Local News – Tuesday, October 27, 2020
OOPS! In Monday’s Your World Today, the phone number to call the nurse when you arrive at the Salem Memorial District Hospital Family Medicine on Highway 72 North for your flu shots was incorrect. The number should have been 739-1934. When you call the nurse, give them your name and phone number. Remember to park in the marked areas on the side of the Physician Office Building #3 for your flu shot. This service will end this Friday. We apologize for the error.
The Dent County Commissioners met Monday morning for their regular meeting. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell stated that grading would be done on Dent County Road 5600 better know as the Turtle loop. He said a crew would be processing downed limbs from a tree on county road 2450 and would cut it into furnace size wood to be used at the shop for heating. He said brush would be cut on county road 2430 and 2440 and a man would be hauling materials from the quarry to stock pile at the Road and Bridge Department for emergencies. Purcell also reported he attended the tourism tax commission meeting last Monday where they approved seven requests for reimbursement. He also said that on Tuesday last week, he attended the South Central Missouri Community Action Agency meeting in Winona. Purcell said the fiscal year for the agency began on October 1st and all funds have been fully funded. This includes the LIHEAP program, weatherization and housing assistance. There is income guidelines associated with these programs and for more information, people should call Sara at 729-3500. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson stated that materials were being added, and chip and seal work was being done on Dent County Road 3240. He went on to say brush was being cut on county roads 5240 and 5245 and the low water bridge work on Dent County Road 3180 has been completed as the work was not as extensive as first thought. He said a crew would be out cleaning out pipes for the anticipated rainfall. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said the county has received three CARES ACT requests for reimbursement. They are from Manthey Rentals for $21,089.40, Dent-Phelps R-3 School for $739.27 and from the Salem R-80 School for $27,742.65. Skiles stated that there is still $1,180,000 dollars remaining in the CARES Act. To get more information on how to apply for assistance or for questions about the CARES Act funding, please contact the MRPC and speak with Kelly Sink or Eva Voss at 573-265-2993. Skiles said he would be attending the Health Insurance Consortium meeting this week in Springfield. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley said absentee voting continues in her office through 5:00 On Monday, November 2nd. She said her office would be open this Saturday from 8:00 in the morning until noon for those who would like to absentee vote. She said the polls will be open on November 3rd from 6:00 in the morning until 7:00 in the evening and don’t forget to bring an ID, which could be a driver’s license, voter registration card, electric bill, etc. Also if you need to make an address change or name change to your voter registration, please do so now so that it will save time at the polls next Tuesday. Curley wants to remind the public that there will be no electioneering within 25 feet of the polls and that includes T-Shirts, hats, buttons, flyers, etc., plus don’t forget to use social distancing. If you have any questions, call the Dent County Clerk’s office at 729-4144. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams presented the CART fund receipts for this October as $61,264.88 was received compared to $61,515.22 for October of 2019. Year-to-date, the CART funds are down $28,602.17 which is down about 4.9%. The Commissioner went over bids for oil changes to the Dent County Sheriff’s Department vehicles. Bids were received from Hubbs Tire Center, Terrills Complete Auto Care, American Automotive and Towing, and Whitaker Auto Body. The commissioners referred the bids to the sheriff for a final decision. The board also opened bids for performing an audit for the 2020 year. The board received one bid from Devereux and Company out of St. Charles for a maximum price of $13,500. The commission postponed making any decision on the audit until a future meeting to see if an audit will actually be necessary because of the CARES Act funding. The next meeting of the Dent County Commission will be Monday at the courthouse at 9:00 and the meeting is open to the public.
An accident happened on Interstate 44 in Phelps County near the 186 mile marker Monday morning at 7:14. The report released from the highway patrol states that a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado being driven by 25-year old Hannah Toothaker of Vichy, was changing lanes and struck a 2018 Ford F-650 being driven by 49-year old Christy Anderson of Las Vegas, Nevada. Toothaker was transported to Phelps Health in Rolla for treatment of moderate injuries. The report states that Toothaker was not wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. The Silverado was totaled and removed from the scene by Ron Dishman’s Towing. The Ford had minor damage and was driven from the scene.
The City of Salem Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a meeting tonight at 6:00 at the City Hall Council Chambers at 202 North Washington. At the meeting, the board will hear a request for a setback variance for a shed built at 507 East Roosevelt. The owner of the property is Tom McCracken. The meeting is open to the public.