The Mountain Home City Council will meet Thursday evening at 6 in the council chambers of the municipal building. Four proposed ordinances are on the agenda, two dealing with water and sewer rates and two with zoning.
The Mountain Home High School boy’s soccer team is continuing their preparations for the Class 6A state championship game Friday in Fayetteville. The Bombers take on Siloam Springs, the defending state champs. Mountain Home heads into
COLLEGE STATION, Texas The 14th-ranked Razorback baseball team goes into the final series of the 2017 regular season this weekend as it travels to face No. 24 Texas A&M for a three-game set starting on
DALLAS The Dallas Cowboys announced the signing of former Arkansas offensive lineman Dan Skipper as an undrafted free agent Wednesday. One of just six offensive linemen in program history to earn All-SEC honors twice in
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Pinch-hitter Chris Young singled home the tiebreaking run in the 13th inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied past the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Wednesday night to sweep their two-game interleague
The Cotter School Board will meet in regular session Thursday evening at 7 in the administration building. Items on the agenda include the school district’s annual accreditation report, quotes for Chromebooks, carts and projector. Other items are
(AP) _ Sheriff’s officials say it appears there’s a connection between a fatal shooting near Little Rock, a suicide the next day in that city and a double homicide involving a woman and her daughter. The Saline
A registered sex offender, 45-year-old Brent Atherton of Bull Shoals, is being held on charges of criminal attempt to commit rape, residential burglary, second degree sexual assault, and an enhancement charge as an habitual offender. Mountain Home
Tim Curtis of Bull Shoals was over 300 miles from the White River sitting at a sports show in Oklahoma City five years ago when he had an inspiration as he talked with the president of the
(AP) – A 20-year-old man arrested in Texas faces murder and battery charges in connection to a shooting in northeast Arkansas that killed one and injured several others.The suspect, who has not yet been identified, was arrested
(AP) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is requesting rental assistance for residents forced from their homes due to recent floods, particularly in the northeastern portion of the state.Hutchinson says in a Tuesday news release that he’s asking the
(AP) Arkansas’ highest court is seeking an 11 percent pay raise for its justices, a move the chief justice says is needed to be in line with what other state supreme courts in the country are paid.Chief
(AP) – A 100-strong choir of uniformed officers and a 21-gun salute sounded farewell at a memorial service for an Arkansas sheriff’s lieutenant who was killed last week in the line of duty.Law enforcement officers from across
(AP) Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has formally launched his bid for re-election, saying he wants to expand on tax cuts he’s championed and efforts to create more jobs in the state.The Republican governor on Tuesday said he
(AP) – A special Missouri legislative committee is offering recommendations on how to reform the state’s prison system in response to reports of sexual harassment and other misconduct by corrections employees.The House Subcommittee on Corrections Workforce Environment
(AP) – Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is asking that bond be revoked for a county sheriff who was temporarily removed from office after an inmate died from injuries suffered in an altercation at the jail.Hawley said
(AP) The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down portions of a law that imposed special requirements on Ferguson and other cities and police in St. Louis County following unrest after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael
(AP) Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway says a law to allow more people to request criminal record expungements and raise application fees could violate the state Constitution. Galloway warned Tuesday that a 2016 law could go over limits
While restoration work is underway at the Jacob Wolf House at Norfork to return the luster of its glory days, the historic landmark will play a prominent role in this weekend’s annual Pioneer Days celebration. In the
Journey of our Past: Road Rally and Memory Walk hosted by Hospice of the Ozarks is set for Saturday morning. The Road Rally will kick off at 8 in the Donald W. Reynolds Library parking lot. The
The work of Debbie Moore of Viola captured the 2017 Best in Show award in the 12th Annual Digital Photography Contest. The contest is sponsored by Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, Integrity First Bank, The Baxter Bulletin and
A few area high school baseball teams wrapped up district play Tuesday. Two Ozark County schools competed in the championship game of the Class 1, District 5 Tournament at Mountain Grove. Bakersfield fell to Dora by a
The Mountain Home American Legion baseball program is preparing for another season to get underway. Tryouts will be held Saturday and Sunday on Lester White Field at Cooper Park. Mountain Home Lockeroom head coach Lester White says
A public hearing is set for Thursday afternoon at 1 on a USDA loan for the Northeast Public Water Authority. The hearing will be held at the water authority office at 66 Florence Drive in Mountain Home.
The Friends of the Library will hold a Used Book Sale at the Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County. Book sale hours are Thursday and Friday from 8:30 to 5:00 and Saturday from 8:30 to 1:00.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. University of Arkansas head womens basketball coach Mike Neighbors announced the addition of transfer ATyanna Gaulden to the Razorback roster on Monday. Gaulden joins Arkansas after her freshman season at Florida State. She
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Mookie Betts homered and drove in two runs, Jackie Bradley Jr. also went deep and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Tuesday night to take the opener
(AP)The wife of a southwest Missouri sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to kill her husband by shooting him in the head.The Joplin Globe reports that 43-year-old Patricia Halverson was sentenced
(AP) A circuit judge has kept in place an order that officers in Damascus stop patrolling highways after the city was found to have violated a state law against setting speed traps for motorists.Judge Chris Carnahan’s ruling
Jeremiah Selfridge of Mountain Home was given seven years in prison after changing his plea to guilty on charges stemming from his having sexual relations with a close female relative. Selfridge had originally been charged with rape
(AP) – A federal judge in Boston has approved a $7.5 million class-action settlement between Wal-Mart and a former employee who challenged the retail chain’s lack of health insurance benefits for her same-sex spouse.The settlement would pay
(AP) – Police say one person was hospitalized after a shooting at a bar in west Little Rock early Monday.Little Rock police say the shooting happened at about 1:45 a.m. at the West End Smokehouse & Tavern.
