Two men in custody on theft charges

Cherokee County Deputies were dispatched to an area east of Baxter Springs on Monday, where a property owner had reported a theft. During the course of the investigation, deputies obtained a description of the suspect vehicle, which they later located in Galena.

During a traffic stop, the two occupants, Mark

Stover, age 52 and 19-yearold Joseph Kirker, were taken into custody.

Some of the property wa…