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12/19/2025
Missouri State University has hired Casey Woods, offensive coordinator at Southern Methodist University, as the program’s 23rd head football coach.
Missouri State University has hired Casey Woods, offensive coordinator at Southern Methodist University, as the program’s 23rd head football coach. Woods, 40, signed a five-year contract approved Friday by the university’s Board of Governors. He will be
12/19/2025
Arkansas is locked in a legal battle with major pharmacy benefit managers over a new state law that would ban PBMs from owning or operating pharmacies, a move supporters say could reshape the prescription drug market as early as 2026.
Arkansas is locked in a legal battle with major pharmacy benefit managers over a new state law that would ban PBMs from owning or operating pharmacies, a move supporters say could reshape the prescription drug market as
12/19/2025
Arkansas State jumped out to an early lead and held off a late Missouri State rally to earn a 34-28 victory in the Xbox Bowl on Thursday night at The Ford Center at The Star.
Arkansas State jumped out to an early lead and held off a late Missouri State rally to earn a 34-28 victory in the Xbox Bowl on Thursday night at The Ford Center at The Star. The win
12/19/2025
Experience matters, and you can trust your orthopaedic needs to the experts at Baxter Health Bone and Joint Clinic. Dr. Tom Knox, Dr. Win Moore, and Dr. Ed Roeder are board-certified orthopaedic surgeons with more than 95 combined years of experience. From total joint replacement to fracture care and general sports medicine to state-of-the-art arthritis treatment and more, these experts are dedicated to providing the highest quality orthopaedic care for patients in north central Arkansas and south central Missouri.
12/19/2025
Salem is still looking for its first win at 0-4 and will try to get it at home against Bergman, 17-2.
It’s a busy night of basketball on Friday. SENIOR BOYS Yellville-Summit, 8-5 on the season, will host Valley Springs, who comes in at 5-13. Cotter, 9-18, takes on Cedar Ridge, 1-8, at home. Flippin, 15-4, will welcome
12/19/2025
The 7th, 8th, and 9th grade boys and girls will take on their arch-rival Harrison Goblins.
The Mountain Home Junior High School squads will be back in action on Friday. The 7th, 8th, and 9th grade boys and girls will take on their arch-rival Harrison Goblins. The boys teams will be on the
12/19/2025
Mountain Home falls to 6-6 on the campaign and will be back in action, in The Hangar, on Monday for the hoops edition of the battle at the border.
It was basketball time in The Hangar once again for the Bombers as they welcomed Greene County Tech to town on Thursday. The Bombers and Tech would get into an early shootout as Bailor Tate would knock
12/19/2025
The Mountain Home Junior High School squads were back in action at the Tennessee/Arkansas border on Thursday. West Memphis Wonder played host to the Bombers in a 3 game slate.
The Mountain Home Junior High School squads were back in action at the Tennessee/Arkansas border on Thursday. West Memphis Wonder played host to the Bombers in a 3 game slate. The night began with a thrilling 40-38
12/19/2025
On the girls' side, Callie Kohler had a standout night, winning the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. Josh Worman highlighted the boys' performances with a personal-best swim in the 100 meter butterfly.
The Mountain Home Bomber swim team traveled to Harrison on Tuesday night. On the girls’ side, Callie Kohler had a standout night, winning the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke. Annabelle Horn followed closely behind Kohler with
12/19/2025
Hirsch Feed and Farm Supply of Mountain Home is in full holiday mode with seasonal savings across the store. Toys are 30% off and there are strong deals on apparel, accessories and winter gear that keep gift giving easy and budget friendly. Explore the lineup at Hirsch Feed and Farm Supply on Highway 62 East.
12/19/2025
As of 5 Friday morning most power had been restored area wide with approximately 400 still awaiting restoration. At it's peak over 7,500 residents were without electricity.
Christmas decorations were flying Thursday evening as a strong cold front with high winds slammed into the Twin Lakes area leading to wide spread power outages. As of 5 Friday morning most power had been restored area
12/19/2025
The budget totals just over $63 million. It includes a 2% cost of living adjustment (COLA) raise and a 1% lump sum bonus to be paid, likely in November, to full-time employees.
