Phelps County

An autopsy is scheduled today (Tuesday) for a woman who died of a gunshot wound on Saturday night in Phelps County. According to the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department 34 year old Tanya Johnson experienced a gunshot wound Saturday evening around 6:30, and was initially taken to a hospital in Rolla, and later flown to the…

A Phelps County Woman is sentenced to 15 months in prison for fraudulently using her employer’s debit card for personal gain. According to court documents Denise Rea Barner was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of 125,576.80 for using the Kyle Center’s debits cards to make personal purchases and ATM withdrawals between November of…