Yearly Archives: 2024

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.60 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in the state. Prices in Arkansas are 11.1 cents per gallon

The Baxter County Election Commissioners will hold a public meeting Thursday morning at 9 in the 3rd floor conference room of the Baxter County Courthouse. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced Friday it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 15. The waiver

Baxter County Circuit Court’s Group B jury panel will not need to report for duty on Wednesday. Baxter County and Circuit Clerk Canda Reese says jurors in the group will need to report Thursday morning at 9

Beginning Wednesday, the Mountain Home Street Department will have Cedar Street, between Russell Street and Redbud Street, closed to thru traffic. According to Arnold Knox, Director of Planning and Engineering, the project will take approximately two months

Heavy rains Monday have caused the previous rain record for January 9 to be broken. The previous record set for the day in 1987 was 1.27 inches of rain. Tuesday morning a new record total of 1.46

The shooting of a Maine homicide suspect by a Boone County deputy has been ruled justified. Boone County Sheriff Roy Martin says after the Arkansas State Police’s investigation into the incident, the 14th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney’s

Three inmates in the Fulton County Detention Center have picked up additional charges after they tried to start a fire inside the jail. Picking up the charges for the incident last month are Steven Hamilton, Edward Hoyer

Joel Garner (Photo courtesy of Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) A man is in the Douglas County Jail facing 29 felonies following an investigation into a child sexual abuse case. The charges 55-year-old Joel Garner is facing include

Over the last few days, a cluster of minor earthquakes have been reported in Marion County. All seven occurred in the same vicinity south and southeast of Peel near Bull Shoals Lake. The cluster began with three

Director of the Marion County Library, Dana Scott, has served in her role for nearly seven years and has been a librarian for 17 years. The Marion County Library Board of Trustees approved for Scott to receive

Saturday morning at 8, the Mountain Home NJROTC Bomber Squadron will host the first annual Bomber Classic drill competition at the Mountain Home Junior High campus. Seven JROTC units from across Arkansas and surrounding states, including Navy,

The Norfork City Council will hold a workshop meeting Tuesday night at 6:30 at the Norfork City Hall. Items on the agenda include discussion to amend sign ordinance 2010-02; discussion of an ordinance regarding the mayor’s salary;

Baxter County Circuit Court’s Group B jury panel will not need to report for duty on Tuesday. Baxter County and Circuit Clerk Canda Reese says jurors in the group will need to report Wednesday morning at 9

Images courtesy of National Weather Service Another possibility of winter weather moves into portions of the Twin Lakes Area on Tuesday. A winter weather advisory will be in effect for Boone and Newton counties in north central

Larry Babin Jr. (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) The death of a Baxter County Detention Center inmate is being investigated by the sheriff’s office and the Arkansas State Police. Fifty-one-year-old Larry Charles Babin Jr. of

Brandon Terrell (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A Mountain Home man is accused of stealing items from a local welding business and selling them during a two-month period. Twenty-seven-year-old Brandon Terrell is facing a felony

An Ozark County man has been arrested for physically assaulting a woman, holding her against her will, breaking her phone and stealing her gun after she broke up with him. The victim told law enforcement she broke

North Arkansas Electric Cooperative has contracted with Osmose to inspect electric poles in select areas of Baxter and Izard counties. Members may see Osmose employees in and around the areas of Mountain Home, Norfork, Salesville, Lakeview, Franklin,

The annual Empty Bowls to Feed the Hungry event put on by the Mountain Home High School will take place Feb. 15. The event will take place in the MHHS cafeteria from 4 to 6 that afternoon.

The Fulton County Fair Association is now offering a scholarship for graduating seniors. Applicants must be graduating seniors in Fulton County who have participated in county, district or state fairs as an exhibitor or have donated community

The Salesville City Council will hold its first meeting of 2024 Monday night at 6 at Salesville City Hall. Items on the agenda include the 2023 financial report, a final reading of ordinance number 23-04; discussion of

    The Yellville-Summit Public Schools Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting Monday night at 5:30 in the high school cafeteria. The Board will hear presentations from Ms. Cole to recognize the Jazz Band; a presentation

Four minor earthquakes have again been reported in Marion County within a nine-hour period Sunday morning. All four were located near the Missouri state line southeast of Peel, near Bull Shoals Lake, similar to where three quakes

Image courtesy of National Weather Service Another possibility of a wintry mix returns to the Twin Lakes Area on Tuesday. Meteorologist Thomas Jones from the National Weather Service office in North Little Rock says a storm system

Officials from the City of Flippin have announced City Hall and the Water Department has moved to their new location.Both offices are now located at 203 North 1st Street, the old Farmers and Merchants Bank. Officials state

Jeremy McDonald (Photo courtesy of Boone County Sheriff’s Office) A Harrison man is facing a felony count of failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements. Forty-six-year-old Jeremy McDonald has been in the Boone County Jail and

Next weekend, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s statewide squirrel-hunting celebration returns for the third year. The Big Squirrel Challenge is a statewide event with 12 locations for hunters to weigh in their squirrels and win a

FNBC Bank has announced a significant leadership promotion as part of a long-term succession planning initiative. Chad Hudson has been promoted to FNBC President as of Jan. 1, becoming the bank’s 11th president and only the 4th

Baxter County Jurors in Group B will not need to report for duty Monday morning. According to Baxter County and Circuit Clerk Canda Reese, jurors will need to report Tuesday morning at 9. Jurors will report to

An Ozark County child suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Gainesville. The unidentified six-year-old from Wasola was transported by ambulance to Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol,

The Twin Lakes Area ended up with mixed precipitation on Friday. The snow was measurable in some areas more than in others. At KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station for the National Weather

Deputy Freddie Long (Photo courtesy of Ozark County Sheriff’s Office) An Ozark County deputy was one of three West Plains residents injured in a two-vehicle accident early Friday afternoon in Howell County. Seventy-three-year-old Reserve Deputy Freddie Long

More details have been released about a house fire last month that was set intentionally by a man upset with his roommate. Facing several charges for the incident, which also included torturing and killing his roommate’s cat,

Photo: Callen Briggs pictured with his parents, Kelsey and Bradley, photo provided by Baxter Health The Baxter Health Women and Newborn Care Center welcomed the first baby of 2024 on Jan. 1 at 1:07 in the afternoon.

