
Strong returning to court with new attorney
A 44-year-old Andrew County resident will be back in court on June 30 for hearings in both his Andrew County and his Buchanan County criminal cases. The cases filed against Stephen Craig Strong Jr.

A 44-year-old Andrew County resident will be back in court on June 30 for hearings in both his Andrew County and his Buchanan County criminal cases. The cases filed against Stephen Craig Strong Jr.

A 46-year-old St. Joseph resident is back sitting in the Andrew County Jail after some three and a half months of freedom on a four-year order of probation.

ST. JOSEPH - Following a four-month investigation by the Andrew County Sheriff's Department, deputies arrested a St.
SAVANNAH - The Andrew County Sheriff and the Jail Administrator had an informational meeting with all three Andrew County commissioners June 2. The Andrew County Sheriff's Department has been in the process of obtaining new bids for prisoner communications and commissary items (snacks).

Keeping qualified personnel in the position of Emergency Management has been somewhat of a problem for the Andrew County Commission. Emergency Management Director Steve Smith recently left Andrew County and returned to Buchanan County to work for a company providing security services for the state of Missouri.

A local defendant charged six times in nine months returned to jail after the rejection of another recent bond request. Michael Siler returned to court May 20 with his attorney Sharleen Pritt-Bothwell.

An 18-year-old has been charged with first-degree sodomy involving a female child less than 12-years-old. An Andrew County Sheriff's Department investigation begun in April has led to a felony charge of first-degree sodomy being filed against Randon Dean Schroff.

SAVANNAH - An accused sex trafficker was back in court on June 9 before Circuit Judge Dan Kellogg, the senior Fifth Circuit Judge. Decked out in jail clothes, handcuffed and shackled, Ross Rutherford appeared in court with his attorney Mark Wissehr.

The Savannah Chamber of Commerce met Wednesday at the new home of Savage Nutrition, located at 116 S. Fifth St., celebrating several local businesses.
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