MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee fully reopened Monday ahead of schedule following repairs to a crack that had shut down the span since early May. The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s
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Mountain Home School District Superintendent Dr. Jake Long is recommending the school use face masks to help limit the spread of COVID-19 when classroom instruction resumes Aug. 18. In an open letter to the community released Friday,
Darrin Bookout (from left), Sadie Rowe and Melissa Murray An inmate at the Baxter County Detention Center faces new charges after he stole drugs from the medicine cart at the facility. Darrin Ryan Bookout faces felony charges
A Clarkridge man charged with stabbing his sister in the knee entered a guilty plea to his charges and was sentenced to six years in prison during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. The aggravated
Mountain Home will host a public meeting on legislative redistricting in the state. The meeting will be conducted by the Arkansas Board of Apportionment (ABA) and is one of eight such meetings the ABA is holding around
A one-time broadcaster of Mountain Home sports has retired after nearly 38 years in the insurance business. Lewis Barnes’ last day with Shelter Insurance was Saturday. Barnes spent several years in the late 80s and early 90s
Monday marks the start of Arkansas high school athletics for the 2021-2022 school year, and it begins with Mountain Home hosting one of the premier golf events in the state. The Ultimate Auto Group High School Invitational
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Some doctors and nurses in Arkansas say they are dealing with burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder after more than a year of battling the coronavirus pandemic, including a new wave of cases
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) Three Arkansas police officers have been placed on administrative leave after a man died while in their custody. Officers with the Hot Springs Police Department had placed 30-year-old Brandon Klorik in custody
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A Springfield hospital reached a “sad new record” on Sunday when the number of coronavirus patients in its care rose to 187, an administrator said. CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards urged residents via Twitter
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. The anticipated rematch of Arkansas and UConn is officially set, Head Coach Mike Neighbors announced today, as the Hogs and Huskies will square off on November 14th. The game time, TV specifications and the
ST. LOUIS (AP) Adam Wainwright tossed seven effective innings and rookie Edmundo Sosa homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Wainwright (9-6) allowed three runs and
99.7 The Boot is back on the air following a temporary outage. The Boot’s signal had been temporarily knocked out following an early morning lightning strike at the tower site in Ozark County. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
The following are links to the top stories of the week on ktlo.com. Missouri woman enters guilty plea to drug charges Armed Gassville man faces charges after confrontation at Baxter Regional Man throws second tantrum in court
99.7 The Boot is temporarily off the air. Due to an early Sunday morning lightning strike in Ozark County, The Boot’s signal was knocked out at its tower site. It will return to the air as soon
Many athletes who are competing in the Olympics in Tokyo this year have a connection to Arkansas, but today I’d like to talk about Kayle Browning, the only home-grown Arkansan representing the United States. This year, Kayle
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Rookie right-hander Bailey Ober threw four effective innings, Ryan Jeffers hit a three run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – Just one week into training camp and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sees a potential new member of Kansas City’s Legion of Zoom in running back Jerick McKinnon. “I think he’s going to
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities on Saturday night reopened the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that had been closed ever since a crack was discovered in the span in May. The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, a
A Norfork man arrested in June 2019 after officers with a Fugitive Taskforce found drug paraphernalia in his home appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Fifty-five-year-old James Loosey pled guilty to charges of possessing drug paraphernalia
Bryar Bone (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A 22-year-old Mountain Home man was given five years in prison with a judicial transfer to one of the Community Correction Centers in the state for addiction treatment.
Jeremi Witt A tip that a man on parole was allegedly using and selling methamphetamine led police to a residence along Dixie Street in Mountain Home in late October last year and resulted in two arrests. One
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is warning consumers to be aware of potential price gouging on goods, products and services following Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s public health emergency declaration. That announcement was made Thursday as the state experiences
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission approved a budget increase of $5.73 million at its July meeting to cover the costs of several pressing projects. The largest project on the list is the renovation
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Six people have been indicted in the kidnapping and death of a man whose body was found in a wooded area southwest of Joplin last year. Federal prosecutors announced Friday that a federal
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri has recorded more drowning deaths in the first six months of this year than in the same time period of any year since 2008, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The number of reported coronavirus cases in Arkansas increased by more than 1,300 Saturday and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 topped 1,100, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. The department reported 1,339
ROCK ISLAND, Okla. (AP) – The body of a woman reported missing in Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been found in a pond in eastern Oklahoma and three men were arrested in connection with her death, according to
Yvonne Anderson (Photo courtesy of Associated Press) SAITAMA, Japan (AP) – Yvonne Anderson knew playing in the Olympics for the U.S. was a longshot at best. Realistically, it was likely never going to happen. Yet, the Arkansas
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Tommy Edman drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double, Wade LeBlanc pitched 5 2/3 strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Friday night. LeBlanc matched a
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The superintendent of Little Rock’s schools on Friday called for suing to overturn Arkansas’ ban on mask mandates, saying he wasn’t confident legislators would allow local school boards to impose their own
Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation via Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Transportation officials on Friday sped up their plans to reopen the Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that was closed after a
NEW YORK (AP) – Walmart is requiring that all workers at its headquarters as well as its managers who travel within the U.S. be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 4. The retailer based in Bentonville, Arkansas, is
A 48-year-old man accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a nine-year-old boy appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Jason Adam Memegos of Briarcliff entered a plea of guilty to a charge of 2nd degree sexual
Brandy Mae Knight Waiving her right to an attorney, a woman stood before Circuit Judge John Putman Monday and basically begged to be put in prison. Thirty-two-year-old Brandy Mae Knight made her appeal during a session of
Marion County Judge John Massey has announced that the county’s offices will reopen to the public on Monday. The county’s offices had been closed for more than a week due to the area’s surging COVID-19 numbers. Massey’s