(AP) – A Northwest Arkansas Community College official says the school was rejected from a five-year grant of $1.3 million because of extra letters of support from high school administrators.The funding would have been used to continue
(AP) – Rapper Travis Scott’s recent arrest after a concert in Arkansas is not his first on accusations of encouraging fans to join him on stage.Police in Rogers say the Houston-born musician, whose real name is Jacques
(AP) – An Arkansas man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy and two other people was ordered jailed without bond Monday after entering a not-guilty plea on three charges of capital murder.James Arthur Bowden is accused in
(AP) – John Danforth, a former Missouri attorney general, U.S. senator and ambassador to the United Nations, is the latest recipient of the Winston Churchill Leadership Medal.The award, announced Monday, is from the National Churchill Museum at
(AP)The University of Missouri in Columbia is seeing the negative effects of budget cuts and declining enrollment.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the university is expecting its smallest incoming freshman class in nearly two decades this fall, with
(AP) – Missouri’s new governor is going to a luxury resort owned by President Donald Trump for a Republican Governors Association event.The Kansas City Star reports Eric Greitens is among Republican governors attending the two-day corporate policy
A Baxter County Detention Center inmate has been transferred to the Arkansas State Hospital. According to the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Shawn Eaton was transported by deputies Monday morning nearly five months after being declared not
The Mountain Home Project Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is sponsoring a lake-wide clean-up day Saturday from 8:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon at Norfork Lake and is asking for the
Arkansas State University Mountain Home held it’s twenty-first commencement Monday evening with over 400 local students graduating with an associate degree or technical certificate. 88 Students graduated with honors including ten summa cum laude, 15 magna cum
A Salem man, 59-year-old William Chilcutt, is scheduled to appear in Fulton County Circuit Court Tuesday to face felony charges involving an alleged kidnapping, assault and burglary in Morriston. According to Fulton County Sheriff Albert Roork, the
The date is being changed for practice for the Mountain Home High School graduation ceremony. Due to the Bomber boys’ soccer team playing in the Class 6A state championship game Friday, practice is rescheduled for Thursday morning
The Flippin City Council scheduled its regular May session for Tuesday evening at six. Items on the agenda include the possible return of over a half acre from Dollar Tree to the city, an addition of Dustin
The Gassville City Council will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at 6:30 at city hall. One item of unfinished business is on the agenda, consideration of an ordinance establishing water and sewer connecting fees. Under new
The Norfork City Council will meet in regular session Tuesday evening at 6:30 at Norfork City Hall. Items on the meeting’s agenda include, the workshop meeting held April 11th, the council meeting held April 18th and the
The Lakeview City Council will meet in regular session at 7:00 Tuesday evening, at the Lloyd Travis Municipal Center. Items on the agenda under old business include the recorder/treasurer position. Items under new business will cover city
High school baseball makes up the Tuesday schedule as a few area teams continue district play. Two local schools will face each other in the championship game of the Class 1, District 5 Tournament at Mountain Grove.
A few area high school baseball teams were in district play Monday. Bakersfield advanced to the title game of the Class 1, District 5 Tournament at Mountain Grove. The Lions defeated Koshkonong by a final of 16-7.
media/08259_patrick-mahomes.jpg KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Authorities in Texas say rookie Kansas Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes escaped injury after being robbed last weekend. The Smith County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office says Mahomes and three other victims were
After a night off Monday, the St. Louis Cardinals begin a two-game series at home against Boston Tuesday night. The Cardinals are leading the National League Central by one and a half games over Milwaukee and have
(AP)Increased funding for public education is expected to be a boon to early childhood programs in Missouri.Extra money is available because Republican lawmakers passed a bill to fully fund the school finance formula for the first time
(AP) Authorities have arrested a woman who was wanted in a deadly Interstate 70 crash that happened during a custody dispute.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that 22-year-old Mackenzie Quiovers was arrested Saturday. She is jailed in Boone
Calico Rock’s softball season came to an end Monday in the semifinals of the Class 1A State Tournament at Pine Bluff Regional Park. The Lady Pirates fell short of a weekend trip to Fayetteville as they were
A Baxter County arson suspect has turned himself in. According the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, 42-year-old Mark Mucha surrendered to the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department in Gainesville Monday afternoon, and he will be extradited to Baxter County
Firefighters responded to the scenes of two separate structure fires in the early morning hours Monday, one in Lakeview and the other in the White River Valley in the Buford area, and both are being investigated as
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing the opening of spillway gates at Bull Shoals Dam but not because of floodwaters. The gates will open at noon Monday and are projected to remain open for the
A dog escaping from a hunting cabin in Fulton County led to the accidental death of a Springdale man. According to Fulton County Sheriff Al Roork, the body of 32-year-old Michael Harston, Jr. was found Friday evening
T-Shirts in support of the Mountain Home High School boy’s soccer team playing in the Class 6A state championship game are being sold but you have a limited time to get them ordered. The shirts are being
Baxter County Road and Bridge Superintendent Chris Huett says a portion of County Road 27, north of Cannie Baker Road, and south of County Road 25 will remain closed Monday night. Crews are working to fix a
Firefighters responded to two separate structure fires in the early morning hours Monday, one in Lakeview and the other in the Buford area. According to correspondence between 911 dispatch and emergency personnel the Grover Township Fire Department
(AP) – The Board of Directors in Arkansas’s capitol city is being asked to adopt rules limiting the number of times groups of homeless people can be fed in city parks.The proposal calls for a $500 security
Several people were given probation after changing their pleas during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Tara Pruitt of Midway was given five years probation after she pled guilty to drug-related charges. According to the
(AP) – A Jonesboro police officer has resigned after being arrested while off duty in Pocahontas for allegedly pointing a gun at a motorist.Police say Garrett Thomason gave his resignation, effective immediately, to Police Chief Rick Elliott
(AP) – Authorities in southwest Arkansas say a woman and her boyfriend have been found dead in the home they shared in what police say is a murder and suicide.The bodies of Gracie Haddox and Gerald Martin
(AP) – Police say one man was killed and six people were wounded in a shooting in northeast Arkansas and one man has been arrested while a second man is being sought.Police said in a news release
(AP) – Many top pro-business priorities of Republican Governor Eric Greitens passed during his first legislative session, but campaign promises to ramp up ethics laws failed.Greitens’ biggest legislative successes of the annual session that ended Friday were
(AP) – Missouri education officials say 39 school districts won’t need to make up the days they canceled because of flooding.The waivers the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education granted this week excuse the districts from
(AP) – Fifty years later, mystery lingers about what happened to three boys who vanished after they were said to be exploring caves in Mark Twain’s hometown of Hannibal, Missouri.The Hannibal Courier-Post reports the boys were never
The Mountain Home athletic program is preparing for a summer of baseball-themed games. The inaugural Bomber Sandlot will be held at McClain Park weekday mornings from June 5th through August 4th. The Bomber Sandlot is available for
Baseball and softball make up the local Monday schedule. Calico Rock’s softball team returns to Pine Bluff Regional Park with a trip to the state championship Fayetteville on the line. The Lady Pirates will compete in the
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Breaking a three-season absence from the national tournament, the University of Arkansas softball team earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Championship as announced Sunday evening. It marks the
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. With the help of three home runs and strong pitching, the 15th-ranked Razorback baseball team cruised past 25th-ranked Vanderbilt Sunday afternoon, winning 7-1 in its regular season home finale. The win for Arkansas
ST. LOUIS (AP) _ Yadier Molina homered twice and Adam Wainwright threw seven shutout innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Matt Carpenter also homered for
Arkansas State University Mountain Home will hold its twenty-first commencement on Monday evening. The ceremony will take place at 6:30 on Keller Green in front of Roller Hall. In the case of inclement weather, commencement will move
