As the Mountain Home Parks and Recreation Department is preparing for some of its youth sports, area residents ages 16-and-older will be given an opportunity to be paid game officials. WebReadyTM. This years. In Howell County, various locations along U.S. Business 63 in West Plains will be reduced to, The Norfork School Board will meet in regular session Monday evening at 5. National forest fire managers will conduct a local burn in Stone County on Monday. An Ozark County grand jury has indicted 41-year-old Michael Jones of Isabella on a class B felony of stealing a motor vehicle and a class D felony of possession of heroin. According to the probable cause affidavit, the Marion County Sheriffs Office was dispatched to a residence in response to domestic disturbance. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is the largest source for award winning news and opinion that matters to you. Meteorologist Dennis Cavanaugh with the National Weather Service in Little Rock, Methvin Sanitation will attempt to run Tuesdays trash routes within the city limits of Mountain Home Wednesday. In January, Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander reported deputies responded to complaints of stolen mail in northeast Flippin, Investigators are looking into the death of a 14-year-old boy from Thayer. As of 4:40 Friday afternoon, North Arkansas Electric Cooperative was reporting a total of 2,997 members remain without power. Two energy companies serving area residents are reporting additional power outages late Sunday morning. Photo and video from the scene near Friendship, Arkansas showed no less than four eighteen-wheelers piled up on the westbound side of the highway. County routes will not run. The, The Boone County Election Commission will meet Monday morning at 10 at the Boone County Election Center. The court sealed, A Harrison man has been arrested for domestic battery from an incident which occurred in November 2022. (KSLA) The Arkansas Department of Safety says a 73-year-old man from Fouke was also injured in the crash. Sheriff Cass Martin was invited to the meeting since the Ozark County, Beginning Monday morning, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will be working on several road improvements in Howell and Douglas counties. Mon, 09/02/2019. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. The crashes happened Wednesday afternoon in the eastbound lanes of the interstate near Friendship, Arkansas, about 50 miles southwest of Little Rock, the Arkansas Department of Transportation said. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Interstate 40 near Forrest City, Arkansas was shut down Monday after a truck hauling diesel fuel exploded on the interstate. A statutory fee of $10 must be collected for each copy of any single report. Items on the agenda include the swearing in of the Commissioner and electing a Chair to serve through 2024. At 5am Friday morning, the cooperative had 4,898 outages in Baxter County, 109 in, On Thursday, Governor Sarah Hucakbee Sanders signed an executive order which delayed the use of federal American Rescue Plan funds for eight broadband projects and broadband administrative expenses in Arkansas.The eight projects include the use of a, A Midway woman is charged with multiple felonies, including a Class Y charge for trafficking a controlled substance. According to probable cause affidavits filed in his cases, Comstock has been known to flee the scene of one crime, Application are now available for the 2023 AARP Arkansas Community Challenge Grant. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. According to a Mountain Home Police Department spokesperson, the light at the intersection of U.S. One lane closed following accident on I-44 near State Route 141 in St. Louis, Missouri Accident Date: Sun, 02/26/2023 St. Louis, MO One killed and one sent to hospital in critical condition after collision at Bates Street and Morganford Road in South St. Louis, Missouri Accident Date: Sat, 02/25/2023 Springfield, MO Two of the vehicles appeared to be engulfed in flames while the two others had lost their cargo, according to the images, which showed one trucks trailer split open in the highways grassy median. The meeting will be rescheduled when county offices reopen. A winter storm warning is in effect for north central Arkansas until 6 Wednesday morning, for, As the winter weather moves into the area, North Arkansas Electric Cooperative (NAEC) says they are prepared and do not expect outages to be widespread, if they occur. A passenger train in Greece carrying hundreds of people collided with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in the country's north early Wednesday, killin. Items on the agenda include an ordinance appropriating fees and reimbursements to the, Photo Courtesy of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission The Arkansas Department of Health will be holding a public meeting Tuesday evening at 5 at the Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County. Missy Irvin, Wednesday morning at 9, KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot will hold another Bids for Bargains auction. A man alleged to have held a woman against her will while demanding to be told what she had been doing during the two days he had been in jail appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. The crash happened at 6:20 p.m., March 1, on State Highway 18 east of Drew Street in Monette. The driver of the Honda was ejected from the vehicle. Jeff Quick, Executive Director and CEO of the Food Bank, Zach Barr and Olivia Brewer Sweetheart Royalty was crowned Friday during the Mountain Home High School basketball games. Dylan Cooper, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Little Rock shares an update on when we can expect heavy rains and, Gassville Mayor Jeff Braim has served four terms in office, and over time he has seen tremendous growth to the city. Friday Night Blitz; Dream 18; Back to School; Gets Real; Steals and Deals; First Alert Traffic. According to the Howell County Sheriffs Office, Sunday morning dispatched received a call of a vehicle, The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism has awarded $6.49 million in outdoor recreation grants to projects within 35 counties across the state, including Mountain View, Fifty Six and Fox Community in Stone County and the, Photo courtesy of Arkansas Outside Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces Tuesday she will appoint 17 outdoor recreation and business leaders to the Natural State Advisory Council, serving alongside Arkansas First Gentleman Bryan Sanders, who will serve as, Two hosts heard regularly on KTLO-FM will come together for a special show this weekend. Two people died in wrecks on Arkansas roads Thursday afternoon and early Friday, according to preliminary fatality reports from the Arkansas State Police. All rights reserved. Listen: click to download audio WebReadyTM Powered by WireReadyNSI, On Monday, January 30, the Mountain Home Public School Board of Education will host a special meeting to discuss the potential of placing another millage increase measure on the ballot in 2023. Stay tuned to, One boil water order has been lifted while another remains in effect. According to the sheriffs office Facebook page, on Wednesday, 22-year-old Makayla Vickers of Melbourne was arrested and charged. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. According to the Arkansas State Police, the crash, A Mountain Home man accused of shooting his uncle pled guilty to a charge of domestic battery in the second degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court, A Marion County man was arrested after assaulting his mother during an argument. According to the Missouri State Highway, A man first charged with breaking into a single vehicle and wound up accused of doing the same thing to six more appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReadyNSI, The winter precipitation in the Twin Lakes Area has knocked out power to several area residents, the restoration process is ongoing, but there are many members without power. Fatal Crash Summaries Information obtained from an Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary represents only the initial findings by an investigating law enforcement officer. Meteorologist Willie Gilmore of the National Weather Service, With a winter storm approaching the Twin Lakes area, KTLOs Heather Loftis spoke with Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams to discuss how the citys roads are prepared. According to the probable cause affidavit, the Marion County Sheriffs Office dispatched to, A special meeting of the Gassville City Council will be held Thursday evening at 6. Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams spoke with KTLOs Heather Lofits to discuss the need for the new ordinance along with recapping the, The Cotter School Board met in regular session Thursday evening at 7. District 3 State Representative Stetson Painter spoke with KTLOs Heather Loftis about how it would affect the states elections. According to KYTV, 49-year-old Shawna Ross is facing, As Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty finished his first month in office, he sat down with KTLOs Heather Loftis to discuss the challenges he faced so far and priorities he has for the coming year. In his introduction, Mayor Adams states 2022 proved to be another successful and busy year for the city. On July 7 just after 11 p.m., Arkansas State Police troopers were called out to a vehicle collision on Highway 196 between Texarkana and Genoa in Miller County. HOT SPRINGS -- A construction worker was arrested on a felony warrant Thursday night stemming from allegations he stole a watch valued at over $15,000 from a h. The Gassville City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night at 6 in Gassville City Hall.Items on the agenda include ordinances amending water and sewer rates along with water and sewer connecting and reconnecting fees; The Lakeview City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night at 7 in the Lloyd Travis Municipal Center. The deadly crashes happened two days after five people were killed and five others injured in acollision between a van and a large truckin southeastern Arkansas. One resident suffered minor injuries while attempting to rescue the, The Bull Shoals planning and zoning committee will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 in the City Hall Chambers. Area man dies after car hits tree. WebReadyTM Powered, Drug Task Force officers across Arkansas have worked together since November to eradicate illicit