Local News – Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
A Municipal Election was held Tuesday in Dent County with 17.12% of the registered voters voting which comes to a total of 1,153 ballots being cast. Only contested races will be listed and only Dent County results are presented.
City of Salem – Mayor
Brad Nash 416 votes
Daniel Joe Peterek 37 votes
J.J. Tune 181 votes
City of Salem – West Ward Aldermen
Kenneth Nash 185 votes
Molly Coffman Zettel 181 votes
City of Salem –Proposition 1 Use Tax
Yes 229 votes
No 376 votes
Salem R-80 School Board
Chris Heavin 491 votes
Carrie Coffman-Snider 423 votes
Kevin James 292 votes
Oak Hill R-1 School Board
Nathaniel Ragsdale 37 votes
James Terrill 27 votes
Amanda Dooley 31 votes
Jennifer Mayberry 18 votes
Natalie Stevens 29 votes
Northwood R-4 School Board
Jonathan (Jon) Roos 72 votes
Christopher (Chris) Welch 120 votes
Jarred Brown 101 votes
Miriam Stricklan 39 votes
Rebecca Stokes 76 votes
Northwood R-4 Tax Levy
Yes 119 votes
No 108 votes
The Salem Park Board met Thursday, March 29th, at the Salem Community Center. Park Board President Stan Podorski shared information about the proposed 2018-2019 budget. He said after the election, there will be a City of Salem budget hearing that may affect the proposed budget. Salem Park and Recreation Director Tye Lydon gave an update on the Outdoor Adventure Camp that will be for children 6 years of age and older starting June 4th from 8:00 AM until noon. Each camper will receive a free healthy lunch. The board discussed the fee for the program and it will be $150 for the whole program (which is about 40 days) or children can show up for a $5.00 per day fee. Lydon discussed the “Kickoff Event” for Saturday, June 2nd and he received a $500 sponsorship from Fidelity Communications. There will be no Pool admission that day. Lydon said he had 216 children signup with nine 6U teams, six 8u teams, four 10u teams and two 14u teams for the Youth Soccer League. The games will be at the Al Brown Multipurpose field and there will be limited concessions served this year at the park. SMDH, and Town and Country bank will be sponsoring Youth Soccer this year. It will begin on Saturday, April 7th. Lydon reported on the pool house. The pool house roof is off and they are adding the block to make the pool house roof taller. The Park Board decided on the colors of the paint, panels, soffit, doors, gables, shingles, garage door and more. Lifeguard training will be held May 21st-25th. Lydon said four teams signed up for the church co-ed softball. The board discussed the size of the entrance sign that will be paid for by SACBA. They decided on 16 feet and Tye will get with MoDOT to discuss where the sign can be placed. The Board discussed fees for pool use this year. After a long discussion, the board settled on a daily admission of $4.00 per child up to 8 years of age; $5.00 per person age 8 and older; and seniors 62 years of age and older, $4.00. Family passes for two adults and two children will be $150 with each additional person being an additional $35. Pool parties will be $150 per hour plus $50 per each additional one-half hour after the first hour. Swimming lessons will be $45, Water Aerobics will be $50 per month or you can pay $4.00 per day, and lap swimmers will be allowed in the pool starting at 10:00 AM for $3.00 per person. The Board reviewed the preliminary TAP grant trail design. There was discussion that some changes have been made to the design from the original discussion over a year ago as to the trail along the Salem Community Center@The Armory, along the creek to the south east (T-Ball Field) parking and around the splash pad. The Board reviewed a preliminary layout of the soccer field that included parking and field placement. The design will be used to move to the next step in creating the fields. The meeting was then adjourned.