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FEMA assistance available to renters and students in Arkansas | Here's where to apply
BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) announced assistance for renters who were affected by the Memorial Day weekend tornadoes. FEMA said this includes students as the grants help pay for temporary housing. This help is available to renters in Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison,...
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...
MH man dead of apparent drowning after falling from boat
A Mountain Home man is dead from an apparent drowning after he fell out of a boat Friday on the White River. Seventy-nine-year-old Robert Vona was pronounced dead near the scene at Buffalo City. According to the incident report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, 911 dispatch received a call...
Baxter Co. sales tax sees increase for June, slight decrease for City of Mountain Home
Sales tax numbers for Baxter County are up for June while the City of Mountain Home sees a slight decrease. According to Mountain Home’s Director of Finance and Treasury Alma Clark, the city collected a total of $560,285 in city sales tax revenue for June which is an decrease of 1.1% for the month. Year-to-date, the city has seen a total increase of $74,492 or 2.2%.
ARDOT releases four-year improvement plan, many projects proposed in Twin Lakes Area
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) had released its Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for 2025-2028 Federal Fiscal Years and many projects are included in the plan for the Twin Lakes Area. As we reported on yesterday, the major project in our area is for U.S. Highway 412, or U.S....
Motion to suppress evidence in drug case to be heard
James Peer (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A 29-year-old Conway man facing a potential life in prison sentence on charges of drug trafficking and the simultaneous possession of drug and firearms is scheduled to appear in Baxter County Circuit Court July 1 for a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence in his case.
Tennessee fugitive wanted for rape of minor arrested in Mountain Home
Jason Lendermon (Photo courtesty of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A man wanted by Tennessee authorities for the rape of a minor was arrested in Mountain Home Friday. Being held in the Baxter County Detention Center is 40-year-old Jason Dairl Lendermon. According to information from the Mountain Home Police Department,...
Midway man facing 11 charges after threatening girlfriend and her children with machete
A Midway man has been arrested and is facing 11 charges after allegedly threatening his live-in girlfriend and her children with a machete. Being held in the Baxter County Detention Center is 44-year-old Kenneth Ray Ward.According to the incident report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, three deputies and two Arkansas State Police troopers responded to the residence on County Road 913 near the Baxter County Airport late Wednesday night when the female victim told dispatch Ward was holding her and her children against their will in the house with a machete.
Lakeview woman says selling house to pay back money she took
Elizabeth Whitman (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A Lakeview woman charged with using a “check kiting” scheme to steal slightly more than $84,000 from a local bank appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. It was announced in court that 55-year-old Elizabeth Marie Whitman, who...
Baxter County man dies after vehicle goes into Lake Norfork
A Baxter County man died Thursday afternoon after his vehicle ran off a causeway and went into Lake Norfork. According to the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Darren M. Martin, 31, of Gamaliel, died after his vehicle went off a causeway in Pigeon Creek Park and became submerged. The sheriff’s...
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