WEB EXTRA: Opioid Summit Preview Interview

Pharmacist Joni Forbus, pharmacy manager at Medicine Shoppe Joplin will be a presenter at the Opioid Summit Tuesday, October 17th.  Here she talks about her presentation that deals with www.generationrx.org  a website all can use to learn about opioid abuse and even teach with it.  “To drive home the message that school  age chidlren abou tthe difference between over the counter meidcatiaons prescritpions medications. there’s two differnt programs  you …

Baxter Springs Man Charged With Murder

COLUMBUS—Murder charges have been filed against Harvey Raymond Ortberg, 49, of Baxter Springs, following the September 30th, 2017 incident which resulted in the death of Sharon Horn, 65, and injured three Baxter Springs Police Officers. In a complaint filed in Cherokee County District Court, County Attorney Jake Conard charged Ortberg with eight felony offenses, including premeditated first-degree murder, two counts of attempted capital murder, aggravated arson, aggravated burg…