Yearly Archives: 2022

Photo: Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass In a rare move, late Monday afternoon Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass advised he will veto an amended ordinance passed one week ago by the quorum court regarding paid time off

The Marion County Quorum Court will consider seven items of business when it meets in regular session Tuesday evening at 6. Among the items is a resolution seeking to remove Carl W. McBee Jr. from the Marion

Numbers from the Arkansas Department of Health and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. (Numbers in parenthesis indicates change from last Monday) Arkansas 622,069 total cases (+49,247) 61,121 active cases (+34,544) 9,333 deaths (+137) Baxter County

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A record 226 Arkansas public school districts, or 97% of the state’s 234 contiguous school districts, have COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents over a

Photo: Quentin Cohoon An Izard County man has been arrested on accusations of raping a minor. Fifty-year-old Quentin Cohoon of Violet Hill was booked into the Izard County Detention Center Friday on a Class Y felony count

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas has received the first shipment of 211,000 COVID-19 at-home testing kits and is in the process of delivering those to the respective distribution locations will begin shortly.In December, Gov. Hutchinson directed the

Photo: Searcy County Judge Jimmy Dale Harness A petition has been filed in Searcy County Circuit Court to remove County Judge Jimmy Dale Harness from office and requests a temporary restraining order be placed against him. The

Eligible Arkansans spent $264.9 million on medical marijuana in 2021 among the state’s 37 dispensaries.The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration reports the state also recently surpassed $500 million spent on medical marijuana since the first dispensary

The following are links to the top stories of the week on ktlo.com. 2 local teens injured when truck slides on ice in Missouri COVID-19 local numbers: Omicron variant brings spike in cases Yellville man killed in

Today I’d like to talk about how Arkansas has grown stronger over the last year and my plan for continuing that growth into the future. Thanks to the people of Arkansas, we have made this state one

Photos: (from left to right) Joshua Hannaford, Travis Brown, John Cole An Ozark County resident who had been missing for almost four months has been located safe. The Ozark County Times reports Joshua Hannaford of Gainesville was

Photo: Ashley Nichole Lewis An Izard County woman is facing two felony charges, after she reportedly continued to make death threats towards her boyfriend, family members and the general public while en route to jail. According to

Third-grade students in 12 area school districts are playing in new athletic shoes courtesy of North Arkansas Electric Cooperative’s (NAEC) Sole Power Project. The electric cooperative reports in its monthly publication, The Messenger, the service project began

Photo: Micha Johnson    Northern Arkansas Telephone Company (NATCO) in Flippin has selected a facilities planner for its engineering team.NATCO says Micha Johnson will plan and coordinate all outside plant construction activity within the company’s service area

The Fulton County Fair Foundation scholarship application is now available. Graduating seniors who reside in Fulton County or attend school in Fulton County and have participated in county, district or state fairs may apply for the scholarship.

A Gassville couple avoided injury after their residence caught fire early Saturday morning. The house, located at 619 Buford Cutoff, was a total loss. Gassville Fire Chief Michael Glotzl says the couple was awakened by the fire

Photo: Brian Torgerson A Marion County man has been arrested after allegedly choking a victim, attempting to ignite a propane tank and threatening to shoot himself on Christmas. Fifty-two-year-old Brian Torgerson of Yellville is facing felony counts

A Baxter County woman is among 21 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he intends to grant pardons. Shonia Bowman Gillespie of Norfork was convicted in 2004 in Baxter County Circuit Court of possession of a controlled substance

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission has approved funds for water and wastewater projects in four Arkansas counties including one in the North Central part of the state.Marble Falls Sewer Improvement District in Newton County

While some school districts throughout Arkansas are switching to virtual learning due to the current surge in coronavirus cases, one area district is taking a different approach. Harrison Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Stewart Pratt posted a message

Photo courtesy of KATV Mountain Home is among eight cities where members of the Arkansas National Guard (ANG) are going to provide medical support during the ongoing COVID-19 surge. In a social media post Thursday, the ANG

Photo: Robert “Bob” Lowery One day after resigning from the Baxter County Quorum Court, Robert “Bob” Lowery of Mountain Home has announced the next position he will be seeking. The former justice of the peace will be

Photos: Emma Kronk and Phillip Kronk A Stone County couple has been arrested, after their non-verbal autistic child was found scantily clad and barefoot in the roadway early Sunday morning. According to the probable cause affidavit, law

