Local News – Thursday, September 17th, 2020
An accident happened in Crawford County Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 on Route F at Schroyer Road that took the life of a man from St. James. According to the highway patrol, a 1991 Mack Dumptruck driven southbound by 22-year old Justin Brim of St. James, suffered
a tire blowout on a curve. The dumptruck then traveled off the roadway and struck a tree. Brim was pronounced dead at the scene by the Crawford County Assistant Coroner Nikki Gamblin at about 2:12 that afternoon. His body was taken to the Crawford County Morgue in Cuba. The Mack truck was totaled and removed from the scene by Dishman’s Towing of Rolla. This is the second fatality in Troop I for September and 21st for 2020.
The Dent County Sheriffs Office has released a number of reports. On Thursday September 3rd a deputy traveled to a residence in the 200 block of West Franklin Street to serve an arrest warrant. As a result, a 33-year-old Salem man was arrested for an active warrant through Dent County. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. The next day on the 4th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 4000 block of Dent County Road 6150. During the course of the traffic stop, a 29-year-old Salem man was arrested for driving while having his license revoked or suspended. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. On Saturday the 5th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Dent County Road 3190 and Route U. During the course of the traffic stop, a 19-year-old Salem man was arrested for driving while his drivers license or driving privileges canceled, suspended, or revoked and failure to comply with ignition interlock device requirement. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. On Labor Day, the Dent County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance occurring in middle of Highway 72 near the Salem Memorial District Hospital. Deputies traveled to the area and during the course of the incident, a 23-year-old Salem man was arrested for assault in the 4th degree. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. That same day, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 21000 block of Highway C. As a result of the stop, a 58-year-old Rolla woman was arrested for a DWI, a second offense, and also for failing to drive on the right half of the roadway. The woman was arrested and transported to the Dent County Jail where she was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. On Tuesday the 8th, the Dent County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a physical domestic disturbance occurring at a residence in the 100 block of Dent County Road 2130. Deputies traveled to the residence and a 31-year-old Edgar Springs man was arrested and placed on a 12-Hour Sober Hold. The man was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. And finally on the 9th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 1100 block of South Main Street. During the course of the traffic stop, a 50-year-old Salem woman was arrested for having an active warrant through the Dent County Sheriff’s Office and the Salem Police Department. The woman was transported to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. If anyone has any information about an ongoing investigation, please call the Dent County Sheriff’s Office at 729-3241.
The Missouri Department of Conservation reminds Missourians ages 16 and older they may obtain their hunter-education certification through an all-online format. The online option allows Missourians ages 16 and older to complete their certification at their convenience at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The all-online format is available at www.hunter-ed.com/missouri/. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, in-person hunter-education skills sessions are limited in quantity and capacity. Skills sessions are necessary for anyone ages 11-15 to complete their hunter-education certification. MDC Hunter Education and Shooting Range Coordinator Justin McGuire says that for the safety of the public, staff, and volunteers, our instructors have had to make some changes to the frequency and size of our in-person offerings. If you’re age 16 and up and need your hunter education certification for this fall he encourages you to take advantage of the all-online course if possible. This will make more spots available for kids ages 11-15 who are required to attend an in-person skills session to complete their certification. The cost of the online certification is $19.95, which is paid to the online provider, not MDC. The all-online option requires the passing of a final exam but has no skills portion. MDC notes that, unless selected for a managed hunt, youth under the age of 16 are not required to have hunter education certification to hunt with a firearm as long as they hunt in the immediate presence of an adult age 18 or older who is hunter education certified or age exempt during youth season and properly licensed during regular seasons. Learn more about MDC hunter education and certification requirements online at www.mdc.mo.gov/huntereducation.