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       A Great Place to Live or Vacation!

TOURISM: Promoted as the "Gateway to the  Ozark Riverways", each year visitors and families on vacation come to the Salem Missouri and Dent County area to admire and enjoy the Ozark National Canoe down the famous Current River, or go Rainbow Trout fishing!Scenic Riverways, Montauk State Park,  the Current River, the Mark Twain National Forest and Indian Trail Conservation Area .... to name just a few.

The Ozark National Scenic Riverways Park includes more than 130 miles of the Current and Jacks Fork rivers, known as two of the best canoe float streams and scenic waterways found anywhere, and famous for their excellent Rainbow Trout fishing. There is also Montauk State Park, where over 400,000 visitors come to fish for trout, camp, vacation, deer hunting and relax each year.

Dent County outdoors-recreational opportunities are unlimited, be it fishing, hunting or wildlife watching. The U.S. Forest Service maintains public picnic grounds, lakes, roadways and hiking and biking trails within the nearby Mark Twain National Forest. The Indian Trail Conservation Area, 12 miles northeast of Salem, and Shawnee Mac Lakes just east of town, are excellent outdoors destinations.

RECREATION: The City of Salem Missouri's Alice Lou Craig Municipal Swimming Pool offers a variety of activities and competitive swim team events. The Salem City Park offers lighted community tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, baseball and softball fields, playground equipment and picnic shelter houses.

A fitness trail is also maintained. The Salem Missouri Park Board operates summer youth softball and baseball programs, a fall soccer program, co-ed volleyball and winter basketball programs for local youth. The city's Al Brown Fields are also used for church and city leagues. Salem also has a nine-hole private golf course and country club. Of course, there are also the myriad of recreation activities that bring close to a million tourists a year through Dent County.

CULTURE: The Bonebrake Center of Nature and History is an area with paths through natural settings of prairie and forest plantings, ponds and a spring. The center is a place for people to stroll, learn and observe nature. There is also a year-round calendar of natural, historical and cultural activities. Dent County Museum is preserving Salem and Dent County's history for future generations. This museum houses furniture, clothing and a variety of collectibles and historic memorabilia that make the past come alive. It opened May 30,1976. The community also features many crafters and antique shops.Dent County Court House in Salem Missouri. Salem is home to many churches, clubs and organizations.

HEALTH CARE: Located just outside the city limits on Highway 72 North, Salem Memorial District Hospital provides the Dent County area with a comprehensive health facility. SMDH also serves portions of the surrounding counties of Iron, Shannon and Crawford. SMDH is a 59-bed facility that includes 34 acute care beds, four special care beds, three obstetrical beds and 18 long-term care beds. Quick Care offers residents non-emergency service after local doctors' offices are closed. The Dent County Health Center and Southeast Missouri Community Treatment Center are other facilities available to the community. Salem has plenty of facilities that offer quality health care, home health skilled care and hospice services for elderly or homebound individuals. In-home care and residential living facility services are also available.

SALEM LIBRARY: The Salem Public Library has been serving the community for more than 68 years. Its collection now includes more than 25,000 items. Present library cardholders total nearly 3,000. The library purchased an automation system with two public access computers (automated card catalogs) in 1996 to facilitate circulation. Two Internet accessible computers were made available for public use in 1997. An additional non-Internet computer is available for research purposes only.

EDUCATION: Salem Missouri and Dent County offer a wide range of educational opportunities for children and adults alike, including four rural school districts and one elementary located in the city of Salem. Our Senior High School is AAA rated, offering high-quality learning and various vocational training. Opportunities for adults as well, to obtain a higher education in several different subjects can be taken. There are night classes offered by Southwest Baptist University in Salem and the University of Missouri at Rolla is not far.

LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE PROTECTION: the Salem City Police and Dent County Sheriff’s Department patrol Dent County. Both feature trained officers and modem equipment. The county and city have 911 emergency service. The Dent County Fire Protection District is the largest of four departments in the county. It receives funding from a district-wide tax levy. The Dent County District coverage area is 121 miles. It includes the city and approximately seven miles outside of the Salem city limits on the north, east, south and west sides. The Masters Industrial Park carries a Class 6 rating (ISO) for fire insurance.


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