An area woman suffered moderate injuries in a one-vehicle crash early Thursday morning in Ozark County. Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 36-year-old Christina R. Dallas of Tecumseh was traveling east on U.S. 160, 1 mile east of

An Ozark County woman, 51-year-old Jennifer R. Failla of Gainesville, was injured Thursday morning when the vehicle she was a passenger in traveled off the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned. Failla was transported by ambulance to

Photo: Ozark County Sheriff’s Office social media Ozark County authorities are investigating an armed robbery reported Tuesday at a Gainesville business. A social media post Thursday afternoon from Ozark County Sheriff Cass Martin advises a call came

A hang-up call from a phone at Mountain Home High School Career Academies to 911 has been determined to be a prank call. Administration says to ensure everyone on campus was safe, students were in their classrooms

One person was treated for smoke inhalation and later released following a residential fire Wednesday afternoon at 99 Pioneer Trail Lane near Mountain Home. A Mountain Home Fire Department spokesperson says the unidentified individual was not a

The pilot of a fatal plane crash last month in Fulton County said in a series of text messages he “ran into weather can’t see anything,” and he ran “out of gas in air.” That’s according to

Photo: Lynda Woodruff A Baxter County woman, 59-year-old Lynda Woodruff, has been charged with felony fleeing, along with unauthorized use of a vehicle and reckless driving, after she reportedly left the scene of a crash Friday afternoon

Despite a wetter than average December, the Twin Lakes Area ended up falling below average for the entire year of 2021. At KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station for the National Weather Service

An Ozark County man is among 25 new troopers set to graduate from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy in mid-January.Kyle L. Hogan of Gainesville has been assigned to Troop E, which includes Bollinger, Cape

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a single week, the number of Arkansas public school districts with COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents over a 14-day period has seen a

A semi truck was a total loss after it caught fire Tuesday afternoon in Mountain Home. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. A Mountain Home Fire Department spokesperson says the call was received at

Last month, KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot news aired a story reporting Kenneth Marberry of Flippin had entered a guilty plea to selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant. Court records show he was arrested in late

Officials from Baxter Regional Medical Center provided their  monthly COVID-19 update during the 7 news Wednesday morning. President/CEO Ron Peterson, Director of Pharmacy Ryan Killian and Director of Marketing Tobias Pugsley discussed several topics, including the Omicron

One item of business on the Baxter County Quorum Court agenda Tuesday evening dominated discussion. The item was a proposed ordinance added to the agenda late Monday to consider repealing a recently enacted separate personnel policy for

Photo: Kevin Litty This year’s Republican primary for the position of Baxter County judge is now a three-way race. Kevin Litty announced Wednesday morning he will run to succeed Mickey Pendergrass, who announced Tuesday he will not

Photos: (from left) Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass and District 3 Justice of the Peace Robert “Bob” Lowery Two political announcements came at the conclusion of the Baxter County Quorum meeting Tuesday evening. Judge Mickey Pendergrass confirmed

Photo: Edward Moncivalles Boone County authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with a murder investigation straddling the Arkansas and Missouri state line that was initiated in mid-June last year with a missing person’s report. According to

Photos courtesy of 101 Gamaliel Fire Protection District The cause of the fire destroying a popular Mountain Home area restaurant has been ruled undetermined. According to Northeast Lakeside Fire Chief Henry Porter, the fire did not appear

Human remains discovered following a structure fire in the Buford-Cartney area last month have been identified. A spokesperson from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the victim was 40-year-old Melissa Britt. According to Sheriff John Montgomery, a

The winners of two local lighting competitions have been announced. The Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce presented three awards for its “Light up the Night” competition. For the residential categories, the Griswold Award was presented to

There was a late addition Monday afternoon to the Baxter County Quorum Court’s January agenda. The quorum court is set to meet at 6 Tuesday evening. The 11th hour addition if approved would repeal a recently enacted

Photo: Matthew B. Maley Multiple charges have been filed against a Baxter County man following a one-vehicle accident that left a passenger with serious injuries and endangered a 2-year-old. According to the probable cause affidavit, 36-year-old Matthew

