Baxter man pleads guilty to murder

A man charged in the murder of a Baxter Springs woman has pled guilty to first degree murder and sentencing has been set for September 15 in Cherokee County District Court. Harvey Raymond Ortberg, 53, Baxter Springs, pleaded guilty Monday, July 12 to first degree murder in the death of Sharon Horn, 65, Baxter Springs. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated burglary, agains...

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