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A former nurse at the Baxter County Detention Center charged with making inappropriate sexual contacts with female inmates pled guilty to reduced charges during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court/Criminal Division Monday. Forty-two-year-old Samuel Sparks had initially been charged with three counts of sexual assault. He pled guilty to...
A plan to widen a portion of Highway 65 in Van Buren County will move forward after the Arkansas Department of Transportation provided public notice of a Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed improvements that will go from Highway 254 in Dennard to Highway 10 in Botkinburg. The Federal Highway Administration has issued the FONSI, which means the project will not have a significant impact on the human or natural environment. This step clears the way for the next phase of project development…
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (KAIT) - Drivers who use Highway 178 over Bull Shoals Dam will need will need an alternate route Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 17-19. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a full road closure across the dam Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 17-19, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Baxter County Sheriff-Elect Mark Hollingsworth announced Sunday that he has chosen current Baxter County Coroner Sam Seamans to serve as his Chief Deputy when he takes office in January 2027. Seamans brings 40 years of law enforcement and administrative experience to the position, starting in 1986 as a patrol officer...
On Monday morning at the “State of the City” and the “State of the County” breakfast held on the campus of ASU Mountain Home, community leaders, business owners and residents heard an update from Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams and Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty. The...
Needing a win to extend its season and qualify for the Class 5A State Playoffs, the Morrilton High School football team was unable to get it done, falling to Harrison, 28-13, in the season finale on Friday night in Harrison. Morrilton outgained the Goblins in total yards, 280-265, but four turnovers and two empty trips in the redzone were too much for the Devil Dogs to overcome…
Gassville voters will return to the polls Dec. 1 to settle the one race the Nov. 3 general election left open in Baxter County, the Ward 1, Position 2 seat on the Gassville City Council. Robert Simmons and Michael Fouts advance to the runoff after neither cleared the margin state...
Brayden Adams of the Baxter Health laboratory has received a Heroes with Halos award, the hospital foundation’s recognition for staff singled out by the patients they care for. The award was presented by Anthony Reed, vice president of ancillary services; Cindy Costa and Trisha Terry of the Baxter Health...
The Viola Longhorns are looking to improve on their 1-4 overall record with a trip to Alpena to face the Leopards, who are currently 1-5 overall. The Longhorns only win has come against Mountain Home Christian Academy in a 71-32 victory, but have losses against Maynard (55-37), Jasper (70-34), Hillcrest (65-31) and Lead Hill (76-40). Tonight will mark the third straight road game for Viola.
The inaugural Baxter County Safety Day will take place on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Baxter County Fairgrounds. The fun-filled event features educational stations where fourth-grade students from the local area will rotate through every 15 minutes to learn about practical hazard prevention and emergency response. The topics range from all-terrain vehicle safety, firearm safety, chemical handling, electrical hazards, lawnmower safety, power takeoff (PTO) equipment safety and tree-stand safety.
Fewer than 44 out of every 100 working-age Baxter County residents hold a job or are looking for one, and the head of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce told a Mountain Home audience Monday that number should catch the eye of any employer looking to expand. “This is a...
The second annual Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) Generation Conservation Summit took place last week at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Bank OZK Arena. Jovee Webster, Adelynn Lubbock and Phineas Bitting from Norfork High School won the culinary division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Generation Conservation Summit sponsored by Buc-ees.
45-year-old James Lane and 46-year-old Amy Lane were both arrested on Friday. James Lane is charged with failure to comply with registration and reporting requirements, an incorrect address on a sex offender ID card, parole violation, and a revocation of a bench warrant. Amy Lane is charged with two counts of felony possession of drug paraphernalia, hindering apprehension, and endangering the welfare of a minor. Both are being held in the Baxter County Detention Center with bond set at $15,000 each.
