A three-vehicle wreck early Tuesday morning killed a Mountain Home woman, but no one else was hurt.

Volunteer Sue Melohn counts afghans at The Baxter Bulletin's Christmas Wish Distribution Center at 1835 state Hwy. 201 S. Spur. The center opened Tuesday. Currently, toddler clothes and diapers especially are needed in the children's area, Melohn said. Center hours

The Baxter County Quorum Court approved a $13.2 million county budget Tuesday, which includes a 3 percent cost-of-living raise for county employees.

Cotter Mayor Steven Raines has called a public meeting to discuss the financial status of the city's water and sewer systems.

Izard County Sheriff Tate Lawrence said this week that William Les Dennison, 47, a level 3 sex offender, is residing at HC 80 Box 325, Violet Hill, after recently being released from prison.

LITTLE ROCK — The Little Rock District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin enforcing the commercial zone policy at district marinas on Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork, Clearwater, Greers Ferry, Dardanelle and Millwood lakes.

The time and date for Baxter Regional Medical Center and the Human Motion Institute's presentation on athletic well-being were omitted from a story on Page 4B of Tuesday's edition. The event will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Tuesday unveiled a plan to end veterans' homelessness in five years, saying that without action the improvements of recent years could be lost because of the bad economy.

Kindergarten — 16 out; 5 percent