Mountainburg News

Defense was the name of the game on Friday night at Elkins. Field conditions helped as well as the hometown Elks defeated the visiting Mountainburg Dragons, 13-8. Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

Greenland mounted a late push but couldna t get the touchdown it needed and the host Mountainburg Dragons escaped with a sloppy, 12-7 homecoming victory over the Pirates on Friday night.

The Humane Society of the Ozarks will showcase nearly a dozen dogs in need of homes during it's Putt for Paws mini-golf tournament and fundraiser July 25.

A portion of U.S. 71 just north of Mountainburg will be closed for up to two weeks because of instability in the area, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department officials.

State highway officials say part of U.S. 71 in northwest Arkansas will be closed for up to two weeks while contractors repair flood damage.

The Arkansas Supreme Court released opinions Thursday.The court's ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here.

Mountainburg police have charged a man with an alleged rape of a 7-year-old child.

Posted By: Monika Rued 1 hr ago Flood damage to U.S. 71 north of Mountainburg is causing delays on the old highway between northwestern Arkansas and the rest of the state.

The problem has been building for a year. The heavy rains from both this year and last have caused a landslide beneath Highway 71.

Traffic is down to one lane on a short stretch of U.S. 71 north of Mountainburg because heavy rains the last two years are causing a portion of roadway to slide down a hillside.

Children of Roy Peters aka William Roy Peters b. 1913 in Mountainburg, AR and Audrey Mae Simmons Peters b.1912 in Mountainburg, AR are searching for sibling in the Gregg County, TX area, possibly obfuscated by surnames Simmons or Hilton.