Local News – Monday, March 25th, 2024
An accident occurred Sunday morning around 2:40 in Texas County on Route N about seven miles northwest of Licking. According to the highway patrol report, a 2013 Chevrolet Sonic driven by 23-year-old Brett Lewis of Licking, was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed, ran off the roadway, and struck a fence and a tree. Lewis suffered minor injuries and his passenger, 22-year-old Shakirah Williams of Licking. suffered serious injuries. They were both transported to the Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston by the Texas County Memorial Ambulance. The report goes on to say that neither injured party was wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. The Chevrolet was totaled and removed from the scene by Jay’s Wrecker in Houston.
An accident occurred Friday evening around 9:30 in Dent County on Highway 19 about six miles south of Salem. According to the highway patrol report, a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by a 16-year-old male juvenile from Salem, was traveling southbound and fell asleep at the wheel. The Chevrolet traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned. The juvenile suffered minor injuries and was transported by a private vehicle to seek medical treatment. The Chevrolet was totaled and was removed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing.
The City of Salem Board of Aldermen in closed session on Tuesday, March 19th, approved the mayoral appointment of Steve Paine as the new Public Works Director for the City of Salem. The vote was 4-0.
The Salem Police Department has released their report for the month of February. The department responded to 11 accidents during the month. Officers also responded to threealarms sounding and addressed 19 animal calls. Officers investigated five assaults or fights, five burglaries, performed 10 well being checks and nine area checks during the month. The department investigated 14 domestic disputes, seven verbal disturbances, conducted 42 follow-up investigations and provided 19 escorts. They investigated a nuisance violation, four reports of fraud, took a missing persons report, and offered assistance to two motorists. The Salem Police wrote a property damage report during February, plus made ten stealing reports and responded to nine traffic complaints. Officers investigated two sex offense charges, 14 suspicious circumstance calls, 11 suspicious person calls and four suspicious vehicle calls. Officers responded to a trespassing call and attempted to serve 13 warrants in February. Officers conducted 48 traffic stops during the month. The police responded to a total of 403 incidents in February with the average response time to calls being one minute and 37 seconds. The average time spent on the scene was 20 minutes and 34 seconds.
The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) thank the thousands of Missouri deer hunters who donated 247,575 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season, including 5,394 whole deer. MDC and CFM also thank the participating meat processors throughout the state who grind the donated deer meat into ready-to-use packages, and the many sponsors who financially support the program. The donated deer meat goes to local food banks and food pantries to help feed hungry Missourians all around the state. Meat-processing fees are covered entirely or in part by numerous local sponsors, along with statewide sponsors that include Shelter Insurance, Bass Pro Shops, Feeding Missouri, and MDC. Share the Harvest is coordinated by MDC and CFM and has been helping feed hungry Missourians for more than 30 years. Since the program was started in 1992, it has provided about 5 million pounds of lean, healthy venison to help feed hungry Missourians. To get Share the Harvest venison, contact local food banks or food pantries. The donated venison stays in the local areas where the deer were harvested so it truly is helping out neighbors in need. The National Institutes of Health state that children need protein in their diets for proper growth and development, and adults need it to maintain good health. Yet many Missourians can’t afford or can’t get to good sources of protein. Through Share the Harvest, Missouri hunters can help provide those in need with high-quality protein in the form of naturally lean, locally harvested deer meat.