Photo: Jerry Studdard An Ozark County man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on two counts of statutory sodomy of a child. The Ozark County Times reports Gainesville resident Jerry Studdard was sentenced during a

Route T in Ozark County will be closed beginning Monday through Feb. 11. The Missouri Department of Transportation crews will replace the low-water bridge over Possum Creek located between County Road 527 and County Road 528 east

A Yellville man was killed in a motorcycle accident Friday morning in Marion County. The Arkansas State Police say 37-year-old Robert Warren was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Warren was

A minor earthquake has been reported in northwestern Marion County. The United States Geological Survey says the magnitude 2.2 quake was recorded 4.1 miles east of Diamond City Sunday night at 11:46. The location is 21.3 miles

Numbers from the Arkansas Department of Health and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. (Numbers in parenthesis indicates change from last Monday) Arkansas 572,822 total cases (+22,409) 26,577 active cases (+18,616) 9,196 deaths (+189) Baxter County

A pair of teenagers from Flippin were injured when their pickup truck slid on an icy road Sunday afternoon in northeastern Missouri. The two unidentified females, ages 17 and 16, were transported by ambulance to Blessing Hospital

An area man was injured in a one-vehicle accident early Saturday morning in Ozark County. Twenty-seven-year-old Michael Adams Jr. of West Plains was transported to Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains with what were termed as moderate injuries.

Photos: (from top left clockwise) Johnny Dore, Cheyenne Phifer, Tyler Harp and Ashley Hough Details were released last week in a Halloween kidnapping investigation in Boone County that led to the arrests of four people. The alleged

HARRISON, Ark. — An open invitation is being extended to join in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the designation of Buffalo National River, America’s First National River. To celebrate this historic milestone, the park is planning a

The following are links to the top stories of the week on ktlo.com. Man returns home after picking up dinner, finds someone in his bathtub New tax laws take effect Saturday in Arkansas Local restaurant destroyed by

As we close out another tough year, I’d like to praise the three million people who call Arkansas home. Arkansans always are the first to arrive, they give all they have, and they don’t leave until the

Photos courtesy of Bakersfield Volunteer Fire Department Four Bakersfield area residents escaped a house fire in the wee hours Tuesday morning, according to Bakersfield Fire Chief Greg Watts. The Ozark County Times reports the house, on Hall

Photo: Plant Family Therapeutics in Mountain Home The latest report from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration indicates a medical marijuana dispensary in Mountain Home is among the leaders in the state in sales for the

Six area communities will receive grants awarded from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA is investing $222 million to build and improve critical community facilities.USDA area awards include: • The City of Cotter awarded $24,000

Teachers from three area school districts are sharing in $1 million as part of the annual Limeades for Learning Fall Voting Campaign. SONIC® Drive-In, in partnership with education nonprofit DonorsChoose, donated the funds to public school teacher

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The recent news of chronic wasting disease being found far away from any previous detections has caused some hunters to worry about the future of deer hunting in The Natural State. CWD is

Photo: Stone County veteran William Stroud WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) has recognized the service and sacrifice of Stone County veteran and advocate William Stroud in “Salute to Veterans,” a series recognizing the military service

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) – A woman was killed and five other people were injured when two cars collided head-on in Branson on New Year’s Eve, police said. The two vehicles collided on Highway 76 about 6 p.m.

For the second time in seven days, the Twin Lakes Area saw another record fall. At KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station for Mountain Home, the high reached 74 degrees. The previous record

Photo: Kasey Ray Fields    A Boone County man, 30-year-old Kasey Ray Fields of Harrison, has been charged with two felony counts involving child pornography. Online court documents indicate Fields entered a not guilty to the charges

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is launching a new event in celebrating small game hunting, and it’s hopeful it will become an annual celebration. The inaugural Big Squirrel Challenge will take place at locations across Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Once the wrapping paper has been thrown away and the last drop of egg nog has been consumed, few people have a use for that evergreen tree that graced their home during the

Baxter Regional Medical Center’s new website at baxterregional.org has been named the eHealthcare Leadership Awards Best Overall Internet. Baxter Regional officials say this new website was built with the patient in mind and makes accessing information about

Photo: The Twin Lakes Area’s newest pilots Jay Chafin (left) and Bob Harris (right) celebrated their new pilot privileges with Kevin Crawford (center). Their privileges were earned this year with support from the Leading Edge Aviation Foundation