A Baxter County man is in custody following a chase that ended when the parolee drove his vehicle into the Baxter Regional Medical Center Emergency Room Friday afternoon. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery has the details. Listen:
Emergency personnel have responded to a scene on Hwy. 5 North near Culligan Water where an electrical pole is reportedly broken at a 45-degree angle. Motorists traveling in this area are advised to exercise caution. We’ll have
(AP) _ State officials say Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged from June to July, remaining at a historic low of 3.4 percent.The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services said Friday that the state’s jobless rate in July is
(AP) _ A southwest Missouri man has been sentenced to probation in the fatal shooting of his uncle.The Springfield News-Leader reports that Judge David Jones described the sentencing Wednesday of 31-year-old Preston Watts as his “most difficult.”
Baxter County Circuit Court jurors should not report for duty on Monday. County and Circuit Clerk Canda Reese says jurors should report for duty on Tuesday to the Court Complex at 301 East Sixth Street. WebReadyTM Powered
Tri-Valley, California captured the 2017 Babe Ruth 13 Year Old World Series championship Thurday night with an 8-2 win over Tallahassee, Florida at McClain Family Park in Mountain Home. It’s the eighth World Series title for
(AP) – State officials have issued the first permits allowing the construction of liquor stores in Little River County in southwest Arkansas after voters legalized alcohol sales last year.The Texarkana Gazette reports that the Arkansas Alcohol Beverage
(AP) – An Arkansas panel has denied proposals for open-enrollment charter schools in the central and northeast parts of the state.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Charter Authorizing Panel voted 6-0 to deny a charter for Aviate Through
(AP) – A landmark Arkansas hotel that was frequented by Al Capone and other mobsters is in jeopardy of closing.Safety concerns are threatening to shutter the Arlington Hotel and Spa in Hot Springs, a town about 50
(AP) – The Democratic Party of Arkansas says Confederate monuments should be removed from public grounds and placed in museums and privately owned spaces.The party said in a statement Thursday that “Objects that romanticize the darkest days
(AP) – Arkansas has a new supply of a controversial lethal drug months after the state put four men to death over an eight-day period, and the attorney general wants the governor to set an execution date
(AP) – World War II veterans exposed to mustard gas by the military will find it easier to receive help under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Trump on Wednesday
(AP) – Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and her potential Republican rival Attorney General Josh Hawley are meeting at the Missouri State Fair. The two shook hands and chatted Thursday at the annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast. McCaskill
(AP) – A southeast Missouri man is jailed without bond after being charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 15-month-old son.KFVS-TV reports that prosecutors also have charged 32-year-old Derichess Moore of Charleston with child abuse
CLINTON, Mo. (AP) – A man accused of providing the weapon used to kill a western Missouri police officer is facing new charges, and prosecutors also charged his wife.Henry County Prosecuting Attorney Richard Shields announced Thursday that
(AP) – Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is calling for the resignation of a Missouri legislator who posted on Facebook that she hoped President Donald Trump would be assassinated.Democratic state Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal says she posted and
In Thursday night’s session of the Mountain Home School Board the board heard a proposal from Teacher and Extended Learning Director Debbie Atkinson called the Bomber Flight Crew, a program initially for grades kindergarten through second which
In Thursday night’s meeting of the Mountain Home City Council the council unanimously approved the emergency installation of a 16-inch insta-valve. The installation will allow repair of a leak on the water distribution system which occurred on
Gassville Mayor Jeff Braim updated the city council earlier this week on an easement needed at the intersection of U.S. Highway 62/412 and Highway 126 as part of the process for the planned construction of a Casey’s
With the ceremonial sounding of the conch shell the annual Underwater Treasure Hunt scuba dive is set to begin Saturday morning at 10:00 at the Jordan Campground on Norfork Lake. The event is for a charitable cause.
The public is being notified of two new sex offenders registering with the Baxter County Sheriffs Office. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says 22-year-old Bryce Austin Cruse’s address is 709 Elm Street in Gassville. Cruse was convicted
In Cahoots Band is this weeks headliner for the 13th series of Mountain Home’s Friday Night Block Party on the Square. The free music show is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 Friday evening. Holy Smokes will
Mountain Home High School is wrapping up its first week of classes with its annual Bomberfest. The event, sponsored by First Security Bank, will begin Friday evening at five, and the night will end with high school
Football and volleyball make up the local Friday schedule. While the high school football season is two weeks away from getting started in Arkansas, it begins this week in Missouri. West Plains hosts Waynesville, Hollister travels to
PITTSBURGH (AP) Cardinals center fielder Dexter Fowler had not felt fully healthy for quite a while. But nothing was ailing him when St. Louis faced Pittsburgh at PNC Park. Fowlers two-run triple sparked the Cardinals to
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Rally Cat may be coming back to Busch Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals are taking claim to the now-famous cat that darted across the field during the August 9th game against Kansas
Joshua Travis Cooper of Cotter was sentenced to 20 years in prison during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the armed robbery of the Bayman Beverage Store on
A home in the Cotter area sustained substantial fire and smoke damage Thursday afternoon. The Cotter Gassville Rural Fire Department responded to the home of Leonard Jones at 64 County Road 889 shortly before noon, with the
The Marion County Budget Committee will meet Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. in the Courthouse Annex. County and Circuit Clerk Dawn Moffet says this will be an organizational meeting for the upcoming budget process. WebReadyTM Powered by
Two items of business have been added to the agenda for the Mountain Home City Council’s meeting Thursday evening at 6:00. City Clerk Brian Plumlee advises an ordinance will be presented to wave competitive bidding and authorize
(AP) _ A central Missouri man faces up to five years in federal prison now that he’s admitted his role in a plot to smuggle into the U.S. chemicals used to make synthetic marijuana.Thirty-year-old Wesley Upchurch of
A citizen tip has led to the quick arrest of a rural Mountain Home man who has 19 prior bookings in the Baxter County Detention Center since 1996. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says 41-year-old Chad Lee
Cotter Gassville Rural Fire Department personnel were responding to a structure fire just before noon on Thursday at 64 County Road 889. The home was reportedly fully engulfed. The home is located southwest of East Cotter Church
The bond has been lowered for a Summit woman who tested positive for drugs prior to the birth of her son who died less than an hour after his delivery. According to an arrest affidavit, 27-year-old Lakyn
A Gassville man, 53-year-old James Cortney Snedecor, was arrested on felony drug charges Wednesday afternoon after investigators from the Sheriffs Office and officers from the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections conducted a probation home visit at his
(AP) – A city in western Arkansas may be getting a new bike and skate park on its riverfront.The Times Record reports the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation has offered to sell about 3.5 acres of property to
(AP) – Police say the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man was Little Rock’s 43rd homicide of the year, taking the capital city’s toll past the tally for all of 2016.Lt. Steve McClanahan says Michael Davis died
