As many of you are hearing in the news, an Assistant Principal at Nixa Junior High School in Nixa, Missouri was recently charged with the sexual exploitation of a child for the purposes of producing child pornography.
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Monsees & Mayer is excited and proud to announce our two newest shareholders: Bobby Thrasher and Reed Martens. This is a change we welcome and look forward to a bright future for our firm. “In 40 years of practice, I have had the pleasure of working with and against many fine attorneys, young and old.…
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Tree stands give hunters a great advantage. They reduce the hunter’s scent, remove them from a deer’s line of sight, and increase their camouflage. They provide a higher vantage point for a better shooting angle for the hunter, but this elevated height can quickly lead to disaster when using a defective tree stand. CPSC Issues…
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The “Troubled Teen Industry” is an industry made up of facilities designed to reform young people’s behavior into something more desirable. They include behavior modification facilities, wilderness therapy, boot camps, “tough-love” facilities, and more. Offending behavior could be disobeying their parents, drug use, or playing too many video games. Parents who feel as though they…
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Tree stands allow hunters to get a better view of their prey from above, but they’re also a leading cause of hunting accidents and injury. According to the University of Wisconsin, 55% of tree stand accidents have resulted in serious spinal injury. Read on to learn more about the leading causes of tree stand accidents.…
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Ever since vaping was introduced in the US in 2006 as an alternative to traditional cigarettes, it has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. According to BBC News, the global number of vapers has steadily increased—from approximately seven million in 2011 to over 41 million in 2018, with the US, the UK, and France holding the…
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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has been teaching wilderness survival and leadership skills to young men and women since 1910. However, the organization is now facing bankruptcy after recent changes to statute-of-limitations laws allowed many sexual assault victims to come forward and make a claim. Who is Eligible to Make a Claim? The Boy…
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In March of 2020, the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 swept across the world, bringing everyday life to a halt. Schools and non-essential businesses closed down as people stayed home in an effort to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the pandemic. Unfortunately, this shift has also had an impact on child sexual…
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The Circle of Hope Girls Ranch in Cedar County, Missouri states their goal is to, “help young ladies who were destroying their lives through poor choices and behaviors, change their future”. Unfortunately, they are not living up to this promise. The reality is that these women leave with more life-long problems than they come in…
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Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed Two wrongful death lawsuits have been filed in Taney County this August stemming from two separate incidents of kayakers drowning in Bull Creek at the same location. The location in question was a manmade crossing that stretched across the creek. The US Army Corps of Engineers issued a Nationwide Permit to…
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