The Flippin School Board met for just under three hours Thursday night, dealing with a number of items including several resignations and hires. Superintendent Kelvin Hudson has the report. Listen: click to download audio WebReadyTM Powered by
LITTLE ROCK – The printed version of the 2021-22 Arkansas Hunting Guidebook is being produced and should be distributed in August throughout the state, but hunters can get familiar with this year’s season dates and regulations with
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Springfield-area health officials have withdrawn their request for a temporary site to handle an overflow of COVID-19 patients because they said it couldn’t be put up quickly enough amid a case surge that
Jon Lester (Photo courtesy of Associated Press) ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Washington Nationals completed their final trade of a dizzying sell-off, sending veteran left-hander Jon Lester to the St. Louis Cardinals at Friday’s deadline. Lester becomes
J.A. Happ (Photo courtesy of Associated Press) ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals acquired left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ and cash from the Minnesota Twins for right-handed pitcher John Gant and a minor-leaguer on Friday, a
Oklahoma and Texas accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference in July 2025 on Friday, worried that their storied athletic programs were in danger of losing ground if they stayed in the Big 12. A whirlwind week
Joseph Michael Verdusco (clockwise, from top left), Michael Anthony Behrens, Daniel Rhease Hoskins and William Brandon Hall A fight in the Baxter County jail has resulted in charges being filed against four inmates. One of them, 27-year-old
CONWAY (AP) – No injuries were reported following two shootings this week involving Arkansas State troopers during traffic stops along Interstate 40, according to state police. On Thursday, Trooper Tyler Langley and a motorist exchanged gunfire
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A 42-year-old inmate of the Pulaski County jail in Little has died, according to the county sheriff’s office. “A deputy working … was alerted by an inmate that inmate Brent White, 42
The Yellville City Council will not meet on Monday night, the city has announced. No rescheduled date has been announced for the meeting. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
The Baxter County Library Foundation has announced that due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the area that it is postponing the Outdoor Movie Night fundraiser scheduled for Friday night. A makeup date has not
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) – Two men from Jefferson City have been charged in the death of a man at the Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend. Craig Hawkins Jr., 23, was charged Thursday with
Baxter County and Circuit Clerk Canda Reese has announced Baxter County jurors should report for duty Monday morning at 9 at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the campus of Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. The location
Mountain Home High School has won seven academic state championships for the 2020-21 school year. The Arkansas Activities Association released the list of winning teams Thursday. Five girls’ and two boys’ teams from Mountain Home claimed the
Lawrence John Olson A man accused of breaking into the residence of a woman jailed on murder charges appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. Fifty-two-year-old Lawrence John Olson of rural Mountain Home entered a plea of
June’s record sales Figures released by the state Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) show Arkansans spent $26.5 million on medical marijuana in the past month, a figure that was down about 24 percent compared to last
A Mountain Home man last arrested in April when a Baxter County sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of a male yelling at and threatening a female entered a guilty plea to the charges against him and
FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas All-American Moses Moody became the 13th Razorback to be selected in the first round of the NBA Draft when the Golden State Warriors selected the 6-6 guard with the 14th overall pick. He is
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Fresh off a memorable 2021 championship season for Razorback Baseball, Dave Van Horn has signed a new employment agreement to extend his tenure as head baseball coach at the University of Arkansas for at
After a day off Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals return to action Friday night when they host Minnesota to begin a three-game weekend series at Busch Stadium. St. Louis is 51-51 and trails Milwaukee by 9 1/2
Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. But how soon? The latest step in a move that has
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – More than a dozen high-risk Missouri residents who were vaccinated against COVID-19 were among those who died amid a surge of cases that has led the University of Missouri to reinstate a
St. Louis County Health Director Dr. Faisal Khan answers questions posed by council members regarding the St. Louis County mask mandate during a St. Louis County Council meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Clayton., Mo. Khan
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that he was calling the Arkansas Legislature back to Little Rock to discuss amending a state law prohibiting local school districts from requiring students to wear face masks.The governor also announced Thursday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A man who fled the country after his girlfriend’s body was found in a suitcase in southwest Missouri has been recaptured and returned to the U.S., federal authorities said. Mahamud Tooxoow Mahamed,
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A judge has ordered Arkansas to resume its participation in supplemental federal unemployment assistance that the state cut off to thousands of workers. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Herbert Wright on Wednesday issued
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a special press conference concerning COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon. The Governor announced the reinstatement of a Public Health Emergency, along with his plans to call the Arkansas General Assembly back into session
Registered Nurse Chris Murphy walks 31-year-old Daryl Barker through breathing techniques inside Lake Regional Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit on Monday, July 26, 2021, in Osage Beach, Mo. Murphy, an Army veteran who served as a Combat Medic
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri must pay more than $1 million in legal fees for failing to follow federal voting laws, an appeals court has ruled. A 2018 lawsuit filed by the St. Louis and Kansas
Izard County authorities are investigating the discovery of a body on Red Lamb Road near Melbourne on July 15. According to a news release from Izard County Sheriff Jack Yancey, of 44-year-old Rebekah Johnson found in a
FORT SMITH (AP) – Police say no charges will be filed against a Department of Homeland Security employee who fatally shot a man who had opened fire on an apartment complex in Fort Smith, killing an 87-year-old
A Mountain Home woman has been arrested after allegedly breaking into two homes earlier this month. Rebecca Darleen Ramey was booked into the Baxter County Detention Center Tuesday morning and faces two felony counts of residential burglary
Heather D. O’Neill A Gassville woman arrested in March and September last year and charged with possessing drugs and firearms both times appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. Forty-four-year-old Heather O’Neill pled guilty to her charges
The Flippin School Board will meet Thursday evening at 7 in the district’s Administrative Building. Items on the agenda include food service bids, a purchase service agreement with the Cotter School District for a food service manager,
Nathias Z. Hall A man who gave police his brother’s name and date of birth when he was pulled over in mid-March appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. Forty-year-old Nathias Z. Hall of Mountain Home entered