Two teams, representing 13 students, from Mountain Home Creativity Council and Mountain Home Public Schools are headed to Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. The event will be held May 24-27 on the campus of Michigan State
Years of efforts to secure a new owner and a dedicated funding stream for the historic Wolf House at Norfork have finally paid off, with the site having been acquired by the Arkansas Department of Heritage. The
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home recently held its 2017 Academic Awards and Honors Luncheon in April where several students were selected by faculty members for their achievements in various academic disciplines. Several honors went to Gabriel Apple as
The Norfork School Board will meet in regular session Monday evening at 5. Among the items on the agenda is action on the special education budget, retention bonuses and the school wellness plan. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Police say one man was killed and six wounded in a shooting in downtown Jonesboro. Jonesboro police said in a news release that 18-year-old Monterio Barnes was dead at the scene of the shooting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Numerous doctors from around the U.S. could become eligible to treat patients in Missouri’s underserved areas as a result of a planned expansion of a first-in-the-nation law aimed at addressing doctor shortages. The
Body of missing canoeist found in Buffalo National River HASTY, Ark. (AP) Authorities say the body of a 65-year-old Missouri man who went missing after his canoe capsized late last month in the Buffalo River in Arkansas
A Mississippi woman suffered serious injuries from a one-vehicle accident Saturday in Ozark County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 56-year-old Mary Granieri of Meridian was transported by air ambulance to Cox Medical Center South in
Viola’s baseball team was eliminated from the Class 1A State Tournament Saturday at Woodlawn High School in Rison. The Longhorns lost to Dierks 13-2. In other high school baseball, a few area teams began district play Saturday.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. The 15th-ranked Razorbacks faced a tough arm in Vanderbilt starter Kyle Wright Saturday night in Baum Stadium. The Hogs only managed two hits off Wright, who pitched seven innings and struck out 11, before falling
ST. LOUIS (AP) Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez had two hits and an RBI, Tommy Pham kept up his strong start to the season and St. Louis beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Saturday. Martinez allowed three runs,
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson says he plans to be on the field for training camp in July after rupturing his Achilles tendon in December. Johnson says he’s on schedule. He made
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) – Police in Pine Bluff are looking for suspects in connection with a fatal shooting.The Pine Bluff Police Department says the shooting occurred on Friday at about 5 p.m. Officers who responded to
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal grand jury in St. Louis has accused a woman of impersonating a nurse and spending three months at a hospital’s intensive-care unit and with elderly psychiatric patients.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas woman has been arrested after police say she stabbed her 38-year-old son to death.The Conway Police Department says 55-year-old Jessie Mae Johnson was arrested Saturday morning in the fatal stabbing of
Volunteer campground hosts are being sought for the Buffalo National River. Buffalo National River utilizes volunteers as campground hosts in six of the campgrounds along the river from Erbie in the upper Buffalo to Buffalo Point in
A number of prison sentences were handed down during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. Johnny Howard Gordey of Midway was sentenced to 18 years in prison with six suspended and 12 to serve. Gordey
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently announced it is awarding nearly $128,000 in literacy grants to nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools in Arkansas, and an organization located in Mountain Home will be one of the recipients for
FULTON, Mo. (AP) – Police say a 12-year-old central Missouri boy is charged as a juvenile with felony assault related to his alleged knife attack on two schoolmates.Fulton police Maj. Roger Rice tells the Jefferson City News
The Mountain Home High School boys’ soccer team punched its ticket to Fayetteville next weekend. After remaining tied 1-1 through double overtime, the Bombers took the penalty kick shootout 4-2 to beat Russellville in the semifinals of
The Mountain Home High School baseball team watched its season come to an end Saturday at the Class 6A State Tournament in Benton. The Bombers fell to Sheridan in the quarterfinals by a final score of 9-3.
A section of the Buffalo National River reached its flood stage on Friday, but it has since crested, and water levels have dropped below the flood stage. A spokesperson for the National Park Services says the river
As the floodwaters in northeast Arkansas recede, we are only beginning to measure the devastation and loss in that corner of our state. I have flown over the area twice, most recently with Sonny Perdue, our U.S.
A one-vehicle crash Friday night in Ozark County resulted in two local women suffering minor injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 29-year-old Courtney Stearns of Mountain Home and her passenger, 18-year-old Abigail Church of Gainesville,
A pair of local high school soccer teams will be in action Saturday with a spot in next weekend’s championship games on the line. Mountain Home’s boys will compete in the semifinals of the Class 6A State
A few area baseball and softball teams will be in makeup action Saturday after their state tournament games scheduled for Friday were postponed due to weather. The Mountain Home High School baseball team will play its first
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Luke Bonfield hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to score Jax Biggers and give No. 15 Arkansas a 4-3 victory over No. 25 Vanderbilt Friday night in Baum Stadium. It was Bonfields
ST. LOUIS (AP) Willson Contreras connected twice for his first career multihomer game, Eddie Butler threw six scoreless innings in his season debut and the Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis 3-2 Friday, ending the Cardinals’ six-game winning
FRISCO, Texas (AP) The Dallas Cowboys have signed eight of their nine draft picks, including first-rounder Taco Charlton. Dallas announced the signings Friday at the start of the team’s rookie minicamp. Along with the eight draft picks,
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that dismissed and decertified a class-action lawsuit against oil giant Exxon Mobil.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the lawsuit was filed by four property owners in
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas panel has cleared the way for a privately funded Ten Commandments display to be installed near the state Capitol.The Arkansas Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission on Thursday approved the location
DARDANELLE, Ark. (AP) – Authorities have identified the two people who were killed along with a sheriff’s deputy in rural Arkansas before the suspect was captured.The state police issued a news release Friday identifying them as 61-year-old
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for attacking a hot dog vendor with a hammer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 25-year-old Darnell
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A $3.5 million Lotto prize sold in eastern Missouri in November has now expired, and two other unclaimed prizes purchased in Missouri are set to expire soon, too.The Missouri Lottery says someone purchased
Ricky Estes of Mountain Home entered a guilty plea to charges stemming from an attack on his neighbor and was given five years probation and 30 days in jail during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court
Julieann McMeechan of Gamaliel made a first appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday and entered a not guilty plea to charges stemming from the alleged theft and use of credit and debit cards belonging to residents
A Marion County man, 42-year-old Charles Lee Knight of Summit, has been arrested by Mountain Home police and charged with two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Knight was
The Mountain Home High School soccer teams had mixed results Friday as they began action in the Class 6A State Tournament at Siloam Springs. The Bomber boys are now one win away from a trip to Fayetteville
Thirty-nine nurses were honored during the third annual Baxter Choice Awards last week at Baxter Regional Medical Center. The event was part of BRMC Nurses’ Week celebration. The Baxter Choice Awards are peer nominated awards to honor
CABOOL, Mo. (AP) _ A Missouri business owner is accused in a federal indictment of dumping grease that his recycling company collected into the Big Piney River. The U.S. attorney’s office says 50-year-old Brian Dale Fleming, of
A Mountain Home man, 48-year-old Tommy Raymond Hitt, has been arrested and charged with five felony drug offenses. Hitt is being held in the Baxter County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond. According to the affidavit,
Baxter County Circuit Clerk Canda Reese advises jurors are to report for duty Tuesday morning at 9 at the Court Complex, located at 301 East Sixth Street in Mountain Home. Reese says jurors should not report
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) _ A man who was wounded in a police shooting in Springfield has been charged with robbing a gas station. Forty-seven-year-old Michael Hancock, of Springfield, is charged with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.
