Katelynn Zoellner Biography
Katelynn Zoellner is an American Journalist who was born and raised in Northern California. She anchors weeknights at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and 10 p.m. alongside Daren Bobb and Chief Meteorologist Garrett Lewis.
Katelynn joined the news team in August 2013 as a sports reporter and later that year was named weekend anchor and reporter. Prior to joining 5NEWS, Katelynn worked for two years as a sports anchor and reporter for KLST in San Angelo, Texas. She also spent some time at KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Katelynn Zoellner Age
Zoellner is 31 years old as of 2019.
Katelynn Zoellner Education
She graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Journalism and Media Studies.
Katelynn Zoellner Career
Katelynn Zoellner anchors KNWA Today alongside Chris Frye and Meteorologist Rick Katzfey. She joined the team in March 2018.
Katelynn returns to Northwest Arkansas after spending one year in California working for a public relations firm. She previously worked at KFSM in Arkansas for four years, where she was the main evening anchor.
Prior to Arkansas, Katelynn worked for two years as a sports anchor and reporter for KLST in San Angelo, Texas. She also spent some time at KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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You Ask, We Investigate: Washington County lowers speed limit on a heavily traveled road
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ark. (KFTA) — In this week’s ‘You Ask, We Investigate’ report, Fox 24’s Katelynn Zoellner found out why the speed limit was lowered on a heavily traveled road in Washington County.
The speed limit was changed earlier this year on Harmon Road in Fayetteville. Washington County Attorney Brian Lester said there are two reasons for the change.
“Legally you had one lane that was 45 mph and one lane that was 35 mph,” he said. “Also, there are a lot of big waste management trucks that travel that road. There are also a lot of residences out there. There was a lot of concern about the speed with the curves that were on that road. After getting a lot of complaints, the county decided to go and take a look at it and see what was going on, because we don’t want to have an unsafe road.”
The county used an engineering firm to determine what needed to change to make the road safer. “They went out and did a study and based on that road, they looked at every stretch between curve and curve,” Lester said. “They measured vertical curves and horizontal curves.”
Based on set regulations for roads, the firm recommended the county lower the speed limit. “When you look at it and take an average snapshot of the big picture, the recommendation was 35 mph,” Lester said. Since then, the county has put up a number of signs to remind people of the new speed limit.
“When it comes down to county roads that the county is responsible for maintaining and regulating, that authority falls directly on to the county to keep those at safe speeds,” Lester said. “We want to make sure that people are safe when they are traveling our county roads.”
Katelynn Zoellner Benton County Working To Address Pothole Concerns
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In this week’s ‘You Ask, We Investigate’ report, KNWA’s Katelynn Zoellner found out how officials plan to fix the potholes in Benton County.
The number of potholes in Benton County is a growing concern for residents.
“We do work our way to each one of those issues and address them as best as possible,” said Josh Beam, the Chief Engineer at the Benton County Road Department.
You wanted to know what the county plans to do about the potholes on Sugar Creek Road in Pea Ridge. Beam said the road department recently graded the road and many other ones in the county.
“Currently we are on our fourth rotation on our green sign county roads,” he said. “All of our green sign county roads will continue to get graded in a timely manner throughout the year.”
The county has filled more than 400 potholes this year and will contract work to fill at least another 350.
“We’ve recently received bids for a contractor to continue that effort,” Beam said. “We are going to be doing that to a more robust speck than in the past. We are actually coming in and cutting out the pothole, essentially cutting it back to competent pavement, and then squaring it up and making a repair in hopes of having more lasting repair.”
Beam said to have patience with the road department. The weather has impacted how much work it has been able to accomplish.
“In regards to people concerned about their road, we hear that and we welcome their comments and we want people to call in and let us know about their concerns about the road,” he said. We track those calls and we log them every day and we always try and call people back and just give them a heads up on what our plan is.”
Katelynn Zoellner North Entrance To Lake Atalanta Park To Remain Closed
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In this week’s ‘You Ask, We Investigate’ report, KNWA’s Katelynn Zoellner looked into when the north entrance to Lake Atalanta Park in Rogers could reopen.
City leaders said the north entrance to Lake Atalanta Park has been fenced off for years due to an increase in illegal activity.
“Before Lake Atalanta was renovated, you know it had been here for several decades in Rogers,” said Ben Cline, spokesperson for the City of Rogers. “And, as it became older and some of the businesses left and there were some vacant areas down here, Lake Atalanta became a hotbed for illegal activity, especially on the north side of the dam.”
The $17.5 million project in 2015 did not include renovating the northern part of the park. “We want people to be able to walk around the lake and not have worry or fear and we can not guarantee that with that north entrance open,” Cline said. “So for the meantime, we have that gate in there and it’s accessible to staff and emergency personnel for maintenance or should there be an emergency at the lake.”
Cline said there are plans to open the entrance in the future.
“There is a talk for long term plans to develop that northern section of the park and add parking facilities and add lighting facilities,” he said. “That is a long-range goal at this time, but if we open that entrance, we want to do it right. We want to be able to make safety a priority, be able to light that property properly and be able to monitor it properly too.”
In the meantime, there are three ways you can access the north side of the park. You can enter at the Pleasant Ridge Trailhead, Railyard Bike Park or the main entrance on Walnut Street.
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