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POINSETT COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) -One man died and another suffered injuries in a single-vehicle crash. Arkansas State Police said the crash happened at 8:48 a.m. June 24 on State Highway 1 and Senteney Road in Poinsett County. According to the preliminary fatal crash report, 31-year-old Jordan T. Hunter of Rainier,...

A Bull Shoals boater recently found out the hard way launching your boat in a different body of water may not be as easy as it seems. The person was ticketed when Zebra Mussels were discovered attached to the houseboat they were trying to launch into Table Rock Lake. The...

The city of Mountain Home issued 18 business licenses in May. – Chad Mooney for Mountain Mystery Escapes LLC., an escape room and entertainment business located at 419 South Main Street;. – Daniel Scallorn for Platinum Entertainment LLC., an internet lounging business located at 1310 East Side Center Court;. –...

Mountain Home, Ar. – A Mountain Home teen has been recovered safe and her kidnapper arrested following a more than 40 day search. A 14-year old girl went missing on Thursday, May 12 around 3 p.m. from the 1300 block of College Street in Mountain Home. Her mother notified police that she did not get on the bus to come home after school and believed she had been picked up by Isaac Melder, age 40 of Yellville, Ar.

FAYETTEVILLE — West Plains (Mo.) Class of 2023 wide receiver Heston Miller turned some heads at Arkansas on Friday with his speed and even made some believers along the way. Miller, 6-0 1/2, 201, ran a 4.44 in the 40-yard dash in his first attempt. So he was asked to run again and this time he timed a 4.41. Miller also had a 39-inch vertical jump and tested well in other things too. He talked about his 4.41 on Friday.

Gainesville, Mo. – A Thornfield man was arrested after making death threats at a residence in Ozark County. Brandon Guidry of Thornfield was arrested by deputies with the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office after they received a call of an armed individual threatening to kill people at a residence in Isabella on June 14, 2022. Online court documents show that Guidry has a list of previous protection orders against him from the Isabella area from 2018.

A warrant with a $5,000 cash-only bond has been issued for James M. Ruark, 44, of Theodosia, in connection with a case in which he’s alleged to have brought methamphetamine into the Ozark County Jail when he was booked in on another case and used it, along with two other prisoners, to get high while being held in custody.

A Mountain Home girl reported missing over one month ago has been found and a suspect in the case has been arrested. Mountain Home Police Chief Eddie Griffin says law enforcement officers located 14-year-old Sara Gilpin about 8 Wednesday night in rural Marion County. Griffin says 40-year-old Isaac James Melder...

Court documents filed last week in connection with a murder case against 42-year-old Theoodsia resident Brian Dunaway give further details into the fatal June 13 early-morning shooting. The probable cause statement, prepared by Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Rhoades, explains that the deputy was assigned to a call of a...

Gainesville, MO. – A two vehicle crash involving a deer has injured two people near Gainesville on Thursday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the accident occurred on US 160, two miles east of Gainesville at 9 p.m. An eastbound 2008 Toyota Matrix driven by Mary...

Three boil orders have been issued for three area water systems and lifted for two other systems. A boil order was issued Thursday for some water customers in Gainesville due to a main break. The order is for those on the east side of town, from South U.S. Highway 160 starting at the Church of Christ going West to town. The area includes Hillsprings Drive, Turner Street, Cozy Home Lane, Plentywood Lane, and Am-Sam Drive.

The Mountain Home Police Department has arrested a Marion County man in connection with the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl.

On June 16, at around 8:17 a.m., the West Plains Police Department was notified of the theft of a 2018 Gray Dodge Durango that occurred behind the business located at 1004 W. Broadway. According to the statement released by police, the victim was exiting her vehicle at her place of...

Two of Mountain Home’s American Legion baseball teams are set for Saturday evening action. The Lockeroom will be in Brockwell for its second straight outing with North Central Arkansas. The first pitch is scheduled for 5 on the campus of Izard County High School. One of Mountain Home’s junior...

Nurse practitioner Marti Warden recently opened First Call Family Healthcare in Gainesville. She says she’s blessed to have three family members on staff including, from left: Kylee Humphries as office assistant, sister Kelli Humphries for insurance billing and behind-the-scenes support and sister-in-law Teodora Kyle as medical assistant. Times photo/Jessi Dreckman.

Even with the levels dropping, several Corps of Engineers campgrounds on Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes still have campsites closed due to high water. According to Chief Ranger Dylan Edwards, who is in charge of both Norfork and Bull Shoals lakes, 376 of the 776 campsites have been closed due to flooding or high water. Edwards says while many of the sites are not under water, campsites had to be closed due to electrical concerns. Electrical lines feeding those campsites were under water and the electricity had to be shut-off.

Funeral services for Mark Shane Walker, 52, Crider, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Pottersville Baptist Church, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Mr. Walker passed away at 12:21 a.m., Thursday, June 23, 2022, at his home. He was born February 19, 1970...

New troopers will be graduating from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy this Friday including three from the area. The ceremony will take place in the academy gymnasium In Jefferson City. Among the 25 graduates, Noah G. Britt from Gainesville has been assigned to start his duties with...