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Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell announced in a press release last week the arrests of three individuals, including a person incarcerated at the detention center, following a two-month narcotics trafficking operation.  Agents with the Third Judicial Drug Task Force and Sharp County Sheriff’s Office detectives worked on “Operation Jail Mail.” During the two-month investigation, hundreds of hours of phone calls, video calls, and text messages were monitored, resulting in the arrests.  On…

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Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor DNA results obtained from a family member have led to the identification of remains located in a vacant home in  Cherokee Village on July 9. The remains are those of 54-year-old Dana Deprow, the property owner’s daughter.  According to Cherokee Village Police Chief Monte Lane, human remains were discovered in at the home at 8 Saginaw Circle. Cherokee Village Police Officer Richard Crowe arrived to do a requested…

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Tammy Curtis, Publisher Two sets of human skeletal remains were located in a cistern in the rural Lanton, Mo. area on Sat. Aug. 10. The remains were exhumed by Howell County law enforcement on Aug. 15.  The remains are believed to be those of two men who have been missing since Dec. 15 and Dec. 17, 2020, from the Lanton area, Ira Briscoe and his roommate, Limon Little. DNA analysis or dental…

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Tammy Curtis, Publisher and from press release Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell announced today in a press release the arrests of three individuals, including a person incarcerated at the detention center, following a two-month narcotics trafficking operation.  Agents with the Third Judicial Drug Task Force and Sharp County Sheriff’s Office detectives worked on “Operation Jail Mail.” During the two-month investigation, hundreds of hours of phone calls, video calls, and text messages were…

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July-18-1948- June-6, 2024 Psalm 116:15 - “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. Larry H. Weaver, of Evening Shade, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2024, at the age of 75. Born on July 18, 1948, in Batesville, Arkansas, Larry lived a life marked by dedication, service, and unwavering faith. Larry enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on August 9, 1965, at just seventeen…

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