Arkansas State Crime Laboratory authorities and Special Agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division have identified two gunshot victims discovered Thursday outside 12084 Gum Springs Road west of Dardanelle. Rita Miller, 61, and Ciera Miller,
DARDANELLE, Ark. (AP) Authorities say an Arkansas man faces three counts of capital murder in the killing of three people, including a sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot during a traffic stop. State Police said Friday that
Lack of space in mental health treatment facilities in the state has resulted in Shawn Eaton sitting in the Baxter County jail since he was found not fit to proceed in cases filed against him in December.The
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public two sex offenders changed residences in the county. Sheriff John Montgomery reports 37-year-old Alfred John Bell relocated from 1126 Red Bank Road in Gamaliel to 427 County Road
No damage was reported from the storms that moved across the Twin Lakes Area. There were multiple reports of hail throughout north central Arkansas. Nearly one-inch-size hail was spotted in Bull Shoals, and over an inch was
The Class 1A State Softball Tournament played its second round Thursday at Pine Bluff Regional Park. Calico Rock was able to dominate its first game in the tournament. The Lady Pirates shut out South Side-Bee Branch 7-0.
Baseball, softball and soccer make up the local Friday schedule as state tournament play resumes. The Mountain Home High School baseball team will play its first game in the Class 6A State Tournament at Benton. After having
One year ago, the Cubs were 26-8 after 34 games, and they were securely in first place in the National League Central, while the Cardinals were 18-16 and 7 1/2 games back. They’ve switched places as the
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas panel has cleared the way for a privately funded Ten Commandments display to be installed near the state Capitol. The Arkansas Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission on Thursday approved the location
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council has awarded several grants to fund projects statewide, including $1.1 million to the War Memorial Stadium Commission in Little Rock to upgrade its scoreboard and two
DAMASCUS, Ark. (AP) A prosecutor that found a central Arkansas city in violation of the state’s speed trap laws has ordered the city to cease patrol of all highways. The Log Cabin Democrat reports that in February,
BELLA VISTA, Ark. (AP) Crews are putting the finishing touches on a 6.4-mile stretch of the Bella Vista Bypass in northwest Arkansas. Work began three years ago on the $52.7 million section of the bypass in Benton
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The Missouri Legislature has passed a bill that would limit how much money people can receive for the medical costs in injury lawsuits. The 98-53 vote Thursday by the House means the bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri public employees could soon be eligible for a pension sooner under a bill that has passed the Missouri Legislature. The proposal passed the House on Thursday night and will soon go to
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The Missouri Legislature has passed a bill to create adult high schools for people older than 21 who haven’t earned a high school diploma. The proposal now goes to Gov. Eric Greitens after
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) The interim chancellor of the University of Missouri in Columbia campus is planning a 12-percent budget cut from all schools, colleges and divisions on that campus in fiscal year 2018. The Columbia Missourian reports that
Area high school graduation events are gearing up this week. Thirty-eight Cotter seniors are scheduled to receive their diplomas on Saturday evening at 7 in the high school gymnasium. Members of the Cotter School Board will rotate
Graduation for Yellville-Summit seniors is set for Friday evening at 7 at Panther Pavilion, located behind the high school at the back of campus. Sixty-one seniors are scheduled to receive their diplomas from High School Principal David
Graduation at Flippin High School is set for Friday evening at 8 in the Flippin High School gymnasium. Thirty-four seniors are scheduled to receive their diplomas. High school principal Cassie Gilley will make the presentations with school
Graduation at Bruno-Pyatt High School is set for Saturday at noon in the gymnasium. Fifteen seniors are scheduled to receive their diplomas from principal Nichole Cunningham and school board president Jesse Rose. Valedictorian at Bruno-Pyatt is Ciera
High school graduation at Bakersfield is set for Friday evening at 6 in the Jerry Taylor Gymnasium at Bakersfield High School. Thirty Bakersfield seniors are scheduled to receive their diplomas from school board president Bruce Bales. Valedictorian
Seniors at Gainesville are scheduled to graduate Friday evening at 7:30 at the high school football stadium, weather permitting. Thirty-seven seniors will receive their diplomas from the Gainesville school board members. Valedictorian and salutatorian had not been
The Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County will host an Anime Club for teens on Fridays from 3 to 5. The club offers a forum for teens interested in Japanese Anime, Manga and cosplay to share
Arvest Bank, along with Shred-it the nations largest provider of on-site shredding services, will host the 8th annual Shred-A-Thon beginning Saturday morning, from 10:00 to 1:00 in the afternoon at the Arvest Bank branch located at 2619
Downtown Mountain Home’s renamed and revamped summer music show kicks off Friday night at 7 featuring the smooth sounds of the group Rio. Rio consists of Mark and Robin Hargrove and Art Kershaw. At 14, Robin formed
The City of Bull Shoals Parks Committee recently announced Saturday is the Rally for the Vintage Tin Can Tourists. The event will be held from 9:00 Saturday morning until 2:00 in an open house at Dam Site
A Mountain Home High School senior will continue her athletic career on the collegiate level. Vinessa Daniel signed a national letter of intent to join the women’s basketball program at Hendrix College in Conway. Daniel says one
Jeremiah Selfridge of Mountain Home, charged with having sexual relations with a close female relative, will formally accept a plea agreement at 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to an announcement made during a session of Baxter County Circuit
The Mountain Home High School softball team watched its season come to an end in the Class 6A State Tournament at Benton. The game was called after the sixth inning as the Lady Bombers were eliminated by
James Michael Bowden, 32, was arrested Thursday afternoon at 2:40, after a five-hour standoff with the Arkansas State police and local law enforcement agencies. He was taken into custody at a residence, 10024 Gum Springs Road in
Arvest Bank has reached its 1 Million Meals initiative goal with more than three weeks remaining in the campaign. Arvest announced in early April the beginning of its seventh annual 1 Million Meals initiative, which challenges
Lieutenant Kevin C. Mainhart, 46, of the Yell County Sheriffs Department was killed in the line of duty Thursday during a traffic stop west of Dardanelle, along State Highway 27 near the junction of Slo-Fork Road. Lieutenant
Authorities were working to negotiate a suspect’s surrender Thursday after a sheriff’s deputy and two other people were found dead in rural Arkansas.Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said a Yell County sheriff’s deputy was en route
YELL COUNTY, Ark. Three people were shot in Yell County Thursday morning,and the suspect took two people hostage inside a building, Melody Daniel with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management told 40/29 News. Daniel’s latest
The Bull Shoals Budget Committee will meet Friday morning at 9:00 in the council chambers at the Bull Shoals City Hall. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Arvest Bank is seeking applications from area non-profit organizations that would like to be considered for the 2017 Arvest Bank Charity of the Year program. The deadline to submit applications is Monday.The Arvest Bank Charity of the
(AP)Arkansas State Police say there is an active manhunt for a suspect after three people were shot in Yell County. Police spokeswoman Liz Chapman says the shooting happened early Thursday in the Dardanelle-Chickalah area, about 60 miles
A Gamaliel man, 36-year-old Joshua Daniel Lane, was arrested Wednesday evening on a weapons charge after Sheriff’s Deputies investigated a complaint. Lane was taken to the Baxter County Jail and booked on one charge of felony possession