The Bull Shoals City Council will meet Thursday night at 6:30 at Bull Shoals City Hall. No agenda for the meeting was provided with the meeting’s announcement. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
The 2021 edition of the Natural State’s most comprehensive football publication is on newsstands. Hooten’s Arkansas Football Magazine previews the upcoming season for all 11-man high school teams and the college teams in the state. The biggest
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a plan to keep a statue of the late Sen. J. William Fulbright on its flagship campus, despite calls to remove it
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) A Jefferson City man was charged Wednesday in the shooting death of a man at a popular entertainment venue near the Lake of the Ozarks during the Memorial Day weekend. Officials allege
JONESBORO, Ark. (7/28/21) Arkansas State redshirt freshman punter Ryan Hanson has been named to the Ray Guy Preseason Award Watch List, the Augusta Sports Council announced Wednesday. Hanson completed his first season at A-State with 41
CLEVELAND (AP) Some batters hit for the cycle. Indians slugger Franmil Reyes nearly hit the cyclist. Reyes homered twice, the first a second-inning blast that bounced out of Progressive Field and almost dinged a bicyclist pedaling
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – Arkansas on Wednesday reported 1,703 new coronavirus cases as the number of people in the state hospitalized because of the virus continued to climb. The Department of Health reported that the state’s cases
The Baxter County Personnel Committee will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 in the third-floor meeting room at the Baxter County Courthouse. Items on the agenda include the personnel policy for the Sheriff’s Department and pay grade
The Mountain Home City Pool has announced that is once again offering open swim sessions. The pool had halted open swim last week after a lifeguard was diagnosed with COVID-19 and the facility’s unvaccinated staff had to
UNDATED (AP) – An Arkansas boy received unneeded medical procedures and drugs based on lies his parents told doctors and charities about his health to get donations, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the state attorney
MONTICELLO (AP) – A former satellite television installation technician has been arrested in the more than year-old slaying of a woman in south Arkansas, according to Arkansas State Police. Dilan Estes, 26, of Monticello was arrested on
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – St. Louis County’s top elected official insisted Wednesday that a mask mandate remained in place even though the county commission voted to overturn it. Across the state, meanwhile, Kansas City issued its
The Baxter County Road and Bridge Department has announced that the section of Old Tracy Road/County Road 53 that had been closed due to road work has now been reopened to all thru traffic. All work
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – A Joplin man who wounded five people in random shootings has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Attorneys for Tom Mourning Jr., 31, had argued for years that he was
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Four people killed last week in a Springfield house fire were a mother and her four children, fire officials said. The Springfield Fire Department identified the victims in a news release as 40-year-old
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The Interstate 40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that was closed after a crack was found in the span will begin reopening to traffic next week, transportation officials said Wednesday. The Arkansas and
The Baxter County Fair Board has announced that this year’s fair will have adjustments to address the area’s surging COVID-19 numbers, but will go on as planned.The fair, which will run from Aug. 24-28 at the Baxter
Daniel L. Chentnik A 32-year-old Gassville man faces charges after an he allegedly confronted security officials Tuesday afternoon at Baxter Regional Medical Center while armed with multiple weapons. Daniel L. Chentnik is charged with aggravated assault and
Officials from Baxter Regional Medical Center provided another COVID-19 update Wednesday morning. President/CEO Ron Peterson, Infection Preventionist Stephanie Free and Director of Marketing Tobias Pugsley discussed several topics including the large number of COVID patients in the
Dustin Lee Brandenburg A 20-year-old Gassville man was arrested Saturday after allegedly drugging and raping a juvenile. Dustin Lee Brandenburg is being held in the Baxter County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond on a Class Y
The Salem High School athletic department’s fundraiser is coming up next month. The 30th-annual Greyhound Classic is scheduled for August 7 at the Golf Course on Turkey Mountain in Horseshoe Bend. The shotgun start for the two-person
Tyler Cole Hutton A 28-year-old Midway man, who screamed obscenities and fought with deputies at the court complex on May 20, threw another similar tantrum Monday. After the incident in May, new felony charges of second-degree battery
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Defensive back Jalen Catalon and linebacker Grant Morgan checked in on the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which was released Tuesday morning by the Football Writers Association of America. The Arkansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Patrick Mahomes has become part of MLS club Sporting Kansas City’s ownership group. The Chiefs quarterback and 2018 NFL MVP had his stake in the soccer team announced Tuesday. “I am grateful
CLEVELAND (AP) Adam Wainwright won in his first appearance at Progressive Field, Paul DeJong hit a go-ahead homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Tuesday night. DeJong’s two-out, two-run drive in the
The Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that it is canceling the final two scheduled dates in its Friday Night Live music series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chamber made the announcement Tuesday afternoon
UNDATED (AP) – A Springfield hospital announced Tuesday that it expanded its morgue capacity amid an increase in COVID-19 deaths, while St. Louis began offering immunization incentives for some city employees and the county where Kansas
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – It was “completely improper” for a judge to release a southwest Missouri couple charged with abusing girls at a reform school from jail, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office said in a court
ATLANTA (AP) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the delta variant of
Baxter Regional Medical Center officials announced the hospital has set a distressing new record with 43 inpatients being treated for COVID-19. That number, announced Tuesday afternoon, shatters the hospital’s previous record of 34 COVID inpatients at a
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – The number of people hospitalized in Arkansas because of COVID-19 reached 1,025 on Tuesday as the governor and legislative leaders prepared to discuss calls to allow schools to require face masks. The Department
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Springfield man was convicted Tuesday of killing his pregnant girlfriend and the unborn child. Derik Osborn was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree domestic assault
Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday to join the powerhouse Southeastern Conference, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying the league would consider it in the “near future.” A day after the Big 12 schools notified the
Jake Bequette Republican United States Senate candidate Jake Bequette of Little Rock will speak at the Baxter County Republican County Committee Meeting Tuesday evening at 6 at Buncles Brick Oven & Brews in Mountain Home. The event
The Bull Shoals Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at Bull Shoals City Hall. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Brad Kaster of Gassville (left) and Dan Carley of Mountain Home were two of the protesters that picketed Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s “Community COVID Conversation” Monday in Mountain Home. A group of anti-vaccine protesters were on hand Monday
