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The Dent County Commission held a regular meeting May 25. After the meeting was called to order at 9 a.m., the commissioners reviewed the agenda and previous minutes. District One Commissioner Wes Mobray suggested an addition to the minutes, adding the name of Boyd’s Seal Coatings, the company where the commission purchases chip and seal oil. The minutes were then approved with the addition.

A meeting was held between local law enforcement agencies and city officials May 23 to discuss future improvements to Dent County’s 911 services. Salem Police Chief Joe Chase and Dent County Sheriff Bob Wells sat down with The Salem News to discuss the meeting and the potential benefits of the discussion.

Injuries were reported Saturday, May 27, resulting from a one-vehicle crash that occurred on a private lane approximately 1.5 miles north of State Route ZZ in Dent County, according to an online report of Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A 2016 Polaris RZR Turbo, driven by Adam...

(Farmington) Some good news for Ameren Missouri natural gas customers. A news release from the Missouri Public Service Commission says to reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas, Ameren will see natural gas rates drop that will take effect next Thursday the 1st. Residential customers currently pay...

The May 18 meeting of the Dent County Commission was called to order at 9:05 a.m. in the commission chambers at the Dent County Courthouse. During the public comment period of the meeting, President of the Dent County Historical Society Deloris Gray Wood returned to brief the commission on developments in the cost estimates for her project “Telling the Story of the Current River from the Road”. The project will feature interpretive signs telling the history of the area which will be placed in significant locations around the Current River area. In previous meetings, the commission indicated that the county would provide the labor to install the signs as a donation, which would count as in-kind matching for the grant that funds the project. Since then, Wood and the commission have been discussing specifics such as materials. Wood brought new material estimates before the commission and said that instead of the four-inch posts mentioned in the last meeting, the signs would utilize three-inch square tubing as posts. District One Commissioner Wes Mobray commented that it looked like quality material.

From a May 20 report from the Dent County Sheriff’s Office:. On May 13, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on N. Highway 19. During the course of the stop, a 22-year-old Salem woman was arrested on three outstanding arrest warrants. The female subject was arrested and transported to the Dent County Jail where she was incarcerated on the warrants.

A Licking Police Officer successfully deployed spike strips, deflating two of the tires on a stolen vehicle involved in a pursuit that passed through Licking on Friday afternoon. At approximately 3:50 p.m. the officer was notified that a vehicle reported stolen from Dent County was being pursued by Dent County...

TEXAS COUNTY, Mo. — Deputies from Dent and Texas counties are on the hunt for a man who stole a car, then led officers on a chase through Licking. According to a Facebook post from the Texas County Sheriff, law enforcement from Dent County was pursuing a suspect driving a stolen car on May 19 […]

The Dent County Commission held a regular meeting on May 15 at the Commission offices at the Dent County Courthouse. There was no meeting on May 8, since county offices were closed in observance of the birthday of former president Harry S. Truman. The May 11 meeting was also cancelled due to lack of quorum; one commissioner was out of town.

The Dent County Fire Protection District Board of Directors held a meeting on May 9 at the fire station. The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. with board members Craig Smith, David Greenshields, Liz Gruendel, and Leigh Ann Price attending. The consent agenda was approved, and the minutes...

Sheriff Bob Wells and Prosecutor Andrew M. Curley presented a check for the sum of $1,003.93 to Dent County Treasurer Denita Williams on May 11. The funds are to be placed into the general revenue fund for Dent County and were collected resulting from the arrest and prosecution of James D. Walker for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

This story has Unlimited Access. Please support our commitment to public service journalism. Subscribe now. The National Weather Service reports it received numerous hail reports from Waynesville to Rolla to Salem on Monday night. It said Tuesday it is seeking any hail or wind reports across south Pulaski, Dent, Texas...

According to reports from the Dent County Sheriff’s Office:. • On May 1, a deputy responded to Seville Care Center on Highway 72 for a report of medication missing from the facility. This an open investigation and suspect information is pending.

The Dent County Commission held a regular meeting on May 4 at the Dent County Courthouse. After the agenda and minutes were approved by a 2-0 vote, Presiding Commissioner Gary Larson shared that the Salem Library is accepting regular household batteries for recycling. Batteries may be deposited into the receptacle on the left side of the front desk at the library during their regular business hours. The library will not accept lithium batteries (such as those found in cell phones and other rechargeable devices), car batteries, or any battery larger than nine volts.

The Board of Trustees of the Dent County Health Center held a regular meeting on April 20. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chairman Bob Parsons. In attendance were Parsons, Bob Gravley, Dennis Floyd, Zach Moser, and Roma Jones. Board members Kim Smith and Sandra Headrick were not in attendance.

The Department of Natural Resources continues to reach new milestones in its goal of expanding access to electric vehicle charging stations in the Show-Me State. Within Missouri’s share of the Volkswagen Trust Fund, about $6 million was made available for EV charging infrastructure installations. One of the first steps was to identify areas of the state that would need charging infrastructure. In consultation with stakeholders and electric utilities, the department set a goal of installing 22 charging locations as a part of a minimum practical network of EV charging infrastructure. Eleven EV charging station installations have been completed since July 2021 and are online, one is nearly complete and contracts have been awarded for 10 others.