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Lions to continue home slate against UT Tyler, DBU

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Lions to continue home slate against UT Tyler, DBU

FORT SMITH, Ark. – University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Men’s Basketball continues its stretch of four straight home games this week by hosting UT Tyler and No. 5 Dallas Baptist at Gayle Kaundart Arena at the Stubblefield Center.

The Lions will host UT Tyler at 7:30 p.m. Thursdayand then No. 5 DBU Saturday at 3 p.m.

Both games will be streamed on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network and broadcast on Fox Sports Radio 103.5. Live stats will be available at uafortsmithlions.com.

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LAST WEEK: The Lions came up short at home in defeats to Midwestern State and Cameron.

RECORD WATCH: Guard Payton Brown ranks sixth with 1,095 points and fifth with 152 career made threes. Guard Cameron Bush ranks ninth with 172 assists and sixth with 87 steals.

SEASON BESTS: Guards Kobe Campbell and Tyler Frederick each tallied season bests in points against Cameron with 19 and 15 points, respectively.

THE LAST TIME: The last time UAFS faced DBU as a ranked opponent at the Stubblefield Center, the Lions defeated the Patriots, 72-70, in February 2021.

SCOUTING UTT: The Patriots have lost six in a row and are 2-16, 1-11 LSC. UT Tyler is currently winless on the road this season at 0-7. The Patriots are last in the league in scoring at 66.3 points per game, with only guard Bryce Roberts averaging double figures at 12.9 points per game.

SCOUTING DBU: The Patriots had their eight-game win streak snapped last week before bouncing back to enter this week 16-2, 10-2 LSC and are No. 5 in the NABC Top 25. DBU leads the LSC in scoring at 91.1 points per game and is second with a 49.8 percent shooting percentage. Guard Cameron Kahn is second in the LSC averaging 20.6 points per contest.

THE SERIES: UAFS is 5-3 all-time versus UT Tyler and 14-16 against Dallas Baptist.

Raptors offer exciting winter wildlife-watching opportunities

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Raptors offer exciting winter wildlife-watching opportunities

By Kirsten Bartlow

Waterfowl dominate a person’s view on any drive through the Delta in winter – blanketing an agricultural field, bobbing in shallow water or traveling high in the sky in formation. But sharp eyes may also spot two other migratory birds taking advantage of Arkansas’s open country.

The northern harrier and the short-eared owl arrive in Arkansas during fall and depart each spring. While one is a hawk and the other an owl, they are sometimes mistaken for one another. Both birds regularly hunt the same areas and fly close to the ground in pursuit of prey. While in their breeding territory in the northern U.S. and Canada, both also nest on the ground.

Northern harrier adult male. Photo by Jerry Liguori, Macaulay Library.

Distinct even from a distance, northern harriers hunt from the wing and fly stealth missions low over grasslands and fields. With long wings and long tails, males are grayish above with black wingtips while females are brown above and pale below with brown streaking. Both sexes sport a white patch on their rump – an obvious field mark while in flight. Watch for outstretched wings held in a V-shape, similar to a turkey vulture, as they teeter side to side in flight.

An up-close look reveals an owlish face with stiff feathers to funnel sounds to their ears. Unlike other hawks, northern harriers use their sense of hearing along with sight to capture prey, small mammals and birds like cotton rats, house mice, harvest mice, rice rats, shrews, meadowlarks, cardinals, blackbirds and sparrows. They also are capable of taking bigger prey like rabbits and ducks.

Watch for these graceful raptors in eastern Arkansas, along the Arkansas River Valley and bit less regularly in the western Ozarks.

Short-eared owl. Photo by Tim Lenz, Macaulay Library.

Short-eared owls, unlike most owls in The Natural State, regularly hunt in the middle of the day. And unlike other Arkansas owls, they roost on the ground as well as on fence posts and low brush. They are most common in the open croplands and fields of Arkansas’s Grand Prairie. They’re often spotted along with large flocks of blackbirds that congregate in these areas.

When vole populations erupt in an area, short-eared owls arrive on the scene to dine upon the plump, little rodent. Their dissected owl pellets also often show the bones of grackles, red-winged blackbirds, meadowlarks and starlings.

