News – Friday, September 27th 2024

Veterans who served between November 1st, 1955 and May 15th, 1975 will be honored Monday morning, September 30th, at 8:30 at the Salem Community Center at the Armory. Honorees or their family member in the case of deceased Veterans are eligible to be presented with their Vietnam Era Commemorative Pin and Certificate. To register yourself or your hero contact CSM(R) Freddie Brock at fltbrock@gmail come or call 573-528-5997. The Ceremony is being hosted by AUSA Fort Leonard Wood Mid-Mo and Honoring Our Hereoes Marathon.

The Dent County Commission met Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse. At the meeting, District 1 Commissioner Wes Mobray, was not in attendance and road supervisor Rodney Atkins reported work crews are still fixing numerous washouts in southern Dent County including those in Gladden, county road 6400 and 5300. Another crew is working on the Dump Truck #125 which will then be delivering rock to the roads being worked on. He also said David Gray Construction is laying concrete for the new salt shed at the Road and Bridge Department. District 2 Commissioner Gary Polk stated rock would be added and grading done on Dent County Roads 4283, 4285 and 4287; while only grading would be done on county roads 2190 and 2200. Presiding Commissioner Gary Larson had nothing to report, and Assistant County Clerk Melissa Piatt said “excused” absentee voting continues at the courthouse. Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams gave the CART tax receipts for the month and said the county received $90,466.46 which is up $5,283.17 from last year and year-to-date, the county is up $34,946.81 which is a 5.1% increase from 2023. The next meeting of the Dent County Commission will be Monday morning at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.

A special waste collection for residential electronics, appliances and tires will be held from 9:00 until noon on Saturday at the Maries County Road Shed, 30119 Hwy. 28 W., near the junction of Highways 28 and Z, seven miles south of Belle. Maries County and Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC), with funding through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District (ORSWMD), are partnering on the collection. The collection is for residential items only. No materials from businesses will be accepted and is open to residents from Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties. Stoves, washers, dryers, hot water heaters, and other appliances will be collected free of charge. Free electronics also include computer components, laptop computers, keyboards, hair dryers, VCR/DVD players, cell phones or anything that runs on a cord or battery. Oil and gas must be removed from tanks of any items such as push mowers, weed eaters, etc. All items must be free of debris. Tires on rims will not be accepted. Please note the following items will NOT be accepted: transformers, capacitors or ballasts not clearly marked “No PCBs”; smoke detectors; thermostats; medical waste; gas containers such as propane, oxygen, nitrous oxide; anything leaking oil or acid, such as batteries; broken ink or toner cartridges; alkaline batteries; light bulbs and fluorescent tubes; broken CRTs, TVs or monitors. Fees on certain items will be collected as follows: $25 for CRT TVs over 27 inches, projection screens and wood console TVs, $20 for CRT TVs under 26 inches, $15 for flat screen TVs, $10 for all computer monitors and refrigerated appliances with Freon and $5 for printers, scanners or copiers. Fees for tires are as follows: $2 each for passenger tires, $7.50 each for semi-truck tires and $35 each for tractor tires. Electronics and appliances are recycled by Midwest Recycling Center, and tires are recycled through Champlin Tires. For more information on items accepted or the fee structure, please contact Kathryn Hawes at MRPC at 573-265-2993 Ext. 110 or at khawes@meramecregion.org. For those unable to participate in the Maries County collection, mark your calendars for a collection on Oct. 26 in St. Robert. For more information about ORSWMD or waste reduction and recycling opportunities in the Ozark Rivers area, contact Tammy Snodgrass, MRPC environmental programs manager, at 573-265-2993 or by email at tsnodgrass@meramecregion.org. Additional information can be found at ozarkrivers.org.