Ethan Altenbaumer (seated) gets a COVID-19 vaccine Monday at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center. A total of 153 people received the first dose of the Pfzier BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Monday at a vaccination event held at
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Jon Thomas “JT” Mott A federal public defender entered an innocent plea on behalf of a 38-year-old Yellville man to four misdemeanor charges related to the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6. Jon Thomas “J.T.” Mott was
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR)recently recognized the service and sacrifice of World War II veteran Edith Mitchell of Mountain Home in ‘Salute to Veterans,’ a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans. Mitchell was born
The Baxter County Planning Board will meet Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the third-floor conference room of the Baxter County Courthouse. On the agenda is a review of the county’s land use rules. The meeting is open
An area man was killed Monday afternoon in a crash on private property. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 78-year-old Joseph Hamby of Ava was killed when his truck ran off the roadway and went into a
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday he planned to meet with House and Senate leaders about growing calls to allow schools to require face masks as the state reported 23 more deaths
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A 12-person jury and three alternates have been selected for the corruption trial of a Republican former Arkansas state senator charged with bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy. Gilbert Baker, 64, has pleaded
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Department of Transportation now says it will likely be early August before the Interstate 40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee can reopen to traffic. Contractors are working on phase 3 of
The attorney general in Missouri has sued in an effort to halt a mask mandate that took effect Monday in the St. Louis area amid a rise in COVID-19 cases that are burdening a growing number of
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Four people including three children have died from injuries received in a house fire at Springfield, officials there said. Crews were called to the fire early Friday morning and learned that
media/00124_catalon-thorpe.jpg FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Arkansas redshirt sophomore defensive back Jalen Catalon picked up another preseason honor, as he has been named to the Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List. Catalon, who already earned Preseason All-SEC and Bednarik
media/00122_poolmorgan-butkus.jpg FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Both of Arkansas’ returning starters at linebacker, redshirt senior Grant Morgan and senior Bumper Pool, have been named to the Butkus Award Watch List. Morgan, a candidate for the 2021 Bednarik Award and
Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk will step down once a replacement is found, ending a five-year tenure that was marked by school-wide social unrest, millions of dollars in facilities upgrades and key coaching hires in football and
After a day off Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals return to action Tuesday evening with the start of a two-game series in Cleveland. The Redbirds are 50-50 and are eight games behind Milwaukee in the National League
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on Monday said it’s reached a new peak of COVID-19 patients at its hospital as a surge in coronavirus cases continued in the state. UAMS
Gov. Asa Hutchinson brought his “Community COVID Conversations” event to Mountain Home Monday, holding an hour-long town hall-style event inside the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the campus of Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. The governor is
(AP) – The St. Louis area has become one of the first in the country to reinstate mask requirements amid a rise in cases that health officials are blaming on low vaccination rates and the highly contagious
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson hosted a COVID-19 Conversation in a town hall format Monday at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. You can listen in its entirety here:
The team of John Campbell and Brad Schulz captured the overall title at the inaugural Big Creek Member Tournament over the weekend at Big Creek Golf and Country Club in Mountain Home. The team of Tommy Strickland
(AP) – Oklahoma and Texas took the first formal step Monday toward moving to the Southeastern Conference, notifying the Big 12 they would not be renewing an agreement that binds the league’s members through 2025. The schools
Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams said Thursday night the city plans to apply for a $250,000 grant in the coming weeks to help build an all-access playground.If approved, the city would use the grant money to purchase
Both Baxter County and the City of Mountain Home reported another month of eye-popping sales tax numbers for June, reports from county and city officials indicate. June’s sales tax reports were the second-largest ever for both the
The City of Mountain Home issued 13 business licenses in June according to Jeannie Anderson in the city’s Building Inspection Department. Those 13 permits included eight home-based businesses, a restaurant and a musician. Business licenses were granted
The Baxter County Road and Bridge Department has announced that a section of Old Tracy Road/CR 53 starting at address 2842 and headed south approximately 900 feet to address 3031 will be closed to any thru traffic
The Norfork School Board will meet Monday night at 5 in the superintendent’s office.Items on the agenda include applications for an elementary teacher and a paraprofessional position, consideration of a vaccination incentive bonus, changes to the district’s
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Six former University of Arkansas student-athletes, including a former and current track and field Olympian, a member of the 1994 Razorback Basketball national championship team, two football standouts and a softball pioneer, have been
PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) Authorities are searching for three men who escaped from a jail in southwest Missouri after allegedly attacking an officer. The McDonald County Sheriffs office in Pineville, Missouri said David Molina, 49; Carmelo Miguel
Barring a dramatic change of direction, Texas and Oklahoma are moving toward taking the Red River Rivalry to the Southeastern Conference in a seismic shift that will have repercussions in college sports from coast to coast. According
CINCINNATI (AP) Harrison Bader and Dylan Carlson homered during a seven-run burst in the fourth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-6 on Sunday. Nolan Arenado hit his 20th home run and
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – COVID-19 continues to rage through Arkansas as new day-over-day cases topped 2,000 for the first time since February. State health officials reported 2,015 new cases Saturday as the highly contagious delta variant
The Pink Ball Club Benefit Tournament was held Saturday at Twin Lakes Golf Course. The tournament ended up with a total of 112 golfers. Ken Armstrong, Larry Kelley, Dave Trammell and Wally Koskinen won the tiebreaker over
The Mountain Home Hurricanes swim team were able to take home another South Wind Conference championship Saturday in Pocahontas. The Hurricanes defeated the Stone County Stingrays, Dart Aquatics, the Jonesboro Jets, the Greene County Gators and the
For the third time in 2 1/2 weeks, a minor earthquake has been reported in northwest Marion County. The United States Geological Survey says the magnitude 2.4 quake was recorded 4.3 miles east of Diamond City at
The Lakeview Midway Public Water Authority will hold its regular July board meeting Monday morning at 9. The meeting will be held at the water authority’s office, located at 29 Howard Creek Road in Midway. WebReadyTM Powered
The following are links to the top stories of the week on ktlo.com. 10-year-expired plates lead to man’s arrest on felony charges Motel room search ends with drug charges for two Woman struck, killed by vehicle while
