News – Thursday, March 6th 2025

Today is KSMO’s Annual FFA Day at the KSMO Studios where former FFA Advisor Bob Parsons will be interviewing current Salem FFA students live on KSMO Radio (AM 1340 and 95.7 FM) and those interviews will be streamed live on KSMO Media (ksmoradio.com, KSMO Stream Facebook Page and KSMO YouTube.) Originally scheduled for February 21st, the day had to be rescheduled due to school being postponed. The students will be answering questions on their experience with FFA including their SAE Projects, awards, projects, record books, future plans, what got them interested in FFA and more. Interviews normally begin between 8:20 and 8:30 in the morning and will be held throughout the day ending near 3:00. If you can’t listen or watch live, the interviews will be able to be played back later on Facebook and YouTube.

An accident happened Monday morning around 9:20 in Iron County on Highway 32 about eight miles east of Bixby that took the of two young adults. According to the highway patrol report, a 2011 Toyota Camry driven westbound by a 21-year-old male from Desloge, was passing an uninvolved vehicle and struck a 2021 Nissan Sentra driven eastbound by a 67-year old woman from Salem, head on. The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Johnny Setzer from Iron County. The 21-year-old female occupant of the Camry, who was from Viburnum, was taken to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis where she was pronounced dead at 4:00 Monday afternoon by Physicians Assistant Elizabeth Watson. The Salem woman suffered moderate injuries and was taken by Arch Helicopter to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. According to the report, no one was wearing a seat restraint at the time of the accident. Both vehicles were totaled and removed from the scene by Abney’s Towing.

An accident happened in Phelps County Tuesday afternoon at 12:34 on Highway 63 south of Magnolia Lane that left a woman from Licking with moderate injuries. According to the highway patrol report, a 2011 Kia Sorento driven northbound by a 62-year-old female from Licking, traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck two trees. The woman, who was wearing a seat restraint, suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Phelps Health in Rolla by the Phelps Health EMS. The Kia was self-towed.