Look for short-eared owls flying over fields in search of prey. While sometimes confused with the northern harrier, they have a different flight pattern – a bit like a large, tipsy moth. They are slightly smaller than a crow and are a streaked, tawny-brown color. Watch for light spots on their upper wing and dark spots at the bend of the wing on the underside.

Timepiece: Mail and Postcards

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By Dr. Curtis Varnell

Going to the mailbox was once a much anticipated event. Living in a rural area, the postman would arrive in the early afternoon and stuff the mailbox with advertisements, newspaper, letters and postcards. Letters and postcards were our ties to our relatives and friends that did not live in the immediate community. The pages of flowing cursive described the lives of those we loved; things as important as marriages and deaths or as mundane as going to visit Aunt Clara at her home on Sunday.

Special events and vacations required pictorial postcards. Traveling to California, we purchased cards depicting the Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, and even the tepee constructed motel we stayed in overnight. Many small town photographers would even take your photo in front of a local historical site and construct you a special pictorial card on site. Letters, cards, and newspapers were the way of keeping in touch with the world and what was happening outside one’s small community.

The written word has always been of prime importance to our country and democracy itself. The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 and Benjamin Franklin was appointed as the first Postmaster General. George Washington and other founders felt communication between people and colonies was a necessity for the maintenance of democracy and the unification of the country. Postal routes were established with mailmen making regular delivery to central locations called post offices. These offices were located along rivers or existing primary roads. People from surrounding areas would them come to these offices and receive their mail.

Even before Arkansas became a state, mail was delivered by steamboat along the White, Ouachita, and Arkansas River. Land routes existed on the old Southwest Trail and the Military roads with stops at Batesville, Texarkana, Little Rock, Conway, Fort Smith and smaller towns in between. As the state grew, smaller “postal” roads were built to connect outlying areas and “offices” were established in areas where people congregated. The job of area postmaster became a preferred government position and many appointments were handed out as political favors.

For generations, people preserved those old letters and cards. Stacked into small collections separated by rubber bands, they were stored in cardboard boxes or old cedar chests; a treasure trove of information about the past. Many of the old letters are just items that allow you to connect with your ancestors but some have much greater value. Letters from our country founders provide the basis for much of our history. They describe the foundations of democracy, establish our bill of rights, and tell us of the struggle to maintain the integrity of our country. Where would we be without the letters between Jefferson and Washington, notes from Lincoln and his cabinet, or Martin L. Kings letters from the Birmingham jail? Letters allow us to delve into private conversations, thoughts, and relationships.

I recently received a trove of letters from the Civil War. I now know what it was like for the wife left behind while the husband was away. The terrible loneliness, the despair of trying to care and feed your children, and the terror created by the bushwhackers. Another, more recent letter from Vietnam expressed the fear of dying and concluded with, “what if they gave a war, and nobody came.” Poignant words from a poignant time!

After a week of snow, my mailbox is completely empty. Messages from my family by phone or email may inconvenience a lot of electrons but there is little or no evidence of their occurrence. Post-offices are closing, there is even talk of moving our mail distribution from Fayetteville to a larger city. Just not enough volume to warrant the expense. Today, we are overwhelmed with the spew of information from mass media, virtually all of which involves the movers and shakers of the world. Without the written word, we are losing the thoughts, hopes, desires of the common people who make up our world.

Timepiece: Arkansas Food Riots

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By Dr. Curtis Varnell

The date was January 3, 1931 and times were hard across the South. Months after the stock market collapsed, drought hit the mid-west. Dust clouds blew the plowed soil into the air creating billows of dark grit in the sky. Thousands of people packed up and moved from the parched lands of Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, and Texas. Those remaining faced hard times as the crops that they relied on for food and income produced such meager fare that there was nothing to eat and no money to buy more.

England, Arkansas, a small town located just east of the state capitol in Lonoke County, was destitute. The cotton crop they depended on had failed, the bank they borrowed money from had collapsed, and the aid they were receiving from the Red Cross was cut-off due to not having the correct paperwork.

