Buffalo National River: ASU, Park Service dedicate new field station

Baxter Bulletin - Sat Nov 07

On a sunny, breezy bluff deep in Marion County, the Buffalo National River flowing serenely into the distance below, the old H.M. and Ardyce Harris house Friday became an environmental field station in honor of George L. Harp, retired professor of environmental sciences at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro.

Flippin man arrested on drug charge

Baxter Bulletin - Fri Nov 06

A Flippin man was arrested on a charge of delivering marijuana. Steven Eric Meyer, 44, was arrested Thursday on the felony charge, according to a Marion County Sheriff's Office news release.

Coats for Kids program under way in Marion County

Baxter Bulletin - Tue Nov 03

YELLVILLE - The first Coats for Kids program sponsored by Marion County Single Parent Scholarship Fund and city of Yellville is under way.

Mass flu clinics immunize thousands

Baxter Bulletin - Tue Nov 03

'We had 2,300 people come through before noon,' said Baxter County Health Unit Administrator Judy Cochran at the Mountain Home community flu vaccine clinic Friday.

Authorities look for cattle rustlers

Baxter Bulletin - Sat Oct 31

Area law enforcement are looking for a vehicle believed to be involved in the theft of 28 head of cattle in the Peel area in Marion County.

Flippin man faces drug charges

Baxter Bulletin - Thu Oct 29

Marion County Sheriff Roger Vickers Wednesday reported the arrest of Robert Blevins, 23, of Flippin on a charge of felony delivery of marijuana and felony criminal conspiracy to deliver marijuana.

Bull Shoals probe awaits medical examiner's reports

Baxter Bulletin - Wed Oct 21

BULL SHOALS - Bull Shoals Police Chief Dave Hotchkiss said Tuesday that, even though the investigation into the deaths of two men at a Bull Shoals grocery store Oct.

Marion Co. receives FEMA funds, JPs make several budget adjustments

Baxter Bulletin - Sat Oct 17

YELLVILLE - Marion County Quorum Court members adopted ordinances to amend the current county budget at this week's regular monthly meeting, including $252,750 in reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Only two H1N1 cases confirmed in Twin Lakes Area schools

Baxter Bulletin - Fri Oct 16

Two confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu have been reported in Mountain Home schools, according to Superintendent Charles Scriber - one in the kindergarten and one at Nelson-Wilks-Herron. There are no other confirmed cases in Twin Lakes Area schools, including Cotter, Flippin, Norfork and Yell-ville-Summit, but according to Ed Barham of the Arkansas ...

Marion County man arrested for child pornography

Baxter Bulletin - Fri Oct 16

YELLVILLE - Marion County Sheriff Roger Vickers said a rural Marion County man, Leon Cochran, 63, has been arrested and charged with felony possession of computer child pornography.