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SMH pick for CEO to arrive this month
Brooke Bollman will join Salem Memorial Hospital as chief executive officer later this month, according to a Thursday morning release from the hospital. Bollman was scheduled to start SMH duties July 1, but in a release that day the hospital announced Kayla Chamberlain was hired an interim CEO. No reason in either release detailed why Bollman did not report July 1. In Thursday’s release, the SMH board thanked Chamberlain for her “willingness to serve as interim CEO until Brooke Bollman’s arrival.”
SHERIFF INCIDENT REPORT
According to reports from the Dent County Sheriff’s Office:. • deputies took a report July 1 for a burglary in which firearms, camping equipment and other items were stolen. The incident occurred in the 10000 block of Highway 19 North. The victim, an 80-year-old Salem man, advised the property was broken into between June 29 and June 30. The investigation is ongoing.
PATROL INCIDENT REPORT
According to reports of Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol:. • Sandra D. Rowe, 63, of Salem, was arrested at 8:28 p.m. July 6 on charges of felony DWI persistent offender, driving while revoked and no insurance. Rowe was held at the Dent County Jail and later released.
Dent County native publishes debut novel
Laura Barnitz, originally of Lake Spring, Missouri, has written and published a fantasy novel titled The Stonebound Heir, which features the journey of two young characters who seek answers to the secrets surrounding their origins after their guardian is brutally murdered. Their friendship is tested as they navigate life in a realm where it’s difficult to tell friends and enemies apart.
Thunderstorms possible tonight, rain likely this week due to Hurricane Beryl
Mild temperatures return this week, along with thunderstorms. The National Weather Service says isolated strong to severe storms are possible between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. tonight, mainly along and south of I-44. The primary threat is damaging winds of up to 60 mph. The remnants of Hurricane Beryl could...
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