(AP) – Police say a suspect has been arrested in the death last month of a man outside a nightclub in Hot Springs.Police Cpl. Kirk Zaner says 30-year-old Kirkland Eugene Litzsey of Malvern was arrested Tuesday in
(AP) – A federal appeals court has voided an order that would’ve required Texas oil and gas company Exxon Mobil to revise its pipeline-safety procedures after a 2013 oil spill in Arkansas.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the federal
(AP) – A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Arkansas can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood over videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group.A 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday vacated preliminary
(AP) – A 27-year-old man has been charged with hindering prosecution in the killing of a western Missouri police officer.The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced the charge in a tweet after Jacob Johnson, of Clinton, was arrested
(AP) – The nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager will soon limit the number and strength of opioid drugs prescribed to first-time users.The move by Express Scripts is part of a wide-ranging effort to curb an epidemic affecting
(AP) – Administrators of the Silver Dollar City theme park in southwestern Missouri say a new roller coaster being built will spin riders during the run that begins with a 10-story, 50-mph drop.Officials announced on Wednesday that
(AP) – Authorities say human remains found in April in rural northwest Missouri are those of a 17-year-old girl who was last seen 10 years ago.Belton police Lt. Brad Swanson said in a statement Wednesday that the
Unless you’ve been living in the dark you’ve heard about the solar eclipse taking place Monday. Viewers from coast-to-coast will be able to witness the event, from anywhere in North America. According to NASA, the dark shadow
The Eighth Annual First Security Bank Bomberfest kicks off Friday evening at 5:00 at Bomber Stadium.Tim Coleman, First Security Bank President and CEO for the Mountain Home market, says Bomberfest always marks an exciting time of the
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office posted a Most Wanted advisory Wednesday after a bench warrant was issued for a Mountain Home man on charges of residential burglary, violation of an order of protection, first degree criminal mischief,
(AP) – A Fulton County woman has been charged in the death of an elderly woman in her care, who was found beaten and covered in bite marks. Prosecutor Henry Boyce said Wednesday charges of first-degree battery
The Mountain Home City Council meets in regular session Thursday evening at 6:00 with six items of business on the agenda under old business. Four of the six items are requests for transfer of funds to new
The Mountain Home School Board has scheduled its regular August session for Thursday evening at six. Items on the agenda include a presentation by Superintendent Dr. Jake Long for the ALE Teacher of the Year, a new
The Cotter School Board has scheduled its regular August session for Thursday evening at seven. Items on the agenda include back-to-school reports, adult meal prices, a petition for a student transfer and an executive session for personnel
The Cotter Planning and Zoning Commission will hold its next session Thursday evening at six. The meeting will be held in Cotter City Hall. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
(AP) – A man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl in Branson is closer to trial.A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday for 57-year-old John Roberts, who’s charged with first-degree murder in the 2015 death of Jasmine Miller.
Baseball and volleyball make up the local Thursday schedule. The Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series comes to an end with the championship game at McClain Park in Mountain Home. Tallahassee, Florida, and Tri-Valley, California, will be on
NEW ORLEANS Arkansas senior quarterback Austin Allen was among 30 of the top quarterbacks in the nation heading into the 2017 season named to the preseason watch list for the Manning Award on Wednesday. The
BOSTON (AP) – Mookie Betts lined a two-run double off the left-field wall with two outs in the ninth inning, capping a three-run rally that lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the
The Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series is down to two teams after Wednesday’s semifinals at McClain Park in Mountain Home. The first game ended with Tallahassee, Florida, defeating Atlantic Shore, New Jersey by a final of 4-1.
The Baxter County Library Board will meet Thursday morning at 7:40. The meeting will be held at the Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Arkansas State University Mountain Home announced Wednesday Arkansas Native Ashley McBryde will be performing for the “Heroes and Legends” Concert, ASUMH’s 2nd Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Event, Thursday evening, November 9 at 6:00. The event will be held
A one vehicle accident, near S and L Recycling on Highway 5 North is slowing down traffic as of 7:35 Wednesday morning. Drivers traveling through the area should exercise caution. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
The Baxter County Planning Board has one item of business to consider when it meets Tuesday morning at 11:00. On the agenda is a sketch plat for the Eastside Lake Subdivision presented by Consolidated Land Services. The
(AP) – The University of Arkansas says a “celebration of life” will be held in Fayetteville on Saturday for Frank Broyles, who died Monday at the age of 92.UA says the celebration will take place at 2
(AP) – Arkansas is launching a new website to help job seekers find positions in the technology sector in the state.Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday announced the start of https://artechjobs.com/ as part of an effort to increase
(AP) – Arkansas lawmakers have given initial approval to raising hazard pay for hundreds of officers and employees at four state prisons.A legislative subcommittee on Tuesday approved raising the hazard pay at the Cummins, East Arkansas, Varner
(AP) – Residents in northwest Arkansas are debating whether a Confederate statue should be removed after a white nationalist rally turned violent last week in Charlottesville, Virginia.Bentonville Mayor Bob McCaslin tells the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that he’s
(AP) – A judge in northeast Arkansas has awarded $150 million in a civil lawsuit to the families of five people who were fatally shot outside an Arkansas school in 1998.The families’ attorney, Bobby McDaniel, says they
(AP) – A judge will have to decide whether a former eastern Missouri sheriff’s deputy and state correctional officer gets life in prison or the death penalty for a double homicide.A jury last week found Marvin Rice
(AP) – Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley voted in Boone County’s special election last week, reviving questions about whether he is following state law on where the attorney general should live.The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports the Boone
(AP) – A Columbia-based company that has seen significant growth as a provider of mortgage services will pay more than $1.1 million to settle allegations it improperly withheld refunds from New York customers.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports
(AP) – Authorities say cars from two Union Pacific freight trains derailed after one train hit the other from behind in central Missouri.Jeff DeGraff, a spokesman for Union Pacific, says the conductor of one of the trains
(AP) – The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a motion from attorneys seeking to halt the execution of a man scheduled to die next week but did not explain its decision.Attorneys for Marcellus Williams had asked the
Although it may not be clear to some residents of the Twin Lakes Area, cutting down trees on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ property, to get a better view of the lake, can come with some heavy
The school year is getting underway this week for Missouri schools, with students in Gainesville returning to the classroom on Wednesday. Gainesville begins the year with a new superintendent, Dr. Jeffrey Hyatt, at the helm, as well
After a summer of rebuilding from the historic devastating flood of late April, the new school year begins Thursday at the Bakersfield School District. Bakersfield Superintendent Dr. Amy Britt says the school district’s goal for the new