H.C. Coney, a local farmer, described the situation. “We all gotpretty low on food out there, and some was a starving. A woman came over to me crying. Her kids had not eat in two-dayand wanted to know what we were going to do.” Coney said he got in his truck, picked up neighbors, and began the short trip into town. More men joined as they approached town, some with weapons. Most of the men were known as hard-working farmers, blue-collar men who were desperate to feed their families. The local Red Cross, said to already be feeding over 100,000 starving Arkansan’s had no food to give and lacked the needed paperwork for the men to apply for help from the food bank in St. Louis.

The New York Times reported that 500 or more men, half of whom were armed, stormed the business section of town and demanded food or threatened to take it by force. Having little choice, local merchants opened the doors to their business and handed out what supplies they had, hoping that the Red Cross or the federal government would repay them for their loss. The food and supplies were enough to last only a few days but the actions of the disgruntled farmers had far-reaching implications. Alarmed as well as embarrassed by the national press which characterized the Hoover administration as being “fat cats” enjoying the good life while the population starved, began to look at options to help. Joe T. Robinson, Arkansas Senator, agreed to supply loans to assist the poor.

Hearing of the plight, Will Rogers wrote, “It took a little band of 500 simple country people … to demand food for their wives and children to hit the heart of the American people more than all of your Senatorial pleas and government investigations.” He traveled to Washington to ask Hoover for direct aid to the region. Turned down, he travelled to England, Pine Bluff, and the region and see the conditions for himself. He organized a relief program on his own, went on a 19 stop tour, and gave the proceeds to assist farmers. His national radio pleas raised over $3 million dollars for the poor.

Rogers, raised poor in a small central Oklahoma town, understood the plight of the poverty stricken and, with his home-spun humor and national popularity, used his celebrity as a platform to attack the wealthy. “It wasn’t the working class that brought this condition on. It was the big boys themselves who thought that this financial drunk we are going through was going to last forever. They over-merged and over-Capitalized, and over-everything else. That’s the fix we are in now.”

The actions of a few hundred hungry farmers is said to be the impetus for the election of FDR and the beginning of the New Deal. When asked what Arkansas owed for his part in assisting their plight, Rogers replied in his old shucks manner, “Arkansas gave me much more than I gave them when I got Betty.” Rogers was married to Betty Blake of Rogers, Arkansas in 1908. The fall after the riot, Arkansas had a bumper crop. Seeing the plight of the coal miners in central Oklahoma, farmers in the England area, sent 13 truckloads of food to the struggling miners. Rogers wrote, “Now, that’s remembering, ain’t it?”

Tennis has four named as Players to Watch

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Tennis has four named as Players to Watch

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith men’s and women’s tennis placed four on the Lone Star Conference Tennis Preseason Players to Watch List, announced Tuesday by the league office.

Anis Ramchane and Killian Darneaux were the representatives for the men’s program while Petra Csizmadia and Camila Romero were selected for the women.

Ramchane and Darneaux teamed at No. 1 doubles for a Lions squad that won its first Lone Star Conference Tournament match last season. The duo posted a 10-7 overall mark, including 5-3 in conference play.

In singles, Ramchane went 7-11 at No. 1 singles last season and had a pair of regionally ranked wins. Darneaux went 5-13 at No. 4 and picked up a win in the LSC Quarterfinals against Lubbock Christian.

Csizmadia posted a 5-13 mark at No. 2 singles for the Lions last season and is expected to move up to the top flight this year. In doubles, she paired with Isabella Serrano at No. 2 a year ago.

Romero returns to the lineup after missing the 2022-23 season due to injury. In her first two seasons, Romero recorded an 11-18 record at Nos. 5 and 6 singles. She went 7-7 at No. 3 doubles in 2021-22.

Women’s tennis begins the season February 9 at Henderson State while the men start their season Feb. 13 at the University of the Ozarks.

Conference teams face each of their LSC opponents in a single round-robin schedule format starting in mid-March and continuing through the month of April. The men’s and women’s team with the best winning percentage over the conference matches is the LSC champion.

The 2024 LSC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournaments will be played concurrently April 25-26-27 at the Arlington (Texas) Tennis Center. Winners of the two tournaments earn the LSC automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Tennis Championships. Regional play in the national tournaments May 10-11 for the women and May 13-14 for the men. National finals are scheduled May 20-25 in Altamonte Springs, Fla., as part of the spring NCAA Division II Championship Festival.

