(AP) _ A 33-year-old Columbia woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the shooting death of a man who allegedly was selling her methamphetamine.Jaclyn Amber Rose was sentenced Monday for second-degree murder and armed criminal
The Flippin School Board met in regular session Monday evening, and Superintendent Kelvin Hudson says they approved a number of hiring recommendations. Listen: right-click to download mp3 Superintendent Hudson says the board also approved the proposed budget
(AP) – Authorities say a 32-year-old man has drowned in northeastern Arkansas.KAIT-TV reports that the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office reported Robert William Hollyfield of Marmaduke drowned Sunday in an area known as Williams Landing near Lake City.
(AP) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials are expected to begin repairing nine sections of a levee along the Black River in northeast Arkansas that was damaged by floods last month.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that emergency
(AP) – A central Arkansas police officer who shot a man during a low-speed chase has been cleared of any wrongdoing.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Sherwood officer Todd Abbott shot 26-year-old Jose Louis Burgos when responding to
(AP) – The Supreme Court has ruled for same-sex couples who complained an Arkansas birth certificate law discriminated against them.The justices on Monday issued an unsigned opinion reversing an Arkansas high court ruling that upheld the law.
(AP) – The mother of an Arkansas prison escapee who had been on the run for more than three decades said she has been in contact with her son since soon after his escape and that he
(AP) – The Missouri NAACP is issuing an advisory telling travelers to be careful while in the state because of a danger that civil rights won’t be respected.The advisory cites a bill passed by lawmakers and awaiting
(AP)Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other proponents of school voucher programs are praising a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said a Lutheran church was wrongly denied a state grant for its preschool playground. But opponents say the
Two recent Mountain Home High School graduates will be in Alabama this week. Bomber Bass Team members Jay Gore and Noah Boyett are taking part in the Student Angler Federation’s High School Fishing World Finals beginning Tuesday
The Mountain Home Hopper Environmental Services American Legion baseball team swept a double header at home Monday night against Batesville. In the first game, the Exterminators won 7-4. Tyler Guffey got the win while striking out
ST. LOUIS (AP) Randal Grichuk and Jedd Gyorko each homered and drove in three runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Monday. It was a makeup for an April 29 game
Mountain Home native Les Crawford has been named president of White River Marine Group, the marine manufacturing division of Bass Pro. Bass Pro officials say Crawford was born and raised just 15 minutes from the Ranger Boats
A Tecumseh man, 33-year-old Brandon Patterson, remains in the Ozark County Jail on a $20,000 cash-only bond charged with allegedly torturing a dog over two days. According to the arrest affidavit, an Ozark County deputy was dispatched
”The Future of the Past: the Jacob Wolf Historic Site” by Marlon Mowdy will be the topic of the monthly meeting of the Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society Tuesday evening at 6:00 in the Knox Room
Two Mountain Home men, Kirk Bozen and Kendrick Sebree, both entered guilty pleas in unrelated cases and were each given five years probation during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.The 22-year-old Sebree was arrested by
media/08684_mizzou-arena.jpg COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – A 23-year-old man has been arrested after authorities say he smashed through two gates and drove his car onto the basketball court at the University of Missouri over the weekend, causing
Chantel Biggers who has given addresses in Ash Flat and Mountain Home during various contacts with law enforcement officers, entered a no contest plea to drug charges and was given seven years probation during a session of
The Gassville City Council will meet Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the Community Center located at 204 South School Street. The council will be asked to consider three resolutions under new business. Those resolutions are to approve
Mountain Home was able to claim another summer championship. The Bandits won the Babe Ruth Eight-Year-Old North Arkansas State Tournament after beating up on Walnut Ridge in the title game 18-1. On their way to the championship,
A Yellville woman, 44-year-old Alana Ray, received minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident Sunday morning when her southbound car ran off the road, struck a rock bluff and overturned. The Missouri State Highway patrol reports the accident
AP) _ The Supreme Court has ruled that churches have the same right as other charitable groups to seek state money for new playground surfaces and other non-religious needs.The justices on Monday ruled 7-2 in favor of
(AP) _ A Confederate monument will be removed by Friday from a St. Louis park under a deal between the city and the Missouri Civil War Museum.As part of the agreement announced Monday by the city, the
Makeltee Ford of Flippin, who was found to have 169 dosage units of LSD, three grams of methamphetamine, two Xanax bars and items of drug paraphernalia when arrested appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday and entered
The Baxter County Planning Board will be meeting Tuesday morning at 11:00 in the 3rd floor conference room of the Baxter County Courthouse. The only item on the meeting’s agenda is Consolidated Land Services with a sketch
The Marion County Personnel Committee will meet Monday afternoon at 4:30. The meeting will be held in the Marion County Annex. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Big Creek Golf and Country Club had several tournaments this past weekend. Andrew and Nicole Gillespie won the Big Creek Couples Event on Sunday with a three-under-par 69. The Gillespies took home $50 after beating runners-up Dale
A Mountain Home woman, 30-year-old Rashel Katrina Farnam, was arrested Saturday following an investigation into a burglary on Old Military Road. She faces felony charges of residential burglary, theft of property and terroristic threatening. She is being
The Gassville Parks Committee will meet Monday evening at 6:30 at the Community Center located at 204 South School Street. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
American Legion baseball makes up the local Monday schedule as the Mountain Home Hopper Environmental Services team returns to Cooper Park. The Exterminators are slated to meet Batesville on Lester White Field. The first pitch is scheduled
The Mountain Home Diamonds U14 softball team won the North Arkansas State Tournament over the weekend at Keller Park. The Diamonds defeated the Branson Hotshotz in the championship game 9-4 Sunday afternoon. Every batter reached base
The Mountain Home 15-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star baseball team won the North Arkansas West Regional Tournament over the weekend in Harrison. Mountain Home defeated Tri-County 12-2 in the championship Sunday afternoon. Jim Strider gave up just
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team wrapped up play in the Glen Sain GMC Tournament at Paragould Sunday by splitting their games. The Lockeroom lost their first game to Charleston, Missouri 8-5. Luke Helms had
The Mountain Home Hurricanes swimming teams had a busy weekend. The Junior Olympic qualifier meet was held at Texarkana. Joia Traver had a great showing, winning every event she swam in, taking the high point in
(AP) – An Arkansas prison escapee who had been on the run for more than three decades has been recaptured.The state Department of Corrections says 60-year-old Steven Dishman was arrested Sunday at a home in Springdale in
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team wrapped up play in the Glen Sain GMC Tournament at Paragould Sunday by splitting their games. The Lockeroom lost their first game to Charleston, Missouri 8-5. Luke Helms
(AP) – A 22-year-old Arkansas resident has drowned after going underwater in a swimming area of an Oklahoma lake.A preliminary report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Centerton, Arkansas, resident Anthony Scarpati died Friday afternoon on Skiatook
(AP) – An inmate who escaped an Arkansas Department of Corrections work release program has been recaptured.Department spokesman Solomon Graves says 39-year-old Joel Lane was arrested about 2 a.m. Sunday in Pine Bluff after leading both state
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) This time, So Yeon Ryu was able to celebrate without any hint of drama or suspense. And the third-ranked South Korean might just have used victory Sunday in the Walmart NW
