Local News – Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
A municipal election was held Tuesday in Dent County and a total of 926 voters cast ballots for only 13.92% of the 7,075 registered voters. The unofficial results of challenged races for Dent County only are as follows:
*indicates winners
CITY OF SALEM WEST WARD ALDERMAN:
Amanda Duncan* 157 votes
Bill Riley 97 votes
CITY OF SALEM SEWERAGE BOND QUESTION
YES* 369 votes
NO 148 votes
CITY OF SALEM SALES TAX QUESTION
YES* 270 votes
NO 245 votes
DENT COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTOR – TWO-YEAR TERM
Leigh Ann Price* 372 votes
Jeff Stokes, Jr. 314 votes
SALEM R-80 SCHOOL BOARD: (three elected)
Drusilla Howard* 359 votes
Andrew Wynn* 324 votes
Marjorie Wilber Pyatt* 310 votes
Calvin Malone 183 votes
Gregory Moravec 169 votes
Brian Mink 159 votes
Bret Bailey 157 votes
OAK HILL R-1 SCHOOL BOARD: (three elected)
Daniel England* 74 votes
Thomas England* 70 votes
John Hoodenpyle* 67 votes
April Greener 32 votes
Rhonda Wolfe-Hutsell 29 votes
Sarah Hoffman 26 votes
Jerry Norris 15 votes
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that young turkey hunters in Missouri harvested 2,550 birds over the past youth weekend, April 1 and 2. Top harvest counties were Osage with 71 birds harvested and Miller with 65. Harvest totals for counties in our area include Crawford with 27, Dent with 38, Maries with 61, Phelps 42, Texas 64 and Shannon 17. Young hunters checked 2,881 birds during the 2022 spring youth weekend. MDC Turkey Biologist Nicholas Oakley said that the cool, windy weather on Saturday made for challenging turkey hunting conditions, but fortunately, hunters stuck with it and Sunday’s weather was more conducive to harvesting a turkey.” Get more harvest information by county, plus more information on spring turkey hunting in Missouri at mdc.mo.gov. The regular spring turkey season runs April 17 through May 7.
An accident occurred in Maries County Monday morning at 10:06 on Highway 42 two miles west of Belle. According to the Highway Patrol report a westbound 2022 Ford E-450 Ambulance, driven by 26-year-old Albert Schulze of Troy, Missouri, was responding to an emergency call. The Ford changed lanes to pass a westbound 2017 Toyota Tacoma, driven by 84-year-old Carl Daniels of Belle. Daniels turned left into the path of the Ambulance and it traveled off the left side of the roadway. A passenger in the Ford, 23-year-old Kylie Weidman of Steelville, suffered minor injuries and was transported by Ozark Central Ambulance to Phelps Health Hospital in Rolla. The Ford sustained moderate damages and was towed from the scene by Four J’s Towing, while the Toyota sustained minor damage and was removed from the scene by White Motor Company. The report stated that all three occupants of the two vehicles were wearing seat restraints at the time of the accident.
An accident happened in Camden County at 12:30 Tuesday afternoon at High Point Road just north of Snogard Lane. According to the highway patrol report, a 2020 Ford Transit driven northbound by 50-year-old Lonny Sneathen of Rolla, failed to negotiate a curve and traveled off the left side of the roadway where the Ford struck a tree. Sneathen suffered moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to the Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach. Sneathen was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. The Ford was removed from the scene by the Bledsoe Conoco in Camdenton with extensive damage.