(AP) – A Jacksonville man accused of strangling an 85-year-old widow in her central Arkansas home has been given a trial date after state doctors found him competent to stand trial.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports doctors at the
(AP) – An Oklahoma woman has found a 2.65 carat diamond at a state park in southwest Arkansas.Victoria Brodski of Tulsa says in a news release Wednesday from Crater of Diamonds State Park that she picked up
(AP) – A Chinese textile company is transforming a former television factory in east Arkansas into its first North American facility in a $410 million project that’s expected to create up to 800 new jobs in the
(AP) – Applications have been filed for the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville to sell alcohol at sports facilities, but the school’s athletic director says there are no current plans to expand alcohol sales on campus.The Arkansas
(AP) – Voters in Little Rock have rejected a proposed 14-year extension of a property tax to help fund a new high school and other improvements in Arkansas’ largest school district.Unofficial results show nearly 65 percent of
The third-annual Steve Monte Memorial Bass Tournament is scheduled for Saturday at the Monte/Hegerman boat dock in the Fairview landing cove. The entry fee is $45 per team with five dollars going into the big bass pot.
Baseball, softball and soccer makes up the local Thursday schedule. The Mountain Home High School softball team will be in Benton as the Class 6A State Tournament gets underway. The Lady Bombers will be paired with Lake
A pair of local high school baseball teams were in action on the opening day of the Class 1A State Tournament. Viola advanced to the second round in dominating fashion. The Longhorns shut out Hermitage 10-0 at
MIAMI (AP) Dexter Fowler hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead triple and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a four-run deficit for the second game in a row, rallying past Miami 7-5 on Wednesday night to complete a trip that
(AP) – Missouri senators have voted to give residents a choice to get a driver’s license that would allow them to board planes and enter military sites.Senators voted 28-5 Wednesday to allow residents to decide whether to
(AP) – A central Missouri woman has admitted in federal court that she plotted to use stolen mail and identities to cash bogus checks at banks.Twenty-seven-year-old Chrystal Bernstein of Osage Beach pleaded guilty Tuesday to single counts
(AP) – St. Louis police say a woman was shot and killed by an officer after she pointed a gun at them.The name of the woman killed Wednesday morning during the confrontation was not immediately released. Acting
(AP) – Administrators say a central Missouri middle school student is in custody after injuring two schoolmates with a small knife.A spokeswoman for the Fulton school system, Karen Snethen, tells the Jefferson City News Tribune that the
(AP) – Disaster specialists are assessing flood and storm damage across Missouri in the wake of storms and severe flooding.Gov. Eric Greitens said Wednesday that local, state and federal disaster specialists are working to determine the size
The City of Mountain Home is seeing an uptick in construction of multi-family housing developments in the form of apartments, condominiums and duplexes.Mountain Home Mayor Joe Dillard says more housing is under construction than the city has
Dian’s Fashions, a Mtn. Home icon in womens clothing for over forty years, closed their doors for the last time Wednesday. Carol Boogaart purchased the store 36 years ago, kept the name, that of the founder of
Three area community colleges have been ranked in the top 10 among Arkansas’s 22 two-year schools by Schools.com. The rankings include the top spot for Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. According to its Website, Schools.com uses trusted sources,
The Twin Lakes Literacy Council recently received the 2017 Arkansas Literacy Council Innovative Project Award. The award recognizes the Twin Lakes Literacy Councils computer classes in Microsoft Word and Excel, a project initiated in 2016 by tutor
Pinkston Middle School’s FBLA chapter attended the District II Spring Conference last Wednesday in Jonesboro and came home with several awards. The chapter received the Strive for 5 and Shining Star Awards for increasing its membership. A
The Oakland Promise Land Fire Protection District Commissioners will meet Thursday evening at 6:30 at Station 3 in Three Brothers. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Kindergarten registration for Yellville-Summit Elementary will begin Thursday and last until May 16th. Those registering their child will need to go to the Yellville-Summit Elementary Office at 1124 North Panther Avenue. Students need to be five years
(AP) – A second Republican has launched a bid for Arkansas state land commissioner.Alex Ray on Wednesday announced he’s seeking the GOP nomination next year for the post currently held by John Thurston. Thurston, a Republican, is
A Mountain Home man, 24-year-old Ryan Michael Kinsley, has been arrested and charged with residential burglary and theft following an investigation into the break-in of a home earlier this month. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says officers
A rural Mountain Home man, 21-year-old Todd Austin Plumlee, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on two counts of felony forgery charges. He was booked into the Baxter County Detention center and released the same day on a $5,000
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers have voted to make it tougher to prove workplace discrimination in court. The legislation passed by the House 98-30 on Monday night raises the standard for proving discrimination. It will
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A southern Missouri man was sentenced to 21/2 years in prison without parole for a counterfeiting $100 bills that he used at businesses across the country. Federal prosecutors say 56-year-old Stuart Thurber, of
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s attorney general is asking for a Mississippi County sheriff to be removed from office following the death of a county jail inmate. Attorney General Josh Hawley on Tuesday announced his office
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Police say a Little Rock man has died after being found with a gunshot wound. Officer Steve Moore says the man was found about 9:30 p.m. Monday on the city’s south side
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – Authorities say a man has drowned while kayaking on the Little Red River in northern Arkansas. Cleburne County Sheriff Chris Brown says 54-year-old Lendon Brewer disappeared Friday while kayaking on the river.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An invasive beetle known for destroying ash trees has been discovered in three more Arkansas counties. The Arkansas State Plant Board said Tuesday that the emerald ash borer has been discovered in
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A man accused of fatally shooting a 3-year-old boy in a road-rage attack in Little Rock is being committed for mental health assessment. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the doctors assigned to determine
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) – Police say an Arkansas man was killed when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into the rear of a sport utility vehicle while he was being pursued by a state trooper. Jonesboro police
(AP) – Missouri senators have voted to give residents a choice to get a driver’s license that would allow them to board planes and enter military sites.Senators voted 28-5 Wednesday to allow residents to decide whether to
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson made his rounds to three area schools Tuesday as part of his Spring 2017 Coding Tour to promote computer science and the impact it can have on a student’s future. Hutchinson says this
Bull Shoals voters have, for a second time, approved a sales tax increase to fund a new wastewater treatment plant. According to Bull Shoals Mayor David Hotchkiss, the votes were 435 in favor and 11 against. Voters
A celebration of nurses began Saturday across the nation. Nurses week is observed each year from May 6th through May 12th and recognizes the contributions nurses make to improve the health of the nation. As part of
