By: Tammy Curtis with Police documents Human remains found on March 19 in Sharp County near Cougar Road have been sent to the state crime lab for identification. Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell said a call came into Sharp County Central Dispatch around 9:30 a.m on March 19. Lt. Bryce Trivitt and Lt. Cham Buchanan responded to the scene near the Independence County line in the extreme southern part of the county. …
From Court and police documents A Cave City coach and teacher found himself behind bars in neighboring Independence County on March 27 after threatening to kill his ex-wife following a dispute about visitation. Court documents show that on March 27, Dillon Sallas, 31, was ordered to pay $1,194 a month in child support after his divorce was finalized the same day and custody arrangments were made. Police were called to his ex-wife’s workplace…
By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor with aid of court documentation Sharp County wrestler and habitual offender Tommy Wayne Ashcraft, known as “TikTok Tommy” was arrested once again. This time, he is being charged with six counts of child pornography in Independence County. Ashcraft is from Cave City. Ashcraft was arrested first on Feb. 7 in Independence County on revocation of a suspended imposition (SIS) and a felony pick-up order. The latest case,…
By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor He may have escaped prosecution for nearly two decades and slid out of being put to death by lethal injection. In the end, it was an ailment that ended the life of convicted capital murderer Steven Wertz. Wertz, was convicted of the brutal shotgun slaying of his wife’s ex-husband, Terry, and his new wife, Kathy Watts. He lived a seemingly normal life for nearly 17 years. It was…
Saddle store gets a new life By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor As Oscar Wilde so famously said, “Memory is a diary that we all carry about with us.” But in reality, our recollections of yesteryear are often much clearer than the reality the rough edges of time have hewed away at in our memories As a child, fond memories of small things like our visits with family, to stores, and vacations often…
