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At a near riotous court session Friday in Lebanon, illegal immigrant Jesus Sesena-Murrieta was sentenced to prison for the 2008 murder, near Mammoth, of Alonzo Foster Jr., 22, of Ash Flat, Ark.
Sesena-Murrieta, 30, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for second-degree murder and 20 years for armed...
Walking down centuries-old paths, singing where Roman gods were once worshiped and soaking up sun under the Italian sky would seem like unlikely activities for Gainesville couple Chris and Trisha Hensley. At least they were a year ago. But in June, the couple did all that and more after flying to...
The recent heatwave may have been miserable, but for area lake-lovers the hot and humid days are helping gain ground on lakeside areas that were inundated by record spring rainfall.
Both Norfork and Bull Shoals lake levels are dropping rapidly after record-setting levels this spring.
At its peak,...
Nabors Sanitation will be starting its residential trash pickup routes at earlier times this summer due to the intense heat.
During July and August residential trash will be picked up beginning at 5 a.m., so customers should make sure their trash is available by that time on their designated day....
A public auction to sell lots and lands whose owners have not paid their taxes is planned for 10 a.m., Aug. 22 at the Ozark County courthouse. Dozens of lots and plots of land will be sold to the highest bidder. Advertising costs of $17.60 per parcel will be added the day of the sale.
Billy...
Baxter County, Ark., Sheriff John Montgomery reported Sunday that deputies and ambulance personnel had responded June 18 to a 911 call from Connie Hagar in the Clarkridge area who reported someone floating facedown in the swimming pool.
When deputies arrived, first responders from Clarkridge...
A Caulfield landmark is in rubble after an early-morning blaze Sunday destroyed the 70-year-old structure.
According to co-owner Buzz McKee, the building is a total loss.
"We're not sure how it started," McKee said. "My cousin was on his way to work around 5 this morning and said when he was coming...
Ozark County may lose two of its longtime post offices under a proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to possibly close 3,700 offices nationwide.
Post offices at Zanoni and Hardenville are on a list by the Postal Service to be considered for closure.
The Postal Service lost $8 billion last year. The...
For the second time in as many weeks, Ozark County is one of dozens of Missouri counties under a special heat warning from the National Weather Service.
NWS forecasters issued an excessive heat watch that will go into effect Tuesday morning and last through Friday evening.
Temperatures, already hot...
The office of Baxter County, Ark. sheriff John Montgomery is investigating a Clarkridge, Ark., shooting that left 51-year-old Fred Wayne Dees seriously injured with a gunshot wound to the face. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon.
Baxter County 911 received a call from a neighbor of Dees and...