UAFS places 73 on LSC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Tammy Teague

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UAFS places 73 on LSC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll

The Lone Star Conference announced its Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall 2023 semester, with University of Arkansas – Fort Smith having 73 student-athletes honored.

The Commissioner’s Honor Roll is announced at the conclusion of the fall and spring semesters with student-athletes qualifying based on grade point average for the specified semester. To be eligible for the recognition, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.30 grade-point average for the semester and be on the sport roster. Participants on all 19 LSC championship sports, three non-conference sports, and athletic training student staff were included among the fall 2023 honorees.

UAFS had 22 4.0s last fall, as well.

For the full list of UAFS honorees, click here.

Lawsuit Filed Against DHS’ Division of Youth Services and Contract Provider

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Tammy Teague

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A lawsuit was filed in Saline County, AR on Tuesday, January 23, against the Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Services and contract provider, Rite of Passage.

In the complaint filed in civil court, a minor, “John Doe,” alleges sexual abuse by an ROP employee at the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment facility in Alexander, AR. Furthermore, that DHS, juvenile services division, is negligent and liable for the actions of that employee.

Read the full compliant –HERE–

Rite of Passage also operates the juvenile treatment center in Mansfield, under contract with DHS, DYS. However, the attorney in this case, Joshua D. Gillispie, verified that the allegations in this case occurred at the Alexander, AR facility.

The office of DYS Director Michael Crump stated that they cannot comment on pending litigation, but “takes seriously the health and well-being of the youth in our custody.”

Lions tie three-point record in wire-to-wire win over Cameron

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Lions tie three-point record in wire-to-wire win over Cameron

FORT SMITH, Ark. – University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Women’s Basketball tied the program record for made threes in a game as the Lions defeated Cameron, 79-74, Saturday at Gayle Kaundart Arena at the Stubblefield Center.

The Lions connected on 15-of-28 attempts from distance for a 53.6 percent clip. Guards Baylee Fincher and Riley Hayes each drained five triples while guard Morgan Browning was 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.

After combining for 70 points in Thursday’s win, the aforementioned trio combined for 49 against Cameron. Fincher led the way with 20 points, with 15 coming in the second half. Hayes had 15 points, all from the three-point line, and Browning added 14.

Forward Kayla Brundidge was one rebound shy of a double-double, tallying 12 points, nine boards and three assists.

UAFS never trailed in the game, with Brundidge scoring the first four points of the contest. Cameron quickly tied it up, but a three by Browning gave the Lions a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. UAFS led for a total of 38:42.

The Lions led by as many as 10 late in the first quarter and again early in the second before the Aggies cut the lead down to four at the break.

UAFS started the second half on an 8-0 run, and later had an 11-3 run that pushed the lead to 55-37. The lead grew to as many as 19 in the fourth before the Aggies made a final push.

The Lions led 65-49 with 8:12 left as the Aggies slowly chipped away at the deficit, getting within 78-74 with five seconds left before guard Zyniah Thomas iced the game with a free throw.

Thomas added five points and dished out a team-high five assists.

The 53.6 percent from beyond the arc and 51.8 percent from the floor were both season-highs for the Lions. UAFS had a season-low 13 turnovers and had a 20-11 edge in points off turnovers.

UAFS remains at home next week to face the top two teams in the Lone Star Conference, starting with UT Tyler on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Campbell, Frederick tally season-highs against Cameron

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Campbell, Frederick tally season-highs against Cameron

FORT SMITH, Ark. – Guard Kobe Campbell tied his career-high with 19 points as University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Men’s Basketball fell to visiting Cameron Saturday, 86-68, at Gayle Kaundart Arena at the Stubblefield Center.

Campbell finished 8-for-12 from the floor while also pulling down a team-high seven rebounds. Guard Tyler Frederick scored a season-high as well, tallying 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.

Cameron scored the first six points of the game, but the Lions roared right back with six straight points of their own. UAFS then took a 13-10 lead following a layup by Campbell.

The Aggies later regained the lead, then used a 16-7 run to end the half to lead 43-27 at halftime.

