Jasper News Archives

CARTHAGE, Mo. - Matthew Laurin has confessed to accompanying Darren Winans to the home of Robert and Ellen Sheldon the night of Oct.

Hearings for two men charged with the murders of Robert and Ellen Sheldon have been reset for Aug.

Those purchasing a vehicle at Max Motors in Missouri will receive an AK-47 assault rifle with their purchase during the month of August.

The death toll from the tornado on Saturday night rose to 16 in southwest Missouri on Monday.

Darren J. Winans had been suspected for almost nine months of stealing a rifle Sept.

Two southwest Missouri men have pleaded not guilty to charges in the stabbing deaths of a Jasper County sheriff's reserve officer and his wife.

Two men accused of murdering an elderly Carthage couple pleaded innocent to charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and first-degree burglary in Jasper County Court today.

In a news conference held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sheriff Archie Dunn announced that Matthew Laurin of Springfield, Missouri and Darren Winans of Jasper, Missouri have been arrested for the murders of Robert and Ellen Sheldon.

Members of 4-H and Future Farmers of America will have a chance to showcase their accomplishments at upcoming youth fairs in Jasper, McDonald and Newton counties.

The first use of Jasper County's new reverse 911 system was a learning experience, according to Rich Nordell, executive director of the Jasper County Emergency Services Board.