Pottsville, AR

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Republican state Rep. Matt Duffield won reelection Tuesday in Arkansas House District 53, and Pamela DuVall Scarber won the Pottsville mayor's race. Unofficial returns from the Nov. 3 general election also showed a runoff for one Pottsville City Council seat. Duffield received [...]

The votes have been tabulated, and Pottsville Apaches standout #12 Penn Helton has earned River Valley Radio's Player of the Week honors for the October 23 games following an outstanding performance on the football field. Helton turned in an impressive offensive performance, carrying the football [...]

A 56-year-old Yell County man is facing multiple criminal charges after Pottsville police say they caught him allegedly stealing metal from a local welding school early Wednesday morning. According to a press release issued October 28 by Pottsville Police Chief John Pritchard, Brian Myers, 56, [...]

Name: Brian Eugene Myers Booking ID: 2026100160 Booking Date: October 28, 2026 12:06 am Age: 56 Gender: M Race: W Height: 5'10" Weight: 125 lbs Arresting Agency: Pottsville Police Department Reported Charges Charge Code: 5-36-103(B)(2)(A)Charge Description: Theft of Property Ge $5,000 Lt $25,000 Charge Code: [...]

Pottsville Mayor Dusty Gray says the city is experiencing continued business growth, with 13 businesses approved to locate in the community over the past year and a half. During the City Council's October meeting this week, Gray says city officials discussed several issues, including the [...]

Checking "Police Beat"... Law enforcement and emergency services crews responded to several calls over the past 24 hours. At 5:20 Thursday afternoon, EMS and Pottsville Fire Department responded to a head injury following a fall on Flag Lake Road. Survival Flight was called, and the [...]

Richard Ulrich, 63, was arrested and charged with internet stalking of a child after he planned to meet with a 12-year-old girl "decoy."

Pottsville Police Chief John Prichard confirmed Sunday the arrest of 63-year old Richard Leon Ulrich on charges of internet stalking of a child. A complaint to Pope County dispatch from the the group "Bikers Against Predators" alerted authorities about Ulrich's online conversations. Their claim indicated [...]

Name: Richard Leon Ulrich Booking ID: 2026100096 Booking Date: October 18, 2026 11:52 am Age: 63 Gender: M Race: W Height: 5'11" Weight: 185 lbs Arresting Agency: Pottsville Police Department Reported Charges Charge Code: 5-27-306(A)(2)Charge Description: Internet Stalking of a Child

Name: Thomas Walter Bennet Booking ID: 2026100095 Booking Date: October 18, 2026 7:30 am Age: 31 Gender: M Race: W Height: 5'06" Weight: 0 lbs Arresting Agency: Pottsville Police Department Reported Charges Charge Code: 5-64-419(B)(1)(A)Charge Description: Possess Controlled Substance Charge Code: 5-64-443(A)(2)Charge Description: Possess Drug [...]