Yearly Archives: 2017

     Both lanes of U. S. Highway 178 bridge over Bull Shoals Dam will be closed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, according to an announcement from the Corps of Engineers. From 7 in the

     The Norfork School Board will meet in regular session Monday evening at 4 in the Distance Learning Lab of the school. Items on the meeting's agenda include reports, an update on millage and review of the school

     The Twin Lakes Chapter of Arkansas Volunteer Coordinators Association will meet Monday afternoon at 1:30 in the Knox Community Room A at the Donald W. Reynolds Library.      Local volunteer managers will have an opportunity to preview a

     The meeting of the Mountain Home Planning Commission scheduled for Monday afternoon at 1 has been canceled due to lack of an agenda.     WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI

     The City of Bull Shoals Budget Committee will meet on both Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 1 at Bull Shoals City Hall.     WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI

     The Mountain Home School Board is expressing its opposition to an Arkansas General Assembly bill establishing education savings accounts in the state. In a special meeting Saturday morning, the board voted unanimously to approve a resolution opposing

Storm destroys local post office      Monday night's round of thunderstorms destroyed the post office in Parthenon located in Newton County. According to Investigator Glenn Wheeler of the Newton County Sheriff's Office, no one was injured and there

     Despite the snowfall on Saturday, the main roadways in the Twin Lakes Area are mostly clear Sunday. Sergeant Dwight Duke of the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office says motorists do need to be mindful of a possible freezeover,

     Last week, FRC Team 16, better known as the Bomb Squad, traveled to Little Rock to participate in the Rock City Regional.      The Bomb Squad gratefully accepted an offer to be in alliance with team 3310, Black

     Daylight savings time began early Sunday at 2 a.m. Clocks should be set forward an hour to reflect the new time.      Clocks on many personal computers, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices will automatically adjust to reflect

     The Donald W. Reynolds Library is offering an ACT Prep class for area teens Sunday afternoon at 3. Teens will be able to explore ways to use the Library's Learning Express online ACT resource to prepare for

     The Donald W. Reynolds Library will be presenting its first Literary Series. The Literary Series has been developed to connect writers and readers in order to foster the love of literature and writing. The Literary Series is

     Twin Lakes Area residents will notice rain this morning as a colder air moves into the region, according to Lance Pyle, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in North Little Rock. http://podcast.ktlo.com/ktlo/4865193.mp3 Listen: right-click to download

     The Friends of the Baxter County Library will be giving away three scholarships to local teens. The scholarships awarded will be $1,400, $800, and $400. These scholarships are open to Baxter County graduating seniors with a grade

     Daylight savings time begins Sunday at 2 a.m., meaning clocks should be set forward an hour before going to bed Saturday night.      Clocks on many personal computers, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices will automatically adjust to reflect

     The American Red Cross is encouraging area residents to donate blood. All types of blood are needed to keep a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or drivers license or two other forms of identification

     The Arkansas State Highway Commission has approved a bid for improvements to a roadway in Boone County, according to highway and transportation department officials.      APAC-Central, Inc. of Fayetteville was awarded the contract at $684,955 to resurface 3.7

     Twin Lakes Area residents have enjoyed a mild winter this season, but that is about to change with snow in Saturday’s forecast, according to Meteorologist Joe Goudsward from the National Weather Service Office in North Little Rock.

     For anyone associated with tourism in Arkansas, Little Rock is the place to be Monday and Tuesday for the 43rd Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Joe David Rice, Director of Tourism in Arkansas, says the annual event

     Another Baxter County Detention Center inmate, 27-year-old, David Michael Fiss has been charged with felony posession of a controlled substance and furnishing prohibited articles as a result of the same pod search which found 26-year-old Gary Lee

    The Calico Rock Bootlegger days has been cancelled. According to Executive Director Gloria Sanders and the Calico Rock Museum website, a chance of rain and cold temperatures are the resons for the cancellation. The museum will schedule

     The Newton County Assessor, Sheila McCutcheon, was arrested for the second time within a year at her office Monday afternoon on a felony perjury charge after a handwriting expert determined she had forged her deceased mother, Lorene

     Christy Kearn, Director of Communications and Institutional Advancement at ASU Mountain Home, told KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot news this morning the Truck On Over event at the Sheid last night was a huge success, with

      An inmate at the Baxter County jail, 26-year-old Gary Lee Palmer, faces additional felony charges following a search of his cell which found marijuana hidden in a bible. Palmer, who was originally jailed for other charges, is

     A Cotter man, 18-year-old Osborn Eugene Gavel, was arrested Monday in connection with a theft at Buzzard Roost Marina. He was booked into the Baxter County Jail on charges of felony breaking or entering and theft of

     The University of Arkansas Office for Education Policy has released their rankings of outstanding educational performance awards for the 2015-16 school year with Norfork High School placing 11th out of the top 20 high schools in the

     The Salesville city council will meet in regular session Monday evening at 7 at Salesville City Hall. Items on the meeting's agenda include financial reports from February.      Under new business, the council will consider resolutions to establish