One building permit was issued by the City of Mountain Home during the month of July, according to Roberta Pack from the City of Mountain Home Building Inspection Department.The building permit was issued to Freedom Landing Phase
Registration is under way for the Baxter County Fair Pageant, with registration online at http://baxtercountyfair.org/ now through September 5th. There is no charge to enter. The pageant is set for Saturday evening, September 9th at 6:00 at
The Babe Ruth 13 Year Old World Series is down to the final two nights. Wednesday night, the semifinals of the tournament will be played at Pitts Field at McClain Family Park. At 5:30, Atlantic Shore,
Bracket play got started Tuesday night in the Babe Ruth 13 Year Old World Series in Mountain Home. Two games were played at Pitts Field at McClain Family Park. In the first game, Tallahassee, Florida topped
BOSTON (AP) – Xander Bogaerts had three hits, Hanley Ramirez, Sandy Leon and Jackie Bradley Jr. all added two RBIs and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 on Tuesday night. Boston blew
A Summit man, 45-year-old Scotty Joe Scaggs, who had been serving as a volunteer chaplain in the Marion County Jail, has been charged with three felonies regarding accusations he molested a female, when she was seven years
Senator John Boozman is recovering at a Washington D.C. area hospital after successfully undergoing a follow-up procedure that was recommended by doctors who have been monitoring his aorta since a tear in it was surgically repaired in
Baxter Regional Medical Centers RN Residency Program is hosting a Recruitment and Early Match Event on Wednesday from 11:30 to 2:30 in the hospital’s Lagerborg Dining Room. Senior nursing students and recent RN graduates are encouraged to
(AP) _ Health officials say two cases of West Nile virus were identified last week in Arkansas, marking the first time this year that the illness has been confirmed in the state.The Arkansas Department of Health says
A Summit woman, 27-year-old Lakyn Rogers, is being held in the Marion County Detention Center on two charges linked to the death of her son less than an hour after his birth. Rogers tested positive for methamphetamine
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ The University of Arkansas says a “celebration of life” will be held in Fayetteville on Saturday for Frank Broyles, who died Monday at the age of 92. UA says the celebration will
(AP) – Interns at a national park in Arkansas have discovered species of a crustacean that hadn’t before been documented in the park’s waters.The Sentinel-Record reports that Hot Springs National Park interns Paul Solis and Meg O’Connor
(AP) – Republican Congressman Bruce Westerman of Arkansas has received more campaign contributions from transportation associations and related businesses this year than years past.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the rise in donations comes during Westerman’s first term as
(AP) – Governor Asa Hutchinson says Arkansas will seek bids from the private sector to take over operations of seven juvenile detention centers in the state.Hutchinson told reporters Monday that the Arkansas Department of Human Services recommends
(AP) – Little Rock police say the man whose body was found near Interstate 30 had been shot multiple times.A Little Rock police statement identifies the dead man as 28-year-old Antwon Bryant of Little Rock. An autopsy
Power outages across the area affected a large number of residents across the Twin Lakes Area at approximately 6:00 Tuesday morning. At 6:15 Tuesday there were no reports of the reason of the outages.Entergy reported approximately 41
(AP) – Arkansas’ top prison official says two disturbances at a maximum security facility began when prisoners managed to escape solitary fenced in areas during their recreation breaks.One disturbance involved three officers being held hostage by inmates.
(AP) – Administrators at the University of Missouri in Columbia are working to maintain research and education opportunities despite proposed budget cuts and job eliminations.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the university released a budget proposal in
(AP) – A police chief from a small town in southeast Missouri is facing criminal charges for allegedly having sexual relations with a prison inmate when she was a correctional officer.KFVS-TV reports that 39-year-old Jannel Winters was
(AP) – A southwest Missouri man accused of the dragging death of a cat has also been accused of having a makeshift weapon in his jail cell.The Springfield News-Leader reports that a corrections officer in Taney County
(AP) – The leader of the St. Louis tourism and convention agency says hotels are losing meetings because of a travel advisory issued by the NAACP over concerns about a state law that rolls back discrimination protections
School is gearing up again for the 2017-2018 year. Students and teachers alike are trading in their lifejackets, swimsuits and summer gear for pens, notebooks, backpacks and iPads. A handful of Mountain Home teachers voluntarily continued to
As fall semester classes are less than a week from beginning at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, advisors and staff will stay late on campus Tuesday to help students enroll. The university will stay open until 7:30 Tuesday
A former Yellville resident is back in Arkansas after being extradited from Virginia on two felony arrest warrants. Thirty-six-year-old Luke Patterson of Lone Oak, Virginia, was booked into the Baxter County Detention Center Sunday morning with bond
Kimberly Dicks of Mountain Home, who was unable to correctly spell the name she gave police when arrested, was in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday, where she pled no contest to drug-related charges and was sentenced to
The Gassville City Council has scheduled its regular August session for Tuesday evening at 6:30. Items of unfinished business include franchise fee ordinances and an engineering services contract for the wastewater expansion project. Under new business, the
The Flippin City Council has scheduled its regular August session for Tuesday evening at six. Items on the meetings agenda include, financial reports, a replacement mover request and revision of an Ordinance. Other items include the completion
The Lakeview City Council will meet in its regular August session Tuesday evening at seven. Items of old business include an update on the recorder/treasurer position and a revised business ordinance. The meeting will be held in
The Norfork City Council’s August session is scheduled for Tuesday evening at 6:30. Items of unfinished business include the roof of the youth center, Hall Engineering’s inspection and report and an acceptance of a sidewalk grant contract
Nearly ten days after being named the athletic director at North Arkansas College, Bobby Howard will take on an additional role for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Pioneers’ A.D. and head baseball coach will also serve as
Tuesday marks the sixth day of action in the Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series in Mountain Home and the start of bracket play at McClain Park. Action begins at 5:30 as Tallahassee, Florida, meets Bismarck, North Dakota,
After a night off Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals return to action Tuesday night when they begin a two-game series in Boston. St. Louis is 1 1/2 games behind Chicago in the National League Central race and
The Mountain Home Blue Storm had their season ended Monday night in the Babe Ruth 13 Year Old World Series at McClain Family Park. Mountain Home lost to Atlantic Shore, New Jersey 16-10 in a game that
A Marion County man is accused of stealing a truck from a local business. According to Marion County Sheriff Clinton Evans, 25-year-old Leigh Blackmon of Yellville is currently in the Marion County Jail in lieu of $25,000
The Marion County Library Budget Committee has scheduled its next meeting Tuesday afternoon at one. All are welcome to attend. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
(AP) Authorities say an officer has shot and wounded a man who pointed a rifle at responding officers after calling 911 to report that he wanted to commit suicide.Springfield police said in a news release that 43-year-old Jerry
(AP) Police say officers investigating a reported assault in Little Rock found a man dead and a suspect is in custody.Officer Steve Moore says 54-year-old Allen Sims was found dead at the scene Saturday night with trauma
