Local News – Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Dent County Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Curley has released a couple of court pleadings in the last week. On Thursday, September 30th in Dent County in front of Judge Kelsaw, Austin Carter of Salem pled guilty to the delivery of methamphetamine. Carter was sentenced to serve seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections as a persistent felony offender. On Tuesday, October 5th in Crawford County in front of Judge Megan Seay, Lee Sellers of Salem pled guilty to the possession of methamphetamine. Sellers was on probation at the time of the guilty plea. Judge Seay sentenced Sellers to serve seven years in the Department of Corrections as requested by Prosecutor Curley.
Waste Corporation of America will be providing the Fall Cleanup week for City of Salem residents beginning Monday, October 11th through Friday, October 15th. Residents are asked to have all trash placed at the curb the night before your normal scheduled trash day. EPA law will not allow the collection of yard waste, batteries, tires, motor oil, chemicals or solvents, paint, appliances, or non-compactable items such as concrete, tree stumps, steel, or construction debris. If you have questions about the WCA residential Fall Cleanup Week, please call 1-800-926-3953 or 1-417-741-7714.
Healthy Dent County’s 10th annual “Girls Night Out” event will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 TODAY at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory. Attendees will experience shopping with unique vendors, prize giveaways, FREE samples, door prizes, food samples and many other exciting items. This event is limited to women and girls who are 12 years of age and older, and the admission fee is $5.00. Over 60 vendors will display and sell their products and services. Bring your girlfriends for an evening of pampering, shopping and eating. Bring in canned food or non-perishable food items for a chance to win a Gift Card. You get one ticket per item, so the more you donate, so does your chance to win the gift cards. Food donations will be given to the Sacred Heart Food Pantry and Grace Harbor. For more information or to be a vendor, contact Sherry at 729-8163 or sherry@salemcommunitycenter.org.
The Dent County Sheriff’s Office has released more reports for the month of September. On Friday, the 17th of September, the Dent County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a suspicious subject near the reporting party’s residence in the 3000 block of Route K. A deputy responded to the area and during the investigation, a traffic stop was conducted near the residence. During the stop, a 26-year-old man from West Alexandria, Ohio, was arrested for driving while being intoxicated and trespassing in the 1st degree. He was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. On Saturday, the 18th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on South Highway 19 and Roosevelt Street. As a result, a 37-year-old man from Patterson, Illinois, was arrested for driving while being intoxicated. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons, and released to a sober party. That same day, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on South Highway 19. During that stop, a 41-year-old woman from Boss was arrested for having two active warrants through the Dent County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. On Sunday, September 19, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Dent County Road 5440. As a result of the stop, a 21-year-old Salem man was arrested for driving while being intoxicated. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons, and released to a sober party. A deputy conducted a traffic stop on East Hunt Street on Wednesday, the 22nd. During the traffic stop, a 30-year-old Fredricktown woman was arrested for driving while having her license revoked or suspended. She was transported to the Dent County Jail where she was fingerprinted, issued a summons, and released. The next day a deputy traveled to a residence in the 900 block of South Oak Street to serve an arrest warrant. As a result, a 39-year-old Salem man was arrested for active warrants through the Dent County Sheriff’s Office. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was incarcerated.