Local News – Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Sample ballots for the Municipal Election to be held on April 2nd are available at the Dent County Clerk’s Office at the Dent County Courthouse. Elections to be held that day include voting for two members for three years terms on the Oak Hill R-1 School District Board from six candidates who are Natalie Stevens, Phillip Mercer, Shena Terrill, Matthew Sapaugh, Tela Commons and Michael Connors. Also at Oak Hill R-1, there is a board vacancy for a one-year term. Voters will vote from Phillip Thompson, Allison Thompson or Willie Strader to fill that slot. Green Forest R-2 voters will also being voting for two board members for three year terms from four candidates. They are Austin Konkel, Crystal Fleener, Jeremy Patton and Nicole Brooks. At the Iron County C-4 School, there are six candidates for two open board positions. Those running are Shawn Pratt, Teddy Pryor, Tim Brooks, Mark Barton, Dustin Decker and Cleatis Karl Payne. The Bunker R-3 School District will also be elected two directors for their school board for a three year term from these candidates: Gary Skaggs, Joel Steelman and Todd Sutton. Also a few voters will be voting for two directors to serve on the Rolla 31 School District Board for three years from James “Jim” Packard, Shannon Lusk and William “Bill” R E Parsons. The City of Salem will hold elections to fill a seat for East and West Ward Alderman. On the East side, Rachel Hinderliter will oppose Jerry (Jay) Gibbs, Jr.; while on the west side, Harley Elwood-Conaway will be opposed by Kevin James. And the City of Bunker will be holding an election for an alderman to serve a two-year term. Voters will choose from Betty Wisdom, Sabrina Watson and Patricia (Houston) Rowland. The sample ballots are free. If you need to update your voter registration contact the clerk’s office at 729-4144 or stop by their office before April 2nd. Absentee voting is currently going on at the Dent County Clerk’s office and will through Monday, April 1st.
The Salem Police Department has released a number of reports. On Thursday morning, March 07th at approximately 3:47, a vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation. The investigation of the stop led to the arrest of a 27-year-old male of Salem on an active arrest warrant from the City of Salem. The suspect was incarcerated pending a court appearance. That evening at 8:13, a vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation. The investigation of that stop led to the arrest of a 71-year-old female of Salem on an active arrest warrant from Phelps County. The suspect was later released with a new court date after posting the bond on the warrant. Even later that same evening near 11:41, an officer located a 40-year-old male of Salem in the 900 block of South Hickory who had an active arrest warrant from Phelps County. The suspect was taken into custody on the warrant and incarcerated pending extradition. On Friday, March 8th at about 8:34 at night, an officer was dispatched to the area of 600 East Hunt Street in reference to an intoxicated male threatening, yelling and causing a disturbance. That investigation led to the arrest of a 41-year-old male of Salem for disorderly conduct. The suspect was issued a summons to appear in court and incarcerated on a 12-hour hold. Please contact the Salem Police Department at 729-4242 if you have information about any ongoing investigation.
The Salem R-80 Board of Education will hold their regular meeting at 6:00 Thursday evening, at the Salem District Administrative Offices Boardroom. At the meeting, the board will hear from Superintendent John McColloch with a report on Summer School for 2019, health insurance update and facilities update. The Board will review and approve all previous minutes and bills, approve the attendance report, approve the Food Service report, approve the substitute list, and approve Program Evaluations for Climate and Credit Recovery. After the Principals’ Building Reports the Board will address new business including; setting the organizational meeting date and the April regular meeting date, approve MSBA Policy Service Agreement, and set 2019-2020 tuitiion. The Board will hear resignations and then adjourn and move into an executive session. The March regular monthly meeting of the Salem R-80 Board of Education is open to the public.
More than 500 Missouri Lottery players have won Show Me Cash jackpots since sales for the Draw Game began in 2008. Charles Brown of Rolla has now joined five other players to have won Show Me Cash not once, but twice. His second win came with a March 6th jackpot win of $65,000. Brown’s first jackpot win of $279,000 occurred more than five years ago on October 7th, 2013. Show Me Cash is a daily Draw Game with jackpots that start at $50,000 and grow until won. Brown’s win marks the 12th Show Me Cash jackpot won in 2019 and the 554th jackpot won since sales for the Draw Game began in 2008.