Two Baxter County men were arrested after a weekend disturbance at a Norfork residence. According to Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery, 40-year-old Jeremy Dillard of Norfork was booked into the detention center Sunday afternoon on a felony
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Frank Broyles, who guided the University of Arkansas to its lone national football championship and later molded the overall program as its athletic director, died Monday at the age of 92. Broyles died from
Mountain Home Police arrested 51-year-old Dale Costello of Mountain Home Sunday after responding to a trespassing report at a local residence. The homeowners arrived home, after being gone for the weekend, and found Costello sleeping on their
Two Lafayette, Indiana residents were injured in an accident Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 160, two miles east of Tecumseh, and taken by ambulance with moderate injuries to Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains. According to Missouri
The Cotter City Council will meet in open forum at 115 McLean Ave at 5:30 Monday evening in the Cotter Council Chambers. There is a workshop scheduled immediately following the close of the public hearing. WebReadyTM Powered
(AP) – A new pay plan for about 25,000 state employees in Arkansas is estimated to cost between $57 million and $60 million a year.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that some agency administrators, registered nurses, information-technology employees and
(AP) – Police in Little Rock say a 48-year-old man has died following an early-morning shooting.Investigators say the victim, Vincent James of Little Rock, was discovered at about 2:50 a.m. Sunday with gunshot wounds in each of
(AP) – Supporters of a Missouri man who died in a military plane crash last month are raising money to help his family.The Jefferson City News Tribune reports that dozens of people gathered Saturday for a community
(AP) – The Powerball jackpot will continue to grow above $400 million this week because no one matched all the numbers in Saturday’s drawing.Lottery officials estimate that the jackpot for the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday will
(AP) – Before the Missouri man died earlier this month with his wife of 77 years holding his hand, Raymond Breuer remarked to a nurse that if his spouse passed away about that time they should be
(AP) – A federal lawsuit filed against a county sheriff’s office in Missouri alleges that an initiative to arrest sex offenders near a charity violates the organization’s constitutionally protected rights of religious freedom.The Kansas City Star reports
Twin Lakes Area schools are back in session for the 2017-2018 school year this week. Cotter, Norfork, Flippin, Bruno-Pyatt, Calico Rock and Viola are in session beginning Monday. As the school year approaches, student safety in and
The new academic year begins at Cotter Public Schools with a new superintendent at the helm. Vanessa Thomas-Jones stepped into her new role on August 1.While the role is new for Thomas-Jones, the Cotter Public Schools campus
Baxter Regional Medical Center honored its annual recipients of the Dr. Robert L. Kerr Annual Medical Student Scholarship in a ceremony August 3rd at Little Rock. Eighteen medical students from the BRMC market area were recognized and
Felisha Ann Jones of Mountain Home pled guilty to a number of charges, including fighting with a Baxter County Deputy Sheriff, and was sentenced to 12 months probation during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
Chasity Miller of Mountain Home, who was arrested in late February after she was found in a car with another person parked behind a closed business, entered a guilty plea to drug-related charges against her and was
The Mountain Home School District will destroy all outdated special education records prior to June 2011. Records not requested by anyone who was served in special education programs or their parents or guardians will be destroyed on
A Twin Lakes Area resident recently completed basic military training. United States Air Force Airman Jeramy Rhoads, of Bakersfield, graduated from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. Rhoads completed an eight-week program including training in
The Salesville City Council has scheduled its regular August session for Monday evening at seven. The main item on the agenda is an ordinance regarding sewer rates and fees. The meeting will be held in Salesville City
The regular monthly meeting of the Mountain Home Planning Commission originally set for Monday evening has been cancelled. Roberta Pack with the city’s building inspection department advises the meeting was cancelled due to the lack of an
Division play will come to an end Monday in the Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series at McClain Park, and Mountain Home goes into the final game of the day with a chance to advance to bracket play
The Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series continued division play Sunday at McClain Park as the Mountain Home Blue Storm took the day off. Tallahassee, Florida, edged out Eagle Pass, Texas, 2-1, Belgrade, Montana, defeated Tri-County 12-2, Atlantic
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ R.A. Dickey held St. Louis to one run in seven innings, Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves stopped the Cardinals’ season-high, eight-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory
Details unfold in connection with missing teen; suspects named More details were made available Thursday through court documents into human remains found in Ozark County near a home where a teenager went missing in late July. The
A wildlife animal recently paid a visit to a local residence. George Bethke lives near Pigeon Creek on County Road 1175, and he recently spotted a bear on his property. Bethke says it has appeared in his
Nearly three-and-a-half months after a flood eroded a creek bank in Gainesville, the city looks to begin the process of stabililizing the bank. According to the Ozark County Times, the April 29th flood changed Lick Creek into
Sunday is day four of the Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series in Mountain Home, and division play resumes with four games on Pitts Field at McClain Park. Eagle Pass, Texas, and Tallahassee, Florida, will get the action
ST. LOUIS (AP) Randal Grichuk and Paul DeJong homered and the St. Louis Cardinals stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 6-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves Saturday night. The eight-game run is the longest
ST. LOUIS (AP) This didn’t take long: The St. Louis Cardinals announced a Rally Cat Night promotion for their September 10th game against Pittsburgh. A cat trotted on the field Wednesday with the Cardinals trailing Kansas City 5-4.
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dak Prescott, Dez Bryant and Ezekiel Elliott were among several starters sitting out for the Cowboys, who didn’t manage a first down until the second quarter in a 13-10 preseason loss at Los Angeles.
Douglas Leisey of Cotter pled guilty to charges that he had been making and passing fake prescriptions to obtain drugs and was sentenced to five years probation during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.According to
It’s crunch time as teachers scramble to pull their rooms together and students soak up the last few hours of the summer break before classes begin. Norfork School District Superintendent Mike Seay says his district employees want
Boone County native Garner Stoll has been selected to hold one of Fayetteville’s most prominent positions as development services director. The Northwest edition of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette says Stoll grew up in the rural country between
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas lawmaker says he’s retiring from running a children’s health group where a boy at one of the company’s day cares died in a hot van. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that state Rep.
CLINTON, Mo. (AP) A western Missouri police officer slain during a traffic stop has been eulogized by his brother as a man with a passionate, optimistic view of life and someone who considered policing as his dream job.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A registered sex offender in southwestern Missouri is jailed on $200,000 bond after being accused of sodomizing an 8-year-old girl. The Springfield News-Leader reports that 53-year-old Randy Law of Springfield is charged with first-degree sodomy.