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Springfield man who shot two strangers in random attacks two years ago has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences. Kwaim Stenson, 33, was sentenced Friday after being convicted in May of
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A southwest Missouri couple facing multiple charges of abuse against girls at a Christian reform school have been released from jail and placed on home confinement after they reported health issues. In
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team watched its season come to an end Saturday in the Arkansas Senior AAA State Tournament at Conway. The Lockeroom’s 11 base hits were not enough as they fell to
CINCINNATI (AP) – Jesse Winker homered, doubled and drove in four runs, Luis Castillo pitched seven effective innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 Saturday. Joey Votto also homered to help the Reds
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off training camp Saturday by placing veteran safety Armani Watts on the physically unable to perform list and moving rookie defensive end Malik Herring to the non-football
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will visit the Twin Lakes Area Monday to promote area residents getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Hutchinson is scheduled to appear in Mountain Home midday to hold the latest in his series of community
Baxter Regional Medical Center, Arkansas State University-Mountain Home and the Baxter County Health Unit will host a community wide COVID-19 vaccine event Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Trout Room at the Vada Sheid
William Alma Miller The trial of the man accused of murdering Rebekah Gould in 2004 has been scheduled for 2022. KAIT in Jonesboro reports William Alma Miller appeared in Izard County Circuit Court Wednesday with his attorneys
A Missouri woman pled guilty to drug-related charges and was sentenced to six years probation during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Forty-nine-year-old Anicia Wilson was arrested in mid-September 2019 after the vehicle in which
Austin Wayne Monk A domestic dispute that included shots fired has led to aggravated assault charges against a 24-year-old Mountain Home man. Austin Wayne Monk was arrested July 17 after the incident at a mobile home park
Power has been restored in southwestern Mountain Home. According to Entergy Arkansas, the outage began just after 3:30 Saturday afternoon and affected 38 customers. Power was restored just after 5 p.m. The cause of the outage was
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (Photo courtesy of The Texarkana Gazette via Associated Press) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – As U.S. regulators weigh giving the final stamp of approval for certain COVID-19 vaccines, governors in states hard hit by
Since the days I was taking out Hardy Boys mysteries from the Gravette School Library, I have always been in the middle of reading a book or two. The First Lady and I read to our children
Highway 5 South Church of Christ will not hold its Sunday service this week. According to a church spokesperson, the service was canceled due to a possible exposure to an individual infected with COVID-19. WebReadyTM Powered by
Saturday will be a big day for the Mountain Home Hurricanes swim team. The Hurricanes will be in Pocahontas as they compete in the South Wind Conference Championship Meet. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team began the Arkansas Senior AAA State Tournament on a rough note Friday. The Lockeroom went to Conway and fell to Cabot by a final of 8-1. Reed Ellison was
CINCINNATI (AP) – Tyler Stephenson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Kyle Farmer, who also homered, led off
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas’ coronavirus cases rose by nearly 2,000 on Friday as the state’s COVID-19 surge prompted the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to scale back its hospital visitor policy. The Department of
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Department of Transportation now says it will likely be early August before the Interstate 40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee can reopen to traffic. Contractors are working on phase 3 of
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) – St. Louis city and county officials say they will require masks in some public places starting Monday, citing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases spurred by the delta variant. Masks will be mandatory
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Florida truck driver has been arrested in the February shooting death of a man in downtown Springfield, police there said. Thomas Haynes, 45, was arrested Thursday in Springfield on charges of second-degree
A Searcy County man was killed Thursday night in a one-vehicle accident. Twenty-nine-year-old Carl Parton of Harriet was pronounced dead at the scene west of Harriet. According to the Arkansas State Police, Parton was traveling on Arkansas
Edgar Benjamin Harrison A 32-year-old Harrison man was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release this week in U.S. District Court in Fort Smith. Edgar Benjamin Davidson was sentenced for one
Mountain Home’s planned community center and parks overhaul took another step towards becoming a reality Thursday night with the Mountain Home City Council approving the issuing of $36 million in bonds to support those projects. The bonds
Michael Cox A Midway man was sentenced to four years in prison during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court on July 15. Thirty-two-year-old Michael Cox pled guilty to drug-related charges stemming from a late October 2020
Mountain Home High School’s agri teachers recently returned from Hot Springs with more than 50 awards and certificates earned by Mountain Home students over the past school year. The teachers picked up the awards while visiting the
Retired Arkansas State Police officer Mark Hollingsworth of Mountain Home was awarded the Arkansas Attorney General Star of Excellence Award on Thursday afternoon by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Hollingsworth was presented the honor at the Never
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – As the delta variant of COVID-19 makes its way through the Kansas City area, the region’s medical leaders appear to be on the verge of calling for new mask mandates. Dr.
It’s a night of classic rock and classic cars when the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce’s Friday Night Live program returns with a triple bill of Rio, the Leslie Williams Band and Burnin’ Daylight.The Friday Night Live
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) – Missouri and Arkansas both had some encouraging signs, if not great records, in their first seasons under new coaches. Now, the Tigers’ Eliah Drinkwitz and Razorbacks’ Sam Pittman are among four second-year Southeastern
Diane M. Coddington Law enforcement responding to a report of a two-vehicle accident Sunday evening on State Highway 5 North ended up arresting a Mountain Home woman for aggravated assault charges. According to the probable cause affidavit
(Kevin Swadley and Kip Swadley) A man and his son who were arrested on drug charges in late November last year appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court this week. A third person charged in the case, Rachel
The postseason begins for the Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team Friday in Conway. The Lockeroom will meet Cabot for their first game in the Arkansas Senior AAA State Tournament on the campus of the University
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Thursday that while running for the Republican nomination for governor, she also will try to put on next year’s ballot a proposition to end the state’s
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) A former southwest Missouri man who was once sentenced to seven life terms for child sexual abuse has been resentenced after pleading guilty to two charges. Marcus Yoder was sentenced Wednesday to
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Treylon Burks continues to collect preseason accolades. The Razorback wideout was one of 51 players named to the watch list for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, which recognizes college football’s most outstanding receiver. The Tallahassee