(AP) – Columbia is looking into imposing heavier regulations on payday lenders.The Columbia Missourian reports that an ordinance is being drafted. Payday loan companies offer small loans, usually less than $1,000, that borrowers usually promise to pay
(AP) – A northwestern Missouri boy with a rare genetic disorder has fulfilled his dream of being a police officer.The St. Joseph News-Press reports that 15-year-old Dylan Golden’s former elementary school principal, the St. Joseph Police Department
(AP) – The University of Missouri Libraries is asking book lovers for some help.Library officials have a wish list of more than 400 books that they hoped to buy but are not able to because of budget
(AP) – Before the Supreme Court justices begin their long summer break, they’re poised to act on the Trump administration’s travel ban and a separation of church and state dispute involving a Missouri church playground.But something could
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Randal Grichuk homered in his return to the majors, Yadier Molina had three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Sunday night. Grichuk, who was sent to
(AP) – The number of Missouri House races lacking major-party opposition has been on the rise.An analysis by The Associated Press of last fall’s elections found that 60 percent of Missouri House races lacked a Republican or
Arkansas counties impacted by the destruction brought with the spring storms and flooding are now looking at a new wrinkle in the reimbursement funding percentage historically available from the state following federally declared disasters. In a director’s
Baxter International has been honored as one of the most community-minded companies in the country by Points of Light, the worlds largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, according to its Website. Points of Light announces annually the
Patricia Hudnall, who is serving time on a parole violation in the state prison system, was given another five years in prison after pleading guilty to drug-related charges during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.
The Baxter/Marion County Farm Service Agency has been approved to hold sign-ups for the Emergency Conservation Program for damage occurring during the recent flooding. Farm and ranch producers who have suffered losses from the disaster can request
Fisheries biologists recently announced they would like anglers to consider keeping their catch while striper fishing during the heat of summer. They say keeping the fish may actually increase the number of stripers available for other anglers.Keeping
The Flippin School Board has scheduled its regular June session for Monday evening at seven. Items on the agenda include the hiring of Kiley Morris as a kindergarten teacher, the policy manual and handbook for the 2017-2018
The Cotter School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday evening at 7 in the administration building. A review of the legislative audit report and a memorandum of understanding with Guy Berry College and Career Academy
The Calico Rock Museum & Visitor Center is presenting a free traveling exhibit entitled, Arkansas/Arkansaw: A State and Her Reputation. The exhibit is open now until July 8 from 9:00 in the morning until to 5:00 in
Baseball makes up the local Sunday schedule as two teams will continue tournament action. The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team resumes play in the Glen Sain GMC Classic at Paragould. The Lockeroom meets Charleston at
Severe thunderstorm brings downed trees and power lines, loss of power As many as a dozen thunderstorm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service as a line of severe weather swept through the Twin Lakes Area
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team began the Glen Sain GMC Classic on a winning note Saturday in Paragould. The Lockeroom shut out Jonesboro 8-0. Jordan Anderson was credited with the win as he struck
The Mountain Home All-Stars breezed their way to the championship game of the Babe Ruth 15-Year-Old North District West Tournament Saturday in Harrison. The Blue Devils invoked the mercy rule in the third inning as they shut
ST. LOUIS (AP) Jordy Mercer and Josh Harrison homered and starter Gerrit Cole pitched six innings, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday night. Cole extended his winning streak to
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) So Yeon Ryu shot a course-record 10-under 61 on Saturday in the NW Arkansas Championship to take a five-stroke lead into the final round. Ryu, the third-ranked South Korean star who won the ANA
Listen: right-click to download mp3 That was KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot’s Tim Tibbs from Arkansas State University-Mountain Home with the finale of the Red, Whited and Blue Festival. Attendees were treated to the fireworks
Kristen Kanatzar, II, of Mountain Home was given 10 years probation after pleading guilty to charges of faking court papers having to do with his divorce, and obtaining a credit card in the name of another person
Baxter Regional Medical Center has expanded its footprint into neighboring Izard County with the opening of a clinic providing primary care and services. The new Baxter Regional Health System Complex was officially opened with a ribbon cutting
As a number of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ parks in Arkansas and Missouri remain closed due to spring floodwaters, the majority of the parks on the Twin Lakes are either fully or partially open to
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas university is nearing the end of site cleanup at a decades-old nuclear reactor and estimates it will take another $10.1 million to finish the job.Nearly 16,000 pounds of low-level radiological waste
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas authorities say at least two people are dead after a line of powerful thunderstorms moved through the state overnight.The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says 54-year-old Roy McGann died in White Hall
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis County police are investigating the case of a toddler who died after the vehicle in which he was riding overturned after hitting several parked vehicles.Police say 14-month-old Keshawn Hampton Jr. of
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis judge has pushed back until Jan. 8 the retrial of a man accused in the deaths of two sisters forced off an abandoned Mississippi River bridge.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Some GOP state lawmakers want to give the Missouri attorney general authority to prosecute violations of state abortion laws.The Republican-led Legislature is considering the proposal during a special session on abortion regulations
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Authorities are searching for a 28-year-old man suspected of opening fire on a car earlier this month in St. Louis, critically wounding a 7-year-old girl and killing her parents and another man in
Someone has the Hearts on Fire diamond neckalce donated by Carter’s Jewel Chest to the Red White and Blue Festival right before the fireworks were shot. Immediately after the number 159280 was drawn, Heidi Plum rushed to
Last Saturday, I embarked on my sixth international trade mission with Mike Preston, director of our Arkansas Economic Development Commission. These trips have been instrumental in bringing foreign investment and creating jobs in Arkansas. Each time we
A two-vehicle crash Friday in Boone County claimed the life of an Oklahoma man. The Arkansas State Police reports 61-year-old Douglas Wilkes of Henryetta was pronounced dead at the scene near the state line. According to Trooper
The Mountain Home All-Stars began the Babe Ruth 15-Year-Old North District West Tournament on a positive note Friday in Harrison. The Blue Devils defeated Tri-County 12-1. Tanner Burnham, Will Gross and Dylan Poush combined for the win
ST. LOUIS (AP) Josh Bell and John Jaso homered as the Pittsburgh Pirates broke their Busch Stadium hex with a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. The Pirates broke a seven-game losing streak in
A United Kingdom man drowned after his kayak overturned Friday afternoon on Norfork Lake. According to Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery, 71-year-old Jim Colbert was pronounced dead at Baxter Regional Medical Center. Sheriff’s deputies, first responders from
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to killing a sheriff’s deputy and two other people last month.Little Rock television station KATV reports James
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas judge has ruled in favor of the cousin of world champion boxer Jermain Taylor regarding a 2014 shooting incident after the former Olympian didn’t appear at a court hearing.The Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas panel has voted to temporarily ban the sale and use of an herbicide that has prompted hundreds of complaints and a federal lawsuit from farmers who say it has caused
DONIPHAN, Mo. (AP) Authorities say a small plane crashed into a detached garage in rural southeast Missouri while making an emergency landing.No one was hurt when the Cessna 182 went down Thursday night about 3.5 miles
ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis police say a black off-duty officer who heard a commotion near his home and tried to help fellow officers arrest three black suspects has been shot by a white officer who
Baseball and swimming make up the local Saturday schedule. In a game originally scheduled for Friday, the Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team will begin action in the Glen Sain GMC Classic at Paragould. The Lockeroom
As many as a dozen thunderstorm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service as a line of severe weather swept through the Twin Lakes Area shortly after 1 Friday afternoon bringing with it high winds and
Sarah Lynn Smith of rural Mountain Home appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday and entered a not guilty plea to charges stemming from an assault on a 73-year-old wheelchair-bound relative. The 39-year-old Smith was ordered to
Amanda Estes of Mountain Home was given four years in prison after changing her plea to guilty on a variety of drug-related charges during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. The 34-year-old Estes was among
Freshwater mussels are currently one of the largest groups of invertebrates listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). One of the goals of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to stabilize and recover populations of depleting
A 21-year-old rural Mountain Home man, Mitchel Dylan Teconchuk, has been charged with arson, following a fire Sunday afternoon at a residence located at 3215 Highway 62 East. While no injuries were reported from the fire,
media/rwb2017.jpg The Red White and Blue parade scheduled for this afternoon has been cancelled due to the weather and due to safety precautions due to fallen debris. The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce advises the parade
The 18th annual Red White and Blue Festival concludes on Saturday but not before the granddaddy of them all fireworks display. Event organizers describe the show as the “biggest fireworks display in the state of Arkansas.”
Bull Shoals-White River State Park will have an Introduction to Kayaking Course Saturday morning from 10:00 until 4:00. Learn the basics of kayaking; including safety, the gear, the laws, the different kayaking strokes and how to make
Baxter County jurors are being advised that their term is now concluded. County and Circuit Clerk Canda Reese says trials scheduled for next week have been resolved. Reese extends appreciation to the jurors for their service.
A local player was honored for her play in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association girl’s basketball game Thursday night. Izard County’s Kennedy Cooper was selected as the East team’s Outstanding Player after scoring 14 points,
The Donald W. Reynolds Library will be hosting Fan Fridays on Fridays from 10 to 4. Fan Fridays is a summer program designed for teens ages 13-18. The library invites teens to join them in enjoying iconic
(AP) – Arkansas legislators have approved rules necessary to implement a new voter-identification law that could go into effect as early as September. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the state Board of Election Commissioners approved the rules
(AP) – Police say a 2-year-old boy has died in an apparently accidental shooting in Yell County.The Yell County Sheriff’s Department says deputies responded to a home just north of Danville Tuesday night and found Jacob Chronister
(AP) – Arkansas farmer David Hillman says Tropical Depression Cindy could actually help the rice and corn he grows in the southeastern section of his state.”If there’s not so much rain, it could end up being beneficial,”
(AP) – An Arkansas judge has struck down a new state law eliminating mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles, ruling that it denies individualized sentencing hearings to offenders who are in prison for offenses committed when they were
(AP) – After years of delays, construction has begun on what will be the largest solar farm in Missouri.The 72-acre project, with more than 33,000 solar panels, will be built in Nixa. A groundbreaking is scheduled for
(AP) – A top Missouri Republican donor is asking other political givers to push Attorney General Josh Hawley to run for U.S. Senate.USA Today reports Sam Fox in a Tuesday letter asked other GOP donors to urge
(AP) – Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens says he prefers a ramped-up House version of a bill to tighten state abortion lawsGreitens told reporters Thursday in Jefferson City that he supports the latest House iteration, which has
(AP) – A Missouri circuit judge says Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office wrote a confusing and grammatically incorrect summary of a referendum to repeal right to work.A summary is meant to help voters understand ballot
(AP) – Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice say Ferguson, Missouri, is making progress in the effort to end racial bias in police and court practices, but more transparency is needed.U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry on
The effort to secure a revenue stream for a proposed expansion of the Baxter County Detention Center took another step forward Thursday when the five-member county budget committee gave its approval to four ordinances. Those ordinances will
It’s often said that the wheels of justice can move slowly, but yesterday during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court, those wheels almost ground to a halt under a heavy load of cases. The court faced
Travis Smith, who lists an address in Tulsa, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to charges stemming from burglaries at two local businesses early this year and was given five years in prison, followed by five years probation
A 52-year-old Mountain Home man, Darin Michael Decaro, has been arrested and charged with four felony counts linked to an illegal marijuana growing operation at a residence in rural Mountain Home. According to the affidavit, officers from
A Mountain Home woman, 30-year-old Haley Sullivan, has been charged in connection with the October 2016 theft of a vehicle taken from a residence on W Highway in Pontiac. The Ozark County Times reports Sullivan is charged
Spending in Baxter County and the City of Mountain Home saw another increase as reflected in the May sales tax numbers recently released by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. In Baxter County, the numbers released
This Friday and Saturday is the 20th Annual Buffalo River Elk Festival in Jasper. The festival is one of the premier craft fairs and outdoor sporting events in Arkansas and celebrates the reintroduction of elk to Newton
Baseball and swimming make up the local Friday schedule. The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team will begin another tournament. The Lockeroom will compete in the Glen Sain GMC Classic at Paragould as their first opponent
The Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Week will come to an end Friday on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway as a recent Mountain Home graduate will see action. Jonathan Fox will
The 2017 Arkansas PGA Junior Tournament was held Thursday at Big Creek Golf & Country Club in Mountain Home. Josie Love won the girls 16-17 year old age group, one shot ahead of Sydney Czanstkowski. Addie
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Aaron Nola pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning, Freddy Galvis and Tommy Joseph homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Thursday to stop a five-game losing streak. Joseph
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Andy Reid has signed a contract extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. Reid, 59, was entering the final year of a five-year deal. The terms of the extension were not announced
The Gainesville R-5 School District is set to have a new leader on July 1 after offering a contract to Dr. Jeffrey Hyatt. Information from the Gainesville School District indicates Hyatt currently holds the position of superintendent
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Police in Little Rock say a mall worker wrestled away a stripper pole from a would-be thief who bit the employee during the struggle.According to police, a woman entered a Spencers store in
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A former Missouri church youth leader has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor for illicit sex. The U.S. attorney’s office said in a news
The 18th annual Red White and Blue Festival Concert times for Thursday afternoon, originally scheduled to begin at 5:00, have changed due to the possibility of rain. Steel Woods will now take the stage at 4:00, Chris
Day two of the 18th annual Red White and Blue Festival on Friday brings a host of activities including a parade, rodeo and performances by three bands. The events begin with the no charge kids zone
