Small town news commentary from Imboden, Arkansas
Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery announced today that another person has been arrested and charged with Theft of Public Benefits following a criminal referral from Arkansas Workforce Services involving unemployment…
Baxter County authorities report that Alex Payton Stoops, age 29, broke into a rural Mountain Home residence on Saturday night. Stoops was shot in the shoulder by the homeowner with…
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former Baxter County woman on a felony Theft of Public Benefits charge after a criminal referral was made by the General Counsel…
Authorities say a Lakeview woman has been arrested on manslaughter charges. Jennifer Kornegay, age 51 was arrested after she allegedly gave her husband fentanyl for pain relief. Investigators say the…
Authorities in Baxter County have charged a woman who took photos of someone else’s baby and posted them as her own has been arrested and charged. Alysha Jones, age 22…
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a rural Mountain Home man, 39 year old CHARLES MATTHEW FRANKS (also known as SIR CHARLES MATTHEW FRANCKE) on multiple charges following a…
According to the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Adrian Garret Eskew, age 39 of Mountain Home on four counts of public sexual indecency and four counts of harassment. The…
Authorities report that Ethan Wayne Hutchinson, age 30 was charged in Baxter County in connection with a fatal crash that happened in May of 2022. Hutchinson allegedly crossed the turning…
Court documents show 38-year-old Bradley Uren of Gasville was found guilty of three counts of rape and was sentenced last week to 40 years on each count with the sentences…
From the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office:SCAM ALERT We have received a report today that someone is placing telephone calls to area citizens claiming to be a specific deputy, by name,…
Friday evening, July 14th, Baxter County Sheriff’s Sergeant Jamie Binnion escaped potential serious injury when the Sheriff’s Office truck he was driving was hit by a large falling tree. Sergeant…
A former manager of the Baxter County Animal Shelter has been arrested for theft of county property. Michael Thomas Spears, 43 years old of Midway, was arrested Friday evening, July…
Baxter County Sheriff’s Office has issued a statement detailing the discovery of a deceased male after officers responded to a home invasion call. Tuesday, July 11th officers responded to a…
A motorcycle pursuit this morning has ended in the death of a Baxter County man. At approximately 9:58 AM today, June 27th, the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office was notified by…
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office was notified on Friday, June 16th, by an agency of the Federal government that an overseas hackers’ group had managed to access one of the…
A Baxter County man, 74-year-old ROBERT JAY LOUCK, died yesterday afternoon, June 20th, from injuries sustained in a boating accident at the Cranfield Marina on Lake Norfork. At approximately 3:14…