ST. LOUIS (AP) Kwang Hyun-Kim earned his fifth straight win on his 33rd birthday and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Thursday night. Nolan Arenado and Dylan Carlson homered as the Cardinals improved
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A group of Democratic lawmakers in Arkansas, which has the nation’s highest COVID-19 rate, urged the governor and Republicans who control the Legislature on Thursday to lift the state’s ban on schools
(AP) – Students and staff in the Kansas City public school district will likely be required to wear masks when school starts next month because of an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the region, a district
Open swim sessions and swimming lessons have been temporarily halted at the Mountain Home City Pool following a positive case of COVID-19 among the staff. Unvaccinated lifeguards are currently being tested for COVID. All locker rooms, public
The three Baxter Regional Medical Center physicians appearing on a Facebook Live chat Thursday had a simple message for the Twin Lakes Area: Go get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect yourself and help the community.Family medicine physician
AP – The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a lower court’s decision in the state’s Medicaid expansion case, agreeing that the voter-approved plan to offer Medicaid to more people should stand. The unanimous decision sends the
On Thursday, June 22, 2021, Baxter Regional Medical Center held a COVID-19 Vaccine community Question and Answer session to address concerns over the COVID-19 vaccine. If you missed any of the broadcast, you can now listen to
The Fulton County Fair has canceled its Veterans and Senior days due to the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases. In a news release, organizers say, “The health of our veterans, seniors and volunteers are very important to
A woman from Mountain View was struck by a vehicle and killed Wednesday afternoon while she was reportedly trying to remove a turtle from the highway. The Arkansas State Police have identified the victim as 65-year-old Yvonne
Kory Adam Charlton A 30-year-old Mountain Home man who was wanted on felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly led authorities on a high-speed chase through Mountain Home on July 3, after the Lake Norfork Fireworks show,
Baxter Regional Medical Center, Arkansas State University-Mountain Home and the Baxter County Health Unit will host a community wide COVID-19 Vaccine event on Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Trout Room at the Vada
The Mountain Home City Council will hold a meeting Thursday evening at 6 at City Hall.At the meeting, the City Council will review and approve paperwork associated with the city issuing $38.6 million in bonds. Those bonds
Christopher Alan Everett A man currently charged in Baxter County with numerous felonies stemming from an incident in 2018 has a pending motion asking that his case be dismissed based on a claimed violation of his right
The Arkansas State Golf Association has another event coming to Big Creek Golf and Country Club. The ASGA Designated Stroke Play Championship is scheduled for August 14 and 15. The cost is $150, and only cash and
The City of Cotter will hold its regular monthly council meeting Thursday evening. The meeting begins at 6 at Cotter City Hall. Limited seating will be available due to COVID. Social Distancing will be maintained and wearing
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Arkansas’ Trelon Smith has been named to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award. The PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced its preseason candidates for the award, which is presented annually to the nation’s
The last time Texas got a wandering eye for another conference it fueled a series of realignments in college sports that nearly killed the Big 12. Texas is once again exploring free agency, stealing the headlines at
ST. LOUIS (AP) Cardinals manager Mike Shildt had one thought when he saw Yadier Molina striding to home plate in the 10th inning: Game over. Molina doubled home the winning run against All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday rolled out a vaccine incentive program that includes $10,000 prizes for 900 lottery winners. Winners will be drawn every two weeks beginning Aug. 13
The Northeast Public Water Authority will hold its regular July board meeting on Thursday afternoon at 1:15. The meeting will be held at water authority’s office, located at 66 Florence Drive in Mountain Home. WebReadyTM Powered
A teenager reported missing by the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) on June 16 has been found safe in the Fayetteville area. The sheriff’s office had issued a missing person alert that day and confirmed the child
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) – As lead pastor of one of Missouri’s largest churches, Jeremy Johnson has heard all the reasons congregants don’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccination. He wants them to know it’s not only OK
An unidentified 33-year-old woman was accidentally shot in the leg Tuesday in Fulton County. According to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting occurred on Nine Mile Ridge. The woman allegedly was sitting outside in a chair
Lonnie E. Strauser A 50-year-old Salem man was arrested Monday on felony theft and forgery charges after he allegedly stole more than $7,000 through ATM transactions. Lonnie E. Strauser surrendered to authorities and was released on a
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas’ ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proceeds. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a
Baxter Regional Medical Center (BRMC) has scheduled a 30-minute Facebook Live event Thursday afternoon from 12:15 to 12:45. BRMC Director of Marketing Tobias Pugsley says the event will provide truthful information about the vaccine from trusted medical
Officials from Baxter Regional Medical Center are continuing updates on COVID-19. Wednesday morning, President and CEO Ron Peterson, Infection Preventionist Stephanie Free and Director of Marketing Tobias Pugsley discussed several topics including antibody treatments and an upcoming
Baker Twins Produce is operated by Hannah Baker (left) and Hadleigh Baker (right). Two Mountain Home teenagers recently wrapped up their second year of selling and delivering produce as a Future Farmers of America project. Baker Twins
A recent search of a Mountain Home motel room netted a total of 10 felony counts for two people. On Thursday, July 15, officers with the 14th Judicial Drug Task Force were watching a motel on Highway
A Clarkridge man charged with stabbing his sister in the knee appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. The charges against 26-year-old Aaron Dakota Jones stem from an event in early May. Baxter County sheriff’s deputies responded
The Executive Committee of the Ozark Opportunities, Inc. Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday at noon. Information on how to attend virtually will be sent to all active board members. Community members wishing to attend
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality. U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary
FAYETTEVILLE Razorback All-American and former NBA first-round draft pick Ronnie Brewer and Arkansas alum Jon Blake have been added to the men’s basketball staff, Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman announced. Brewer was named recruiting coordinator and
ST. LOUIS (AP) Ian Happ said he was being “selectively aggressive” with the game on the line. The Chicago outfielder triggered a six-run rally in the ninth inning, and the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Veteran defensive end Alex Okafor has signed a one-year deal to return to the Kansas City Chiefs, just days before the first players begin reporting for training camp. The Chiefs did not
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City Chiefs fans will have to get tickets in advance to visit the Super Bowl runner-up’s training camp this year, and they won’t be able to get autographs from players because
