Local News – Monday, February 6th, 2023
An accident happened Thursday evening at 5:36 in Phelps County on Interstate 44 at the 188-mile marker that took the life of a teenager from St. James. According to the highway patrol report, 39-year-old David Newton of St. James, was driving a 2003 Ford F-350 westbound when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway. Newton overcorrected causing the Ford to overturn several times, ejecting Newton and a 17-year-old male passenger from the pickup. Newton suffered serious injuries and was flown by Mercy Life to the University Hospital in Columbia. The 17-year-old male passenger was flown by Phelps Air to the University Hospital in Columbia where he was pronounced dead at 7:00 Thursday night at the University Hospital by Dr. Shea. The Ford F-350 was totaled and removed from the scene by D&D Towing. The highway report indicates Newton nor the 17-year old passenger were wearing seat restraints. Newton was charged with a DWI causing the death of another, failure to drive within the right lane causing a crash, and for not wearing a seat belt.
A one vehicle accident happened Saturday morning just after 10:20 in Shannon County on Shannon County Road 504 about three miles south of Eminence. According to the highway patrol report, a 2006 Ford F-150 was being driven east by 73-year-old Geraldine Rader of Birch Tree, when the Ford started skidding on the ice covered roadway. The Ford then ran off the left side of the road where the Ford struck a sign and a low water bridge before coming to rest in a creek. Rader was extricated through the roof of the vehicle by the Eminence Area Volunteer Fire Department who were assisted by Shannon County Sheriff’s Department deputies, and Shannon County First Responders. Rader suffered serious injuries and was flown by Air Evac to the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. The Ford was totaled and removed from the scene by Baker’s Towing of Birch Tree. The report went on to state Rader was not wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident.
An accident happened in Crawford County Wednesday evening at 6:57 at 304 West Highway 8. According to the highway patrol report, a 2014 Mazda van driven westbound by 22-year-old Aleczander Thunder-Mathews of Steelville, suffered a blown tire causing the van to travel off the right side of the roadway where it went through a fence and struck a tree. Thunder-Mathews suffered moderate injuries while a passenger in the van, a 17-year-old male from Rolla, suffered minor injuries. They were both take to Phelps Health in Rolla by a private vehicle. The van was totaled and was secured at the scene. Both Thunder-Mathews and the minor from Rolla were wearing seat restraints at the time of the accident.
The City of Salem is reminding citizens that the recycling not picked up last week due to the icy conditions will be picked up this week starting Wednesday on the north half of town and the north side of Center St. All recycling on the south half of town and the south side of Center Street. will be picked up on Thursday.
On February 1st, the Doe Run Company promoted Lou Magdits to vice president of sales and marketing. The move is a part of the company’s succession planning and the recent announcement by Doe Run executive Jose Hansen of his intention to retire at the end of 2023. In his new role, Magdits joins the company’s executive team in providing strategic direction to the company, bringing his expertise and oversight to the company’s scrap metal procurement, metal sales, transportation and customer service. Metal concentrate sales continue reporting to Matthew Wohl, president and CEO at Doe Run. Magdits is a veteran of the continue to be overseen by Jose Hansen, vice president – concentrates sales, who will metals and lead battery industries, with nearly 44 years’ experience, including supervising metal and raw material purchases; sales of lead, specialty alloys and other co-products; customer service; production planning; and metal contract negotiations with global manufacturers.