Yearly Archives: 2017

Scoreboard roundup — 2/22/17

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEEdmonton 4, Florida 3Washington 4, Philadelphia 1Anaheim 5, Boston 3TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL(22) Butler 74, (2) Villanova 66(3) Kansas 87, TCU  68(6) Oregon 68, California 65(8)

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MH to host Harrison for benefit baseball

The Mountain Home High School baseball team will have a preseason tuneup at home Thursday. The Bombers will host Harrison for benefit action. The varsity game begins at 4:30 followed by the junior varsity contest.     WebReadyTM

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Wednesday's regional tournament results

Regional tournament play got underway Wednesday across the Natural State. Calico Rock is hosting the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament at the Harold Ray Jeffrey Gymnasium. Norfork’s girls were able to clinch a bid to next week’s

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Marion Co. election commission to meet

     The Marion County Election Commission will meet Thursday afternoon at 1 at the Marion County Courthouse Annex. The meeting's agenda will include discussion of the appropriation of monies for the new voting machines.       WebReadyTM Powered

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Country Star Trivia

Comstock/ThinkstockWhat was Tanya Tucker‘s first #1 on the country chart? ANSWER:  1973’s “What’s Your Mama’s Name.” Copyright © 2017, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

Nashville Notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/ThinkstockJason Aldean, Eric Church and Sam Hunt will headline the 4th Annual Route 91 Harvest Festival September 29-October 1 at Nevada’s Las Vegas Village. Tickets go on sale March 3. Best-known for the original version of

Scoreboard roundup — 2/21/17

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEOttawa 2, New Jersey  1Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 1Montreal 3, NY Rangers 2 (SO)Tampa Bay 4, Edmonton 1Toronto 5, Winnipeg 4 (OT)NY Islanders 3, Detroit 1Calgary

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Tuesday's district tournament results

Several area basketball teams were in district play Tuesday in Missouri. The Bakersfield boys’ season ended as they hosted the semifinals of the Class 1, District 4 Tournament. The Lions fell to Dora 64-52. Bakersfield’s final record

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Lewis found not guilty

     Judge John Putman found William Joshua Lewis not guilty on drug-related and firearms charges during a bench trial in Baxter County Circuit Court Tuesday.      Lewis is currently an inmate at the Randall William Correctional Facility in Pine

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Several probation sentences handed down

    A number of people were sentenced to probation during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.     40-year-old Jacob Kratochvil of Mountain Home was ordered to spend 12 months in one of the community corrections centers in

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Twenty-one years ago, Joe Diffie went to #1 with this tune that references the Fab Four. Can you name it? ANSWER: “Bigger than the Beatles.” Copyright © 2017, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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Shoplifter caught with drugs

     A Viola man, 26-year-old Tyler Joe Wheeler, who has had multiple run-ins with the law related to drugs and theft dating back to 2012 and is currently on parole, was arrested again Wednesday by Mountain Home Police

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Ricky Skaggs headlines this year’s annual Jammin’ to Beat the Blues benefit April 4 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Proceeds help Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee. Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers will pay tribute to Kenny Rogers Wednesday

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Two men get prison time

    Two men were given prison time during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.     Michael Andrews, who is already an inmate in the Brickeys Unit of the state prison system on an earlier conviction, pled guilty

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Gassville city council to meet

     The Gassville City Council will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at 6:30 at 204 South School Street in Gassville.      Items on the meeting’s agenda include, under unfinished business, an ordinance amending a special uses zoning ordinance.

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Flippin city council to meet

     The Flippin City Council will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at 6 at the Flippin Public Schools central office. Items on the meeting’s agenda include a resolution for destruction of city records and a resolution for

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Movie Madness at Marion Co. library

     The Marion Co. Library will host their monthly Movie Madness Tuesday afternoon at 4. This month’s action packed movie is rated PG-13. The library will be open until 7 p.m. Tuesday evening.      For more information, call the

Scoreboard roundup — 2/20/17

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFlorida 2, St. Louis 1Arizona 3, Anaheim 2TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL(12) West Virginia 77, Texas 62Miami 54, (18) Virginia 48 (OT)(19) Florida St. 104, Boston College

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David Cassidy reveals he has dementia