The Mountain Home Blue Storm picked up their first win in the Babe Ruth 13 Year Old World Series Saturday night with a 9-6 decision over Jasper, Indiana. The win keeps the Blue Storm in the hunt
A Boone County woman was killed, and a Baxter County man was injured in a two-vehicle accident Friday evening. According to the Arkansas State Police, 26-year-old Priscilla Ingle of Harrison died from her injuries in the accident
Two Mountain Home residents were injured in a one-vehicle accident in Ozark County early Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 73-year-old Dempsey Lamb and his passenger, 73-year-old Barbara Lamb, suffered minor injuries from the
Saturday marks the third day of division play in the Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series at McClain Park, and the day will again conclude with Mountain Home on the field. The Blue Storm is scheduled to go
ST. LOUIS (AP) Paul DeJong had two doubles with three RBIs and Randal Grichuk tripled and drove in two as the surging St. Louis Cardinals held off the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Friday night to win their
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Walmart says an internal investigation shows it was the victim of a prank when a photograph showed up on social media showing a sign reading “Own The School Year Like A Hero” atop a
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas’ governor says he expects disciplinary action will be taken after two recent disturbances at a maximum security prison, including an incident where several inmates held three officers after snatching their keys and a
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) The vendor hired to serve food and drinks, including alcohol, at Arkansas State University says it will strive to avoid selling liquor to minors. A spokeswoman for Sodexo tells The Jonesboro Sun that, as the
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Separate trial dates have been scheduled for a 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old Arkansas girl. Court records show a Pulaski County judge on Thursday set a
CLINTON, Mo. (AP) A judge entered a not guilty plea for a man accused in the killing of a western Missouri police officer during a traffic stop. Ian McCarthy appeared via video at his arraignment Friday at the
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A Springfield woman has pleaded guilty to being part of a $718,000 tax fraud conspiracy. Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that 55-year-old Nancy Lorine Walker admitted she participated in the conspiracy from January 2010 to April
SPRINFGFIELD, Mo. (AP) The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a child at an in-home day care. The sheriff said in a news release Thursday that emergency responders were called to the home because a
Baxter County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to a report of a trespasser at the Briarcliff Clubhouse pool recognized a Mountain Home man, 33-year-old Justin Studdard, familiar to them from previous encounters with law enforcement. According to an
George Walden, who lists an address in Hardy and who was arrested after being found passed out in his car, entered a no contest plea to the drug-related charges against him and was given four years probation
Mountain Home Public Schools will be back in session Tuesday ready to continue with the district’s strategic plan, developed last year, focusing on the areas of academics, technology, communications, community and culture, as well as financial stability.
The Mountain Home Blue Storm team could not manage a hit in their second game of the Babe Ruth 13 Year Old World Series at McClain Family Park Friday night and lost to Greater Keene, New
] The Peel Ferry on Bull Shoals Lake reopened at 3:45 Friday afternoon after having been temporarily closed due to a suspicious object. Earlier Friday, Marion County Sheriff Clinton Evans said a local fisherman contacted the Sheriffs
The Baxter County Quorum Court has returned to full membership with the appointment by Governor Asa Hutchinson of Rick Steiner to fill the vacant Justice of the Peace, District 3, seat.The seat became vacant when former JP
Whether the 2017 Perseid meteor shower lives up to being one of the brightest on record Friday evening and Saturday morning remains to be seen.NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke says the show should be slightly better in
(AP) _ A former Dent County sheriff’s deputy and state correctional officer has been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend.A St. Charles County jury on Thursday found Marvin Rice guilty of first-degree murder in the
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended for six games after a yearlong NFL investigation of his domestic violence case in Ohio. The 2016 NFL rushing leader was suspended despite prosecutors in
The Peel Ferry on Bull Shoals Lake has been temporarily closed due to a suspicious object. Just before noon Friday, Marion County Sheriff Clinton Evans said a local fisherman contacted the Sheriffs Department about a suspicious object
A Mountain Home man, 18-year-old Justin Watson, surrendered himself at the Baxter County Detention Center Wednesday evening on an outstanding warrant from the Mountain Home Police Department. It was a process that took 22 minutes from
The Peel Ferry on Bull Shoals Lake has been temporarily closed due to a suspicious package being found on the road. Information from https://www.idrivearkansas.com/ website indicates the Peel Ferry on Highway 125 closed in both directions at
A Harrison man, 18-year-old Joshua Womack, was killed early Thursday morning as he was sitting on State Highway 43, just south of Harrison. According to the Arkansas State Police, a driver, whose name was not listed on
(AP) – Attorneys for three Arkansas abortion clinics say a new state law requiring suspension or revocation of their licenses for any violation unconstitutionally singles them out, while the state says the new restriction furthers its interest
(AP) – Gov. Asa Hutchinson says four Arkansas counties will receive up to $1.6 million each to fund facilities where people with mental health issues can receive treatment rather than be booked into jail.Hutchinson said in a
(AP) – Arkansas prison officials have identified the three correction officers who were held by several inmates in part of a maximum security facility for about three hours earlier this week after the prisoners snatched the officers’
(AP) – The Arkansas State Police is investigating the death of a state prison inmate who was injured in an assault last month.The state Department of Corrections says 25-year-old inmate John Demoret was pronounced dead at 6:15
(AP) – Music superstar Glen Campbell has been laid to rest in his hometown of Delight, Arkansas.The announcement was made on Campbell’s official Facebook page Thursday night. It says Campbell was laid to rest on Wednesday in
(AP) – Arkansas officials say no applications have been submitted for medical marijuana cultivation and dispensary facilities licenses as the state reaches the halfway point for the application submission period.Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott Hardin
(AP) – With the total solar eclipse right around the cosmic corner, eye doctors are going into nagging overdrive.They say mom was right: You can damage your eyes staring at the sun, even the slimmest sliver of
(AP) – Newton County authorities say a man whose body was found near Joplin this week had walked away from a halfway house in Oklahoma.Sheriff Chris Jennings says the body found Tuesday south of Joplin was 57-year-old
(AP) – A former worker for the marketplace under President Barack Obama’s health care law says she’ll challenge Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday that Democrat Angelica Earl
(AP) – Authorities have arrested another man in connection with last weekend’s shooting death of a western Missouri police officer.Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says William Noble of Clinton was taken into custody Thursday and
Paul Gardner, who lists an address in Springfield, entered a no contest plea in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday to charges related to his taking approximately $9,000 as a downpayment to build a deck on a vacation
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has launched the Arkansas Food Inspection Portal containing electronic copies of retail food inspection reports. Local restaurants can be found on the portal by visiting arkansas.gov.The ADH Environmental Health Branch includes
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission staff from Mountain Home teamed up with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to remove dangerous debris left from the massive spring floods which paralyzed parts of North Arkansas and created extremely