Baseball and softball make up the local Wednesday schedule. Two local baseball teams will begin action in the Class 1A State Tournament. Mammoth Spring meets Mount Vernon-Enola at noon on the campus of Woodlawn High School in
BALTIMORE (AP) _ Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming has made himself right at home at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course in Stall 40, which has sheltered many of the greatest champions in horse racing history. Always Dreaming arrived
Whether governmental entities may appropriate funds to finance economic development projects or services continues to be questioned even after voter approval in the 2016 General Election. Following the November General Election, the Arkansas Constitution was amended to
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 25th annual national food drive on Saturday. The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the countrys largest single-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate
Superintendent of Mountain Home Public Schools Dr. Jake Long says, in a recent edition of Local Matters on KTLO FM, trends in enrollment numbers for the student population of the Mountain Home School District appear to be
The Donald W. Reynolds Library will be showcasing “The Many Faces of George Washington,” from May 10th through June 4th.This exhibit was produced by George Washington’s Home, Mount Vernon, in conjuction with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of
MIAMI (AP) _ Pinch hitter Dexter Fowler singled home the tiebreaking run with one out in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from a late four-run deficit for their fifth consecutive victory by beating
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Peyton Manning will become the first Indianapolis Colts player to have his jersey retired during a two-day celebration of his career this fall. The weekend begins with the unveiling of Manning’s statue outside Lucas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas was expected to have one of the most talented running back tandems in the Southeastern Conference this season with Rawleigh Williams and up-and-comer Devwah Whaley. The depth will now be unexpectedly tested
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas guard Jaylen Barford says he is returning for his senior season after last month entering the NBA draft without hiring an agent . In his first season after transferring from junior college,
(AP) A former southwest Missouri city clerk has pleaded guilty to embezzling taxpayer dollars with a credit card fraud scheme.The U.S. attorney’s office says 45-year-old Cari Gillmore of Springfield entered the guilty plea Monday. Through the plea,
(AP) _ The Arkansas State Veterans Home in North Little Rock can now accept residents on Medicare and Medicaid.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the home which opened at the end of January was only accepting residents who could
(AP) – More than half of the nine organizations that have submitted applications to open 10 charter schools in the 2018-2019 school year are proposing locations in the Greater Little Rock and Pine Bluff areas. The Arkansas
(AP) – Police say a woman has been found shot to death outside a house on the city’s southeast side.Police say the body of 52-year-old Tamela Jones was found dead about 8 a.m. Monday behind the home.
(AP)Police say a northwest Arkansas man was fatally stabbed while trying to break up a fight.Springdale police Sgt. Chad Niccum told reporters that 44-year-old Luis Esmurria-Anaya was pronounced dead Sunday at a hospital where he was taken
(AP) – Ten Republicans and six Democrats have been named to serve on a legislative task force that will recommend tax cuts before the 2019 session, including local Republican Senator Missy Irvin.House Speaker Jeremy Gillam and Senate
(AP) – A nonprofit executive is launching a longshot bid to unseat a Republican congressman in northwest Arkansas, targeting the incumbent lawmaker over his vote to repeal and replace major parts of the federal health care law.Joshua
Regional tournament play came to an end Monday in Arkansas. Two local baseball teams faced each other in the third place game of the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament at Armorel. Viola was able to defeat Mammoth
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas running back Rawleigh Williams says he will stop playing football after a most-recent injury scare that came after he broke his neck in a game a year and half ago. Williams,
MIAMI (AP) _ Cardinals ace Carlos Martinez drove in four runs, compensating for the two homers he gave up to Marcell Ozuna and leading St. Louis over the Miami Marlins 9-4 Monday night for their season-best
(AP) – Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill that raises the standard for workplace discrimination lawsuits.House members on Monday voted 98-30 in favor of the bill. It would require people suing for workplace discrimination to prove that
(AP) – Missouri lawmakers have passed legislation to ban people convicted of sex offenses against children from coming within 500 feet of children’s museums.Senators voted 31 to 1 on Monday to send the bill to Republican Governor
(AP) St. Louis County police are looking for a man who waited in line at a bank before robbing it.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the crime happened Monday at a Regions Bank in Wellston, even though
A number of people were put on probation during a lengthy session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.Kalab Darnell of Gassville was ordered to spend 90 days in one of the Community Correction Centers in the state
Nearly 400 Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation (BRHF) donors and guests gathered at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home last week. The 16th annual BRHF Donor Banquet was held Friday at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center to show appreciation
Tuesday is the final day for Bull Shoals residents to vote on a one percent sales tax hike to help fund a new wastewater treatment plant. Voters will go to polls at the Bull Shoals Community Center
Four building permits were issued by the City of Mountain Home during the month of April, according to Roberta Pack from the City of Mountain Home Building Inspection Department.A permit was issued for Baxter Regional Medical Center
The Norfork City Council scheduled its May workshop for Tuesday evening at 6:30. The workshop will be held at Norfork City Hall. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
A pair of meetings are scheduled for this evening at Yellville City Hall. The Yellville Planning and Zoning Board will begin its session at six p.m. The Yellville Park Board’s meeting is scheduled for 6:30. WebReadyTM Powered
The Donald W. Reynolds Library will be hosting Teen Talks on Tuesday evening from 5 to 6. Teen Talks is a monthly program where teens grades 7-12 hear from experts in fields related to everyday teen topics
A former Searcy County sheriff will preside over a civil case. Donald Ragland of Marshall was appointed Monday by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson as a special judge in the Carroll County Court Case of Michael and Robin
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is planning a visit to three area schools Tuesday as part of his Spring 2017 Coding Tour to promote computer science courses and the impact they can have on a student’s future. Hutchinson
The Briarcliff City Council will meet in regular session Tuesday afternoon at 3 at the Briarcliff Clubhouse. The meeting will be open to the public. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
The Donald W. Reynolds Library will be hosting a Library2Go class on Tuesday evening from four to five at the library.Participants will receive a tour of the Library2Go, the Library’s eBook collection, as well as, a tutorial
Authorities say two people were injured in a shootout in Blytheville on Sunday. Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson says the men apparently shot each other during an argument in the Lilly Street area of Blytheville. Authorities say
Walkers have turned out to mark the 10-year anniversary of a teen’s disappearance as her family waits to learn the identity of a skull found last month in rural western Missouri.The Kansas City Star reports that the
The Pyatt City Council meeting scheduled for Monday evening is postponed. It is rescheduled for next Monday, May 15th, at six p.m. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
Norfork Dam will see a further reduction in its releases Monday. The Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the spillway will be reduced to 9,000 cubic feet per second beginning at noon.
