The Free Voice of Pulaski County Missouri

I heard the fellow who used to sell watermelons at the corner of I-44and Hwy 7 was caught cattle rustling.
Old news, I know, but I would never have suspected him. He seemed so nice.....

Penn & Teller are a team of magicians.
I believe Penn Jillette will be dancing this season.

Messed up.

She would have just as much right to wear a T-shirt stating the actual words. I see it if you dont like it then dont look at it. Theres way too much political correctness these days. no one knows how to just laugh when somethings funny. somebodies always got to get offended.

I agree.
Your right to not be offended should not come at the price of my freedom of speech.

In Andy Griffith's Mayberry, sending parents to jail for their children’s misdeeds is a laughing matter. But sending parents to jail in today's world is a harsh reality.

"For the adults, they're going to be charged out front,” said Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Darrell Moore.

"They want to be the cool parent,” said Sheriff Jack Merritt.

"We've actually had parents sent to jail for a couple of days," said Moore, “to get their attention that this is out of control."

Criminal charges, hundreds of dollars in fines, community service and jail time are the possible consequences if a parents' minor children commit crimes. The most frequent offense starts in the refrigerator.

"When we're charging parents for providing liquor to minors is when they're providing it to others people's kids, which is not lawful,” said Moore.

Nancy Besand, 54, learned that the hard way -- in handcuffs. Deputies say this Camden County mother knowingly allowed her child and other children to drink in her home.

Twenty-two kids were charged as minors in possession of alcohol, which could cost them their driver’s licenses, have them assigned community service, and require them to attend alcohol education classes.

Besand faces a much stiffer sentence -- up to six months in jail and $500 in fines.

Law officers hear parents say, ‘I drank; why can't my kids?’ One sheriff says kids are more mobile these days, and their parents are more lenient.

"There were consequences (years ago). That consequence may have been getting hit upside the head as you walked out of the police station with your mom or your dad,” said Camden County Sheriff John Page. "Kids now don't worry about those consequences. Parents are more on the go."

But parents who enable their kids’ drinking -- or ignore it -- can face much more than a scolding. In Missouri, guardians who knowingly let an underage, unlicensed driver get behind the wheel could get up to six months in jail and up to $500 in fines.

The penalty for a guardian who gives pornography to a minor is even harsher: up to a year in jail and fines of up to $1,000.

In Arkansas, if a parent knows his child illegally owns a firearm, it's up to six months and/or up to $500.

On charges of vandalism, graffiti and petty theft in both states, a child could be charged in court but a judge may order parents to make restitution.

In Greene County, Mo., prosecutors hand out more than detentions for absent students.

"I was shocked, and I was angry!” said Debbie Strahl.

Charges of truancy turned Strahl's daughter's sick days into a criminal concern.

"A lot of time is spent trying to give parents resources and trying to get their kids in school. At some point, it gets to when a parent doesn't want to do anything,” said Moore.

Greene County prosecutors have charged 12 parents, including Strahl, with not taking their kids to school. The consequences for a conviction are up to 15 days in jail, up to $300 in fines, probation, or a mandatory parenting class.

"If they're worried about the children, then what happens to the child if the parent is in jail?” Strahl asked.

The victim was an expectant father.
So sad....

They don't look like the type that listens to rap music.

Phillie Kyle Kendrick gets "traded" to Japan.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1802744/

I wish they had a better video.

 
 
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"Cold blooded murder. Four of them!" said the stepfather of a young man from Ava whose body was found Saturday morning. Four of his cousins are charged with first-degree murder in Douglas County after the body of Dustin Skaggs, 20, of Ava was recovered from an old rock quarry in Laclede County.
The four people charged are Elvis Volner, 20, of Mountain Grove; Dennis Volner, 31, of Hartville; Benny Volner, 30, of Ava; and Julia Monnahan, 28, of Hartville. Officials say Benny and Elvis are brothers, Dennis is a cousin, and Julia is married to Dennis. A judge set each of their bonds at $500,000.

Dustin Skaggs was on his way to work at the Mountain Grove Nursing Home early Sunday morning. He left his grandfather's house between Mansfield and Ava, which is where he had been living, but never made it to work. Saturday, his body was recovered from the deep waters of a Laclede County rock quarry.

Nearly a week after he disappeared, his family's fears were confirmed. Dustin Skaggs' body was found inside his car in a rock quarry two counties away from where he disappeared.

"Yes, it is very difficult," said his mother, Debbie Skaggs.

Dustin was last seen leaving his grandpa's house for work at 3 a.m. Sunday. His family filed a missing person's report with the Douglas County Sheriff's Department, and Sheriff Gary Koop says he received information of possible foul play on Wednesday. That information led them to believe Dustin Skaggs' body and vehicle were in a Laclede County rock quarry but they didn't know which one.