The public is being notified that a new sex offender, 22-year-old Kristopher Jordan Drzka of Mountain Home, has registered with the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says Drzka resides at 81 County Road
Ted Hobbs and Friends are this weeks headliner for the 12th series of Mountain Home’s Friday Night Block Party on the Square. The free music show is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 Friday evening. Holy Smokes
Mountain Home continues to host the Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series Friday at McClain Park. The Blue Storm resumes division play as their second opponent will be Keene, New Hampshire. Mountain Home comes into the game at
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative (NAEC) is warning members of a phone scam and is asking for the public’s help. The scam affected a fellow Arkansas co-op customer beginning Tuesday. In the scam, the caller threatens to disconnect
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Dexter Fowler hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. St.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Barry Odom was as prepared as a rookie head coach could be when he took over the Missouri football team following the 2015 season. He had played linebacker at Missouri in the
The Mountain Home Blue Storm opened play in the Babe Ruth 13 Year Old World Series Thursday night with a devastating loss to Bismarck, North Dakota at McClain Family Park. Bismarck overcame a 3-0 deficit, coming up
Ryan Farnam, the husband of alleged burglary suspect Rashel Farnam, has pled guilty to charges that he tried to sell a ring valued at $2,000 which was allegedly one of the items stolen by his wife from
More details were made available Thursday through court documents into human remains found in Ozark County near a home where a teenager went missing in late July. The documents also point to the teenager’s mother and new
(AP) _ The telecommunications firm TeleTech plans to move into the former ITT Technical Institute campus in Springfield and add 200 jobs to its current workforce.The Colorado-based company, which serves mostly health care clients, announced Wednesday the
(AP) – Police in North Little Rock say the death of a man found in an apartment is suspicious.Sgt. Brian Dedrick says officers were notified of the death Wednesday morning and found the man inside an apartment
(AP) – Officials of a northwest Arkansas city have decided not to appeal a judge’s decision to bar the city from collecting money from 2016 property taxes.County Judge Barry Moehring’s ruling Monday will leave Cave Springs without
(AP) – Former Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and the chairman of Arkansas’ medical board are overseeing a new industry group representing people and corporations doing business under the new amendment legalizing medical marijuana.McDaniel and Medical Board Chairman
(AP) – Arkansas highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate for four hours so crews could pick up pizza.An 18-wheeler containing DiGiorno and Tombstone frozen pizzas scraped a bridge support and sliced open its
(AP) – A lawyer for the family of a black teenager shot by police outside an emergency youth shelter in eastern Arkansas says her office is conducting its own investigation after a state prosecutor said officers were
(AP) – Republicans have won two special elections for seats in the Missouri Legislature.Voters elected Rep. Sandy Crawford to the state Senate and Sara Walsh to the state House during Tuesday elections. Democrats were unable to flip
(AP) – Two nonprofits have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to political action committees working to protect a Missouri right-to-work law that takes effect this month.The Kansas City Star reports American Democracy Alliance contributed $350,000 to
(AP) – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway alleges a rural hospital under financial strain in northern Missouri has engaged in a $90 million billing scheme.An audit released Wednesday alleges Putnam County Memorial Hospital acted as a shell organization
A total of ten youth baseball teams from across the United States will gather in the Twin Lakes Area for one of the nation’s biggest tournaments. The Babe Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series gets underway Thursday at McClain
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Yadier Molina hit a grand slam one pitch after a cat ran onto the field in the sixth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5
(AP) – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is holding another round of town halls in rural Missouri.McCaskill’s office said Wednesday the Democrat will spend the Senate’s August recess touring the state. She’ll be in cities including Cuba, Potosi,
(AP) – The body of a slain western Missouri police officer has been returned to his home, accompanied by law enforcement officers in a long procession.Officer Gary Michael was fatally shot Sunday during a traffic stop in
Students at Flippin and Yellville-Summit schools are enjoying their final days of the summer break with the start of the new academic year in less than a week.Flippin Public School District Superintendent Kelvin Hudson says students in
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ The Cardinals have a friendly feline to thank for their rally against the Royals. With the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth on Tuesday night, the game was delayed for
A Mountain View man, 37-year-old Matthew Ming, being held on numerous charges including rape, now faces 10 new offenses.Stone County Sheriff Lance Bonds say Ming has been charged with 10 felony counts of intimidating a witness after
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office will be offering tours of the County Jail to the public Friday. According to Captain Jeff Lewis, Sheriff John Montgomery will be on hand to give tours of the jail and facilities
Two people are being held in the Stone County Detention Center on charges related to the alleged rape of a three-year-old boy. Stone County Sheriff Lance Bonds says 21-year-old Mark Wayne Martin, II of Mountain View was
A Mountain View man, 22-year-old Edward Condrey, is being held in the Stone County Detention Center following a domestic battery incident and shots being fired. In a report released Tuesday, Stone County Sheriff Lance Bonds says deputies
The Twin Lakes Chapter of the Arkansas Voluneer Coordinators Assocation will have a guest speaker during its regular August session. BMV Life Coach Brigitte Shipman will lead a one-hour session on Self-Care and Wellness Monday afternoon at
The Cotter City Council is giving its second notice of a public hearing to be held on Monday, August 14, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. at the Cotter City Hall in Council Chambers. The purpose of the public
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri says prep basketball standout Jontay Porter has reclassified and signed as part of first-year coach Cuonzo Martin’s 2017 recruiting class. The 6-11, 240-pound forward joins his older brother and father for
Ozark County Sheriff Darrin Reed confirmed Wednesday burned skeletal remains have been found on the property of Rebecca Ruud, the biological mother of missing 16-year-old Savannah Leckie. The autistic teen from the Longrun/Ocie area has been missing
The City of Briarcliff’s Planning and Zoning Committee will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:00. The meeting will be held in the Briarcliff Clubhouse and is open to the public. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
A drop-in retirement reception for long-time Arvest Bank associate Evelyn McNair is set for Thursday afternoon from 1 until 3 at the bank’s location in Yellville. McNair has worked for Arvest 19 years, most recently as a
The Lakeview Planning and Zoning Commission will hold its next session Thursday morning at 9:00. The lone item on the agenda is a continuation of work on the city’s land subdivision regulations. The meeting will be held
The Community Connections for Youth and Families, Inc. (CCI) Board of Directors will meet Thursday morning at 8:30. The meeting will be held in the Family Resource Center at Baxter County Juvenile Services on Bomber Boulevard. WebReadyTM
Kevin Burch The Baxter County Sheriffs Office has arrested one person, 28-year-old Cindy Marie Piatt of Midway, on multiple felony charges and is searching for another, 31-year-old Kevin Eugene Burch, in connection with an investigation into an
(AP) – Authorities say a man charged with killing a Clinton, Missouri, police officer during a traffic stop has been arrested.Missouri State Highway Patrol dispatchers say 39-year-old Ian McCarthy of Clinton was taken into custody Tuesday night
