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FEMA to provide funeral expense assistance
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - If you had funeral or burial expenses because of the severe storms that struck Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties May 24-27, funeral assistance may be available from FEMA. Eligible Expenses FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program provides assistance...
Woman charged with stealing mail, checks pleads guilty
Whitney Nicole Townsend who lists an address in Flippin pled guilty to charges against her during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Monday and was put on probation for five years and ordered to pay almost $800 in victim restitution to be shared equally with her co-defendent. Cases were...
FEMA assistance available for renters in severe storm impacted counties
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Renters in Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties who were affected by severe storms of May 24-27 can now apply for federal disaster assistance. FEMA Individual Assistance is open for homeowners, renters, and also students. Federal grants can help assist in...
June Ag Student of the Month, Hannah Baker
Pictured (Left to Right): YF&R Committee Chair, Hannah Walker, and student, Hannah Baker. The Baxter County Farm Bureau Board and Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee are pleased to. announce the June Ag. Student of the Month recipient, Hannah Baker. Hannah is the daughter of Josh. and Laura Beth Baker. She...
Snyder gets 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to selling drugs
A man accused of selling methamphetamine to people working with law enforcement on multiple occasions appeared in Marion County Circuit Court last Monday. Fifty-six-year-old Joe Allen Snyder of Mountain Home entered a guilty plea to his charges and was sentenced to ten years in prison. He is charged in all...
Man gets prison time in child sex case
Mitchell Stump (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A Mountain Home man charged with fourth-degree sexual assault took a quick trip through the judicial system ending with a guilty plea in Baxter County Circuit Court last Monday. Thirty-nine-year-old Mitchell Stump was served with an arrest warrant, booked into...
MH woman unconscious after vehicle hits tree
A Mountain Home woman was unconcious after her vehicle struck a tree Sunday evening in Baxter County. Fifty-three-year-old Susan Stephens was transported by ambulance to Baxter Health with serious injuries. According to the crash report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Stephens was traveling on Cartney Road. She was near...
Murder suspect now faces 2 new charges picked up in jail
Ryan James Lindsey of Norfork, who is facing the death penalty for the murder of then 35-year-old Cody Stradford in December 2020, has picked up two additional charges related to violent behavior in the Baxter County jail. The 31-year-old Lindsey appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday where a not...
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