Local News – Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
Salem Park and Recreation Board meeting originally scheduled for tonight has been postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday, February 16th. The meeting will be held at the Salem Community Center@The Armory at 5:30 in the Rotary Room. The agenda will remain the same and include a presentation from People Centric about “getting the most out of the board.” Kyle Williams will also discuss the Frisbe Golf Course before any other business is addressed. The meeting will then be adjourned. The Salem Park and Recreation Board meeting is open to the public.
Presiding Circuit Judge of the 42nd Judicial Circuit, Michael Randazzo, has determined that due to the severe weather and hazardous road conditions, the security of court personnel in Dent County in the 42nd Judicial Circuit would best be ensured by closing the office today and tomorrow all day.
A public meeting of the City of Salem’s Utility Committee has been called by Committee Chair Catherine Dent for this evening at 6:00 at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory, 1200 West Rolla Road. The board is expected to discuss utility disconnections during the meeting before adjourning. The meeting will be open to the public.
The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released reports for the week of January 24th through the 30th. On Wednesday, January 26th, a deputy traveled to a residence on Magnolia Lane in an attempt to serve an arrest warrant. The deputy made contact with a 22-year-old Jadwin man who was arrested on that active warrant out of Dent County. He was transported to the Dent County jail and incarcerated on the warrant. On Friday, January 28th, a deputy traveled to the Dent County Judicial building to serve an arrest warrant. The deputy made contact with a 23-year-old Salem man who was arrested on an active warrant out of Dent County. The man was taken to the Dent County jail and incarcerated on the warrant. On Saturday, January 29th, a deputy conducted a traffic stop at Highway 19 and Highway 32. During the stop, a 43-year-old Salem man and a 43-year-old Salem woman were arrested for the possession of marijuana. They were both transported to the Dent County Jail where they were fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. If you have any information regarding an ongoing investigation, please call the Dent County Sheriff’s Department at 729-3241.
City of Salem Public Works Director Mark Nash is asking the public to refrain from parking on any snow route within the city limits of Salem with the impeding bad weather being predicted. Routes labeled as “Snow Routes” have priority over other streets for the clearing of snow, ice or other debris: Third Street to the west from Highway 19 to Dilworth Lane, and Third Street to the east from Pershing Avenue to Iron Mountain Road; Fourth Street from Pershing Avenue to McArthur Avenue; Sixth Street (Rolla Road) from McArthur Avenue to Pershing Avenue; Jackson Street to the north from Sixth Street (Rolla Road) to the dead end; Tenth Street from Highway 19 to Walnut Hill Drive; Pershing Avenue from Tenth Street to Highway 32/72 East; Center Street from Highway 19 to Craig Industrial Drive and from Missouri Avenue to Dilworth Lane; Carty Street from Highway 32/72 East to Center Street; Craig Industrial Drive from Highway 32/72 to Iron Mountain Road; Babb Lane from Highway 32/72 West to Roosevelt Street; Doss Road south from Highway 32/72 East to the city limits; Roosevelt Street to the east from Highway 19 to Babb Lane and west from Highway 19 to Wines Street; Wines Street from Roosevelt Street to Highway 32/72 West; Missouri Avenue from Highway 32/72 West to Third Street; Park Street from Highway 32/72 West to Sixth Street (Rolla Road); Franklin Street from Pershing Avenue to Highway 72; Dilworth Lane from Rolla Road to Highway 32 West. Remember to remove your vehicle from these routes when an accumulation of ice and snow is expected so that the route can be cleared. Your car or truck could be towed at your expense, or you could be sited for a parking violation.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on Friday, February 11, in observance of Lincoln’s birthday. Normal operations will resume on Monday, February 14. Examination stations will also be closed on Monday, February 21, in observance of Washington’s birthday. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, February 22. Too many people die in traffic crashes each year in Missouri. The choices you make when you’re behind the wheel matter.