Local News – Thursday, March 25th, 2021
The Dent County Sheriff’s department has released several reports covering the period of March 12th through the 16th. On Friday the 12th, a deputy responded to a residence in the 2000 block of Dent County Road 3300 for a report of a burglary. Upon arrival, the deputy discovered that a 28-year-old man was the reported victim. This report is still under investigation. The next day, a deputy responded to a call to a residence in the 20000 block of East Highway 32 for a report of a burglary. Upon arrival, the deputy discovered that a 56-year-old woman was the reported victim. This report is also still under investigation. On Sunday the 14th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Dent County Road 5080. During the course of the stop, a 27-year-old Salem man was arrested for driving while having his license revoked. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. On Monday, March 15th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 3000 block of Highway 19 North. During the stop, 58-year-old Salem man was arrested for driving while having his license either revoked or suspended. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. Finally on Tuesday, March 16th, a deputy traveled to a residence in the 200 block of Route W for a report of a theft. Upon arrival, the deputy discovered that a 26-year-old man was the reported victim of a stolen mailbox. This report is still under investigation. Please contact the Dent County Sheriff’s office at (573) 729-3241 if you have any information regarding an ongoing investigation.
The 2021 Art Across the Ages will end this Saturday at the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center. The event is being held today, tomorrow and Saturday from 2:00 in the afternoon until 6:00 in the evening. The Art Across the Ages is an art exhibit where young, old, new and seasoned artists of every art style (painting, drawing, sculpture, clay, weaving, quilting, etc.) can come together and show off their art! For more information, please call ONCRC at (573) 729-0029. The ONCRC is located at 202 South Main Street.
A one vehicle accident happened Friday evening at 6:30 in Texas County on Concord Road 5 miles north of Licking. The report from the highway patrol states that a 1999 Toyota Corolla being driven west by 32-year-old Robert Melead of Salem failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the right side of the road and overturned. A 6-year-old passenger in the car suffered minor injuries in the accident. Neither the driver nor passenger were wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. The Toyota was totaled and removed from the scene by Whitakers Towing.
There will be a special meeting of the City of Salem Board of Alderman in the City Hall Council Chambers at 202 N. Washington at 7:00 tonight. After the call to order and roll call, the board will immediately go into closed session to discuss personnel, the attorney-client privilege, and contracts and litigation. The meeting was called by aldermen Kevin James and Greg Parker.
The Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, April 6th, and it will determine the composition of two different school boards, an east and west alderman for the City of Salem, and an alderwoman for the City of Bunker. Bunker citizens will also vote on a ballot issue that if the number of candidates for a particular office is equal to the number of positions in the office to be filled, that the municipal election be foregone. The Salem R-80 School District has two available seats on the board and the candidates include incumbent Chris Heavin, Ronald Quick, Phillip Mercer and Steven Patterson. The Green Forest R-2 School District has two positions open on their board and there are three candidates vying for those open slots. They are Ashlee Cunningham, Michael Jones and Dee Moser. The City of Salem has a race for each ward. For the East Ward aldermanic position, running are Shawn Thomas Bolerjack, Jerry (Jay) Gibbs, Jr and Kala Sisco. Competing for the West Ward aldermanic position are incumbent Kevin James and former alderman Kenneth Nash. The two people running for the two-year aldermanic seat for the City of Bunker are Betty Wisdom and Sabrina Watson. Absentee voting is going on right now and the courthouse will be open Saturday from 8:00 until noon for you to vote absentee if you need to. For more information, contact the Dent County Clerk’s office at 729-4144.