Three minor earthquakes have been reported in Marion County in just over a 12-hour period. All three were located near the Missouri state line just south of the Peel community, near Bull Shoals Lake. The area is

Late Thursday afternoon, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Patricia James ruled the Arkansas Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri must serve the Board of Corrections, not Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Board Chairman Benny Magness spoke with KTLO, Classic Hits and

A Marion County man is facing multiple charges for inappropriately touching a teenage girl last year. The Flippin man, 46-year-old Jeremy Earl Cox, was arrested Dec. 23. According to the probable cause affidavit, Cox inappropriately touched the

An arrest has been made in connection with a motorcycle accident last summer that killed a Mountain Home woman. The driver of the motorcycle, Joe Allen Deen of Mountain Home who is now 55-years-old, has been charged

Baxter Health announced Wednesday, effective immediately, they will be offering a 15% discount on all outstanding hospital accounts, if they are paid in full before April 30. This offer applies to all patients and employees of the

The Friends of the Baxter County Library have released the 2024 Friends of the Library Scholarship application. This annual scholarship program aims to support and encourage the pursuit of higher education among Baxter County residents. The number

The Baxter County Conservation District is offering a $500 scholarship as part of a statewide education program. According to a release, the scholarship is for a local high school student. The student will receive the district scholarship

The Mountain Home City Council will meet Thursday night at 6 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building for their first meeting of 2024. In an updated agenda released Wednesday afternoon, the council will discuss a

Photo: Calvin Czeschin’s painting in the Baxter Health main lobby Calvin Czeschin, telecommunications pioneer in the Twin Lakes Area, businessman and major community supporter has died. He was born December 8, 1935, outside of Warrensburg, Missouri. The

Details have been released about a Stone County deputy killed in the line of duty. According to Arkansas State Police, on Tuesday at approximately 4 in the afternoon, Stone County Deputy Justin Smith was fatally wounded while

Details have been released about a murder in Harrison last month and the man who shot his father to death said it was years of physical abuse to his mother and himself that led him to pull

A Searcy County man was killed, and a Hot Spring County man was injured in a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday morning in Marion County. Thirty-nine-year-old Nelson Honeycutt of Cozahome was pronounced dead, and 67-year-old Frederick Ridge of

No one was seriously injured after a high-speed pursuit started in Baxter County and ended in Marion County with an Arkansas State Police vehicle overturning. Nineteen-year-old Randy Ramirez of Yellville is in the Marion County Law Enforcement

The Baxter County Quorum Court met in short session Tuesday night for their first meeting of 2024. At the beginning of the meeting, Baxter County Treasurer Jenay Mize shared the findings of the 2022 fiscal audit. Mize

The year 2023 had just two days of measurable snowfall, but the first was more than enough to put the Twin Lakes Area above the annual average for a wintry mix. The year also reportedly ended up

A Stone County deputy was fatally shot while on duty late Tuesday afternoon, and a suspect is in custody. The news release from the Arkansas State Police did not disclose the identity of the victim nor the

An Ozark County man was injured Monday afternoon after his 18-wheeler caught fire in Howell County, and he was struck by an exploding tire. Seventy-year-old William Shannon of Theodosia was transported by ambulance to Ozarks Healthcare in

The holiday period was mainly incident-free for local law enforcement. For the most part, those celebrating Christmas and the new year were able to stay safe on the roadways. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says Christmas was

Shannon Robertson (Photo courtesy of Associated Press) A Fulton County woman already accused of terroristic threatening is facing additional charges after cut a jailer’s finger while she was an inmate in the Baxter County Detention Center. Forty-seven-year-old

December ended up being the second consecutive month with below average rainfall, but 2023 ended up well above average for the entire year. No daily records were broken during the last month of the year. At KTLO,

An online publication claiming to educate the world to better care for the planet and the species occupying it has released an article ranking the eight coldest locations in Arkansas. The list announced by A-Z Animals, based

The Baxter County Quorum Court will hold its first meeting of 2024 Tuesday night at 6 in the 2nd floor courtroom of the Baxter County Courthouse. Items on the agenda include an ordinance to appropriate fees and

An accident early Monday morning resulted in damage to a traffic signal in downtown Mountain Home. The intersection of Main Street and Sixth Street has temporarily been turned into a four-way stop. According to Mountain Home Planning

    An Omaha man is facing charges after allegedly selling a cargo trailer he had not made payments on and was repossessed from the new owner. According to the probable cause affidavit, on November 17 the Boone

    A number of new laws will go into effect on Jan. 1 according to the Arkansas House of Representatives. According to a release, many of the laws passed in 2023 take effect on Monday. Laws on

For anyone trying to decide how to dispose of a Christmas tree, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is suggesting donating it to improve fish habitat in the local waters. All Corps boat ramps on Bull Shoals

    Arkansas State Parks and Missouri State Parks are encouraging the public to get outside on New Years Day and participate in the first day hike tradition. First day hikes are said to focus on healthy habits