore Larson will be unopposed for the four year term in the upcoming April election. Mobray also reported that Boyce & Bynum laboratories will soon become Quest Laboratories. Quest is unable to guarantee reduced pricing at this time. Health Procurement Services (HPS) contracts with Labcorp Laboratories and is able to provide labs at a lower cost than what Boyce and Bynum has provided to date. A motion was passed to enter into contract with HPS for lab services. Outpatient lab services were provided to 42 clients in the month of December. Mobray reported that there have been 32 confirmed cases of influenza reported in Dent County. The health department still has minimal flu vaccine available and will vaccinate patients on a walk-in basis until the supply is exhausted. Mobray reported the health center ended the fiscal year on December 31st with revenues over expenses of $36,855.51. The 2019 budget was presented to the board for review, and after much discussion, was approved. The next regular board meeting was set for February 25th.
An accident occurred Friday evening at 6:15 in Phelps County on Highway 63 five miles south of Rolla. According to the Highway Patrol Report a 2001 Buick LeSabre, driven by 50-year old Timothy Frayer of Rolla, was stopped waiting to make a left turn when a 1997 Dodge Truck, driven by 20-year old Brenton Daniel of Cabool, struck its rear end. A 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by 36-year old Derrick Sherlock of Springfield, was passing by in the opposite lane when it was struck by flying debris. Frayer and a passenger in the Buick, his 17-year old daughter Cassandra Frayer, and Brenton Daniel all suffered minor injuries. Daniel refused treatment at the scene, and was not wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. Both Timothy and Cassandra Frayer were transported by the Phelps County Ambulance to Phelps Health, and were wearing safety restraints at the time of the accident. The Silverado was driven from the scene, the Dodge was removed by a private party, and the Buick was towed by Ron Dishman’s Towing.