Local News – Wednesday, July 24th, 2019
The Salem R-80 Board of Education met Thursday evening at the district administrative offices. At the meeting, Superintendent John McColloch announced the Open House dates and times for all the schools. The Open House for William Lynch Elementary will be on Monday, August 12th from 5:30-6:30, the Upper Elementary on Monday, August 12th from 6:30-7:30, the Middle School on Tuesday, August 13th from 6:00-7:30 and at the High School on Tuesday, August 13th from 4:30-6:00. McColloch gave the Board an update on the campus. The custodians are making great progress on the floors at all the buildings and everything should be done in plenty of time for the start of school. He also discussed some drainage work being completed in front of the Vo-Ag building and between the band room and tin gym. He went to report some electrical work was also done at the Vo-Ag building. The board then approved numerous product bids for the 2019-2020 school year including milk from Hiland Dairy, bread from Country Mart, food and other supplies from US Foods, fuel from MFA, and the pest control bid from Integrity Pest Solutions. The board approved setting the tax rate hearing for August 15th at 5:55 in then afternoon to be followed by the regular August Board meeting, approved the the 2019-2020 Professional Development Plan, and approves a 2019-2020 budget revision of $34,940.55 to cover the district’s cost of having the school resource officer on campus for the 2018-2019 school year. The board heard a letter of resignation from Jillian Doddema, a high school counselor. The resignation was not accepted due to a lack of a motion. The board then went into closed session where they employed Karen Pace to instruct high school math and also discussed a personnel issue before they went back into open session and adjourned the meeting.
The Salem Police Department has released their report for the month of June. The Salem Police issued 2 equipment repair orders, 10 summonses to appear in court, 2 warning tickets, and 6 traffic tickets, plus they also served 3 city warrants and five fugitive warrants. The Salem Police investigated 6 traffic accidents, two burglaries, made one death investigation, and a lost or stolen license plate. They also wrote one missing person report, 2 property damage reports, one stealing report, and 4 trespassing reports. The department investigated five reports of driving while having a license revoked and suspended, three possessions of a controlled substance reports, two possessions of drug paraphernalia reports. The department was also dispatched for 45 animal calls, 29 ambulance assist calls, 40 well being checks, 11 requests for information, and performed 46 traffic stops for the month. The department received 970 calls during the month of June and 80 walk-ins to the station. The department drove 9,357 miles during the month of June and spent 8 hours in court testifying and 10 hours as court bailiff. There were 17 males and seven females arrested in June.
Friday afternoon’s 4-H and FFA Expo livestock judging started with the 1:00 Sheep and Goat Show where Judge Distler selected Stetson Mobray’s 117 pound lamb as Class 1 winner, Preslie Strader’s 137 pounder as Class 2 winner and tapped Londyn Cook’s 155 pound lamb as winner of Class 3 winner. Strader’s market lamb was awarded the Grand Champion, while Cook’s lamb was the Reserve Champion. Cody Lundy exhibited a 68 pound lightweight lamb. Strader also exhibited the Champion and Reserve Champion Crossbred Ewes, while Tyffany Lucerne showed the Champion Suffolk Ewe. Supreme Grand Champion Ewe of the show was won by Strader’s Ewe and Lucerne’s was named Reserve Grand Champion. Wyatt Lundy and Preslie Strader exhibited class winning Crossbred Rams. Champion Crossbred Ram was won by Strader and Cole Elliott’s Crossbred Ram was named Reserve Champion. Strader’s Ram was named Supreme Champion, while Lundy’s was the Reserve Grand Champion winner. Market Goat classes were won by Charlton Lerma’s 68 pounder and Kallen Garrison’s that weighed 91 pounds. Champion Market Goat went to Kallen Garrison’s with Kaden Garrison’s 82 pound goat winning Reserve Champion. Sheep Showmanship went to Senior Shaylee Harrison, Intermediate to Isaac White and Junior to Preslie Strader. Goat Showmanship Intermediate division was won by Charlton Lerma and the Junior division winner was Brady Schafer.
An accident occurred Tuesday morning at 10:27 in Phelps County on Route F about two and a half miles southeast of Rolla. According to the highway patrol report, a southbound 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by 17-year-old Kyle Middleton of Rolla, failed to yield to a westbound 1994 Western Star Dump Truck driven by 74-year-old Stanley Parsons of Edgar Springs. As a result, the dump truck struck the Chevrolet. A passenger in the Silverado, 17- year-old Griffin Bowen of Rolla, suffered minor injuries and was transported by the Phelps Health Ambulance to Phelps Health. Middleton suffered minor injuries as well, but sought his own medical treatment. The report stated that Parsons and Middleton were wearing seat restraints at the time or the accident, but it was unknown if Griffin was. The Chevrolet was totaled and removed from the scene by Ron Dishman’s Towing. The Western Star sustained moderate damage and was removed from the scene by Big Boy’s Towing.