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Thomas Freeman Clough III, 46, was arrested Sunday by Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies on charges domestic battery; knowing or reckless bodily harm, criminal threat, criminal damage to property, possess opiates, opium, narcotic drug or certain stimulant and use or possess drug paraphernalia for use in the human body and is being held without bail.

Jason Lee Dugan, 38, was arrested Sunday by Chetopa Police officers on charges of possess opiates, opium, narcotic drug or certain stimulant, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana and was released on $10,000 bail.

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Friday afternoon Cherokee County David Groves announced his leaving an office he held for 15 years. One of the most respected political office holders in the county’s history Groves left with a message to the community.