The regularly scheduled Cotter City Council meeting set for Thursday evening has been cancelled. Cotter Mayor Peggy Hammack advises the cancellation is due to the lack of a quorum being available. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
(AP) – An Arkansas Senate panel has voted to study a bill limiting which restrooms transgender people can use that had stalled in this year’s legislative session after facing opposition from the state’s Republican governor, tourism groups
(AP) – Animal rights groups say they are pleased that Tyson Foods wants to improve conditions at its farms but that the company’s plans don’t go far enough.Tyson announced Wednesday that it had installed cameras at its
(AP) – A Republican lawmaker says he’s seeking his party’s nomination for Arkansas secretary of state next year.Representative Trevor Drown of Russellville announced Wednesday he’s running for secretary of state in next year’s election. Secretary of State
(AP) – A former Arkansas police officer has been sentenced to more than 11 years for his role in a drug conspiracy.The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas announced Friday that James Edgerson was sentenced
(AP) – The death of a 5-year-old boy left in a hot van at a facility overseen by an Arkansas lawmaker has spurred a legislative committee to review existing rules and regulations for child care licensing. The
(AP) – University of Missouri System President Mun Choi wants the university to rescind an honorary degree given to Bill Cosby nearly 20 years ago.The system’s Board of Curators will vote Friday on Choi’s recommendation. A university
(AP) – A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the arson death of a Sedalia man.Aran Cantrell, of Sedalia, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder and first-degree arson as part of a plea agreement in the death
(AP) – A lawmaker says Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens will sign his bill to ban people convicted of sex offenses against children from coming within 500 feet of children’s museums.Cassville Republican Sen. David Sater said Wednesday that
Arkansans may not realize the vote to legalize marijuana for prescription purposes potentially jeopardizes their right to possess and purchase firearms and ammunition. In October of 2016, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a federal
The path to fill a vacancy on the Baxter County Quorum Court has changed. The vacancy was created when former Justice of the Peace Erric Totty moved from District 3, which he has represented since January. At
Three water associations that are customers of the Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority have had boil orders lifted however, four associations remain on the Arkansas Health Department’s list of boil water orders. The boil order for
The Missouri Department of Transportation recently issued a news release saying Route JJ in Ozark County will be closed as contractor crews perform bridge and roadway reconstruction due to flooding. The bridge over Little Creek is located
Four recent area high school graduates and two area coaches will be at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway for Thursday’s Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Basketball Games. The girls’ game tips off first at
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Tommy Pham’ second solo homer off Hector Neris in the ninth inning tied it and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 in 10 innings
The Mountain Home School Board took action on a number of faculty recommendations during its annual work session meeting on Tuesday. The following classroom teachers were approved: Stacey McKee, Miranda Dickerson, and Maribeth Hill, Nelson-Wilks-Herron Elementary; and
For the second consecutive year Cotter Schools are seeking a new superintendent. Jasper School District Superintendent Jeff Cantrell says his board voted on Monday evening to hire Chad Harp as the principal of its Oark K-12 School.
As one local school district hires a new coach, another district begins a search for a new one. Salem High School boys’ basketball coach Blake Hanney is leaving the Greyhounds’ program for the same position at Valley
Marion County jurors do not have to report for duty Thursday, Friday, or Monday. Marion County and Circuit Clerk Dawn Moffet advises the next date for jurors to report is June 29 at 9. WebReadyTM Powered by
The Baxter County Budget Committee will consider two resolutions calling for a special election on October 10 on the question of funding for an expansion of the county jail when it meets Thursday at 4:30. The first
The Northeast Public Water Authority board will meet in regular session Thursday afternoon at 1:15. The meeting will be held at the office on Florence Drive in Mountain Home. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
(AP) _ Two more suspects have pleaded guilty in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that led to the ambush killing of a drug trafficker in southwest Missouri.Twenty-year-old Brooke Danielle Beckley and 28-year-old Jourdan Ashley McGinnis pleaded guilty Tuesday
The 18th annual Red White and Blue Festival kicks off Thursday afternoon on the campus of Arkansas State University Mountain Home with a barbecue eating contest and a free concert featuring recording artist Aaron Tippin. The
The investigation continues into an altercation in Gamaliel Wednesday morning among four individuals that led to one of the men coming into Sandra D’s Grocery and Fuel Stop seeking help. Baxter County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Terry Johnson
A 911 dispatch at 6:41 Wednesday morning had officers responding to a stabbing incident at Sandra D’s Grocery and Fuel Stop in Gamaliel. Officers arrived on scene at 6:48 and found the victim, a man who had
The City of Bull Shoals received six applicants for the vacant Mayor position following former Mayor David Hotchkiss’ resignation in early June. Resumes submitted were reviewed by the city council at its workshop on Monday. All applicants
(AP) – Arkansas State Police say a Louisiana man was killed when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving was struck by a tractor-trailer rig in southern Arkansas.Police say 23-year-old Jeffrey Hunter of Haynesville, Louisiana, died in the
(AP) – Four former Arkansas day care workers charged in the death of a 5-year-old disabled boy who was left in a hot van have been released from jail on bond. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Kendra
(AP) – An Arkansas panel is recommending a 2 percent raise for the state’s elected officials and judges, despite a request from the state Supreme Court that it receive an 11 percent bump in pay.The Independent Citizens
(AP) – Abortion rights groups are asking a federal judge to block several new abortion restrictions in Arkansas, including a ban on a commonly used second-trimester procedure.The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights
(AP) – Arkansas officials are dropping their effort to block a request for the records related to the autopsy of an inmate who lurched and convulsed 20 times during his execution.The state Crime Lab on Tuesday filed
(AP) – The nation’s largest meat producer says it has installed video cameras in key areas of all its poultry processing operations and will seek a new way to slaughter birds.Tyson Foods says it views itself as
(AP) – Springfield authorities say they will not charge a Springfield man who shot an intruder in his house.Springfield police spokeswoman Lisa Cox says detectives don’t believe Chad Faught committed a crime when he shot a man
(AP) – A business consultant who sold Missouri on a sweetener manufacturing project that never materialized will be released from prison next year.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports Missouri Department of Corrections spokesman David Owen said Tuesday that
(AP) – Experts say a Supreme Court ruling this week could have a “chilling effect” on the many lawsuits filed in St. Louis claiming talcum powder causes a deadly form of cancer in women.Justices ruled 8-1 Monday
(AP) – Missouri’s Republican-led House has passed legislation to toughen state abortion regulations.Lawmakers on Tuesday voted 110-38 in favor of the bill, which would require annual inspections of clinics and give the attorney general the power to
(AP) – A federal judge has approved a settlement in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown, an unarmed, black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in 2014 in Ferguson,
A Flippin woman, 21-year-old Makeltee Ford, has been charged with eight felony drug counts following a traffic stop earlier this month. According to the arrest affidavit, Ford was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped on
An 17-year-old male involved in a high speed chase earlier this month that involved the rear end of a Baxter County Sheriff’s Department vehicle being rammed is being charged as an adult and facing 27 offenses. According
A Mountain Home man, 25-year-old Christian Blake Sisk, who has had multiple convictions related to thefts and drugs dating back to 2010, has been arrested again on felony charges of breaking or entering and theft of property.
