Local News – Thursday, January 13th, 2022
A one vehicle accident occurred in Dent County Tuesday morning at 10:20 that left a Salem area resident with moderate injuries. According to the Highway Patrol report a 2000 Chevrolet S-10, driven by 33-year-old Debra Stidham, travelled off the right side of Route A and struck two trees about a half mile west of Bunker. The report stated that Stidham suffered moderate injuries and was transported by a private vehicle to Salem Memorial District Hospital. The S-10 was totaled and removed from the scene by Rowdy’s Towing. According to the report it is unknown whether the driver was wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident.
The Salem Police Department has released several reports for the month of December. On Monday, December 6th at around midnight, an officer was dispatched to the 700 block of South Jackson for a report of a disturbance. After an investigation, a male subject was contacted and found to be in possession of a scale containing methamphetamine. Due to the possession of drug paraphernalia the man was arrested and placed on a 12-hour hold due to his level of intoxication. That same evening close to 8:00, an officer was dispatched to the 700 block of East Jack Street for the report of shots being fired. During the investigation, it was learned that a 23-year-old Salem man was intoxicated and acting belligerent, had discharged a number of rounds from a 9-millimeter handgun. As a result, the man was arrested and placed on a 24-hour hold pending the application of warrants. During the morning of Wednesday, December 8th near 8:30, officers were dispatched to the 400 block of North Henderson for a report of a burglary and theft. It was reported that a building had been broken into and approximately $2,000 worth of property had been taken. An investigation was conducted by Detective Burns and subsequently a search warrant was obtained and served in the 300 block of West Fifth Street where items stolen from the building were located along with the suspect. As a result, a 50-year-old Salem man was arrested and is facing charges of Burglary and Stealing. Please contact the Salem Police Department at (573) 729-4242 if you have any information regarding an ongoing investigation.
The Doe Run Company is proud to announce that longtime employee, Todd Mead, has been awarded Driller of the Year by the Heartland and Mississippi Valley chapters of the International Society of Explosive Engineers (ISEE). Mead, a resident of Bunker, has been responsible for drilling and blasting work as an underground miner at Doe Run for more than 12 years. He currently works as part of a two-person crew developing ore at Fletcher Mine. Mead and his mining partner had great success this past year: together, they broke more than 87,000 tons of rock to make significant progress towards expanding Fletcher Mine.
Through this Friday, Dent County residents can vote to elect members to the University of Missouri Extension Council of Dent County. The council has two positions that need to be filled in the Northern district, five in the Central district and two in the Southern district. Ballots may be mailed to the Dent County Extension Center at 112 East 5th Street in Salem, or you can vote or drop off ballots on the second floor of the Judicial Building between the hours of 8:00 in the morning and 4:30 p.m. Candidates include Kelly Chapman and Terry Phelps in the Northern District; Darlene Dahms, Thomas Haines, Charlee Sue Jadwin, Betty Kunkel and Kolson Seay in the Central District; and Kyle Case and Jason Jones in the Southern District. Ballots were printed in the January 4th edition of the Salem News and were in this Monday’s edition of Your World Today as in insert. If you have any questions, please call the Dent County Extension Office at 729-3196.
The Board of Directors of the Salem Memorial District Hospital will conduct a special meeting tonight at 6:00 in the hospital library. This meeting may be conducted and attended by telephone or other electronic means and the public may observe and attend any portion of the meeting not closed to the public. Any person that would like to attend by telephone or electronic means should contact Tonya Akers at 573-729-6626 to obtain access information.