News – Wednesday, April 23rd 2025

Alderman Nathan Kinsey, Chair of the City of Salem’s Utility Committee, has called a meeting of the committee for this evening at 6:15 at the Old City Hall Auditorium, 202 North Washington. After the welcome, roll call and approval of the agenda the committee will review the draft budget for water in the city. That will be followed by a review of the water rate, followed by adjournment. The meeting is open to the public.

The Salem Police Department has recently released their report for the month of March. The department responded to eight accidents during the month. Officers responded to three alarms sounding, addressed 52 animal calls and responded to one call for an animal bite. The police investigated four assaults or fights, three burglaries, performed 10 well-being checks and 16 area checks in March. Officers investigated 11 domestic disputes, 13 verbal disturbances, conducted 33 follow-up investigations and provided 24 escorts. They investigated five harassment reports, three parking complaint calls, an intoxicated driver call, four problems with juvenile reports, seven trespassing calls and four property damage reports. The Salem Police wrote nine stealing reports, had four shoplifter complaints, responded to four traffic complaints, assisted two motorists and addressed a panhandling complaint. Officers responded to two reports of a suicidal person, 16 suspicious circumstance calls, three suspicious person calls, and had four found property reports. The Salem Police in March investigated two nuisance violations, had a report of a missing person, and checked out an abandoned vehicle call. Officers attempted to serve nine warrants and conducted 41 traffic stops during the month. The police responded to a total of 415 incidents in March with the average response time to calls being two minutes and six seconds. The average time spent on the scene was 34 minutes and 30 seconds. If you have any information regarding an ongoing investigation, contact the Salem Police Department by calling their non-emergency phone number at (573) 729-4242 or speak with them in person at 500 N. Jackson Street in Salem.

The Dent County Prosecutor’s Office has issued a notice to all deer and turkey hunters for this season. Whether using a traditional paper permit or the MO hunting app, hunters must notch their permit immediately after harvesting a deer or turkey and then tele-check their harvest. To notch a paper permit, hunters should tear a small notch in the month and day of harvest on the permit. To notch a permit using the MO Hunting app, hunters should select the permit they wish to use from the list in the app and follow the short prompts on the screen. Once the permit is notched, hunters may transport their deer or turkey within Missouri. Carcass movement regulations apply in CWD management Zone counties. As long as hunters stay with their harvested game, they don’t need to tag it, but if they leave their deer or turkey, they must attach a tag. Hunters with paper permits can simply attach their notched permit to the deer or turkey. It is recommended to seal the permit in a zip-top bag and attach the bag with a string, wire, or tape. Hunters using the MO Hunting app must attach a label with their full name, address, permit number, and date of harvest to the deer or turkey. All deer or turkey must be Telechec by 10:00 pm on the day of harvest, before processing the game, or before leaving the state, whichever comes first. After the deer or turkey has been telechecked, it may be processed, stored, or transported by anyone as long as it is labeled with the hunter’s full name, address, date taken, and Telecheck confirmation number.