Local News – Monday, May 7th, 2018
An accident occurred Friday afternoon at 1:50 on Highway 72 about four miles north of Salem that took the life of a Salem man. According to the highway patrol report, a 1997 Ford F-150 driven by 57–year old Nathan Coleman of Salem, was traveling southbound when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, then returned to the road. The driver overcorrected causing the vehicle to travel off the right side of the road again where the Ford pickup struck a utility pole and overturned. Coleman was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the Dent County Coroner’s Office. Coleman was not wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. The Ford F-150 had extensive damage and towed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing.
An accident occurred Friday evening in Dent County at 11:15 on Dent County Road 3180 about one mile east of Highway 72. According to the highway patrol report, a 2000 Ford Mustang driven by 17–year old Madalynn Todd of Viburnum, was traveling eastbound when it ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. Todd suffered minor injuries and was transported by private vehicle to Salem Memorial District Hospital. Todd was not wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. The Ford Mustang was totaled and towed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing.
Plan to attend tonight’s last “Salem Vision 2040” meeting at the Salem Community Center@The Armory from 5:00-7:00. The student visioning team from the Center for Community Studies will present their recommendations to the Salem Vision Advisory Committee and the community. These recommendations will assist the committee and community to develop the vision for Salem. Please encourage friends, coworkers and others to attend as well as this is a community collaborative process. Everyone is welcome and it isn’t necessary to have attended the last meetings. Your opinion and voice is welcome and encouraged! The Salem Vision 2040 process is sponsored by the City of Salem in partnership with the University of Missouri Extension and the Center of Community Studies at the Hammons School of Architecture at Drury University.
The Salem Board of Aldermen will be meeting at the Salem Community Center@The Armory Monday evening at 7:00 for their next regular meeting. After the consent agenda, the board will hear from City Administrator Ray Walden with his report before Mayor Brad Nash gives his report. In the introduction and reading of bills, the board will hear Bill #3382 about annexing adjacent property into the City limits of Salem; Bill #3383 for the mayor to execute an agreement between the city and Missouri Petroleum to furnish all labor, materials, insurance and equipment to apply and complete about 30,000 square yards of chip and seal; Bill #3384 for the mayor to execute an agreement between the city and Insituform Technologies USA, LLC, to provided services to complete the Salem 2018 Sanitary CIPP Project; Bill #3385 for the mayor to execute an agreement between the city and Smith and Edwards Company for the city’s Waste Water Treatment Facility 1A improvements; and Bill #3386 amending Chapter 210 of the code of ordinances of the city pertaining to the discharge of fireworks. In new business, the board will discuss a petition for annexation of the Al Brown Fields into the city limits, hear Park and Recreation Director Tye Lydon request approval to shoot off fireworks at the city park for the “Kick Off to Summer” event, and Mayor Nash will release his appointments to standing committees. The meeting will then be adjourned. The meeting of the Salem Board of Alderman Monday evening at the Salem Community Center@The Armory at 7:00 is open to the public.
Call2Recycle is North America’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship and recycling program, and they are encouraging consumers to declutter living spaces and break the battery hoarder habit by recycling used batteries. If spring cleaning is on your to-do list, it’s the perfect time to reclaim space filled with old batteries to make it cleaner and safer by recycling your batteries. Consumers should bag or tape used batteries as needed before taking them to a Call2Recycle drop-off site. Local drop-offs in the Meramec Region for rechargeable batteries or cellphone batteries include Lowes locations in Rolla, Sullivan of St. Robert. If damaged or swollen batteries are uncovered during clean-out, contact Call2Recycle as these batteries require special handling. Additionally, single-use batteries can be accepted at the Rolla Recycling Center. For more information on when and how, contact them at 573-364-6693 or visit www.rollacity.org/recycle. For more information on how to reduce waste in the Meramec Region, visit the Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District’s (ORSWMD) website at www.ozarkrivers.org or contact Tammy Snodgrass or Jill Hollowell at 573-265-2993.