Cameron extended the lead to 58-37, but the Lions continued to fight, using a 13-2 run over four minutes to cut the lead to 10. But the Aggies responded with a 12-3 run to put the game out of reach with just over five minutes to go.

Guard Payton Brown added 16 points off the bench, while forward Furaha Cadeaux de Dieu recorded seven points and six rebounds.

Both teams shot 46 percent from the floor.

After committing just six turnovers Thursday, the Lions committed 20 turnovers against the Aggies, leading to a 23-13 edge in points off turnovers for Cameron.

UAFS will look to bounce back Thursday at 7:30 p.m.against UT Tyler at the Stubblefield Center.

Arrest Reports 1/21

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Arresting agency – Hackett Police Department:
Kenneth Wayne Basinger of Hackett was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 25 at 2:32 p.m. and remains at the SCADC without bond. Basinger was charged with fugitive from justice – out of state.

Arresting agency – Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office:
Jim Samuel Bias of Lavaca was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 26 at 11:12 a.m. and remains at the SCADC. Bias was charged with drug court sanctions.

Kevin Daniel Christian of Charleston was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 26 at 3:10 p.m. and remains at the SCADC with bond. Christian was charged with Failure to Appear – Class B Misdemeanor, and Petition to Revoke – Felony.

Joshua Kane Deases of Hartford was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 25 at 9:49 a.m. and released on cash bond January 25 at 2:08 p.m. Deases was charged with Contempt of Court–(child support), FTAS, FTRespond Subpoena, FTComply WCO.

Jason Lee Hicks of Huntington was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 24 at 4:33 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond January 27 at 1:24 p.m. Hicks was charged with Possession Drug Paraphernalia – Felony, and Possession of Controlled Substance – Schedule I/II Felony <2g.

Tiffany Lacinda Hill of Charleston was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 26 at 3:24 p.m. and released on cash bond January 27 at 8:01 a.m. Hill was charged with Overdraft/Violation Of The Arkansas Hot Check Law Misdemeanor.

Tyler James Jachera of Huntington was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 26 at 3:54 a.m. and remains at the SCADC with bond. Jachera was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia C Felony, and Petition to Revoke – Felony.

Soni Rae Jackson of Hackett was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 27 at 4 a.m. and released on legally sufficient bond January 27 at 1:14 p.m. Jackson was charged with Driving While Intoxicated 1st Offense.

Jo Beth Kossman of Huntington was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 26 at 4:39 a.m. and remains at the SCADC with cash bond. Kossman was charged with Failure to Appear – Class B Misdemeanor.

Derrick J Lawson of Booneville was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 23 at 10:31 a.m. and remains at the SCADC without bond. Lawson was charged with two counts of Failure to Appear – Class C Felony, Return To Testify, and Assist Outside Agency-Felony.

Spirit Rose McMurray of Waldron was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 24 at 9:17 p.m. and remains at the SCADC with cash bond. McMurray was charged with Failure to Appear – Class C Felony.

Billy Spann of Charleston was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 24 at 9:50 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond January 24 at 11:54 p.m. Spann was charged with Assault On Family Or Household Member-3rd Degree.

Arresting agency – Fort Smith Police Department:
Jimmy Jay Bridges Junior of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 26 at 5:22 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond January 26 at 8:11 p.m. Bridges was charged with contempt – willful disobedience (failure to pay fine)

Dakota H Sims of Waldron was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 27 at 3:57 a.m. and released on legally sufficient bond January 27 at 8:41 a.m. Sims was charged with Careless Driving – Failure to Maintain Control, Refusal To Submit To a Chemical Test-adult, and Driving While Intoxicated 1st Offense.

Arresting agency – Greenwood Police Department:
Duane C Carter of Van Buren was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 24 at 3:36 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond January 24 at 10:37 p.m. Carter was charged with Driving when vehicle License or Registration Suspended or Revoked and Driving While Intoxicated 2nd offense.

Andrea Soledad Quinones of Prairie Grove was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 22 at 12:42 a.m. and remains at the SCADC with legally sufficient bond. Quinones was charged with Improper Lane Change/Usage/Left of Center Driving While License Cancelled/Suspended/Revoked, and Possession Drug Paraphernalia – Felony.

