Local News – Tuesday, June 19th, 2018
The Dent County Commissioners met for their regular meeting Monday at the Dent County Courthouse. At the meeting, Randy League from the Midwest Blue Oval Club requested to the use the courthouse lawn and courthouse square for the upcoming Current River Blue Oval Rally to be held on September 8th and the commissioners approved. They also heard from John McIntyre from the Adams Subdivision who wanted to thank the commission for starting the ditch work on the roads in the subdivision. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams reported to the commissioners the disbursements from the School Savings Account that is funded by penalties, fines and forfeitures. Those funds are reported to DESE by the clerks’ office upon disbursement which this year totaled $82,594.83 for Salem R-80, $12,298.42 for Oak Hill R-1, $21,742.77 for Green Forest R-2, $26,758.98 for Dent-Phelps R-3, $22,209.76 for Northwood R-4, $3,027.05 for Iron County C-4 and $4,341.64 for Bunker R-3 School District. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell stated grading was going to be done on Dent County Road 5690 and crews will also be replacing five driveway culverts and adding materials on Dent County Road 4170. He said he would be attending a South Central Community Action Agency meeting today in Winona. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson reported grading would be done on Dent County Roads 2070, 2075, 2510, 2530 and 4300. He also said brush would be cut on county road 2300 in preparation for the Summer Festival at The Commons, and materials would be added to county road 2630. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said he attended the Transportation Advisory Committee meeting Thursday and reported one bridge is now finished on Route F and the Dry Creek bridge is now closed to be replaced near Green Forest R-2. He also said MoDOT engineer Preston Cramer said the Highway 32 resurface with microseal has some rough areas that the contractor is going to have to repair. At the MRPC Board meeting, Skiles said the board approved the budget and the new dues structure for the next year for the cities and counties in the district. Skiles also said a webinar on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program will be held on Monday, June 25th at 2:00 at the Salem Community Center@The Armory. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley said absentee voting for the August Primary would begin June 26th and the last day to register will be July 11th. The next meeting of the commissioners will be Thursday morning at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
The Dent County Sheriff’s office has released some reports. On Friday, June 8th, deputies investigated a domestic assault that had occurred the previous day. After the investigation, a 39-year old Licking man was arrested for Domestic Assault in the 3rd Degree and Harassment in the 1st Degree. He was taken to the Dent County Jail and incarcerated. On Monday, June 11th, deputies were tasked with investigating a report of checks being forged. It was reported that several checks were forged and used at three local businesses. This report is still under investigation. Later that same day, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Dent County Road 6690. The driver, a 32-year old Salem woman, was arrested for driving while being intoxicated. She was fingerprinted, issued a summons, and released. On Tuesday, June 12th, deputies assisted the Missouri State Highway Patrol with a safety check at the intersection of Highway C and Highway H in enox. During the check, a 54-year old Salem man was arrested for driving while having his license revoked, possession of marijuana, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. He was fingerprinted, issued a summons, and released. On Wednesday, June 13th, deputies received a report for a theft from a residence in the 2000 block of Highway 19 North. It was reported that a ring had been taken from inside their house. This report is still under investigation. On Thursday, June 14th, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Dent County 4170. The driver, a 30-year old Salem man, was arrested for driving while having his license suspended. He was fingerprinted, issued a summons, and released. If anyone has information regarding any ongoing investigation, please call the Dent County Sheriff’s Office at 729-3241.
An accident happened Sunday morning at 11:34 in Phelps County on Phelps County Road 3120 just to the east of Phelps County Road 3110. According to the Highway Patrol Report a 1978 Honda Express, driven by 62-year old David Hilman of St. James, traveled off the right side of the roadway, then retuned to the roadway and overturned. The report stated that Hilman was not wearing a safety device at the time of the accident. He suffered moderate injuries and was transported by St. James ambulance to Phelps County Regional Medical Center. The Honda was totaled and removed from the scene by the owner.
An accident happened Monday morning at 11:50 in Phelps County on Route M about three miles west of Edgar Springs. According to the Highway Patrol Report a 2003 Suzuki 1000, driven by 55- year old Randy Mace of Edgar Springs, was westbound when the Suzuki struck a deer in the roadway causing Mace to loose control and crash. Mace suffered serious injuries and was flown by Arch Air to University Hospital in Columbia. The report stated that Mace was wearing safety equipment at the time of the accident. The Suzuki was totaled and removed from the scene by Ron Dishman’s Towing.