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By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Richard Lewis, 61, a former Sharp County man who confessed to killing three people, including two Sharp County residents in Tallequah, Okla. on Jan. 16, pled not guilty at his arraignment March 7 in Cherokee County, Okla. Several members of the murder victim’s families were…
From charging documents from Oregon County Sheriff’s Department and Oregon County Prosecutor’s office and Missouri court records A Sharp County business owner has pled guilty to a sexual abuse charge filed against him last July. Matthew Dale Forschler, 49, was arrested by the Thayer Police Department on April 13, 2021…
brother who discovers sister’s body speaks out By Tammy Curtis, Publisher The Spring River area community mourned the loss of a long time local man who was a friend to many on Feb. 6. A memorial service was held for Brian Shackelford, 51, of Highland. Shackelford, one of three killed…
FROM COURT AND POLICE DOCUMENTS On Thursday Jan. 27, Fulton County Sheriff Joe Boshears, Probation and Parole Agent Steve Simers, and Deputy Blair Ables arrived at a residence in the 600 block of South Sixth Street in Mammoth Spring. Boshears had received information that Matthew Brinkley, an absconder and registered…
By Tammy Curtis, Publisher Two local residents were among the three murdered and discovered in shallow graves in Eldon Hill, Okla. on Jan. 28 and 29. The killer, who was also a former local resident, confessed to the killings after surrendering himself to law enforcement on Friday evening. Family reported…