A federal disaster declaration was issued last week at the request of Governor Asa Hutchinson designating 13 Arkansas counties, including Fulton and Boone, as federal disaster areas due to the storms and flooding parts of the state
A local banker recently received a diploma from the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Arvest Bank of North Central Arkansas Executive Vice President and Sales Manager David McBee is among 164
It’s Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Week on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. The volleyball and soccer matches will be played Wednesday, and a total of eight outgoing seniors and one
The Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team traveled to Harrison Tuesday night and suffered a tough loss. Mountain Home had a 6-4 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh inning but Harrison came up
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Yadier Molina and Tommy Pham both homered in a seven-run 11th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-1 on Tuesday night. Stephen Piscotty had a two-run double off
Mountain Home High School Career Academies has a new head football coach. During Tuesday’s annual work session meeting, the Mountain Home School Board decided to hire within the school district and selected Bryan Mattox to lead the
(AP) _ A 19-year-old has pleaded guilty in the ambush killing of a drug trafficker in southwest Missouri.The Springfield News-Leader reports that Nathaniel Lee, of Nixa, admitted Monday to using a firearm to commit a drug trafficking
(AP) _ The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office says a man who had been in jail custody has died at a Little Rock hospital.Authorities say 36-year-old Kenneth Lawrence was brought to the jail on June 8th on a
(AP) _ Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped while working in a cornfield near a prison in southeastern Arkansas.Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman Solomon Graves says the inmate, 46-year-old Robert Woodward, escaped Tuesday morning while
Entries are now open for the Fulton County Fair beauty pageants and the youth talent contest. All pageants and the youth talent contest will be held at the Salem Civic Center located on the Fulton County Fairgrounds.
(AP) – A western Arkansas city may enter into a recycling agreement that would end more than two years of dumping recycling into a landfill.The Southwest Times Record reports the Fort Smith Board of Directors will decide
(AP) – The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an Alabama inmate who complained that he didn’t have an independent mental health expert to help him try to stave off a death sentence at his trial.The
(AP) – Applications are now available for those who want to sell or grow medical marijuana in Arkansas under a new constitutional amendment legalizing the drug for some patients.The Medical Marijuana Commission on Monday posted the applications
(AP) – A judge has issued an injunction that will temporarily prevent the city of St. Louis from removing a Confederate monument from Forest Park.St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Robert Dierker on Monday issued the injunction and
(AP) – The former city clerk of a southeast Missouri town is charged with receiving stolen property after a state audit found more than $100,000 in “potentially fraudulent activities.”Dana Mayberry was charged Monday in Iron County. She
American Legion baseball makes up the local Tuesday schedule as both Mountain Home teams will be in action. The Lockeroom will be on the road as they take on Harrison. The first pitch is scheduled for five
(AP) – A Georgia man is accused of killing a neighbor, stealing his car and later kidnapping a Missouri woman before he was finally apprehended in Kansas.Prosecutors in Georgia have charged 53-year-old John Czarnecki with murder in
After a night off Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals return to action Tuesday night as they begin a three-game series in Philadelphia. The Cardinals are 31-37 and trail Milwaukee by five games in the National League
(AP) – Missouri House members are strengthening proposed abortion restrictions pending in the Legislature.A House committee on Monday amended a Senate bill to prohibit abortion clinic staff from asking ambulances to drive without sirens or emergency lights.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – University of Missouri police say freshman basketball player Jeremiah Tilmon was arrested for possession of alcohol by a minor and released after being given a summons. Police say Tilmon was pulled over
A hit and run suspect in three separate accidents Saturday, 36-year-old Kyle Wynn, is facing multiple charges including driving while intoxicated first offense, no drivers license, refusal to take a blood alcohol test, reckless driving, leaving the
A local river is recognized as the top fly fishing destination in the country. An online publication titled “The Fly Fishing Basics” recently released its top five ranking for the United States, and the White River is
The Friends of the North Fork of the White River and Bryant Creek, along with four outfitters, are inviting the public Sunday from 9:00 in the morning to 3:00 in the afternoon to the North Fork River
The Mountain Home School Board has scheduled its annual work session meeting for Tuesday evening at five. Items on the agenda include the budget for the 2017-2018 school year, the SWOT Analysis, a review of a social
The Gassville City Council has changed its regular June session. The meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday evening, was pushed back to the following Tuesday, June 27th, at 6:30. The meeting will be held in the Gassville Community
Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass is inviting all county residents living in the Clarkridge Fire District to a community meeting Tuesday evening at six at the Clarkridge Fire Department’s main station. Judge Pendergrass will be in attendance
The Flippin City Council has scheduled its regular June session for Tuesday evening at six. The main item on the agenda is a report from Flippin Police Chief Dusty Smith on a squad car that had been
The Lakeview City Council has scheduled its regular June session for Tuesday evening at seven. Old business items on the agenda include the recorder/treasurer position, dog licensing and storm sirens. Under new business, the council will consider
The Norfork City Council has scheduled its regular June session for Tuesday evening at 6:30. Items on the agenda include water and sewer audit reports and burn notices. The meeting will be held at Norfork City Hall.
