Local News – Monday, September 16th, 2019
The Salem Police Department would like to warn the public of a phone scam that involves someone requesting your social security number due to some problem with your social security account. In most cases the caller will initially be a recording that requests you to push 1 or a certain number for more information. After that the victim will be connected to someone who will eventually request your social security number and other personal information. This is a scam to obtain your information for fraudulent purposes. Governmental agencies will never request your social security number and personal information over the phone. Please take the time to check into any request of this nature and verify who you are dealing with before giving out your personal information.
The Dent County Health Center Board of Trustees met August 22nd at the Health Center. Administrator Kendra Mobray reported that outpatient lab services were provided for 99 clients in July. Assistant Health Center Administrator Roma Jones reported that the Health Center was approved for funding for a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. Mobray reported the application for Show-Me Healthy Women funding was approved by Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and is awaiting approval from the CDC. She also stated that a prep visit with the Missouri DHSS is scheduled for September 13th. Mobray said that a very successful vaccine clinic was held at senior registration at Salem High School on August 5th. The Health Center reported 10 cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and 2 cases of Erlichia Chaffeensis in July, plus three animal bites were investigated. A motion was made and approved to update the Administrative Manual to reflect the change in the regular monthly Board meeting to the third Thursday of the month. Jones updated the Board on the building damage sustained on August 7th when a truck ran into the east end of the building. The Board went into closed session to discuss contracts. During closed session, construction bids to repair the damages to the building were presented and the bid from Gray Construction was approved. Back in regular session, the Health Center expenses for June and July were approved. The next meeting of the Health Center will be September 19th at 5:00.
An accident happened in Reynolds County on Highway 49 about two miles north of Black Sunday afternoon at 12:20. According to the highway patrol report, a 2004 Buick being driven southbound by 53-year old Penny Barnes of Black, drove off the roadway and overturned. Suffering moderate injuries were two occupants in the Buick, 75-year old Ruth Brown and 55- year old Shirley brown, both of Black. Ruth Brown was flown by Air Evac to Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur while Shirley Brown was taken by ambulance to the Parkland Hospital. Everyone involved was wearing seat restraints at the time of the accident. Barnes did not report any injuries. The Buick was totaled and removed from the scene by Abney’s Towing.
The Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital and the Columbia Vet Center are teaming up to provide area Veterans with services such as Veterans Health Administration enrollment, and counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder and military sexual trauma. Through use of the Mobile Vet Center, better known as MVC which is a 37-foot-long mobile resource unit, services for bereavement, marriage and family counseling are available. Additional resources for Veterans through the MVC include VA benefits information and suicide prevention referrals. This Mobile Vet Center will be at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at 500 South Bishop in Rolla from 9:00 in the morning until 1:00 in the afternoon TOMORROW, September 10th. The customized MVC vehicle is equipped with confidential counseling space to extend access to VA services to Veterans, service members and their families — especially those living in rural or remote communities. The MVC also provides readjustment counseling and information resources to Veterans to assist them in the difficult transition between military and civilian life. For more information, call (573) 814-6206.