Local News – Monday, November 14th, 2022
An accident happened in Dent County Thursday evening at 6:35 on Route U about a mile and half west of Highway 68. According to the highway patrol report, 70-year-old Karen Clancy of St. James, was driving a 2003 Ford Windstar driven westbound when she failed to negotiate a curve causing the Windstar to go off the right side of the roadway. The Ford struck a ditch and then a utility pole before coming to rest. Clancy suffered minor injuries and was taken by the Salem Memorial EMS to the Salem Memorial District Hospital. Clancy was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Ford Windstar had moderate damage and was removed from the scene by a private conveyance.
An accident occurred Friday afternoon in Crawford County on the south service road west of Baldwin Road. According to the highway patrol report a 2019 Chevrolet Spark driven by 30-year-old Ian Montgomery of Bourbon, was traveling eastbound and traveled off the right side of the roadway, striking a tree and an embankment. Montgomery suffered moderate injuries and was transported by North Crawford Ambulance to Missouri Baptist Hospital in Sullivan. He was wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. The Chevrolet sustained extensive damage and was removed from the scene by Patriot Towing in Sullivan.
The Salvation Army Dent County Service Unit will soon begin raising funds with the familiar red kettle at Christmas time. The famous red kettle will be located at Country Mart and Wal-Mart starting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and then every Friday and Saturday until Christmas Eve with volunteer bell ringers from numerous organizations and businesses. Counter kettles will be located at various locations throughout the community. The kettles are the primary way that funds are raised to continue to meet the needs of the less fortunate in our community. Volunteer bell ringers are always needed each year to help raise these funds. To volunteer to ring the bell at the red kettle, please call Susie at 729-6771 or 247-7099 or The Salvation Army office at 729-8163. Also, the Salvation Army will once again partner with Wal-Mart for the annual Angel Tree program. Local residents have always enjoyed adopting a child, and shopping for clothing, coats, hats, and toys. Some families use this time of year to teach their children the importance of giving during the holiday season. The Angel Tree will be available starting Saturday, November 18th with the final date to adopt an angel being Saturday, December 17th. Sign-ups for families wanting to participate in the Angel Tree will be held Monday, November 21st and Monday, November 28th from 3:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory. The Salvation Army Dent County Service Unit office hours are Monday thru Friday 9:00 in the morning until 4:00 in the afternoon in the Salem Community Center @ the Armorylocated at 1200 W. Rolla Road in Salem. For additional information, please call Sherry Lea at 573-729-8163 or send her an e-mail at sherry@salemcommunitycenter.org.
Do you have nature lovers on your holiday gift list? The Missouri Department of Conservation’s online Nature Shop makes holiday shopping a breeze for anyone interested in nature-themed gifts. Offerings include the ever-popular Natural Events Calendar, plus a variety of books and more for all ages. Holiday shoppers can also skip retail stores and visit one of the MDC nature centers around the state. Holiday gift offerings include a 2023 Natural Events Calendar. This annual favorite has amazing images of native animals, plants, and places, along with phases of the moon, holidays and days of recognition, daily notes about natural events, and more. New for this year is a Coneflower Nature Journal that includes simple tips to get you started drawing or writing about nature. It is spiral bound with plenty of blank pages. Cooking Wild in Missouri is favorite cookbook features more than 100 recipes for native game, fish, fruits, nuts, and mushrooms. Another new offering is Strange but True which was adapted from the pages of MDC’s Xplor magazine and features 350 weird and wild facts and illustrations about creatures that inhabit Missouri. A Paddlers Guide to Missouri makes a great gift for canoeists, kayakers, and floaters with color photos, maps, and descriptions of 58 rivers and streams. Owl & Nuthatches Notecard Sets is another new offering that’s great for gift giving. Each set includes 12 cards of either a barred owl or brown-headed pair of nuthatch birds. Missouri’s Wild Mushrooms is a great guide for hunting, identifying, and cooking the state’s most common mushrooms. The second edition of Discover Missouri Natural Area is a handy reference helps nature lovers experience 50 great examples of our state’s natural heritage. The new edition features updated maps, text, references, and scientific names. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri, Third Edition is a classic book that has been updated and expanded to a 522-page illustrated guide that provides descriptions, distribution, habitats, habits, breeding, and other information on nearly 130 species of native salamanders, toads, frogs, turtles, lizards, and snakes. Buy these and other items at MDC nature centers, through the MDC online Nature Shop at mdcnatureshop.com or by calling 877-521-8632.