(AP) – Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as “Rhinestone Cowboy” and spanned country, pop, television and movies, has died. He was 81.Campbell’s publicist Sandy Brokaw says the singer died Tuesday morning in
(AP) – A former University of Central Arkansas professor has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of child pornography under a plea agreement.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports 47-year-old Noel Campbell pleaded guilty Monday to charges related to images on
(AP) – Arkansas-based Heifer International is announced a five-year program to help 25,000 people in east Africa start small businesses or find jobs in the agriculture industry.Heifer said Tuesday it is joining with Mastercard Foundation in starting
(AP) – Arkansas’ attorney general has reached a settlement with an Arkansas funeral home where bodies were found stacked on top of each other in unrefrigerated areas.The agreement announced Tuesday by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will prohibit
(AP) – Several Arkansas prison inmates who stole keys from correction officers and held them in part of the facility also had a Taser, and another prison key was found on a bus after the inmates were
(AP) – Community activists in Little Rock are urging witnesses to step forward to help solve the latest killing in Arkansas’ capital city, where the homicide rate is inching toward a level unseen in two decades.Fifty-year-old Daniel
(AP) – A trial has begun over a Kansas City man’s claims that he was attacked during a Chiefs game because of lacking security.The Kansas City Star reported Tuesday that the Chiefs deny the claims and are
(AP) – Two southwestern Missouri men are accused of throwing explosive devices at Joplin police during a traffic stop and ensuing chase.The Joplin Globe reports Jasper County deputies arrested 34-year-old Keith Wald of Joplin and 22-year-old Nathan
(AP) – The defense has rested in the trial of a white former St. Louis police officer accused of murder in the 2011 shooting death of a black man.Jason Stockley testified on his behalf Tuesday, saying he
The Babe Ruth World Series for 13-year-olds arrives Thursday in Mountain Home and with it comes ten teams from all over the United States looking to claim the title of World Series Champs for 2017. This is
Two Flippin residents were arrested by Arkansas State Police Thursday, July 27th on felony drug charges. According to arrest affidavits in the two separate cases 24-year-old Jonathan Stuebinger and 26-year-old Gary Lee Palmer were arrested by the
The 2017 Pink for Peitz Rodeo is an official Tough Enough to Wear Pink event set for Friday and Saturday evenings beginning at 6:00 at the Mountain Home Saddle Club Arena. The annual event benefits the Peitz
Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Tracy Jones has accepted a teaching position with the Calico Rock School District. Jones began her duties in 2014 as the Chamber marketing director and leadership coordinator and
A number of probation sentences were handed down during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.Barry Liner of Mountain Home was sentenced to two years in one of the Community Correction Centers in the state to
A Hartford, Kentucky woman has been arrested by Fulton County authorities following a gas drive off in Salem in a stolen vehicle that she later crashed after fleeing from a patrolman. The same woman was the subject
The Baxter County Board of Equalization is in session through October 1st, and the deadline to schedule an appointment by state mandate is August 21st. The Equalization Board will address by appointment appraised and assessed property values,
The North Little Rock boys and Conway girls claimed the championships of the Ultimate Golf Tournament which wrapped up Tuesday at Big Creek Golf and Country Club in Mountain Home. The Charging Wildcats had a two-day
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas quarterback Austin Allen is the Southeastern Conference’s leading returner in passing efficiency from a season ago. Yet, the senior was selected as the only a preseason third-team All-SEC quarterback last month,
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Yadier Molina, Jedd Gyorko and Randal Grichuk went deep, the Cardinals scored so much in the fifth inning that they broke the scoreboard, and St. Louis rolled to a 10-3 victory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Hall of Fame quarterback-turned broadcaster Len Dawson, who led the Kansas City Chiefs to three AFL titles and their only Super Bowl, will retire from the radio booth after the upcoming
A report of suspicious activity to the Mountain Home Police Department led to the arrest of 32-year-old Amelia Pittaway of Mountain Home and 27-year-old Joshua Thompson of Bull Shoals Monday evening. Mountain Home Police Chief Carry
(AP)Police say a Hot Springs man has been killed in a shooting in the parking lot of a convenience store.Cpl. Kirk Zaner says 29-year-old Derek Antonie Duvall died after being shot in the chest shortly before 9
(AP) _ Authorities say a man wanted in the slaying of another man in northeast Arkansas has surrendered.Craighead County Sheriff Marty Boyd says the suspect surrendered about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday to police in West Memphis. The suspect
(AP) – A tourist from Arkansas has drowned off a Florida beach.The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says that the 70-year-old woman started to panic Monday when she couldn’t touch the bottom while swimming at Henderson Beach State
(AP) – An Arkansas man who was given three life sentences in 2001 will now be the subject of a television show about serial killers.The Times Record reports the first season of “Murder By Numbers” takes a
(AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal judge to halt a new Arkansas anti-loitering law that it says unconstitutionally targets panhandlers and that the restrictions pose the same problems as a ban on
(AP) – Arkansas Department of Correction officials have discussed building a new regional jail with several counties in the southeast part of the state.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that judges, sheriffs and lawmakers from Drew, Bradley, Lincoln, Chicot
(AP) – A task force has been formed in Arkansas to look at an herbicide that was temporarily banned by the state after facing hundreds of complaints from farmers who say it’s caused damage to their crops.The
(AP) – A maximum security prison in Arkansas is returning to normal operations after inmates snatched keys from three officers and held them in an area of the facility for about three hours.Correction Department Spokesman Solomon Graves
(AP) – Radio dispatch audio offers insight into the chaos that followed the fatal shooting of Clinton, Missouri, police Officer Gary Michael.The Kansas City Star on Monday obtained an audio recording of police dispatches in the moments
(AP) – An audit says former Democratic Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spent $2.2 million more on his office than what lawmakers budgeted for and used taxpayer dollars for personal food and security costs. Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway’s
(AP) – A suspect is hospitalized after being shot by a police officer from the Kansas City, Missouri, suburb of Independence.Meanwhile, a police car crashed into a mobile home during a chase involving the suspect. The mobile
(AP) – Almost six months after a Jewish cemetery near St. Louis was vandalized, it has been rededicated.Law enforcement is still working to determine if the tipping of 154 tombstones at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in
Sales tax numbers across Arkansas, Baxter County and Mountain Home are up for the year, according to a report August 2nd from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, yet it is unclear if Amazon has had
The case of Ashley Wensel of Mountain Home, who is charged with stabbing her sister and injuring her cousin when the two young people attempted to stop her from what appeared to be an attempt to take
Stephanie Diane Motes, who lists an address in Springfield, was in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday to answer charges she has violated her probation in a 2013 case in which she was accused of endangering the welfare
Michael Ransom Hobbs, II, of Mountain Home, who was found guilty in May on a long string of charges stemming from the theft of lawn ornaments throughout the county, is back in trouble – this time on
The city of Gainesville is advertising for bids to demolish its firehouse. The Gainesville Volunteer Fire Department’s building at U.S. Highway 160 and Missouri Highway 5 North was damaged in the April 29th flood, and a month
An execution of a search warrant led to the arrest of a Salem woman Thursday at her residence. According to Fulton County Sheriff Al Roork, 28-year-old Elizabeth Howell was charged with felony counts of maintaining a drug
