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FEMA updates tornado recovery effort in North AR, extends deadline to apply for assistance
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it's provided more than $5 million in assistance to more than 5,200 Arkansans impacted by the Memorial Day Weekend tornado outbreak in North Arkansas, but the opportunity to apply for aid is far from over. Residents in Baxter, Benton,...
Disaster recovery centers closing
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management announced Tuesday that five Disaster Recovery Centers will close at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 9. According to the news release, the centers in Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties will close. The DRCs in Benton and Baxter...
Boyfriend accused of kicking pregnant girlfriend pleads not guilty
Justin Coddington (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A Gassville man arrested in late May on charges of kicking his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday and entered a not guilty plea. Twenty-eight-year-old Justin James Coddington was jailed after Baxter County sheriff’s...
Four local charities selected as beneficiaries for Charity Golf Tournament
Four local charities have been selected as beneficiaries for the Arvest Bank 28th Annual Charity Golf Tournament which will take place August 24 at Big Creek Golf Course in Mountain Home. Each year, a local “Charity of the Year” is selected from Baxter, Boone and Marion counties to receive proceeds...
Ex-store manager charged with stealing from local business
Susan Smith (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) The former manager of the Casey’s General Store located along U.S. Highway 62B, who is charged with stealing almost $39,500 from the company, appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. Fifty-three-year-old Susan Marie Smith entered a not guilty plea....
Chitwood pleads guilty to BC criminal charges
Mac Chitwood (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A man who has been accused of crimes in at least six Arkansas counties made an appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday and pled guilty to charges in a 2021 case. Thirty-four-year-old Mac Ryan Chitwood, who is reported to...
3 rural northern Arkansas hospitals receiving millions of dollars to remain sustainable
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (KY3)—Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced over $9 million in funding to help rural hospitals remain sustainable long-term. The Rural Hospital Sustainability Program is designed to strengthen rural communities, serve patients, promote...
Man in wrong place at wrong time, gets arrested
Steven McCool (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) If you are on parole and go to visit another person on parole, it is not wise to have drug paraphernalia in your vehicle in case probation and parole officers come calling. That happened to 53-year-old Steven McCool in late...
FEMA providing funeral assistance for Arkansans affected by May 24-27 tornadoes
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced funeral assistance funds under the Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program for citizens of Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion and Randolph counties. If citizens of those counties had funeral or burial expenses because of the May 24-27...
Deadline extended for Arkansans to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for those impacted by May storms
FEMA has extended the deadline for disaster assistance for Arkansans affected by the Memorial Day storms that moved through the northern parts of the state.
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