Local News – Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
Congratulations to these 7th and 8th grade Salem Middle School Band students for their selection in the Missouri Music Educators Association Central District Honor Band. The students participated in an all day rehearsal and concert at the Waynesville High School on January 5th. The 7th Grade students named to the band included Hunter Barton, Chris Frederickson, Abby Hutto and Jacob Bender. The 8th Graders that were selected to the band include Kaycee Ditch, Hayden Utley, Reagin Toten and Chris Harris. Congratulations also go out to these students for their selection to the SCA Middle School Honor Band. These students will rehearse and perform on February 2nd at the Ava High School. The 7th Grade students named to honor band include Hunter Barton, Chris Frederickson and Jacob Bender. The 8th Grade students named to the Honor band include Kiele Land, Alyson Leach, Kaycee Ditch, Reagin Toten, Sam Henderson, Chris Harris, Marvin Aspinwall and Dylan McMullin.
The City of Salem Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 tonight to hear a request of the subdividing of 5400 Ranch Motel Drive at the City Hall Council Chambers. A Planning and Zoning Commission meeting to discuss the subdividing of Ranch Motel Drive will follow the hearing. The regular Board of Aldermen meeting will follow at 7:00 at the council chambers and will feature the discussion of three bids. The first bid will be for the utility body for a 2006 Ford F-250. A bid placed by Kranz Body of St. Louis had been misplaced and will now be brought before the alderman along with the bid from Knapheide of Jefferson City. Bids for the Waste Water Treatment Project Phase 1B Improvements will be discussed as will the recommendation by Archer-Elgin. There will also be a bid brought before the aldermen for the rebuilding of an influent pump. After the consent agenda, the board will hear the recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission about the subdividing of 5400 Ranch Motel Drive. They will also hear City Administrator Ray Walden’s report. In new business, the board will hear about and discuss a new Social Media Policy for the city. The board will also hear three resolutions at the meeting. The first allows the mayor to sign the application for federal assistance and any other documents needed by the State of Missouri or the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service. The second resolution is to adopt a Social Media Policy for the City of Salem, and the third resolution authorizes the mayor to sign to accept a perpetuity utility easement located at 1415 West Scenic Rivers Blvd on property owned by the Phelps County Regional Medical Center. The meeting will then be adjourned. The Salem Planning and Zoning Commission hearing and meeting, and the Salem Board of Aldermen meeting are open to the public.
A one-vehicle accident happened Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in Dent County on Highway 32 West of Salem. According to the highway patrol report, a 1996 Chevy S-10 Pickup driven eastbound by 17-year old Nathan Faulkner of Salem traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck a fence and a telephone pole. The Chevy S-10 then overturned in a ditch. Faulkner suffered minor injuries and refused treatment at the scene. The Chevy was totaled and removed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing.
Missouri’s 2018-2019 deer-hunting season ended January 15th with the Missouri Department of Conservation reporting a preliminary total harvest of 290,339 deer. Top counties for the overall season were Franklin with 5,826 deer harvested, Callaway with 5,545, and Howell with 5,350. Of the 290,339 deer harvested, 136,776 were antlered bucks, 30,116 were button bucks, and 123,447 were does. The most recent record season was in 2012-2013 with a total harvest of 313,254. Deer hunting ended with the close of the archery season. Preliminary data from MDC showed that hunters checked 54,447 deer during the archery season. Top counties for the archery season were Jefferson with 1,262 deer harvested, St. Louis with 1,083, and Franklin with 1,068. Hunters checked 51,991 deer during the 2017-2018 archery season. In our area, deer taken in Dent County came to 3,107, another 4,500 were harvested in Texas County, 3,345 deer were taken in Crawford County, Reynolds County harvested 3,071 deer, Shannon County hunters took 2,940 deer and Phelps County harvested 2,410 deer. MDC reported eight firearms-related hunting incidents during the 2018 fall deer and turkey hunting seasons. Three were fatalities with two occurring incidental to hunting while at hunting camps and one was a self-inflicted incident in the field. Of the five non-fatal incidents, four were self-inflicted and the fifth occurred when the shooter shot a victim while swinging on game.
The Salem Area Arts Council will hold their regular meeting tonight at the Creative Arts Center and they would like to hear from you. Help them plan, develop and coordinate arts activities for the Salem area. This is for people who like music, visual arts, film, theatre, etc.
The meeting starts at 7:00 and it is open to everyone.