(AP) – Federal prosecutors say three former Arkansas juvenile detention officers have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to assault at least four juvenile inmates.Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick Harris announced Friday that a grand jury had indicted 26-year-old
(AP) – A Texarkana, Arkansas, man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend.Miller County prosecutors have charged 57-year-old Tony Earl Taylor with the March death of 35-year-old Crystal Reed. He also
(AP) – Authorities say a Texas man has been found shot to death and his body left in the trunk of his car in Arkansas.Hot Spring County Sheriff Mike Cash told reporters the man’s body was found
(AP) – Sewer line repairs at the Arkansas state Capitol will require the building to be closed for at least a weekend, and perhaps for several weeks.Officials in Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office told the Arkansas
(AP) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Sennator John Boozman and Representatives Rick Crawford and French Hill in a helicopter tour of flooded northeast Arkansas to view what Crawford called a
(AP) – Police seized 2.5 pounds of methamphetamine and more than $26,000 cash from a home in Springfield this spring, but charges have yet to be filed in the case.The Springfield News-Leader reports police raided the home
(AP)Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature still has a number of priority bills pending with only a week left of the 2017 legislative session.Bills still in flux before lawmakers’ Friday deadline to pass legislation also include top agenda items for
(AP) – A fired central Missouri police chief is suing to get his job back.The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that Greg Halderman’s Boone County lawsuit asks for a judge’s review of the March 27 decision by Sturgeon’s
(AP) – A monument to Missouri’s Civil War troops is being rededicated this month at the Vicksburg National Military Park after undergoing $380,000 repair job to fix broken bronze work and cracks in the granite.The Columbia Daily
Tracy Adams of Mountain Home, who is accused of stealing money from her longtime employer, entered a not guilty plea to the charges against her through her attorney, Jeremy Friend, during a session of Baxter County Circuit
Two people were given prison sentences during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.35-year-old Wendy Dell of Mountain Home was sentenced to 54 months behind bars after admitting she had violated the terms and conditions of
A Mountain Home grocery store was recently recognized by the Associated Wholesale Grocers’ Springfield Division. Town and Country Discount Foods received the Excellence in Marketing Award for its bakery department for the year 2016. Justin Gentry of
Eleven new business licenses were issued by the city of Mountain Home during April, according to Roberta Pack from the City of Mountain Home Building Inspector’s Office. City records indicate licenses were issued to six home based
An accident involving two vehicles in Fulton County Saturday morning has taken the life of 56-year-old Brent Godwin of Mammoth Spring and injured a Thayer man. According to a report from Arkansas State Trooper Corporal Jackie Stinnett,
Former Sheriff Jack Yancey has returned to the role of chief law enforcement officer for Izard County. Yancey’s appointment to the position by the county quorum court follows the death of Sheriff Tate Lawrence in early April.
A local funeral director service is expanding its operations. Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services recently purchased the former US Bank in Summit with plans to open a full-service funeral home at the location. The renovations
The City of Salesville will hold its regularly scheduled council meeting Monday evening at 7 at Salesville City Hall. The only item of unfinished business on the agenda is sewer rates. There are three items under new
The Yellville-Summit School Board has changed it’s regular session Monday evening from 6:30 to 7:00. Items on the agenda include requested board action for monthly budget and financial reports, a technology purchase, the Arkansas Garden Corps, tractor
The Marion County Fair and Livestock Show Board meeting will be held Monday evening at 7:30 in the community building at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Summit. The meeting is open to the public. WebReadyTM Powered by
Recent floods have deposited limbs, leaves, and muck all over the river access sites, roads, and trails near the Buffalo National River. The launches and crossings are still being evaluated as the water recedes. Repairs of these
Baseball and softball make up the local Monday schedule. Regional tournament play comes to an end for high school baseball in Arkansas. Two local schools will face each other for third place in the Class 1A Region
ATLANTA (AP) _ Tommy Pham hit two homers, including a two-run drive in the 14th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals recovered after blowing a four-run lead to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 on Sunday and
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) _ John Daly held on to win the Insperity Invitational on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title. Daly bogeyed the final three holes for a 3-under 69 and a one-stroke
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. The University of Arkansas softball team closed out its regular season with a 10-0 loss to Georgia Sunday afternoon at Bogle Park. A.J. Belans tallied her team-leading 12th double of the season and
Releases from Norfork Dam spillway decreasing The Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decreased releases from Norfork Dam to 19,000 cubic feet per second. The release will be a combination of the 12
The Mountain Home High School boys’ soccer team will head into the state tournament as the champions of the 6A-East Conference Tournament. The Bombers were trailing Little Rock Hall with less than two minutes left of regulation.
