Local News – Monday, July 15th, 2019

The Salem Board of Aldermen will meet tonight at the City Hall Council Chambers for their regular meeting at 7:00. The board will hear bids for a John Deere 444k Loader for the street department and also bids for 2019 Ford Explorer for the police department. After the consent agenda, the board will hear City Administrator Ray Walden’s report which will include setting a date for a nuisance workshop that will be open to the public. In the Introduction and Reading of Bills and Resolutions, the board will discuss Bill #3424 that creates an ordinance to amend an previous ordnance that will remove the turn signal requirement for utility vehicles and also correct a scrivener’s error. They will then discuss Resolution #17-2019 that authorizes the mayor and city clerk to execute a Missouri Warranty Deed on the sale of city property to Coffman Investment Company to expand their business. The board will also hear Resolution #18-2019 that would allow the mayor to execute an agreement between the City of Salem and John Deere Financial for the lease of a 2019 John Deere 444K Model Loader. The board will then go into closed session to discuss contracts and personnel. The meeting of the city of Salem Board of Aldermen is open to the public.

The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released reports for June 19th through 25th. On Wednesday, June 19th, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 1400 block of West Highway 32. During the course of the traffic stop, a 30-year-old Salem man was arrested for driving while having his license revoked or suspended – a 2nd or subsequent offense. The man was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. Then on Saturday, June 22nd, deputies conducted a traffic stop near the Highway 32/72 intersection. During the course of the traffic stop, a 25-year-old Salem man was arrested for having an active warrant through the Dent County Sheriff’s Office. The man was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office where he later posted bond and was released. On Sunday, June 23rd, deputies traveled to a residence near the 400 block of Dent County Road 2190 to attempt to serve an arrest warrant. During the course of the incident, a 42-year-old Salem man was arrested for an active warrant through Dent County. The man was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office Jail where he later posted bond and was released. Finally, on Tuesday, June 25th, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 2200 block of West Highway 32. During the course of the traffic stop, a 27-year-old Licking woman was arrested for operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license, a 1st offense. The woman was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office where she was fingerprinted, issued summons and released. Please contact the Dent County Sheriff’s Department at 729-3241 if you have any information concerning an investigation.

The Missouri Department of Revenue wants the public to know that the new REAL ID compliant driver’s license and ID cards are available. The Department began offering REAL ID compliant driver’s licenses and ID cards in March 2019. Under Missouri law, applying for a REAL ID-compliant driver license or ID card is optional. Effective October 1st, 2020, residents of every U.S. state and territory will be required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver license or ID card, or another form of ID accepted by the Transportation Security Administration, to board federally regulated domestic flights. Individuals will also be required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver license or ID card, or another form of acceptable ID, to access federal facilities, including military bases and federal courthouses, and to enter nuclear power plants. “REAL ID” comes from the REAL ID Act of 2005, a federal law that focused on fraud protection, anti-terrorism, and driver licenses and non-driver ID card security. The REAL ID Act established minimum security standards for state-issued driver licenses and ID cards and prohibits federal agencies from accepting for official purposes driver licenses and ID cards from states that do not meet these standards. Visit dor.mo.gov/drivers/real-id-information/ for more information.

Representatives from Missouri State Parks invite the public to an informational meeting on Johnson’s Shut-Ins, Taum Sauk and Jay Nixon State Parks at 2:00 this Saturday. The meeting will be held at the Black River Center at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park. The public is invited to share comments about the state parks and their operations. Park staff will be on hand to provide information and answer questions. Input from the public is important to Missouri State Parks. These informational meetings, which are being held in all state parks and historic sites, helps create two-way communication with the public. Johnson Shut-Ins State Park is located at 148 Taum Sauk Trail in Lesterville which is in southeast Missouri. For more information, please contact the park at 573-546-2450 extension 1001. For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com.