Arresting agency – Barling Police Department:
Amanda Faye Griffin of Lavaca was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on January 23 at 10:31 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond January 24 at 2:28 a.m. Griffin was charged with Driving While Intoxicated 1st Offense.

Arresting agency – Logan County Sheriff’s Office:
Nathan Ross, 32 of Paris, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 22 at 3:01 p.m. Ross was charged with possession of methamphetamine or cocaine with the purpose to deliver, simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, proximity to certain facilities enhancement, controlled substances – offenses relating to records, maintain premises, etc. possession of a schedule VI-controlled substance with the purpose to deliver, three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree, and three counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Nicholas Spicer, 42 of Lavaca, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 22 at 9:35 p.m. Spicer was charged with probation violation.

Christopher Rongey, 50 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 23 at 4:17 p.m. Rongey was charged with failure to appear.

Adam Swafford, 50 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 25 at 12:38 a.m. Swafford was charged with non-support greater than $25,000.

Frank Case, 39 of Ozark, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 25 at 5:13 p.m. Case was charged with driving while intoxicated – DWI 4th, failure to appear – felony, and violation of probation/suspended imposition of sentence.

Dalton Martin, 30 of Magazine, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 25 at 8:22 p.m. Martin was charged with possession of schedule I or II controlled substance with purpose to deliver, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bobby White, 45 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 25 at 9:13 p.m. White was charged with sentenced to days in jail.

Hailen Midwell, 38 of Delaware, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 26 at 12:28 a.m. Midwell was charged with failure to appear.

Cameron Claybaugh, 38 of Van Buren, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 26 at 11:59 a.m. Claybaugh was charged with hold for U.S. Marshal.

Andrew Brewer, 33 of Subiaco, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 26 at 4:25 p.m. Brewer was charged with failure to pay.

Shady Downs, 22 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 26 at 4:42 p.m. Downs was charged with hold for drug court.

Oliver Frith, 33, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 26 at 10:29 p.m. Frith was charged with failure to pay.

Tyler Kintsel, 23 of Magazine, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 27 at 1:17 a.m. Kintsel was charged with contempt of court for failure to pay fines FTP.

Blaine Duvall, 26 of Paris, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on January 27 at 4:22 p.m. Duvall was charged with three counts of failure to appear – felony, and two counts of bond revocation.

Arresting agency – Franklin County Sheriff’s Office:
Akiles R Pena, 31 of Ozark, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on January 27 at 1:11 a.m. Pena was charged with driving while intoxicated – DWI 1st.

Jimmy D Barnett, 81 of Altus, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on January 26 at 11:16 p.m. Barnett was charged with driving while intoxicated – DWI 1st, and driving left of center.

Amos Breedlove, 43, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on January 26 at 8:51 a.m. Breedlove was charged with homicide – attempted murder 1st, reckless driving, fleeing by vehicle, speeding, resisting arrest, burglary – residential, theft of vehicle valued at $25,000 or more, theft of property/motor vehicle theft, assault 3rd degree/creates apprehension of imminent injury, criminal mischief – 1st degree/property of another value $1,000 or more, and disorderly conduct.

Joshua Oliver Snook, 38 of Ozark, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on January 24 at 5:28 p.m. Snook was charged with failure to register vehicle more than 60 days, driving while intoxicated – DWI 1st, and sentenced to days.

Rhonda A Byers, 50 of Ozark, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on January 24 at 10:11 a.m. Byers was charged with two counts of sentenced to days.

Marty Lee Keck, 65 of Altus, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on January 23 at 8:14 a.m. Keck was charged with sentenced to days.

Howie D Durning, 57 of Ozark, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on January 21 at 9:02 p.m. Durning was charged with driving while license suspended, open container containing alcohol in moto vehicle, and sentenced to days.

Jake Shaffer, 32 of Ozark, was booked into the Franklin County Detention Center on January 21 at 2:36 p.m. Shaffer was charged with public intoxication, fleeing on foot, refusal to submit to arrest, assault on family or household member – 3rd degree/apprehension of imminent danger, Endangering the welfare of minor – 3rd degree, recklessly risks physical/mental harm, and violation of no contact orders.

**The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts.**

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