and deadly drugs from communities across the state culminating with Operation Task Force Arkansas on January 23. Earlier this month, 21-year-old David Zack Peifer of Mountain Home pled guilty, The positive trends have continued for Baxter County and the City of Mountain Homes sales tax revenue. Heres a statement from the cooperative: North, The Mountain Home School District announced classes will be in session on Thursday. UPDATE (11/4):Arkansas State Police released a preliminary report on the two vehicle accident on Interstate 530 in Jefferson County at 3:10 p.m. Thursday.According to the report, 19-year-old . Items on the agenda include discussion of Fly Fishing Film Tour movie under the Cotter Bridge in, The Twin Lakes Area continues to see widespread power outages following Tuesday nights snowfall. Traffic congested on I-40 due to multi-vehicle . Baxter County Sheriff, John Montgomery, spoke with KTLOs Kim Szecsi Tuesday morning with an update on local road conditions. One man was killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash in Randolph County. A post on Facebook states authorities are looking for the owner and driver, Photo: Whitney Townsend, Tyler Steven Dudley Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the Marion County mail thefts. The public is invited to attend. The commission will consider a request from Vincent Maranto Jr. and Sharon Maranto to rezone lots they own in the Breeze Hills, Several National Guardsmen, including a group from the area, traveled to Texas Sunday morning to prepare to be deployed to Asia for a nine-month period. Circuit Judge John Putman, A Green Forest man is charged with theft by receiving along with fraudulent use of a credit or debit card in Boone County after breaking into a vehicle. According the to probable cause affidavit, special agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) met with the 14th Judicial, A Mountain Home man has been arrested after failing to update his new address as a registered sex offender. Arkansas's top news stories | February 21, 2023. A Mountain Pine man was killed and a boy was injured in a one-vehicle wreck late Sunday in the 3700 block of Mountain Pine Road, troopers said. Fatal Crash Summaries Information obtained from an Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary represents only the initial findings by an investigating law enforcement officer. AG Tim Griffin suing ATF over gun stabilizer regulation, Marion Co. Election Commission to choose chairman Monday, Yellville woman killed after vehicle collides with another, catches fire, Howell County man suffers minor injuries in accident Wednesday afternoon, Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center to offer Valentines Day-themed class, Northark to introduce 3 new degrees in fall semester, Izard County sheriff looks to identify theft suspect, 2 arrested in connection with Marion County mail thefts, Investigation into death of Thayer teen started, Fortner speaks on Governors education plan; possible effects on area educators and schools, Baxter Co. Airport Commission holds public forum Saturday, Operation Task Force Arkansas nets more than 55M in drugs; over 1,000 arrests, Dora man seriously injured in single vehicle accident Wednesday, Izard County woman charged for theft in multiple incidents, State committee approves $53.3M in federal funds for 8 broadband projects, Marion County man faces charges for assaulting a woman in her home, Gassville City Council to hold special meeting Thursday, Marion County 911 calls to be rerouted for equipment updates Thursday, Local school board candidates can being to file for candidacy Feb. 22, Baxter County man charged with residential burglary, Woman who hit husband in the mouth with board and fought cops appears in court, Charges filed in Izard County church vandalism case, Gassville to host recycling trailer Saturday morning, Two Marion County roads reported as flooded, One boil order lifted, one remains in effect, Baxter County Quorum Court tables additional ordinance against reopening of landfill, Footprints in the snow lead to arrest of Ozark Co. man, NAECs Coleman discusses recent power cost adjustment, Man gets 25 years in prison on rape charge, Harrison man charged with domestic battery, Deadline to register for Gassville limb pick up Friday, Local residents voice opinions to proposed MHPS millage increase, New boil water order issued; one remains in effect, West Plains Police asking for assistance in hit and run incident, Mansfield man charged with running over child near Ava, Former KTLO employee leaves lasting legacy on the Mtn. According to the probable cause affidavit, the Izard County Sheriffs Office dispatched to the Neighborhood Fresh Market grocery store in Horseshoe Bend for a report, On Thursday, the Arkansas State Legislatures Joint Budget Committee approved the state Department of Commerces request to use $53.3 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds for eight broadband grant projects and $2 million for broadband administrative, A Marion County man has been charged with felony counts of aggravated assault and terroristic threatening after physically assaulting a woman in her home. In that crash on Monday, police have said the driver of the van apparently failed to yield when crossing U.S. 65. (AP) Traffic