Local News – Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
The "Rally in the 100 Acre Wood" will be held this Friday and Saturday and it is the second race of the American Rally Association National Championship. It is known as one of the most scenic. Named after the storybook home of Winnie the Pooh, the "Rally in the 100 Acre Wood" is a picturesque race with enough twists and turns to test every driver’s ability. Set in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri this race is always a favorite due to its pristine surroundings and fast, tight roads. The race will feature 75 of the best racers including Ken Block, David Higgins and Oliver Solberg. You will see some of the best rally driving on some of the best rally roads in North America. The race will begin Friday in Potosi at the Parc Expose’ where the first car will set off at 11:30. There will be three spectator points in Washington County: Stages 2 and 7, Stages 3 and 8, and Stages 4 and 9. Stage 5 and 10 will be in Crawford County at 4:00 and again at 7:50. Friday's race will wrap up at the Huzzah Valley Resort at about 8:15. On Saturday, the Parc Expose’ begins in downtown Salem at 8:30 and the first car will leave at 10:00. One spectator location will be off of Dent County Road 4370 with racers coming by at about 10:27 in the morning and 4:33 in the afternoon. Another spectator point will be located off of Dent County Road 4020 with the racers coming by about 11:08 in the morning and again at 5:14 in the afternoon. Spectator Point 14 is located off of Dent County Road 5380 and the racers will only come by this point once and that will be at 2:14 in the afternoon. The racers will finish up at the Dent County Commons at about 6:10 Saturday evening. All spectator locations are free of charge and no tickets are needed. Spectator maps are available in the Tuesday edition of the Salem News, or visit the ARA information booth at the Parc Expose’ on Friday and Saturday to pick up your free copy of the spectator guide. You can also find the spectator point maps on the Rally America www.100aw.org website. Please do not double-park and block these roads as all cars must park on the same side of the road. One side of the road must be kept clear and open for traffic. This is used as an access route for emergency vehicles. Everyone is welcome to the Parc Expose downtown and Victory Celebration as well as all the spectator locations!
The Dent County Sheriff’s Department has released two reports from March 7th. On that Thursday, deputies traveled to a residence on South Tower Street attempting to locate a subject with an active arrest warrant. During the course of the investigation, a 61-year-old Salem man was arrested for the possession of marijuana 10 grams or less and possession of drug paraphernalia. The man was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. Later that day, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the Aranda’s parking lot on south Highway 19. During the course of the traffic stop, a 29-year-old Salem man was arrested for the possession of marijuana 10 grams or less. The man was transported to the Dent County Sheriff’s Office where he was fingerprinted, issued a summons and released. If you have information on an ongoing investigation, call the Dent County Sheriff’s Department at 729-3241.
An Economic Development Strategic Plan Workshop will be held tonight at 5.30 at the Dent County Fire Station Training Room located at #2 South Main St. There will be an open discussion concerning a number of topics including Recent Economic Development Activities, Downtown Salem, Community Asset Mapping and Land Development. These discussions will lead to creating to the drafting of sections of the Economic Development Strategic Plan for the City of Salem and Dent County in those categories. The meeting is open to the public. Anyone wishing to review the draft document in advance of the meeting, which is highly recommended, may review and download the document at www.grosalem.com/economic or pick up a copy at the City Administration Building at 400 N. Iron St in Salem. For more information about the workshop, contact Sally Burbridge, the City of Salem Director of Economic Development at 573-729-2428.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking Missourians to take an online survey for their input on acreage requirements needed to receive free landowner deer and turkey hunting permits and free small-game hunting and trapping landowner privileges. Information gathered through the online survey will be used to consider potential changes to those acreage requirements. The Conservation Department currently issues free landowner permits for deer and turkey hunting to qualifying Missouri landowners with at least five acres and members of their immediate households. In addition, those individuals are not required to have permits to hunt small game or trap on their properties. The Conservation Department offers the free landowner permits and privileges to show appreciation to landowners for wildlife habitat work provided on their Missouri properties. They rationalize that significantly more than five acres of wildlife habitat are necessary to have meaningful impacts on deer, turkey, and small-game populations using that land. Their research shows that about 20-25 acres of habitat are needed to support one deer in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation is asking Missourians for their feedback by March 18 through the online survey at mdc.mo.gov/landownerinput.