Another opportunity to “Try Something New” is coming up at the Donald W. Reynolds Library serving Baxter County. A cake decorating class will be held Tuesday evening at six to give local residents a chance to learn
Mountain Home handily took home the championship trophy of the Cal Ripken Nine-Year-Old North District West Tournament from the Equity Bank Sports Complex in Harrison. The Sharks beat up on Springdale by a final of 17-6. WebReadyTM
The hiring process for a new head football coach at Mountain Home High School Career Academies is underway. A total of 14 applicants are looking to succeed David Joyce nearly two weeks after he announced his resignation.
A sex offender has registered with the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office. According to Sheriff John Montgomery, 34-year-old Michael Andrew Salentine is residing at 177 Ravine Drive in Lakeview. Salentine has not yet been assigned a risk level.
(AP) _ Authorities say they’ve recovered the body of an 18-year-old who drowned in the Arkansas River in western Arkansas while trying to help other swimmers who were struggling in the water.Crawford County Sheriff Ron Brown says
(AP) _ The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating reports of fake police pulling over women in eastern Missouri.The Park Hills Daily Journal reports that on June 8, a 24-year-old woman was stopped in Jefferson County by
A Mountain Home youth, 16-year-old Dustin Brandenburg, was injured Saturday after he wrecked his motorcycle on Old Arkana Road. He was airlifted to Arkansas Children’s Hospital where a spokesperson says he’s listed in critical condition. According to
The Flippin School Board has scheduled a special session for Tuesday morning at eight. The lone item on the agenda is the approval of bids for Phase Three of the Elementary Construction Project. The meeting will be
The Norfork School Board has scheduled its regular June session for Monday evening at five. Items on the agenda include a social media policy, student insurance and the hiring of a transportation supervisor and a bus driver.
A rural Mountain Home woman 39-year-old Sarah Lynn Smith was arrested Sunday morning on a felony battery charge after a domestic violence incident. She remains in the Baxter County Jail on a $10,000 bond along with an
(AP) – Miss Greater Jonesboro has been selected Miss Arkansas 2017.Maggie Benton of Jonesboro was crowned Saturday night in Little Rock by Miss Arkansas 2016 Savannah Skidmore and Miss America Savvy Shields, who won the 2016 Miss
(AP) – Police say an innocent bystander was wounded in a shooting outside a movie theater in southwest Little Rock.Police Officer Steve Moore told reporters the man was wounded by stray gunfire about 10:30 p.m. Saturday when
(AP) – A northwest Arkansas house once occupied by former President Bill Clinton that was damaged by fire has been deemed a total loss.The home now owned by Stephanie and Robert Dzur and occupied by Stephanie Dzur’s
(AP) – Because of a charter high school, much of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus will be exempt from a law allowing guns on college campuses in the state.The state law goes into effect
(AP) – The University of Missouri plans to encourage more people to adopt research animals.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the university announced Thursday it will work with Homes for Animal Heroes, a program developed by the National
Monday is the final day to apply for the position of Mayor for Bull Shoals. The vacancy came available when former Mayor David Hotchkiss resigned, posting a letter of notification on the City of Bull Shoals’ website.
The role of a fire department is reactive in nature. Full time personnel are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to whatever the emergency might be. The Inspection Department of the
The 18th Annual Red White and Blue Festival gets into full gear this week with the biggest fireworks show yet and a free concert featuring recording artist Aaron Tippin. The event runs from Thursday through Saturday.Serving as
Baxter County Assessor Jayme Nicholson is putting out the welcome mat for her colleagues across the state who are meeting in Mountain Home this week. Nicholson said about 200 guests are expected to arrive Tuesday, a combination
The first activity of Red, White and Blue Week in Mountain Home began Saturday with the annual beauty pageant. Allison Wallace was the overall grand supreme winner as she was also named Princess Miss Red, White and
The Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic will be having their first “six day” clinic in July and August. The first three day session will be July 27th, 28th, and 29th and the following week, August 1st,
Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass is inviting all county residents living in the Henderson Fire District to a community meeting Monday evening at 6:30 at the Henderson Fire Department. Judge Pendergrass will be in attendance to give
After a rainout, Mountain Home will make up the championship game of the Cal Ripken Nine-Year-Old North District West Tournament at the Equity Bank Sports Complex in Harrison Monday evening. The Sharks will take the field at
The 31st annual Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes Classic wrapped up Sunday afternoon with Paragould Glen Sain GMC winning the title. Paragould topped Conway 8-2 for the tournament championship. Preston Hart of Paragould was named the tournament’s
Baltimore (AP) Ubaldo Jimenez was stellar in his first start since May 22, Mark Trumbo homered for the second consecutive day and the Baltimore Orioles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 on Sunday. Seth Smith and
The Mountain Home 12 year olds breezed their way to winning the championship of the Cal Ripken Major/70 North District West Tournament at Clysta Willett Park. The 12s began the day as the top seed in bracket
Federal Disaster Declaration approved for local area A number of counties in North Central Arkansas are in the major disaster declarationn approved Thursday by President Trump at the request of Governor Hutchinson. The request is a result
Baseball makes up the local Sunday schedule as the Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes American Legion Classic comes to an end at Lester White Field at Cooper Park. The Mountain Home Lockeroom will have the first game of
Since last Sunday’s magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Bergman, a total of 15 earthquakes have been reported in Boone County. According to Springfield television station KOLR, the Arkansas Geological Survey is exploring a theory of the high water
The Mountain Home Lockeroom came up short in the last day of pool play at the Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes Classic on Lester White Field at Cooper Park. The Lockeroom fell to Conway 7-4. The Mountain Home
Mountain Home is one win away from winning the Cal Ripken Nine-Year-Old North District West Tournament. The Sharks pounded Rogers 11-1 Saturday at the Equity Bank Sports Complex in Harrison. A pair of Mountain Home teams continued
It was a good day for the Mountain Home Hurricanes swim team as they were in front of the home crowd Saturday. The Hurricanes won the meet over five other teams from the South Wind Conference. Mountain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City police say a person died and a small restaurant was destroyed when a vehicle hit the business.Police say a Honda clipped a tow truck early Saturday, went out of control
BALTIMORE (AP) The Baltimore Orioles got two homers from Jonathan Schoop in a 15-7 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals. Adam Wainwright was tagged for nine runs, including three home runs. He lasted just 1 2/3 innings, the
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) – Officials at the Missouri University of Science and Technology say a suspicious package found near a nuclear reactor on the Rolla campus presented no serious danger. The university says four campus buildings that
