Salesville News

A man DeSoto Parish investigators say defrauded several local businesses turned himself in to authorities Friday.

Authorities and emergency medical personal responded to a call that a man was unconscious at Peal's Resort at 9582 Highway 5 South around 9 a.m. Responders found Gregory Almond, 39, dead at the scene.

Human Services Director John Selig said a change in the way Medicaid pays for services in Arkansas and efforts to cut out fraud and waste won't eliminate the up to $400 million shortfall the state program faces next year.

The Baxter County sheriff says a 12-year-old boy was found unharmed after he walked away from his home into a wooded area in the Salesville community.

Tracking dogs called in to help find a boy lost in the woods of North Arkansas Sunday night were quick with their work.