Local News – Monday, October 9th, 2023

The Salem Police Department has released some reports for the last week of September. On Sunday morning near 9:00, September 24th, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of East Scenic Rivers Boulevard for the report of a theft. It was reported that $635 worth of items were taken. This report is still under investigation. That same day, officers arrested 28-year-old Trevon Walker of Salem for having an active arrest warrant. Walker was taken to the Dent County Jail where he was incarcerated. Later on that same day, officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of East Highway 32 for a disturbance. Officers arrived and found a male subject that was highly intoxicated who was causing a scene. Due to other evidence that was obtained at the scene, the 40-year-old Salem man was arrested and issued a summons for disorderly conduct. On Monday, September 25th, officers took a report of a subject passing a counterfeit $100 bill at Wal-mart. This incident was captured on video and it is still under investigation. On Wednesday, September 27th, officers dealt with an intoxicated pedestrian who was threatening people at a residence in the 700 block of South Elmer. As a result of the investigation, a 43-year-old Salem man was arrested and placed on a 12-hour safekeep. Then on Friday, September 29th, officers were dispatched to 300 block of North Russell for a report of an intoxicated female causing problems at a residence and refusing to leave. Contact was made with the woman who was uncooperative and resisted arrest. She also damaged a patrol vehicle once placed in it. Due to the circumstances, the 39-year-old woman was arrested and incarcerated at the Dent County Jail. Later that same day, officers located and went to arrest 36-year-old Everett Martin of Salem on numerous active warrants. Initially Martin did not comply and resisted arrest, but officers were able to take him into custody. Other charges were also brought against Martin in this incident and he was incarcerated at the Dent County Jail. Contact the Salem Police Department at 729-4242 if you have information on an ongoing investigation.

Usher in the fall season with this “astronomical” cultural event! Ozark National Scenic Riverways is hosting the “Alley-clipse” and Cultural Skills Demonstrations on Saturday, October 14th from 10:00 in the morning until 4:00 in the afternoon supported by the Ozark Riverways Foundation.. Witness a partial eclipse during the day’s festivities! The park will provide eclipse glasses free of charge. The partial eclipse begins at 10:30 am and peaks at 12:00 pm (noon), eventually ending around 1:30 pm. Bring a lawn chair for the show in the sky! As the partial eclipse passes overhead, demonstrators will show off skills of yesteryear. Cultural demonstrations include blacksmithing, moonshining, chair caning, lye soap making, broom making, and candle making. Visitors can try their hand at candle dipping (while supplies last), rope making, corn shelling and grinding, and walking on old-fashioned stilts. You can step back in time at Alley Mill, Alley General Store, and Storys Creek School, which will all be open for visitors. Alley Spring grounds will be decorated in the traditional fall festive spirit, with pumpkins, scarecrows, mums, and corn stalks. A perfect backdrop for fall photography! There will be no food vendors at the event which is free and open to the public. Alley Spring is located five miles west of Eminence on Highway 106. For more information, call (573) 226-3945, or visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/ozar.

An accident happened in Pike County Friday afternoon at 1:30 on Highway 161 at Pike County Road 406. According to the highway patrol report, a 2002 Freightliner Columbia driven southbound by 61-year-old Robert Scherder of Middleton, Missouri, slowed to make a right had turn when a 2012 Chevy Suburban, driven southbound by 52-year-old Amy Feeler of St. James, swerved to the right striking the side of the Freightliner. Feeler suffered moderate injuries and was flown by Survival Flight to the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Feeler was not wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident while Scherder was. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage. The Suburban was removed from the scene by Heartland Towing while the Freightliner was driven from the scene.