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R-80 BOARD: FY2026 budget approved with staff prioritized

R-80 BOARD: FY2026 budget approved with staff prioritized

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The Salem R-80 Board of Education met for its monthly meeting Thursday, June 26, in which the board heard a presentation on the 2025-26 budget by superintendent Nathan Wills.Read Article

MRPC seeks input on Active Transportation Plan for Salem

MRPC seeks input on Active Transportation Plan for Salem

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Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) and the city of Salem are seeking public input to assess community needs and wants to increase active transportation networks in Salem.Read Article

COUNTY COMMISSION: Liquor licenses from nine businesses due

COUNTY COMMISSION: Liquor licenses from nine businesses due

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The Dent County Commission met for its weekly meetings Thursday, June 26, and Monday, June 30. In attendance included county clerk Angie Curley, first district commissioner Keith Green, and second district commissioner Jimmy Williams. Not in attendance Thursday was presiding…Read Article

SMH BOARD: Phelps Health affiliation talks conclude, staff comfortable moving forward

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The Salem Memorial Hospital Board of Directors met Tuesday, June 24 for its regular meeting, with a brief discussion on the concluding affiliation with Phelps Health. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, July 29. In attendance included CEO Brooke…Salem · Salem Read Article

ALDERMEN: MoDOT anticipated to start ADA improvements to highways within city limits

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The City of Salem Board of Aldermen met Tuesday, June 24 for a regular meeting, in which the board approved several resolutions, including those related to the visitors’ center, AEL classroom space at City Hall, sewer shed disease monitoring with…Salem · Salem Read Article

Accident leaves Salem woman with injuries, state patrol says - Houston Herald

The U.S. 63 accident sent her to Phelps Health in Rolla. The post Accident leaves Salem woman with injuries, state patrol says appeared first on Houston Herald.Salem · Salem Read Article

Salem woman seriously injured in Phelps County crash

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Injuries were reported Sunday, June 8, resulting from a one-vehicle crash that occurred 1.5 miles east of St. James on Highway 8, according to an online report of Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.Salem · Salem Read Article

Flash Flood Warning for Central and South-Central Missouri: Roads Risk Flooding in Dent and Texas Counties Until Late Wednesday

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Salem, Mo. – Flash flooding is threatening parts of central and south-central Missouri Wednesday evening as up to 4 inches of rain soaks roads, creeks, and low-lying areas from Phelps County to Texas County. According to the National Weather Service in Springfield, a Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 10:30 p.m. for southeastern …Salem · Salem Read Article

Woman dead after drowning in Current River on Sunday

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SHANNON COUNTY, Mo. - A Salem woman was left dead Sunday afternoon after drowning under a downed tree in the Current River. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the drowning occurred around 12:45 p.m. in the Current River, below Cave Spring, in Shannon County. Big Give Back initiative turns parking lot into lifeline for tornado victims The incident happened while the woman was riding on a kayak on the Current River. Accor…Salem · Salem See the Story

Accident Claims the Life of a Salem Man on Wednesday

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol an accident took place Wednesday afternoon when a 2008 Toyota Yaris ran off Highway 19, 17 miles north of Eminence and struck the Southside of Round Spring bridge. The 64-year-old driver from Salem, Missouri was pronounced dead at the scene by the Shannon County Coroner. This is the 12th fatality in Troop G this year as com0pared to 7 in the same time period last year. The post Accident Claims the…Toyota · Salem Read Article

TRACK: Mendenhall earns all-state honors at Class 3 State Meet

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Senior Evan Mendenhall of the Salem High School boys’ track team earned all-state honors in the 400-meter dash during competition at the Missouri Class 3 Track and Field Championships, held Friday and Saturday, May 23-24 at Adkins Stadium on the…Salem · Salem Read Article