remained blocked Thursday morning in westbound lanes of heavily traveled Interstate 30 in southwestern Arkansas, where at least three people were killed the previous day during a series of crashes that happened during stormy weather, authorities said. The number of nonfatal crashes tended to be higher on weekdays, peaking on Friday. Beginning at Thursday at noon, 911 lines in Marion County will be shut down for approximately two hours for final updates to recently installed equipment. According to the Ozark County Sheriffs Office Facebook page, on Feb. 3, authorities witnessed a vehicle traveling east on U.S. North Arkansas Electric Cooperative states due to rapidly rising fuel costs outside the control their control has caused members bills to be much higher this month. The trailer will be located at 502 Lakeview Drive. Items on the agenda include an ordinance to rezone a property from commercial C-3, The Mountain Home Public Schools Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday evening at 6 in the Central Office Board Room. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReadyNSI, The Baxter County Quorum Court will meet for its regular schedule meeting Tuesday night at 6 in the 2nd floor courtroom of the courthouse. The public is invited to attend. The location of the meeting was moved to power outages on the Bruno campus. The crash happened at 6:20 p.m., March 1, on State Highway 18 east of Drew Street in Monette. During the last 10 years, 30-year-old Leigh Blackmon has faced charges including theft of property, criminal, Various classes are offered on a regular basis at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commissions Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center near Yellville. Contests; Action News Jax Team; Contact Us; The order was issued Monday, During Tuesday nights Baxter County Quorum Court meeting, the court heard an ordinance proposal based on Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) regulations which would give the county the ability to prevent a landfill from opening in. IDriveArkansas.com currently shows most of the areas main, Local roads remain in poor condition as more winter weather and freezing temperatures plagued the Twin Lakes area Tuesday afternoon. Photo Courtesy of Ava Rural Fire Department A Mansfield man suffered serious injuries in an accident Sunday morning eight miles northeast of Ava. These records are available to the public and copies may be obtained from the state police. Twenty-seven-year-old Tapanga Maxwell was pronounced dead, and two other males, 39-year-old Jason Boisclair, A Howell County man suffered minor injuries in an accident Wednesday afternoon. Additional details will be available in the coming days as the, Marion County Judge Jason Stumph states as of 9 am all roads have been cleared of debris from Thursday mornings storm damage. During a meeting on Thursday, the Arkansas State Board of Education voted, The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2023 Arkansas Century Farm Program. The Federal Bureau of Investigations Little Rock office is warning Arkansas senior citizens of an ongoing fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate federal law enforcement officials and attempt to extort money. According to IDrive Arkansas and, In the past several days, Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander states deputies have responded to complaints of stolen mail in northeast Flippin near the Fairview community and near Marion County 7023 in Flippin. by A North Little Rock woman was killed and two more people were hurt in a single-vehicle wreck in Maumelle early Saturday, according to a preliminary fatality re. Sanders signs bill requiring state, national flag purchased with public funds to be made in U.S. A winter weather advisory is in effect for north central Arkansas until Wednesday morning and, Mountain Home High School has their first student to pass national certification exams to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), while being a full-time student. Hot Springs Sentinel-Record During the meeting, Superintendent Jayme Jones presented the board with certificates of appreciation for their service to the Cotter School District for the school year, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/110.0.0.0 Safari/537.36, First United Methodist Church Mountain Home, Gardening in the Ozarks with Vicki Garner, Live in the Boat with Binks Guide Service, Severe storm chances and flooding to begin Wednesday, Gassville Mayor Braim discusses the State of the City, Woman says she will never admit to knowingly stabbing son, Fulton County man arrested on 55 felony charges, Area native gets promotion from Missouri State Highway Patrol, Baxter County jurors to report Wednesday morning, Scott Booth submits his candidacy for MHPS School Board Position 6, Bull Shoals planning and zoning committee to discuss short term rentals, Marion Co. man charged with assault for pushing his mother during argument, Searcy Co man faces multiple charges after search warrant produces firearms, Baxter Co. Sadler said Wednesday night that not everyone had. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. The effort was one of many, At the beginning of January, the Mountain Home Public Schools began a reading challenge titled 23 in 23. During the challenge, students in grade K-2 will read at least 23 new books and students in grades 3-12. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver 19-year-old Hunter Weldon, was traveling, When police forced entry into a small home along Red Robin Drive January 11, they located three males, four females and a quantity of items used for ingesting drugs. As of 6:55 Wednesday morning, North Arkansas Electric Cooperative was reporting outages to 25,178 of its members. Listen: click to download audio, A mother charged with stabbing her 16 year old son to death appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday for the purpose of entered a plea to charges of second-degree murder, but the plea was not accepted, A Fulton County man has been arrested on 55 felony charges in connection with the fraudulent use of a credit card. Mountain Home buses will run snow routes in the morning at afternoon, and the same status goes for, North Arkansas Electric Cooperative personnel and contractors have restored service another percentage of members, but restoration efforts are expected to continue through Sunday. MHPS Director of Operations Chris Knight spoke with KTLOs Heather Loftis and, Photo courtesy of MHHS: Top Row: Ella Dover, Noah Ireland, Sophia Davis, Reagan Hawkins, Mia Williams, Sage Stevenson, Caden White, Tanner Bohrtz 3rd Row: Sophia Daugherty, Juliet Willis, Madelynn Kilcoyne, Olivia Brewer, Jasmine Quinn, Abbey Bellettiere, Kaedyn, During last weeks regular meeting, the main topic of discussion for the Ozark County Board of Commissioners was maintenance and improvement projects on county-owned buildings. Transportation is not available. Three people were killed and another injured in crashes on Arkansas roads Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, according to preliminary fatality reports fro by Grant Lancaster February 17,. The signal had been, Widespread power outages continue throughout the Twin Lakes Area following Tuesday nights snowfall, and for North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, that number was at just under 29,000 at 4:40 Wednesday afternoon. Published: Jun. Five people were killed and two more injured in wrecks on Arkansas roads Tuesday and Wednesday, according to preliminary fatality reports from police. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery spoke with KTLOs Heather Loftis to provide an update on road conditions. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Listen: click to download audio Stayed to KTLO, 101.7 Classic Hits and The, The winter precipitation in the Twin Lakes Area has knocked out power to several area residents. Items on the agenda include discussion on renewal of workers compensation insurance and the workers compensation trust; information about Arkansas LEARNS; Two Baxter County men suffered what were termed suspected minor injuries from a two-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon. MILLER COUNTY, Ark. Izard County Sheriff Charley Melton says no foul play is suspected in the death of 52-year-old Anita Farrier of, Justin Spires (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff) A Mountain Home man is being held in the Baxter County Detention Center after he allegedly led authorities on a high-speed chase Friday night. The Baxter County Budget Committee will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 in the 3rd floor conference room of the Baxter County Courthouse. Baxter County 911 dispatch had reported a log truck turned over Monday morning in the Oakland-Promise Land Cemetery area, but emergency personnel have since cleared, The Boone County Election Commission meeting scheduled for Monday night has been canceled. New items on the agenda include records destruction and, The Yellville-Summit School Board will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting Monday evening at 5:30 in the Administration Building. 130 with . According to their Facebook, Methvin Sanitation says they are planning to run routes a day behind for the rest of the week but will provide, The Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce will still hold their Annual Chamber Banquet scheduled for Thursday night at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the campus of Arkansas State University-Mountain Home. Two roads in Marion County are have been reported as being flooded.According to Marion County Judge Jason Stumph, Marion County (MC) 6070 and MC 6071 are flooded and motorists should find an alternate route. The prescribed burn will be in, A Mountain Home man suffered what was termed a possible injury after his pickup truck, pulling a trailer, collided with another vehicle and rolled over in a ditch Thursday afternoon. The wrecks, which began with a two-vehicle collision that led to at least two other chain-reaction crashes, were weather-related, Arkansas State Police spokesperson Bill Sadler told theArkansas Democrat-Gazette. Officials say a 1999 Honda was headed east on Highway 196, when at the same time, a 2003 Dodge was headed west. The roads throughout Baxter, Marion, and Ozark counties remain well-covered. Contact Local Troop Headquarters Information on this site is preliminary information relating to motor vehicle injury and fatal crashes investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.