A pair of local baseball teams competed Saturday in the semifinals of the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament at Armorel. Viola ended up losing the first game of the day. The Longhorns fell to Bay by a
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Freshman Dominic Fletchers solo home run in the fifth inning was all Arkansas needed to split a double-header with Tennessee Saturday afternoon. His homer coupled with a great performance on the mound by junior Trevor
ATLANTA (AP) Mike Leake won his fourth straight decision, Matt Carpenter and Matt Adams homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 Saturday night. Aledmys Diaz went 3 for 4 and drove in two
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs signed their first three draft picks, 12 college free agents and claimed running back Kelvin Taylor off waivers from Seattle as they began their rookie minicamp Saturday. Kansas City reached agreements
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) John Daly shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Kenny Perry in the PGA Tour Champions’ Insperity Invitational. The 51-year-old Daly is trying to win for the
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Little Rock police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in a residential area.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports officers were called to an assault in process around 7 p.m. Thursday. Police spokesman
An Izard County woman was found less than a day after she was reported missing. The Silver Alert for 77-year-old Georgia Mae Parker of Calico Rock was declared inactive after she was located near her residence at
CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) – Missouri authorities are investigating the death of a county jail inmate who a coroner said died after an altercation with law enforcers.Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker tells KFVS-TV that the inmate died Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri is expecting its smallest class of incoming freshmen in nearly two decades at its Columbia campus.The university said in a statement Friday it projects about 4,000 freshmen will enroll
A fire caused damage to an RV dealership on the state line. According to Springfield television station KYTV, no one was injured in the Saturday morning fire at Sullins RV in Ridgedale. Firefighters from the Western Taney
The Bomb Squad, local robotics group, will be showcasing their work to Governor Asa Hutchinson when he comes to visit Mountain Home High School Tuesday. Jackie Meissner, teacher sponsor and mentor of the robotics team, is excited
HASTY, Ark. (AP) Authorities say the body of a 65-year-old Missouri man who went missing after his canoe capsized late last month in the Buffalo River in Arkansas has been found. Sheriff’s officials in Arkansas’ Newton County
Two men charged with possessing as much as 10 pounds of marijuana and one pound of methamphetamine for the purpose of selling the drugs were arraigned in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday on charges against them, including
U.S. Air Force Airman Taylor E. Pacheco, of Flippin, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, in San Antonio, Texas. Pacheco completed an intensive, eight-week long program that included training in military discipline and
The Coloring Club for Adults will meet on Monday mornings from 10:30 to noon at the Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County. Coloring offers an outlet for relaxation, stress relief and creative expression. Supplies will be
On a tour of our state this week, I saw rivers topping levees and creeks covering highways. I saw washed-out roads and houses battered by wind and filled with floodwater. And over several days, I learned at
Conference tournaments come to an end Saturday for four Mountain Home High School teams, and three will look to come away with conference titles. The Bomber boys’ soccer team will have home field advantage for the championship
Regional tournaments continue for baseball and softball throughout Arkansas. Mammoth Spring’s baseball team will compete in the semifinals of the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament at Armorel. The Bears meet the host Tigers at 2:30. The semifinals
Regional tournaments began Friday throughout Arkansas, and some local teams saw action. Norfork’s baseball team watched their season come to an end at the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament in Armorel. The Panthers fell to Bay 10-0.
A Silver Alert has been issued for an Izard County woman. According to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office, 77-year-old Georgia Mae Parker of Calico Rock has been missing since eight p.m. Friday. Parker was last seen on
David Gengler of Lakeview — who faces a number of charges stemming from the alleged beating, rape, torture and robbery of a female victim last year — has undergone a psychological evaluation and has apparently been found
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Due to the continued heavy rains in the Knoxville area, 15th-ranked Arkansas baseball and Tennessees series opener has been suspended for a second consecutive day and will be resumed on Saturday at 9 a.m. CT.
ATLANTA (AP) Tommy Pham doubled and hit a two-run homer after his recall from the minors, Matt Carpenter also hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame injuries to two starting outfielders to beat the
ATLANTA (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have placed outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the 10-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain and recalled outfielder Tommy Pham from AAA Memphis. Pham was with the team for Friday night’s
The 16th Annual Cotter Trout Festival is a day long celebration for the entire community, and kicks off Saturday at Big Spring Park in Cotter. This year’s festival is sponsored by the Cotter-Gassville Chamber of Commerce, according
A 24-year-old Flippin woman, Brianna Middle, charged with stealing two cars in the span of just a few days, was in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday and entered a not guilty plea to the charges against her.
The American Nurses Association has announced Saturday begins National Nurses week. The event is observed each year from May 6th through May 12th and recognizes the contributions nurses make to improve the health of the nation.The ANA
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court has handed a legal victory to a man whose mother died in an Arkansas nursing home.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Andrew Phillips sued Michael Morton and Robinson Nursing and
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas judge is asking a disciplinary panel to dismiss a complaint concerning his participation in an anti-death penalty demonstration the same day he blocked executions. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A 9-year-old St. Louis County boy injured when the car he was in was struck during a police chase last month has died.Police on Friday announced the death of Caleb Lee. Caleb, his
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Police say a man featured in a famous photo taken during 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri, has died. The St. Louis County medical examiner’s office says Edward Crawford Jr.’s death on Thursday was
The Food Bank of North Central Arkansas and Arvest Bank held their second-annual one-day fundraising blitz in Baxter and Marion Counties in support of the Food Bank’s Backpack Program. Friday’s “Feed the Pack” event resulted in $16,000
The City of Cotter has received a grant of over $123,000 from the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission to address upgrades to its sewer system. Mayor Peggy Hammock says the grant funds will be applied to phase one
Visitors to Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes are reminded that many U.S. Army Corps of Engineer facilities remain closed because of recent heavy rains and high lake levels. The Bull Shoals Lake parks currently closed are
The Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will decrease releases from Norfork Dam to 24,000 cubic feet beginning Friday evening at 6. The release will be a combination of the 12 spillway gates
(AP) _ A 59-year-old southeast Missouri man is accused of sexually attacking two girls over the past two years. The Southeast Missourian reports Scott County prosecutors have charged Mark Friend of Benton with five counts of first-degree
(AP) A federal jury has convicted a California man of a drug charge linked to Arkansas’ largest-ever seizure of methamphetamine in the state. Federal prosecutors say the jury convicted 56-year-old Javier Leon of Moreno Valley, California, of
The Gassville recycling trailer will be available Saturday morning from 9:00 until noon at 502 Lakeview Drive. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
This Saturday morning from 10 till 2, the Donald W. Reynolds Library will be hosting a Free Comic Book Day. Everyone that attends will receive a free comic book, while supplies last. At 10, there will be
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The 15th-ranked Razorbacks and Tennessee Volunteers made it to the second inning Thursday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium before heavy rains and lightning forced both teams off the field. The game is postponed until Friday at
It’s a busy Friday on the local sports scene as 11 baseball teams and 14 softball teams begin regional play. In baseball, the Class 1A Region 2 Tournament gets underway at Armorel. Norfork takes the field first
The Mountain Home High School track teams’ season came to an end Thursday in the Class 6A State Meet at Lake Hamilton High School in Pearcy. The Bombers finished in eighth place in the boys’ team standings
ST. LOUIS (AP) Jesus Aguilar’s first major league home run broke a seventh-inning tie, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the banged-up St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 Thursday night. Cardinals right fielder Stephen Piscotty left the game after the
ST. LOUIS (AP) Cardinals outfielders Dexter Fowler and Stephen Piscotty left Thursday night’s game against Milwaukee after getting hurt. Piscotty pulled up with a strained right hamstring after crossing first base on his grounder to third base