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – An Illinois woman was found not guilty of manslaughter in a crash that killed a Springfield couple in July 2015.Prosecutors charged 37-year-old Antonia Reiss, of Columbia, Illinois, after her car, traveling at 96
The Twin Lakes Area has experienced some high waters leading to flooding issues in 2017, but for the most part, business should go on as usual. The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce says the area is open
Mountain Home High School 2017 graduate Bree Cannon has been elected State Future Farmers of America Eastern Vice President. Cannon’s election marks the fourth consecutive year a Mountain Home High School student has been elected to office
The Fleet Reserve Association meeting of Branch 251 and the Auxillary will meet Sunday afternoon at 1 at the American Legion Post #52 in Mountain Home. The meeting includes all active, reserve or retired Sea Services, Navy,
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation are criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to restore some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Obama administration’s historic easing. Republican
NEWPORT, Ark. (AP) – More than 1,000 mourners gathered on the campus of a northeast Arkansas university to memorialize a local police officer who was fatally shot earlier this week while investigating a vehicle break-in.Mourners filled an
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The fight over ownership of a Confederate monument in St. Louis is moving to the courts.The Missouri Civil War Museum sued the city of St. Louis Friday over ownership of the monument. The
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers’ frustrations with Republican Gov. Eric Greitens are boiling over.State lawmakers are using a special session on abortion called by the governor as an opportunity to publicly slam Greitens. During his
Motorists in portions of Ozark County may experience delays for the coming work week. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is announcing a section of Route T west of Mammoth will be reduced to one lane as
I want to share a computer-coding news scoop about a pair of 13-year-old football playing Arkansans who built a device that has the potential to save the life of dozens of children around the country. Mason Covingtons
Baseball and swimming make up the local Saturday schedule. American Legion baseball continues at Lester White Field at Cooper Park as the Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes Classic will wrap up pool play on Magness Oil Night. The
The Army Corps of Engineers has announced the closure of one lane of State Highway 177 over Norfork Lake Dam from 9:00 in the morning Monday, June 19th through 4:00 in the afternoon Thursday, June 22nd, weather
The second day of the Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes Classic is in the books. The Mountain Home Lockeroom suffered its second loss of the tournament. The Lockeroom fell to Benton by a final of 6-4. Tristan Trivitt
A few area Cal Ripken baseball teams began district play on Saturday. Mountain Home dominated their first two games in the Cal Ripken Nine-Year-Old North District West Tournament at the Equity Bank Sports Complex in Harrison. The
BALTIMORE (AP) Carlos Martinez struck out eight over six sharp innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals hit a season-high five home runs in an 11-2 rout of the struggling Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Rookie Paul DeJong
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – An Arkansas man who owned a medical imagining business was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in restitution for health care fraud. U.S. Attorney
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Department has received an unusual amount of thefts from vehicles reported during the week. A total of six thefts occurred in two different areas, one area near Buffalo City and the other in
A Yellville man, 32-year-old Corey Cheever, and 33-year-old Katherine Thomas of Deer have been arrested by Marion County authorities and charged with felony drug offenses. According to a press release from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the
The Gainesville Volunteer Fire Department has responded to its first call after acquiring a pumper truck and equipment from the City of Willard less than two weeks after an early morning fire destored their station and equipment.
After two rain delays in April, the 2nd Annual Steel Creek Concert featuring National Park Radio has been rescheduled for Saturday evening from 7:00 to 9:00.The concert, originally scheduled to coincide with National Park Week, was postponed
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas police say four people will be charged with manslaughter in the death of a 5-year-old developmentally disabled boy left in a sweltering van all day. West Memphis Police Capt. Joe Baker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Reality TV personality Josh Duggar will no longer be a part of a breach-of-privacy lawsuit four of his sisters filed after a magazine disclosed that the sisters told police they had been
NEW FLORENCE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the death of a Missouri snake breeder who was shot several times by an intruder.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Montgomery County Sheriff Matthew Schoo says 29-year-old Benjamin Renick
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Court records say a man swam across the Missouri River and then tried to swim back to the other side after leading officers on a chase through the Kansas City area.The Kansas
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A Louisiana girl with a goal of hugging police officers in all 50 states has made it to Ferguson, Missouri.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 7-year-old Rosalyn Baldwin visited the Ferguson Police Department
NEVADA, Mo. (AP) – A former inmate alleges in a lawsuit that he was paraded naked through a southwest Missouri jail and had buckets of water thrown at his face by a jailer who later was charged
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) – Four buildings on the University of Missouri Science and Technology campus in Rolla have been evacuated after a suspicious package was found near the school’s nuclear reactor.Campus spokesman Andrew Careaga says the package
A Mountain Home man, 29-year-old Daniel Martinez, has been arrested in connection with the theft of a debit card and checks in separate incidents. Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel says in a press release on May
(AP) _ Authorities say two people have died on the same day in southeast Missouri rivers.The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 70-year-old Kenneth Vancil, of Qulin, died Tuesday morning after tumbling out of a boat during a
Efforts by Governor Asa Hutchinson to increase efficiency in state government has led to legislation that combines three state boards charged with oversight in the funeral or death care profession. The current chair of the Arkansas Cemetery
The Donald W. Reynolds Library will be hosting a Saturday Show series. This program begins at 10:30 a.m. each week is appropriate for all ages and doesn’t require registration.Upcoming Saturday Shows in the summer series include Activated
A local school district will begin searching for another coach. Flippin High School boys’ basketball coach Dion Hargrove is leaving the Bobcat program for the same position at Perryville in central Arkansas. Hargrove has spent the last
Kickin Kountry is this weeks headliner for the sixth series of Mountain Home’s Friday Night Block Party on the Square. The show is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 Friday evening. Holy Smokes will be serving barbecue.
