Local News – Thursday, February 29th, 2024
A one vehicle accident happened Tuesday night just before 10:30 in Dent County on Dent County Road 5650, about one half mile south of Bunker. According to the highway patrol report, a 2002 Suzuki 650 being operated by a 17-year-old male teen from Bunker, was traveling south when he struck a deer and was thrown from the bike. The teen suffered moderate injuries and was taken by the Salem EMS to Phelps Health in Rolla. The report stated the operator was wearing safety equipment. The Suzuki was secured at the scene.
An accident happened Tuesday night at 11:25 in Pulaski County on Route D near the county line. The report from the highway patrol states that a 2023 Chevrolet Equinox being driven westbound by 41-year-old Shannon Beam of Rolla, crossed the center of the roadway and traveled off the left side of the road, struck some mailboxes and overturned coming to rest on its top. Beam, who was wearing a seat restraint, suffered serious injuries but declined treatment by the EMS personnel and chose to seek his own treatment. The Equinox was totaled and removed from the scene by Onsite Towing.
On Friday, March 1st, the annual opening of the catch-and-keep trout fishing season begins in Missouri at the state’s four trout parks including Montauk State Park, Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. The catch-and-keep season at the trout parks runs through October 31st. The daily limit is four trout, and the possession limit is eight for all four parks. The Missouri Department of Conservation operates trout hatcheries at all four parks and will stock about 20,000 trout among the four parks for opening day. The Missouri Department of Conservation will continue to stock the trout parks daily during the catch-and-keep season, totaling more than 800,000 trout annually at the four trout parks, and about 1.5 million trout annually statewide. Trout anglers will need a daily trout tag to fish in Missouri’s trout parks during the catch-and-keep season. The cost of a daily trout tag is $5 for adults and $3 for those 15 years of age and younger. Daily trout tags can only be purchased at each of the four trout parks. The Montauk park store will be opens this morning at 8:00 and will be open until 9:00 tonight, then reopen at 5:00 Friday morning. To keep the lines moving, the trout anglers are encouraged to have the correct amount of cash for daily tags if possible. Missouri residents who are ages 16 through 64, and non-residents ages 16 and older, also need a fishing permit in addition to the daily trout tag. The Missouri Department of Conservation encourages trout anglers to buy their fishing permits ahead of time from the numerous vendors around the state, online at mdc.mo.gov/buypermits, or through MDC’s free mobile apps, MO Hunting and MO Fishing, available for download through Google Play for Android devices or the App Store for Apple devices. Thousands of anglers from Missouri and beyond flock to Missouri’s four trout parks each year. While many leave with some trout, they all leave more than $100 million in spending along the way, which supports thousands of jobs and helps local economies.
The Dent County Sheriff’s Office released these reports for the 4th week of February. On Saturday, February 17th, Dent County deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 68. During the course of the stop, the operator of the vehicle, a 42-year-old Salem man, was found to have active warrants out of Crawford County. The suspect was arrested and transported to the Dent County Jail where he was incarcerated. On Thursday, February 22nd, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Route VV. During the stop, the operator and passenger were both found to have active warrants for their arrest. The operator of the vehicle, a 28-year-old Licking man, and the passenger, a 30-year-old Salem man, were both arrested and transported to the Dent County Jail where they were incarcerated. The next day on Friday, February 23rd, Dent County deputies conducted a traffic stop on East First Street. During the stop, the operator of the vehicle, a 51-year-old Salem woman, was found to have a suspended driving privilege. The suspect was arrested and transported to the Dent County Jail where she was processed per
departmental procedure. Later that day, a 37-year-old Salem man drove to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect was known to have a suspended driving privilege and was discovered to also have an active warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody and transported to the Dent County Jail. Please call the Dent County Sheriff’s Department at 729-3241 if you have any information regarding an investigation.