"So we started looking Wednesday night and continued Thursday and Friday, looking at the different rock quarries, but due to the 2 or 3 inches of ice on the ground, we really couldn't find much," said Laclede County Sheriff Richard Wrinkle.

Friday night, authorities discovered tracks leading the the water's edge at the Phillipsburg Quarry.

"Then today, in the daylight, we could see scrapes where the vehicle had scraped the rocks when it had gone over," Wrinkle said on Saturday.

Investigators believe someone lowered all the wires of a barbed wire fence in order to get Dustin Skaggs' 1996 Dodge Intrepid through the fence and into the deep waters of the Phillipsburg Quarry. The Missouri State Water Patrol recovered Dustin's body and car just before 11:30 Saturday.

"The identity of the body was pretty well preserved, I assume because of the cold weather," Wrinkle said.

But Dustin's parents just can't believe how someone could take their son's life, and his own chance to become a father.

"He was going Tuesday to see what the baby was," said Dustin's stepfather, Dennis Skaggs.

"He just bought a brand new baby bed the day before he come up missing," said Debbie Skaggs.

"He was a family person. He loved his family dearly, and he'd do anything for them," said Dennis Skaggs.

And that makes Dustin's death even more tragic.

"Every one of them people that did this was related to us. That's what makes it that much harder: they was all relation," said Dustin's mother.

The Laclede County sheriff said an autopsy will determine Dustin's exact cause of death, but it appeared he had suffered from blunt force trauma.

Dustin's family also says he was receiving threatening text messages prior to his disappearance, but they're unable to say more because of the ongoing investigation.

EL DORADO SPRINGS, Mo. -- The discovery of a hidden camera in a dressing room led to charges against the manager of a re-sale clothing. Shawn Morgan is charged with invasion of privacy. A huge Valentine's Day dance was at the middle school on Thursday night. Many young teens bought their dresses at Leigh Ann's on Main Street. Wednesday, one mother tried to use a dressing room to try on a pair of jeans but was told to wait by the manager, who went in, saying he needed to adjust the lighting. When Jackie Ozbun finally entered, she was a little suspicious, and found a hidden Web camera in a plant. “I was stunned,” said Ozbun. Ozbun says, just before she entered, a 12-year-old girl was dressing in that stall. “It was decorated for little girls, streamers on the mirror, little princess, and a camera,” she said. Ozbun says she’s confident the camera was not for security. “If it was for security, why wasn't it like all the other security cameras in the shop, up on the wall in plain view? Why was it hid in a whicker basket of flowers?” she asked. When contacted at the store, Morgan says his attorney told him not to talk about the case at this time but he said he wishes he could tell his side. El Dorado Springs police are still investigating this case. At this point, they don’t know if the camera was only for viewing or if it was connected to a separate recording device or computer. “At this stage, there's no proof of taking any pictures, just viewing,” said Chief Jim Luster. Police have a monitor and a Web camera as evidence. Morgan said police also took computers from his home. Ozbun believes there's more out there that went into this viewing set-up. “It was attached to a circuit board,” she said. “What was that for?” The chief says, just because it's called a Web-cam, it doesn't mean it can only be connected to a computer. He's told it could be hooked up to a monitor. “We have no evidence showing us anything else, but the investigation is ongoing,” he said. “Now every girl at the school is wondering: ‘Was I photographed when I was there, or viewed?’” said Ozbun. The invasion of privacy charge is a misdemeanor. If recordings are found from the camera, police say the charge would jump to a felony.

My parents were and still are very active church members. They were married in a church, and divorced after 30 years of marriage.
 

Charges are now filed in the death of an Ava man.Twenty-year-old Dustin Skaggs was reported missing from Douglas County almost a week ago. Family members tell KOLR/KSFX they worried about his well being after Skaggs received several threatening text messages believed to be over money or a personal relationship.Yesterday, Dustin Skaggs' body was found in the trunk of his car, in a flooded rock quarry in Laclede County. It appears he suffered from blunt force trauma.Today, four people, reportedly second cousins of Skaggs', face first degree murder charges in his death.They are 30-year-old Benny Volner, 20-year-old Elvis Volner, 31-year-old Dennis Volner and 28-year-old Julia Volner. All four are being held on $500,000 cash only bond.xtended="true">Benny Volnerxtended="true">Elvis Volnerxtended="true">Dennis Volnerxtended="true">Julia Volner[/size][/size]

We are near I-44 in Laquey, and it shook our house!
Crocker school was my first thought.