ARKANSAS – The Arkansas State Plant Board calls for an emergency quarantine on certain types of wood in 25 counties to help prevent the spread of an invasive beetle. The quarantine restricts the transportation of firewood out of the county in hopes of slowing down the spread of the emerald ash borer. The beetle was …
HARRISON, Ark. – North Arkansas College’s Adult Education program will offer free GED practice tests starting next week. The practice tests will be given at North Arkansas College’s Central Campus from September 22 through October 3. Students will also be presented with information on classes offered at the college as well as additional information regarding …
The former Chief Operating Officer of the Farris Law Group in Branson is bound over for circuit court arraignment on charges of felony stealing. Forty-five-year-old Elizabeth Farris of Branson appeared in court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday and has an arraignment hearing scheduled for October 23rd in Taney County Circuit Court. According to a …
More than 40 volunteers participated in the 5th annual Taneycomo Lake Cleanup this past Saturday, September 13th. Event coordinator Gopala Borchelt with Table Rock Lake Water Quality, Inc., says nearly 5 tons of trash was removed from the shores of Taneycomo thanks to the volunteers, as well as cooperating organizations including Empire District Electric, Cooper …
MISSOURI – Missouri high school seniors could be state mandated to pass the same test administered to immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship. Former Missouri officials are backing a proposal which would require seniors to pass the test with at least a 60 percent in order to graduate. A conservative Oklahoma research group conducted a study that …
A man from Battlefield is sentenced to 3 years and 1 month in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement. Thirty-six-year-old Travis Honaker reportedly embezzled 945-thousand dollars from his former employer, Success Leasing, Inc. He is ordered to pay restitution in the same amount. According to federal prosecutors, Honaker used the illegally obtained funds for …
BRANSON, Mo. – A Branson man suffers injuries in a one vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon. According to state troopers, 52-year-old Thain Gaylen was eastbound when his pickup ran off the right side of Hwy F and crashed into a rock bluff near Bull Creek. Gaylen was taken to Cox Medical Center in Branson for moderate …
A woman from Rockaway Beach is hospitalized following a crash involving 3 vehicles on U-S 65 six miles south of Ozark in Christian County. State troopers say 49-year-old Cari Barker of Branson was northbound at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, when her pickup struck the towed unit of a semi truck, then lost control and struck a …
Meteorologist Mike Griffin with the National Weather Service in Springfield says yesterday’s storm saw hail and flash flooding across the Ozarks. http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf Griffin also says most of the flash flooding occurred in northern Christian County on into Greene County but there were some reports of flash flooding in Galena in Stone County. This weekend’s forecast …
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A stolen vehicle is recovered in Greene County following a traffic stop for suspected DWI this (Thursday) morning. Sheriff Jim Arnott says the subject, identified as a white male in his mid 30s, failed to pull over and led deputies on a brief pursuit that ended in the 26-hundred block of West La Salle in …
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