(AP) – A federal jury has cleared a retired Little Rock police lieutenant of accusations that he used excessive force in punching a man in the face outside a restaurant nearly six years ago.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports
(AP) – Construction is expected to begin in March 2018 for a planned $1 billion pulp mill in south Arkansas.Members of the Clark County Quorum Court were updated this week on the plans for the pulp mill,
(AP) – Exxon Mobil has settled a lawsuit over a 2013 pipeline spill that dumped tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into an Arkansas neighborhood.Attorneys representing 64 families announced the settlement Thursday. They say terms
(AP) – Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he hopes a task force that will recommend changes to Arkansas’ tax code will also look at a proposal that failed in this year’s legislative session to require online retailers to
(AP) – Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is among governors meeting with President Donald Trump.Greitens’ spokesman Parker Briden said Thursday Greitens will be in Washington, D.C. He and seven other governors are meeting with Trump to discuss
(AP) – The University of Missouri System president is laying out plans to improve the Columbia campus’ enrollment and public image.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that President Mun Choi spoke to the Regional Economic Development Board of
(AP) – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources must pay a $5,000 fine for violating the Sunshine Law after it took members of the Clean Water Commission on a tour of hog farms without proper public notice.Cole
(AP) – St. Louis officials and the Missouri Civil War Museum are fighting over who owns a divisive Confederate monument.Museum Executive Director Mark Trout tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the United Daughters of the Confederacy signed
(AP) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has enacted a new law allowing utility regulators to approve lower electricity rates to lure metal manufactures to Missouri.Greitens said Thursday that he has signed legislation that had been passed last
(AP) – Missouri senators have passed legislation to require annual health inspections of abortion clinics and enact other new restrictions on the procedure.Senators voted 20-8 in favor of the measure early Thursday. The measure now heads to
The U.S. Geological Survey says another 2.8 earthquake hit the Harrison area at approximately 9:28 Thursday night. The epicenter is northeast of Harrison, six miles north of Bergman. Residents reported shaking at their home from Harrison to
A number of counties in North Central Arkansas are in the major disaster declarationn approved Thursday by President Trump at the request of Governor Hutchinson. The request is a result of damages due to severe storms, tornadoes
The Mountain Home City Council approved ordinances amending the schedule of rates to be charged and collected for water and sewer system users at Thursday night’s meeting. With Mayor Joe Dillard out of town, and Alderman Rick
In Thursday night’s meeting of the Mountain Home School Board the board unanimously approved new turf for Bomber Stadium. The board also approved the hiring of Steve Morris as Assistant Principal for Hackler Intermediate School, to replace
The annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of the Twin Lakes event is set for Friday evening at Mountain Home High School’s Bomber Stadium. According to organizers, cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers, and community members are expected
American Legion baseball makes up the local Friday schedule. The Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes Classic continues at Lester White Field at Cooper Park as Friday will be Lockeroom Sporting Goods Night. The Mountain Home Lockeroom will compete
The first day of the Mickey Huskey Twin Lakes Classic was played Thursday and the host team unexpectedly had to play two games. Prescott did not have enough players so Mountain Home wound up filling in
ST. LOUIS (AP) Keon Broxton and Eric Thames homered to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. Thames’ 18th of the season off Cardinals closer Seung Hwan
A Bull Shoals woman, 23-year-old Jessica Taylor Bundy, has been arrested and charged with a felony count of possession of a substance believed to be methamphetamine. Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel says officers went to a
A reported fight on 8th Street in Mountain Home led to a Mountain Home woman being taken to Baxter Regional Medical Center complaining of chest pains and later arrested on felony drug charges.Mountain Home Police Chief Carry
(AP) _ Officials in an Arkansas county have a plea for courthouse visitors: Please stop urinating in our elevator.Craighead County officials hope new security cameras will deter the steady stream of culprits who have been relieving themselves
(AP) _ Authorities say a 5-year-old girl was killed and four others were injured after a freight train struck a minivan in southwest Missouri.The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened Wednesday night after the van
The interim superintendent for the Harrison School District, who was set to lead the Gainesville R-5 School District effective July first, says he has instead accepted the position of assistant superintendent in Harrison and will remain there.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that anyone may come to any of the Corps Parks at Norfork Lake for free driftwood. The free wood is along the shoreline and boat ramps. Corps Deputy Operations
For the second time in a month, the Yellville-Summit school board has hired a new head football coach. Lucas Morris was hired this week after the board retracted the contract of Brett Shrable. Shrable was hired in
(AP) – A group of Arkansas farmers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the herbicide dicamba that they blame for damaging their crops. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Jonesboro, Arkansas,
(AP) – A city in the northwestern corner of Arkansas is in mourning after the death of a high school teacher in a Florida triple homicide in which authorities say the suspect tried to cover up the
(AP) – An 18-year-old man is charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a decorated Arkansas police officer.Tyler Calamese appeared in Newport district court Wednesday morning. He has been assigned two public defenders. Arkansas State
(AP) – Arkansas’ Governor Asa Hutchinson is leaving for Europe and Israel this week on a weeklong trade mission to promote the state’s businesses and try to lure more jobs.Hutchinson said Wednesday he’s traveling to France, Germany
(AP) – An Arkansas day care center has fired four employees over the death of a 5-year-old developmentally disabled boy who was left in a sweltering van all day.Ascent Children’s Health Services CEO Dan Sullivan said Wednesday
(AP) – A 26-year-old man whose friend tumbled off the roof of his sport utility vehicle and died as he drove along a central Missouri road at 35 mph has been charged with a felony.The Columbia Daily
(AP) – A Springfield man is charged in a shooting that left one Carthage man dead and another injured.Thirty-year-old Lafayette Starr was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder, first-degree assault and armed criminal action after the shooting Tuesday
(AP) – A central Missouri man has been sentenced to life in prison for the deaths of two Saline County residents.Fifty-nine-year-old Donald Owens, of Marshall, was sentenced Monday after he pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree
(AP) – Five men from Excelsior Springs pleaded guilty this week to their roles in a $4.3 million conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in five northwest Missouri counties.Federal prosecutors say the men distributed the drugs
(AP) – Missouri senators have passed legislation to require annual health inspections of abortion clinics and enact other new restrictions on the procedure.Senators voted 20-8 in favor of the measure early Thursday. The measure now heads to
The Babe Ruth World Series for 13 year olds is headed to Mountain Home in early August and with it organizers predict over one million dollars will go into the community coffers over a 10-day period.Tom Czanstkowski,
The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority experienced a major line break recently and has issued a boil order for all OMRPWA water customers with the exception of Diamond City, Lead Hill, South Lead Hill, and Lake
Local Mountain Home resident Anna Fisher has been selected as one of this year’s six recipients across the state for the $70,000 Bodenhamer Fellowship as an incoming freshman to the University of Arkansas. The award is considered
Bids for improvements to roadways in three counties in North Central Arkansas have been approved by the Arkansas State Highway Commission. In Marion County, Dilbeck Excavation of Mountain Home has been awarded a contract for over $170,000
Ordinances amending the schedule of rates to be charged and collected for water and sewer system users will be placed on the third and final readings when the Mountain Home City Council meets Thursday evening at 6
The Mountain Home School Board has scheduled its regular June session for Thursday evening at six. Items on the agenda include gas line testing, a possible meal price increase, revisions to four policy sections, a recommendation on
Baxter County Judge Mickey Pendergrass is inviting all county residents living in the Midway Fire District to a community meeting Thursday evening at six at the Midway Fire Department. Judge Pendergrass will be in attendance to give
The Cotter School Board will meet in special session Thursday evening at 6. There are two items of business on the agenda, school handbooks and personnel, including an executive session, if needed. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
media/08949_Yellville-SummitSchool.jpg The Yellville-Summit School Board will meet in special session Thursday evening at 5:30. The meeting will be held in the Yellville-Summit Administrative Building. The only item of business on the brief agenda is personnel matters, which
The Cotter Planning and Zoning Commission has scheduled its regular June session for Thursday evening at six. The meeting will be held at Cotter City Hall. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
