Gamaliel News

William Henry Hanson, 45, formerly of Gamaliel and a fugitive for nearly four years on 20 local charges of animal cruelty, was sentenced Wednesday in Baxter County District Court to eight months in jail.

Two Baxter County residents are among 42 people Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed to state boards and commissions.

The Baxter County Sheriff's office is seeking assistance from the public in the investigation into two suspicious fires, believed to be arson, that occurred Sept.

The Baxter County Sheriff's department is investigating two suspicious fires they believe to be arson.

A man who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for killing his wife and dismembering her body was released from prison last month.

Baxter County Road 806 in Gamaliel remains closed due to high water, according to the Baxter County Road & Bridge Department.

District court for the city of Mountain Home was held Oct. 26, 27 and 29, 2009, before Judge Van Gearhart.

Tammy Hanson was sentenced in Baxter County District Court on Wednesday afternoon for 20 misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals.

Baxter County authorities are looking for an 86-year-old man who is reported missing and was last seen in the Gamaliel area near PQ's One Stop, authorities said.

The following county roads have been closed due to the high water level from the rain: CR 806 CR 48 the West End by creek side CR 227 'Please do not attempt to drive through the barricades as the water level is much higher than it looks,' said Bob Nault, superintendent of the Baxter County Road and Bridge Department.

County Road 806 in the Gamaliel area has been closed due to a high water level from the rain.

William Henry Hanson, 44, remains in jail in Johnson County, Mo., after a court appearance Wednesday in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court at Warrensburg.

District court for Baxter County was held Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, 2009, before Judge Van Gearhart.

The Eagles Aerie 3183 fish fry is set 6-8 p.m. Friday at the aerie in Midway. The menu includes catfish, french fries, hush puppies, coleslaw and tea or coffee for $6 per plate.

The Baxter County Quorum Court moved quickly through a 14-item agenda Tuesday appropriating funds that have come to the county from the Federal Emergency Management Administration to aid the county recovery work that is largely complete from a January ice storm.

It has taken Sheriff John Montgomery three years, but he's managed to collar convicted animal abuser Tammy Christine Hanson, who will face sentencing on her conviction.

Susan Rae York of Mountain Home and Larry James Baldridge of Yellville were married, in a civil ceremony, August 18th, 2009 at Hemet, California with Samantha Rae York attending.

Baxter County Sheriff's Office deupties responded to County Road 43 in the Gamaliel area at 8:15 p.m. Friday for a reported fire at an old barn.

Law enforcement officials in Baxter County, Ark. and Ozark County, Mo. are investigating if three fires in Missouri and two in Arkansas are related arsons, a news release from Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery said.

The chief of the 101-Gamaliel Volunteer Fire Department and the 101-Gamaliel Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners secretary/treasurer Wednesday rebuffed a public letter raising the specter of secretive and possibly illegal activity by the commission in the financing and construction of a fire substation.