WOMAN NARROWLY ESCAPES SEVERE DOMESTIC ABUSE SITUATION Tammy Curtis, Publisher Editors Note:. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each year, this media agency strives to promote awareness as well as information to help those who may be suffering at the hands of an intimate partner, whether male or female. We seek honest and local stories of survivors or those currently or recently in domestic abuse situations. These people tell their stories…
Tammy Curtis, and from court documentation Former State Representative Marsh Davis Former local state representative and pharmacist Marsh Davis, 59, of Cherokee Village, was arrested and jailed last week for contempt of court. He was ordered by a judge to be held in the Fulton County Jail for 30 days or until he pays over $26,000 in back child support. This is the seventh time Davis has been brought before the court…
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…
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…
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…
