Local News – Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
The Salem Memorial Hospital Foundation is sponsoring the return of the “Dancing with the Salem Stars” this Saturday at the Salem High School Gymnasium. Seven couples are scheduled to perform including Brett Capps and Shelly Bland, Melissa Ragsdale and Lane Hayes, Lancer Blair and Kim Moser, Rosalie Wright and Cameron Greener, Tiera Lewis and Skitter Lewis, Shannon Wright and Paige Doughtery, and April Greener and Caleb Shepherd. Sierra Connell will dance solo in the competition. The Salem Academy of Dance will also have five performances during the show featuring two tap routines and three jazz routines. Advance tickets for a floor seat are $20, or $25 at the door if any remain. Bleacher tickets will be available for $10 at the door. To get your tickets in advance, to sponsor a table or for more information, call Hannah Harris at 573-729-5917, extension 4005 or e-mail her at hharris@smdh.net. The doors will open at 6:30 and the dancing competition will begin at 7:00. Money raised from this event will go toward needed improvements and capital equipment.
The Salem Memorial Hospital Board of Directors will hold their regular meeting at 6:00 in the hospital library this evening. At the meeting, Interim Administrator Jason Edwards will give his report before the board hears the summary of operations for the month of January as well as statistics for the month. The board will hear about the 340B program, receive the Chief Nursing Officer report and be updated on Human Resources. The board will discuss the state and matching fund updates as well as strategic planning before they discuss the medical staff bylaw review. A new board member may also be appointed at the meeting to replace Judy Thompson who retired from the board. The board may then vote to go into closed session. The Salem Memorial Hospital Board of Directors meeting tonight is open to the public. To attend the meeting electronically, contact the hospital administration office at 729-6626, extension 4005.
The Salem Police department has released their report for the month of January. The department responded to 13 accidents during the month. Officers also responded to ten alarms sounding and addressed 29 animal calls. Officers investigated three assaults or fights, seven burglaries, performed 20 well being checks and eight area checks during the month. The department investigated seven domestic disputes, a verbal disturbances, conducted 61 follow-up investigations and provided 16 escorts. They investigated two nuisance incidents, five harassment reports, two fraud charges, took a missing persons report, and offered assistance to three motorists. The Salem Police wrote two property damage reports during January, plus made 11 stealing reports and four shoplifting reports. Officers investigated six suspicious circumstance calls, 15 suspicious person calls and six suspicious vehicle calls. Officers responded to two trespassing calls and attempted to serve ten warrants in January. Officers conducted 106 traffic stops during the month. They also prepared and submitted 17 Uniform Crime reports. The police responded to a total of 525 incidents in January with the average response time to calls being two minutes and 31 second. The average time spent on the scene was 17 minutes and 21 seconds.
The Missouri Department of Conservation says ordered through April 15th for shrub and tree seedlings from the George O. White State Forest Nursery near Licking. Native trees and shrubs can help improve wildlife habitat and soil and water conservation while also improving the appearance and value of private property. The George O. White State Forest Nursery offers a variety of low-cost native tree and shrub seedlings for sale for reforestation, windbreaks, erosion control, wildlife food and cover, and other purposes. The nursery provides mainly one-year-old, bare-root seedlings with sizes varying by species. Seedlings varieties include: pine, bald cypress, cottonwood, black walnut, hickory, oak, pecan, persimmon, river birch, maple, willow, sycamore, blackberry, buttonbush, hazelnut, redbud, ninebark, elderberry, sumac, wild plum, witch hazel, and others. Seedlings are available in bundles of 10 or increments of 25 per species. Prices range from 34 cents to $1 per seedling. Sales tax will be added to orders unless tax exempt. There is a shipping fee and a $9 handling charge for each order. Receive a 15% discount up to $20 off seedling orders with a Heritage Card, Permit Card, or Conservation ID Number. The nursery grows millions of seedlings each year, but some species are very popular and sell out quickly and some seedlings occasionally succumb to harsh weather or hungry wildlife, despite the nursery staff’s best efforts. Even if a species is listed as “sold out,” customers can still place an order for those seedlings because other orders may get canceled, freeing up inventory. Customers won’t be charged for seedlings unless they are available to ship. Again, orders are now being processed so order now! Orders will be shipped or can be picked up at the nursery near Licking now through May. The 2023-24 seedling order forms are available at MDC regional offices and nature centers, or you can contact the George O White State Forest Nursery at 573-674-3229. You can also request a form by e-mail StateForestNursery@mdc.mo.gov. You can also order your trees or shrub seedlings from the mdc.mo.gov website.