The Marion County Quorum Court will consider four ordinances, two resolutions, and two appointments when it meets Tuesday evening at 6:00. One of the two resolutions is officially declaring a vacancy on the court created with the
The Norfork City Council will meet in a workshop Tuesday evening at 6:30. The agenda includes two items regarding the selections of former alderman Lisa Harrison in July as Norfork’s new mayor following the resignation of Jim
The Cotter School Board has scheduled a special session for Tuesday evening at seven. Items on the agenda include a petition for a student transfer and a possible executive session for personnel matters. The meeting will be
The Baxter, Boone, Marion, and Newton counties Continuum of Care will meet Tuesday afternoon, August 8 at 2 at the Ozark Opportunities’ administrative office in Harrison. The administrative office is located at 701 East Prospect. A recently
Top Flight Basketball Academy is gearing up for another season in Mountain Home. The season begins September 5th for players in kindergarten, first and second grades. For players in third, fourth and fifth grades, the season
After the first day of the Ultimate Golf Tournament at Big Creek Golf & Country Club in Mountain Home Monday, North Little Rock has the lead on the boy’s side while Conway is atop the girl’s
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Matt Carpenter hit a three-run homer in St. Louis’ six-run fourth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Monday night for their third consecutive victory. Paul DeJong
The Mountain Home 12-year-old baseball team watched their season come to an end Monday afternoon in the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series at Branson. The local All-Stars fell in the United States quarterfinals to Mililani KC, Hawaii,
A search warrant executed by officers from the 14th Judicial District Drug Task Force led to the arrest of two Mountain Home residents. According to Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel, 26-year-old Talitha Jacobson and 26-year-old Adam
The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District’s audit committee has scheduled its next meeting for Tuesday morning at ten. The meeting will be held in the Kenton R. Treat Conference Room of the NWAEDD Plaza on Highway 65
A routine inspection by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) will require lane closures on Bull Shoals Dam. According to ArDOT, Arkansas Highway 178 will have alternating lane closures on
The Mountain Home 12-year-old baseball team picked up its second bracket victory Monday morning in the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series at Branson. The local All-Stars advanced to the United States quarterfinals as they edged out Waite
The Mountain Home Street Department has announced Bucher Street between Bomber Boulevard and West Road has been reopened. Repairs were made to the creek crossing in the sharp curve behind Bomber Stadium. Mountain Home Mayor Joe Dillard
(AP)Authorities have identified a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Missouri police officer.Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe says officers are looking for 39-year-old Ian McCarthy of Clinton. He is wanted for questioning in
(AP) – Arkansas State Police say one person was killed and another person was arrested after an argument and shooting at a gas station in northeastern Arkansas.Marmaduke police say the incident occurred about 10 a.m. Friday at
(AP) – A second suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an Italian tourist in Arkansas.Police in Little Rock say 31-year-old Charina Fort of Little Rock surrendered Saturday after police earlier arrested 32-year-old Andre Jackson
(AP) – The Hot Springs Board of Directors has repealed an ordinance banning panhandling in city streets while the city attorney says a replacement ordinance will be presented.The board voted Tuesday to repeal the ordinance that’s being
(AP) – The day after Gov. Eric Greitens advocated increasing education and job training programs for inmates, he signed a budget that cut $1.4 million from Missouri Department of Corrections rehabilitation programs, with most of the reduction
(AP) – An observatory in southwest Missouri has reopened after completing renovations. The Joplin Globe reports that the Stilabower Public Observatory in Lamar has a new replacement telescope that allows visitors to specify an object or coordinates
Two new laws went into effect last week regarding sex offenders. One law, Act 538, says violent sex offenders convicted of rape using force will be required to register as a sex offender for life. The other
An unsuccessful effort was made in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday to reduce the bond set in a growing number of cases filed against Rashel Katrina Farnam of rural Mountain Home.While the defense asked for a bond
Tina Cole, of Bull Shoals and Community and Economic Development Coordinator with the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District of Harrison, is among 49 new graduates of the Delta Leadership Institute. The Delta Leadership Institute is a year-long
A former Stone County resident was recently given a promotion in the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Rick Cartwright was selected as the new director for the Cooperative Extension Service. Cartwright has been with the
Attendees for this weekend’s Pink for Peitz Rodeo will have an opportunity to go home with one of two custom belt buckles. One buckle will be given away in a raffle, and the other will be featured
The Yellville City Council will meet Monday evening at 6 for its regular monthly session. The Yellville Park Board will meet after the council session. The meetings will be held at Yellville City Hall. WebReadyTM Powered by
The Yellville-Summit School Board scheduled its regular August session for Monday evening at five. Items on the agenda include a building fund transfer, a presentation by Hunter Sims on a J.J. Watt Foundation grant, a discussion of
The Bull Shoals Parks Committee will meet Monday evening at 6:30. The meeting will be held at the Bull Shoals City Hall and is open to the public. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Several high school golfers will gather at Big Creek Golf and Country Club Monday as Mountain Home begins hosting the two-day Ultimate Auto Group Golf Tournament. Mountain Home head coach Dell Leonard says the field of athletes
The Mountain Home 12-year-old baseball team won its bracket opener Sunday evening in the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series at Branson. The local All-Stars defeated North Platte, Nebraska, by a final of 7-5 at the Ballparks of
A Major League scout and performance coach will be in the Twin Lakes Area to discuss the mental side of hitting with local youth. Steve Springer will present his Quality At-Bats program Tuesday evening at six p.m.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Jose Martinez hit his first grand slam during the Cardinals’ nine-run fourth inning, and St. Louis overcame Adam Wainwright’s rough return from the disabled list, beating the Cincinnati Reds 13-4 on Sunday. The
The Mountain Home 12-year-old baseball team picked its first victory in the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series as they wrapped up group play in Branson. The local All-Stars edged out Minot, North Dakota, in a high-scoring game
Group play comes to an end Sunday in the Cal Ripken Major/70 World Series at Branson, and the Mountain Home 12-year-old baseball team will look to get its first win. The local All-Stars will be paired with
Mountain Home woman killed in early morning accident A Mountain Home woman, 25-year-old Deniese McFall, was killed early Thursday morning as she was riding her bike on Highway 5 North near the 1500 block. According to a
With rain chances increasing for the Twin Lakes Area, there is also a possibility of severe activity. Currently, Meteorologist Heather Cross from the National Weather Service office in North Little Rock says rainfall is the main thing
Motorists in Ozark County may experience some relief on the local roads. According to the Ozark County Times, the bridge on County Road 318 at Dawt has reopened after being washed away in the April 29th flood.
A Marion County man, 47-year-old Robert Depriest of Yellville, is being held on felony drug charges after he failed to report to the Marion County jail. According to the arrest affidavit, two Marion County officers began a
A former Harrison pastor, Larry Berkley of Covington,Tennessee, was back in Boone County Circuit Court Friday. The Harrison Daily Times says the 38-year-old Berkley is charged with sexual solicitation, four counts of first-degree sexual assault, seven counts
