Local News – Wednesday, May 18th, 2022
An accident happened in Dent County Monday Morning around 9:15 on Dent County Road 6040 about a mile south of Highway 32. According to the highway patrol report, a 1988 Chevrolet Pickup driven westbound by 29-year-old Brent Strange of Bunker, swerved to avoid another vehicle. The pickup went off the north side of the roadway and Strange overcorrected, and the pickup went off the southside of the road striking a fence and a tree. Strange suffered serious injuries and was flown by Air Evac Air Ambulance to the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. The Chevy Pickup was totaled and removed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing of Salem.
The Salem Park and Recreation Department Board met on Wednesday, May 11th at the Salem Community Center@The Armory. The broad reviewed the budget and heard Park and Recreation Director Melissa Dubois report. The board discussed rates for the Alice Lou Craig Municipal Swimming Pool prices for 2022. The price per day for children from 3 to 13 years of age will be $5.00; for adults the cost will be $6.00; and for seniors, age 62 and older, the cost will be $5.00. A family pass for the season for four will be $200 and for an individual, the season pass will be $80. Pool parties will be available again this year. The cost will be $200 for one hour, $250 for 1.5 hours and $300 for two hours. A pool aerobics class will be available at $5.00 per day or a monthly pass of $60. The board also discussed sports program fees. They approved a five-dollar increase going from $25 per program to $30 per program with a late registration fee of $45. Director Dubois discussed her two-week Summer Camp that is to be held in July with a cost of $200 per child. Dubois also said the Park and Recreation Department is still looking for a pickup truck. The meeting was then adjourned.
Jerry Pyatt, the former president and CEO of The Doe Run Company, received one of two Awards of Professional Distinction from Missouri University of Science & Technology during the commencement ceremonies held on Saturday, May 14th. Missouri S&T grants a limited number of Awards of Professional Distinction annually to recognize persons who have made important contributions to their profession. Pyatt retired this past year after a 43-year career in mining and metallurgy. Pyatt’s impressive career started with a brief stint in the laboratory and quickly advanced through various leadership and management positions before he earned the role of COO in 2001, and president and CEO in 2012. In his decade as the company’s president and CEO, Pyatt oversaw an operation that contributed more than $1 billion in annual economic impact to Missouri, and included mining and milling, lead refining, alloying and fabrication, and lead battery recycling. He also was instrumental in guiding the company’s strategic exploration, research and technology projects that maintain Doe Run’s respected position as a provider of minerals, metals and specialty services. Under his direction, the company developed a number of proprietary technologies to improve environmental performance of metal production and increase mineral recovery. Pyatt received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture with a minor in chemistry from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a graduate of the Stanford University Executive Program.
Team members from Missouri State Parks invite the public to attend informational meetings throughout the state to provide their input and comments and to ask questions about the park and its operations. Park team members will be present to answer questions and provide information. A combined informational meeting for Current River and Echo Bluff state parks and Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry will be held this Friday evening starting at 5:30 at Echo Bluff State Park in the amphitheater. Echo Bluff State Park is located 35244 Echo Bluff Drive in Eminence. Input from the public is important to Missouri State Parks. These informational meetings and informational videos will be available for public comment in all state parks and historic sites to help create two-way communication. The meetings or videos will inform the public on the current status and future plans for the park or historic site and offer visitors the opportunity to comment on the facilities. To learn more about this meeting, call 573-858-3015. Current River State Park is located near Salem, while Roger Pryor Pioneer Backcountry is near Eminence. For more information on Missouri state parks and historic sites, or to view the Park and Site Status Map, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.