For the second consecutive year, Bomberfest – the premier event kicking off the school year at Mountain Home Public Schools – has been canceled due to COVID-19.Mountain Home Public Schools announced the event was canceled Tuesday afternoon,
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – Public health researchers on Tuesday called the rapid rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas a “raging forest fire,” and the state’s top health official warned that he expects significant outbreaks in
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The St. Louis area is facing a third wave of COVID-19 that could cause more deaths and serious cases if residents don’t get vaccinated and return to wearing masks in public, the
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will visit Mountain Home next week to talk to residents about being vaccinated against COVID-19. Hutchinson is scheduled to visit the Twin Lakes Area midday Monday at 11:30 as part of his series
Cotter Public Schools will conduct registration for the 2021-2022 school year Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the elementary entrance. The registration will be conducted in a drive-thru format and is open to
Randy Dilbeck A Gassville man now stands accused of assaulting a woman in mid-June and returning to her home in early July and threatening violence unless she signed a document asking that charges against him be dropped
The first community support house established by the Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation is known as the Twin Lakes Area’s first line of support for cancer patients and their families and friends. The Peitz Cancer Support House provides
The Gassville City Council will hold its July meeting Tuesday evening at 6 at the Gassville Community Center. Items on the agenda include the third reading of an ordinance permitting golf carts on city streets, bids for
The Norfork City Council will meet Tuesday evening at 6:30 at City Hall. Items on the agenda include a discussion on short-term rentals and setting a date for a town hall meeting. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
The Lakeview City Council will hold its July meeting Tuesday evening at 7 at the Lloyd Travis Municipal Center. Items on the evening’s agenda include a resolution amending the city’s budget, a discussion on American Recovery Plan
The Bull Shoals City Council will hold its monthly workshop Tuesday evening at 6:30 at City Hall. No agenda for the workshop was provided. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team has one more outing before they begin state tournament play. The Lockeroom will be on the road Tuesday for another matchup with Bergman. The first pitch is scheduled for
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Three of college football’s best are Arkansas Razorbacks. Defensive back Jalen Catalon and linebacker Grant Morgan were named to the watch list for the 27th Chuck Bednarik Award, while wide receiver Treylon Burks earned
JONESBORO, Ark. (7/19/21) Arkansas State quarterback Layne Hatcher, a 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference selection ranked among the top seven players in school history for both career passing touchdowns and yards, was named Monday to the 2021
ST. LOUIS (AP) Dylan Carlson homered and drove in four runs, Jake Woodford pitched 5 2/3 strong innings in his first start of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs could have stood pat after their second consecutive AFC championship, trusting in the fact that Patrick Mahomes would be their quarterback, Andy Reid their coach, and they would remain contenders
DALLAS COWBOYS (6-10) CAMP SITE: Oxnard, California LAST YEAR: QB Dak Prescott’s season-ending ankle injury in Week 5 derailed a team that was already underachieving with first-year coach Mike McCarthy. A three-game winning streak late kept the
LITTLE ROCK (AP) – The number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus jumped by 106 over the weekend in Arkansas, which is leading the nation in new virus cases were capita. The Department of Health said
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – With the delta variant causing a surge of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in southwestern Missouri, health officials have taken to going door-to-door in an effort to encourage vaccinations. The Kansas City Star
CANTON, Miss. (AP) – An Arkansas man has been killed by police in Mississippi after they surrounded a hotel over the weekend. Quentin Bogard of Jonesboro, barricaded himself inside a room at the Relax Inn in Canton,
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis police say a man found shot to death on a sidewalk was killed by the man he was trying to rob. The shooting happened around 11:45 p.m. Sunday, near downtown. Officers
NIXA, Mo. (AP) – A 3-year-old boy drowned in Table Rock Lake in southwestern Missouri, officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The drowning happened Sunday night when authorities said the boy was left unattended and
Marion County Assessor Tonya Eppes is telling property owners to ignore an assessment notice recently mailed out by her office. Eppes says the notices, which were mailed out Friday, did not include several common tax credits enjoyed
Photo courtesy of Nilfanion via Wikipedia A Baxter County deputy is out on location with six to eight long-haired cattle near Indian Springs. According to a Baxter County Sheriff’s dispatch spokesperson, the deputy is on County Road
Baxter Regional Medical Center officials say the growing number of patients being admitted with COVID-19 is taking a toll on the hospital.As of Friday afternoon, the facility had 28 COVID patients with one requiring a ventilator. The
Employees at Mountain Home Public Schools will now have access to a financial literacy tool thanks to approval given by the Mountain Home School Board Thursday evening in it’s regular July meeting. The district says it has
A piece of property off of Glenbriar Drive has been rezoned from Residential R-1 to Commercial C-3 at the request of the property’s owner. The Mountain Home City Council Thursday night approved the rezoning request for the
Ronald Delaney Lambert A 65-year-old man pulled over for riding a motorcycle featuring plates that had been expired for 10 years faces a pair of felony charges, as well as several misdemeanors. Ronald Delaney Lambert was arrested
Billy Lewis A man whose criminal record in Baxter County stretches back more than 13 years entered not guilty pleas to two new criminal cases during an appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. With the new
The Yellville-Summit School Board will meet Monday evening at 5:30 in the district’s Administrative Building.Items on the agenda include the purchase of student calculators, HP Probooks for staff, four buses and a new phone system for the
The Gassville Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Monday evening at 6 at the Community Center. The meeting is to consider a plat for an RV park zoned C-2 to be located on Whitaker Lane. The Gassville
It’s been over four months since the Mountain Home High School boys’ basketball team made its first state tournament appearance in five years. Since that time, the Bombers have had a busy summer as they look for
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Police in Little Rock have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting an employee of a liquor store at the drive-through. The suspect, Patrick Brown, 34, surrendered to officers early Sunday after
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A girl from southwest Missouri was hospitalized after a large bolt and nut crashed through the windshield of the vehicle she was riding in. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the incident happened in
ST. LOUIS (AP) Harrison Bader put St. Louis ahead with a checked-swing single off the glove of Giants first basemen LaMonte Wade Jr. in the seventh inning, and the Cardinals went on to a 2-1 victory
Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey For the second time in a week-and-a-half, a minor earthquake has been reported in northwest Marion County. The United States Geological Survey says the magnitude 2.2 quake was recorded four miles
The following are links to the top stories of the week on ktlo.com. Man reported missing in Ozark County found in Oklahoma Area woman killed after vehicle collides with Mack truck Fulton County man arrested for cattle
