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Photo: Bryan Louis Herring A man alleged to have scattered an estimated $74,000 in bad checks in Baxter County and a number of other Arkansas locations has been sentenced to four years in prison. Forty-eight-year-old Bryan Louis Herring, who lists a Batesville address, pled guilty to his Baxter County charges in circuit Court Thursday. In addition to prison time, Herring was ordered to pay approximately $4,700 in victim restitution. Herring was declared a fugitive in Baxter County Aug. 10 last ...

Monday’s basketball results included five more area teams earning the right to play for a state championship. Norfork’s girls punched their ticket to Hot Springs after winning in the semifinals of the Class 1A State Tournament at West Side High School in Greers Ferry. The Lady Panthers were able to beat the host Lady Eagles 54-48. Rural Special will be Norfork’s opponent Thursday at Bank OZK Arena after eliminating another area team. Viola was edged out by the Lady Rebels 56-53. Viola far...

Numbers from the Arkansas Department of Health and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Arkansas 326,943 total cases (+2,125 from last Monday) 2

There is high school basketball scheduled for Monday, as nine area teams are one win away from playing for a state championship. The semifinals of the Class 1A

A man is being held on $10,000 bond after investigators say he offered three teenage boys alcohol in exchange for sex.

There is high school basketball scheduled for Friday, as most state tournaments begin their quarterfinal round, Mountain Home’s boys will be among the area teams in action. The Bombers return to Hot Springs Junior Academy to face Jonesboro in the Class 5A State Tournament. Mountain Home is 11-13 on the season after beating Hot Springs Lakeside by 11 on Wednesday. Jonesboro beat Jacksonville in double overtime on Monday to improve to 21-6. The two teams previously met on Jan. 2, when the Golde...

The Mountain Home High School softball team remains unbeaten after hosting Harrison Thursday at McClain Park. The Lady Bombers took the varsity game over the Lady Goblins 6-1. Lauren Loving was the winning pitcher, and she also went one-for-two at the plate with a pair of RBIs. Mallory Pierski was one-for-one with two walks, and Gracie Uchtman and Katelyn Hill were each one-for-three with a walk. Mountain Home is now 5-0 on the year. Mountain Home later got past Harrison 4-3 in the junior varsi...

Lakeside brings a record of 18-7 to its crosstown rival’s home venue. The Rams enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed from the 5A-South. Tip-off at Trojan Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday’s game can be heard on Classic Hits 101.7 and streaming live at ktlo.com. Flippin’s girls will be in Melbourne for their first game in the Class 2A State Tournament. The Lady Bobcats will meet Fordyce at 4 p.m. Three area teams will head to Greers Ferry for their openers in the Class 1A State Tour...

Numbers from the Arkansas Department of Health and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Arkansas 324,818 total cases (+2,403 from last Monday) 3

Photo: James Edward Tyler Davis One of the two men charged with the June 2019 murder of 20-year-old Tyler Wade Pickett of Mountain Home appeared in Baxter County Court Thursday. Twenty-seven-year-old James Edward Tyler Davis of Norfork and 38-year-old Jeffery Scott Shepherd of Mountain Home were both charged with first-degree murder and battery in connection with Pickett’s death. Photo: Jeffery Scott Shepherd Davis appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court by way of a video hookup from the Varn...