The Mountain Home City Council approved the 2026 budget Thursday night during a busy session that was their final meeting of 2025. The budget totals just over $63 million. It includes a 2% cost of living adjustment
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KTLO-AM, a 250 watt radio station, went on the air in Mtn. Home Memorial Day weekend, 1953, featuring block programming of every conceivable format; 15 minutes of country music, 15 minutes of pop, 15 minutes of early rock ‘n roll, 15 minutes of classical, etc. Much programming was live in the early days. There was a studio piano, but the musicians would bring the other instruments. There were hospital admissions reports (in the days before privacy laws), reports from the local cattle sale barn, school reports and reports of births, weddings and deaths.
The last three letters in the station’s call letters stand for “Twin Lakes of the Ozarks”.
The original owner of KTLO-AM was Bob Wheeler of Harrison, who also owned KHOZ. He sold the station to Arvin “Monk” Stricklen in May, 1955. In 1966, KTLO-AM was upgraded to 1,000 watt stations. In 1970 Stricklen added KTLO-FM, a Class A 3,000 watt station. Stricklen sold the stations to Bob Knight and Doctors John and Robert Ahrens in September, 1975.
In April of 1995 Danny & Velma Ward and Charles and Scottie Earls bought the Ahrens’ share of the stations. The company upgraded KTLO-FM to 50,000 watts over Labor Day weekend, 1996. KCTT-FM, Oldies 101.7, was added over the 4th of July weekend, 1998. They purchased the station, licensed to Yellville, from Glen and Sherri Adams and erected a new tower in Gassville and moved the studios to the Mountain Home location.
In August 2010 the Knights and the Wards purchased the Earls’ stock and became equal partners in Mtn. Lakes Broadcasting Corp.; parent company of KTLO LLC. (Scott Earls remained a 2.7% Limited Partner in KTLO LLC, with the Knights and the Wards owning the balance of the company. In December, 2014 Mountain Lakes Broadcasting purchased Scott Earls’ 2.7% Limited Partnership; making the Knights and the Wards sole owners (50/50) of both KTLO LLC and Mountain Lakes Broadcasting Corp.)
In September, 2012 Mountain Lakes Broadcasting purchased KMAC-FM, licensed to Gainesville, Missouri, from Pearson Broadcasting. The call sign was changed to KBOD, nicknamed “The Boot” and the station returned to the air December 31, 2012 featuring a new hot country format and broadcasting from the KTLO studios at 620 Highway 5 North.
We’re truly local community broadcasters: We broadcast local news, local sports and local information; school band concerts, ballgames, Veteran’s ceremonies, political forums, even the community Christmas Tree lighting ceremony.
Launched in 2000, KTLO.com, packed with local news and information, now boasts over 20,000 unique visitors and 250,000 page views weekly.
Honors & Awards: Recognized by the National Assn. of Broadcasters five times as one of the top 5 Small Market Radio Stations of the Year in the country. Consistent winner of Arkansas AP Broadcasters News awards and awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. Recipient of the Silver Mike Award for leadership in the broadcast industry; Small Market Radio Stations of the Year; and Community Service Award from the Arkansas Broadcasters Assn.
We have broadcast at least 650 Bomber football and about 4,000 boys and girls basketball games over the years, both at home and away. Also broadcast state tournament softball and baseball games as well as numerous other athletic events. Inducted into the MHHS Sports Hall of Honor as “The Voice of the Bombers” in 2011.
We’ve collected food for the Food Bank of NCA and the Salvation Army, Toys for Tots, Coats for Kids and school supplies for needy children. Our radiothons and concerts over the years have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local entities, including ASU/Mtn. Home, BRMC, the Christian Clinic, Mountain Home Education Foundation, Food Bank of NCA, the Red White Blue Festival and many others, including $12,000 for the Girl Scouts, enough to bring the Viet Nam Moving Wall to Mtn. Home in 2001.
We are locally owned and have a staff of 22. We use local suppliers whenever possible and all of our income and payroll stays in the local community.