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team’s weekend in Oklahoma continues Sunday as they play two more games in the Grove College Showcase. The Lockeroom meets Eva Elite Savage at 9 a.m. and Eva Elite Owens
The Mountain Home Hurricanes swim team wrapped up its regular season Saturday with a trip to Jonesboro. The Hurricanes finished second in the Jammin’ Luau, with the host team winning the meet. Ryder Norwick, Tyler Webb, Abigail
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kwang Hyun Kim didn’t necessarily need a translator. His smile said it all. The St. Louis left-hander tossed six shutout innings, Tyler O’Neill and Paul Goldschmidt homered and the Cardinals beat San Francisco
A Mountain Home man has been accused of stealing two generators from a neighbor while the victim was in the hospital. William B. Hall has been charged with felony theft of property and residential burglary stemming from
Chasity H. Metcalf A Bull Shoals woman faces felony charges for allegedly posing as a “legal assistant,” and taking money from a 73-year-old woman, but doing little of the work promised. Forty-four-year-old Chasity Metcalf appeared in Baxter
A Harrison man has been charged with four felonies after allegedly trying to arrange for underage girls to share explicit photos with him online. Twenty-eight-year-old Joseph “Joey” Michael Simone faces two counts of computer child pornography, a
Mountain Home will play host to one of eight public meetings conducted by the Arkansas Board of Apportionment (ABA) on legislative redistricting in the state. The meeting will take place Tuesday evening, August 3, from 6:30 to
Due to issues with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Highway 5 South Church of Christ is limiting its sessions. The church will only have services Sundays at 11 a.m. and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. until further notice. Masks
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and its partners in conservation are hosting special workshops throughout the state to help landowners improve the wildlife habitat on their property. Whether your focus is deer, turkey,
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (Photo courtesy of The Texarkana Gazette via Associated Press) TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) – Free lottery tickets for those who get vaccinated had few takers. Free hunting and fishing licenses didn’t change many minds either.
Last week, I announced I would be traveling the state for a series of Community COVID Conversations, and today I’d like to talk about why these exercises in democracy matter. The tours are a throwback to the
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The summer surge in COVID-19 cases continued Saturday in Missouri, with the state health department reporting 1,771 newly confirmed cases. Data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services also showed another
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team returns to action as they spend another weekend in Oklahoma. The Lockeroom has two games Saturday to begin the Grove College Showcase. Mountain Home meets Eva Elite Osborne at
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Mike Yastrzemski hit a pair of home runs, Logan Webb pitched four strong innings as a spot starter, and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Friday night. Webb
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas remained the nation’s top spot for new COVID-19 cases per capita on Friday, as the state reported 1,342 more cases. The Department of Health said the state’s total cases since the
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The percentage of homes with earthquake insurance in Missouri’s highest-risk areas is at a historic low amid rising costs for coverage. Only 12.7% of homes in the New Madrid fault area were insured
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri candidates for U.S. Senate have started racking in money to fuel what likely will be an expensive race for retiring Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat. Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a top
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri is preparing to install electric vehicle charging stations at some of its state parks. A budget measure approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Mike Parson provided $1 million to
An area woman was killed late Friday morning after her vehicle collided with a Mack truck in Conway County. Sixty-four-year-old Tina May of Mountain View was pronounced dead following the two-vehicle accident in the rural community of
Larry E. Branscum A man who picked the wrong place to have an apparently drug-fueled tantrum on Christmas day in 2019 made an appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Thirty-two-year-old Larry Branscum, who has listed addresses
The Baxter Summer Concert Series will return to downtown Mountain Home this Saturday evening with several changes in place in response to the area’s rising number of COVID-19 cases.The Steel Woods headlines Saturday night’s show, which also
Nonprofits in the Twin Lakes Area can go to arcf.org/givingtree to apply online for Giving Tree Grants through the Twin Lakes Future Fund, part of the Twin Lakes Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation. Applications
LITTLE ROCK – The heat of summer often leads anglers to large rivers and the promise of large catfish, and an extended period of fish activity, thanks to current keeping surface water moving and slightly cooler than
Pictured are: Jeremy Welsh (from left), Orscheln Farm & Home Store Manager, student Katy Richard and Hannah Walker, Board Treasurer & YF&R Committee Chairman The Baxter County Farm Bureau Board and Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee is
Saturday’s live broadcast for KTLO, Classic Hits 101.7 and 99.7 The Boot has been postponed. The Treasure Chest was scheduled to be at House of Pizza from 11 to 2. The broadcast will be rescheduled at a
Baxter Regional Medical Center has announced that 90.2% of its COVID-19 inpatients since March 1 have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus.As of Friday afternoon, the hospital has 28 COVID patients and crossed the 30-patient threshold earlier
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the state will “probably” provide funding for a site to help handle the overflow of COVID-19 patients in Springfield, where hospitals are struggling to keep up with a
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) – A confrontation between rival motorcycle gangs in a popular Lake of the Ozarks tourist spot has left one man dead and four people injured. Dan Field, a spokesperson for the city of
Dell Leonard with granddaughter Maya A former leader of the Mountain Home High School golf teams will be returning to the links this fall. Dell Leonard was selected as the head coach of the Bombers and Lady
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In this July 23, 2018 file photo, a duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., is raised after it went down the evening of July 19 after a thunderstorm generated near-hurricane strength winds,
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a juvenile believed to have ran away from home.Sahara Lee Ford was last seen Wednesday at her residence in rural Mountain Home. The 14-year-old left home through a window
Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams has released a statement that addresses the rising COVID-19 numbers across the Twin Lakes Area, but does not endorse residents receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The number of COVID-19 cases in the area
The Mountain Home School Board announced new leadership for the high school baseball program during Thursday’s meeting. Greg Crow will be the new head coach for the Bombers. Crow, who is a former head coach at Harrison,
The Mountain Home School Board Thursday night approved initial steps in what could lead to a renovation or expansion of the Mountain High School campus. The board approved a contract with Modus Studios to serve as an
A woman from Flippin was involved in a two-vehicle accident in Christian County, Missouri Thursday night that sent a Missouri woman to the hospital with serious injuries. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the vehicle driven by
