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A 40 year-old man found living in a cave with a 14-year-old girl who had run away with him appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. Isaac James Melder of Yellville spent his appearance before the court complaining about how badly he was being treated in the Baxter County Detention Center.

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (KY3) - The Centers for Disease Control placed Baxter County in the high category for their COVID-19 community level. Baxter County is one of just three counties in Arkansas in the high category, and only 12% of the counties in the United States are in that category.

For the past two years, every student in the United States, regardless of their family’s income, was able to get a free lunch. Law makers passed legislation to fund the initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic when many students were doing remote learning and families could pick up meals on campus.

Many government offices and business will be closed Monday, July 4, in observance of the July 4 holiday. The Ozark County Courthouse, Gainesville City Hall, the Gainesville License Office and The Center will be closed. Banks and post offices will also be closed Monday. The Ozark County Times office will...

Justin Watkins (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A Mountain Home man is accused of assaulting a woman and pointing a loaded gun at her in front of their children. Thirty-year-old Justin Watkins is in the Baxter County Detention Center with bond set at $25,575. According to the...

It’s rodeo time in Gainesville this weekend. The action starts at 8 p.m. Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2 at the Gainesville Saddle Club Arena. Admission is $8 for adults. Kids 10 and under are free. In addition to the rodeo, organizers said there will a kids’ slip-and-slide...

A Mountain Home man charged with rape and endangering the welfare of a minor appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. Forty-seven-year-old Mark William Hodges asked Circuit Judge John Putman to lower his $250,000 bond. Prosecutor David Ethredge said the state “strongly opposed” any reduction in the bond and Judge...

A man residing in a community corrections center after pleading guilty to several charges last year in Baxter County is accused of burglarizing boats in Bull Shoals just over a year ago. Thirty-six-year-old William Joshua Lewis is facing a bond of $20,000. According to the probable cause affidavit, a Bull...

Dianne Louise Hall of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away June 30, 2022, in Flippin, Arkansas at the age of 79. She was born November 4, 1942, in New London, Minnesota, the daughter of Walter and Thelma Norbie Hanson. She married Earl Hall on April 10, 1993 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She worked for Actronix and sold Avon. Dianne lived in Flippin since moving from Texas in 1975. She was a member of the Living Word Church. She enjoyed gardening, watching birds,and was known for being the house that children knew they were welcome.

The Mountain Home Bomber Soccer Camp will be offered next month for boys and girls entering fourth through eighth grades. The camp will be held every Tuesday from July 12 through Aug. 2 at Bomber Stadium. Pre-registrations will be accepted through Friday with the cost at $50 for fourth and...

More charges have been filed against a rural Yellville man who hid in a cave with a 14-year-old Mountain Home girl. Four counts of sexual indecency with a child have been filed in Marion County against 40-year-old Isaac Melder. Melder and Sara Gilpin were found in a cave north of...

Editor’s note: The Rebecca Ruud trial is being held June 27-29 at the Greene County Courthouse in Springfield; however, the Times was only able to recount the first day of trial in this week’s edition due to our press deadline of early Tuesday. We will have an article in next week’s Times about the final portion of the trial. The trial can be viewed on Law&Crime Network’s YouTube channel.

The Mountain Home MacLeod American Legion baseball team will have the second of three straight home outings on Thursday. MacLeod is set to welcome North Central Arkansas back to Cooper Park. The first pitch at Lester White Field is scheduled for 5:30.

West Plains, MO. – A two vehicle crash in Moody injures two people from Arkansas Sunday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 142 and Highway E at 11:40 a.m. on June 26, 2022. A westbound 2021 Chevy Tahoe...

This July 4th, as we celebrate America’s independence, the Mountain Home Police Department and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) want to remind drivers that buzzed driving is drunk driving. Unfortunately, too many people think that driving after a few drinks is acceptable....

A winner has been announced for the Red, White and Blue pendant donated by Carter’s Jewel Chest. Cody Blair of Mountain Home had the winning ticket for the Hearts on Fire, 18K white gold, diamond pendant. The Jewels For You fundraiser for the Red, White and Blue Festival raised...

Pictured (Left to Right): Jeremy Welch, Store Manager, student Macey Dent and Hannah Walker, Board Member & YF&R Committee Chairman. The Baxter County Farm Bureau Board and Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee are pleased to announce the June recipient for the Baxter County Ag. Student of the Month, Macey Dent. Macey is a member of the Mountain Home FFA Chapter and daughter of Cynthia Pruitt-Dent.

The Mountain Home MacLeod American Legion baseball team split their double header at home Tuesday night against Gainesville. Gainesville won the first game 9-5. Ike Barrow struck out nine and allowed just one earned run in five innings of work on the mound. In the second game, MacLeod defeated Gainesville...

Funeral arrangements for 66-year-old Evelyn Hicks of Mountain Home are pending at Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services. Evelyn Hicks died Tuesday at the University of Arkansas Medical Services.