Bobby Bank/WireImageOne-time Partridge Family star and 1970s pop idol David Cassidy has revealed to People that he’s battling dementia. The 66-year-old entertainer, whose grandfather and mother also were stricken with the memory-loss disease, tells the magazine of

Scoreboard roundup – 2/19/17

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONWestern Conference  192  Eastern Conference  182 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEN-Y Rangers     2  Washington   1Detroit         5  Pittsburgh   2Winnipeg        3  Ottawa       2Nashville       4  Columbus     3Chicago         5  Buffalo      1N-Y

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Norfork school board to meet

     The Norfork School Board will meet in regular session Monday evening at 5 in the administration building. Item’s on the meeting’s agenda include reports, a presentation from the Junior Beta team; discussion of a milage increase and

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Yellville Summit School Board to meet

     The Yellville Summit school board will meet in regular session this evening at 5 at the administrative building. Item’s on the meeting’s agenda include budget and financial reports, the principals report and an update from Superintendent Wes

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District play continues Monday in Missouri

Postseason basketball dominates the local Monday schedule as district play continues in Missouri. Gainesville’s boys will be in Sparta for their opener in the Class 2, District 4 Tournament. The Bulldogs will be matched up with Mansfield

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Week in Review 2-12 to 2-18

Rural Flippin man arrested on child endangerment charges A rural Flippin man is in the Marion County Jail accused of neglecting three children in his residence. According to Marion County Sheriff Clinton Evans, 44-year-old Theodore Lamkin, Jr.,

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ASUMH English instructor publishes second novel

     Annie Noblin, an English instructor at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, recently published her second novel. “Just Fine with Caroline”, published by William Morrow Paperbacks for HarperCollins Publishers, tells the tale of a three-legged pot belly pig and

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Mountain Home boys lose at West Memphis

The Mountain Home High School boy’s basketball team opened play in the 6A East Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon at West Memphis on a rough note. Brad Haworth has the details. http://podcast.ktlo.com/ktlo/4864087.mp3 Listen: right-click to download mp3 West

Scoreboard roundup — 2/18/17

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEBuffalo      3  St. Louis       2Winnipeg     3  Montreal        1SO  Detroit      3  Washington      2New Jersey   3  N-Y Islanders   2Edmonton     3  Chicago         1Ottawa       6  Toronto         3Minnesota    5  Nashville      

Scoreboard roundup — 2/17/17

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEOT  Columbus   2  Pittsburgh   1OT  Colorado   2  Carolina     1Florida    4  Anaheim      1 Copyright © 2017, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

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MH begins conference tournament Saturday

The postseason will get underway for the Mountain Home High School basketball teams Saturday with the start of the 6A-East Conference Tournament. The Lady Bombers will have home court advantage for their opening round game as they

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Country star trivia

Comstock/Thinkstock Thirty years ago, this George Strait record became the first one ever to debut at #1 on Billboard‘s Top Country Albums chart. Can you name it? ANSWER:  Ocean Front Property. Copyright © 2017, ABC Radio. All rights reserved. 

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Trump Berates Press at News Conference

During yesterday’s press, President Trump repeatedly complained about unfair media coverage while defending his administration’s performance. Memorable quotes from Trump’s news conference Via rss.cnn.com 02/16/2017 2:48 PM   Holla Wise / Shutterstock, Inc.

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Nashville notes

Burke/Triolo Productions/Thinkstock Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival and Life on a Rock have both been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, while Lucky Old Sun and Welcome to the Fishbowl are now officially Platinum. Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love was

Scoreboard roundup — 2/16/17

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONWashington 111, Indiana 98Chicago 104, Boston 103NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEOttawa 3, New Jersey 0N.-Y. Islanders 4, N.-Y. Rangers 2OT/Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 3Buffalo 2, Colorado 0St. Louis

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Thursday's basketball results

The Cotter High School girls’ basketball team had a rough outing Thursday as they hosted the semifinals of the 2A-2 Conference Tournament. The Lady Warriors fell to Marmaduke 57-52. Cotter will play in Friday’s third place game

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UCA falls in OT at Nicholls State

     THIBODAUX, La. (AP) _ Stevie Repichowski led five players in double figures with 22 points on 6-for-9 shooting from 3-point range and Nicholls State led for all of overtime in a 96-89 win against Central Arkansas