     The Donald W. Reynolds Library serving Baxter County will be collecting electronics for recycling Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Items being accepted include computers; all types of telephones, including cellular; copiers; cables for electronics; VCR

     Cooler temperatures and the chance of snow in the Twin Lakes Area forecast for the weekend will be ushered in by thunderstorms and a chance of hail, according to Senior Meteorologist Marty Trexler from the National Weather

Eddie Majeste, the former CEO and President of the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce, has announced he will be joining the Arkansas Economic Development Commission as Program Manager in the 12.5 county area of Eastern Arkansas. In

     Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery is notifying the public of a level three registered sex offender, considered at a high risk to re-offend, has moved to a new location in Baxter County. According to the sheriff, 35-year-old

     Local girls in junior and senior high school from Baxter, Fulton, Sharp and Stone Counties will be attending Future Women Leaders in STEM at Ozarka College in Melbourne Friday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. STEM represents

    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

     The monthly meeting of the Oakland Promise Land Fire Protection District will be held at 6:30 Thursday evening at Station Three, in Three Brothers, off Highway five.     WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI

    A one vehicle accident Tuesday has seriously injured 16-year-old Kaitlin Marsh of Bakersfield. According to a report from Missouri State Trooper M. Barron, the accident occurred at 8:44 in the evening on Route O, approximately seven miles

     As the U. S. Congress now begins debate on the American Health Care Act, the recently introduced plan from the Trump Administration to replace ObamaCare, Baxter Regional Medical Center CEO Ron Peterson says it is still too

     (AP) – A proposal to ban the sale of medical marijuana food and drink products, Senate Bill 333, has failed in the Arkansas Senate after opponents said it would undermine a voter-approved initiative legalizing the drug for

     (AP) – Proposed legislation, House Bill 1249 to allow the concealed carry of handguns on Arkansas college campuses, continues to stall as two amendments to the measure failed to get out of a Senate Judiciary Committee by

     Local officials of the Law Appreciation Committee gathered at Mountain Home City Hall Wednesday to introduce an upcoming community wide event entitled Building Cooler Communities to show support for some 215 local law enforcement and support staff

     Ten new business licenses were issued by the city of Mountain Home during February, according to Roberta Pack, from the City of Mountain Home Building Inspector's Office.      City records indicate licenses were issued to Brandi Telles of

       The Mountain Home Police Department's K-9 Benga recently received a bullet-and-stab-proof vest donation from PetArmor, Perrigo Animal Health and Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manual says the K-9 team and the

     The Mountain Home Parks and Recreation and the L.C. Sammons Youth Center will be hosting a “Parent’s Night Out” for children ages 5-12 on Friday evening from 6:00 to 10:00. To avoid lines pre-registration is available Friday

     A Boone County sex offender, Charles Douglas Clark, whose level assessment is pending, has moved to a residence on Boat Dock Road in Omaha. Boone County Sheriff Mike Moore says Clark was convicted in 2012 in Kansas

     The National Weather Service in Little Rock has confirmed an EF-2 tornado, with winds estimated at 120 miles per hour, was produced from storms across the Twin Lakes Area late Monday and early Tuesday morning. A supercell

     In a busy legislative session this week Senator Missy Irvin highlights some of the key bills passed Monday paving the way for digital driver’s licenses, adding a personal finance course to graduation requirements and home school students

     Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery is notifying the public of a level 2 registered sex offender who has moved from Mountain Home to Jonesboro. The sheriff says 23 year old Quanderius A. Finch has moved from 234

     Local women business leaders met at Big Creek Country Club Tuesday night to launch a Women’s Business Leadership Center at ASU-Mountain Home and welcome the first class of ASUMH student leadership interns. Dr. Kathy White Loyd, Executive

    The Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County offers a variety of beginning computer classes in March.     Thursday morning at 10:30, the Internet Basics Class will be held teaching how to use the mouse and keyboard, along

     The Baxter County Library Board will meet in special session Wednesday evening at 5:15. The meeting will be to conduct the Library Director's annual performance evaluation.       WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI

     The Mountain Home High School FIRST Robotics Team, the Bomb Squad, will be traveling to Little Rock for their first Regional for the 2017 season Wednesday, March 8th. FRC Team 16, better known as the Bomb Squad,

     The City of Bull Shoals Budget Committee will met Wednesday after noon at 1 at Bull Shoals City Hall.         WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI

Arkansas State University Mountain Home will host a Truck Party Thursday evening at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the school’s campus as a fund raising event for the university. ASUMH spokeswoman, Christy Keirn, says some

     The United States Postal Service has closed the Parthenon Post Office, which sustained severe damage from a tornado early Tuesday morning, until further notice. Customers of the Parthenon Post Office may pick up their mail at the

    (AP) – Local Republican Senator Linda Collins-Smith, of District 19, has proposed prohibiting people from using bathrooms in government-owned buildings that do not match their gender at birth, despite warnings from the state's Republican governor that a

     (AP) – The Arkansas Senate has rejected a proposal to ban smoking medical marijuana in the state. Senators voted 15-10 on Monday against Senate Bill 357 co-sponsored by Republican Senator Jason Rapert. Local Senators Missy Irvin and