Local News – Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023
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An accident happened Monday evening just after 6:00 in Texas County on Highway 63 about five miles south of Licking. According to the highway patrol report, a 2001 Ford F-150 being driven northbound by 49-year-old Sarah Sullings of Salem, struck a parked and unoccupied 2000 Chevrolet 3500. Sullings suffered moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Texas County Memorial Hospital. The Ford was totaled and removed from the scene by Jays Towing. The Chevrolet was totaled and left at the scene. The report went on to state that Sullings was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident.
An accident happened Tuesday morning at 1:15 in Phelps County on Route O south of Fawn Run Road, south of Rolla. According to the highway patrol report, a 2021 Nissan Versa being driven south by 37-year-old Luis Martinez of Rolla, crossed over the center line and went off the left side of the road, struck a tree and overturned. Martinez, who was wearing a seat restraint, suffered serious injuries and was taken by Phelps Health ambulance to Phelps Health Hospital. The Nissan was totaled and removed from the scene by C & C Towing.
The Salem Memorial Hospital has announced its has partnered with the Missouri HealthNet Division and Unite Us in the rollout of the Transformation of Rural Community Health Program, better knows as ToRCH. The Missouri HealthNet Division is the agency that administers Missouri’s Medicaid program; and Unite Us is a national leader in software enabling cross-sector collaboration. Through this partnership, the Salem Memorial Hospital will partner with organizations across the community to direct strategy and coordinate efforts to address the social drivers of health. A key focus of the program will involve the rollout of the unite Us Platform which will enable organizations participating in ToRCH to send and receive secure, electronic referrals, address Medicaid participants social needs and improve health across the ToRCH communities. Together the Salem Memorial Hospital and Unite Us will securely connect people in need with community-based resource that could otherwise be difficult to navigate. The network will provide a central point of contact where health and social services providers can securely access and refer people to needed services while monitoring progress and measuring outcomes. If there are non-profits, community-based organizations and other providers who want to connect their clients and patients to services within the UniteUs network, reach out to uniteus.com contact.
At the Salem R-80 Board meeting closed session held last Thursday, the board approved an A Plus appeal for a student before a personnel issue was discussed. The board also accepted the resignation of Jerry Adkins as the Freshman Basketball Coach and Football Coach. The board also approved the SBU building contract before closed session was adjourned.