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Bass Classic banquet set for Oct. 22 with fish fry and live music

The Baxter Health Foundation will open its second annual Bass Classic weekend with a banquet from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Baxter Health Wellness Education Center, 2545 Highway 5 North in Mountain Home. Tickets are $50 per person and include a fish fry by John 3:16 Ministries with catfish, chicken tenders,…

ByChris Fulton19 hours ago

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Ozark Surgical Group’s Dr. Isabella Guajardo honored with Heroes with Halos award

Dr. Isabella Guajardo, a general surgeon at Ozark Surgical Group, has received a Heroes with Halos award from the Baxter Health Foundation after a patient nominated her for the care she provided before, during and after surgery. The award was presented by Johanna Foster, office manager at Ozark Surgical Group; Sarah Edwards, executive director of…

ByChris Fulton2 days ago

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First Iron Dome interceptors built in Arkansas roll out of Camden plant

Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems delivered the first Tamir missiles built at its new Camden factory Wednesday, marking the start of U.S. production for the Iron Dome air defense system. Until now, the interceptors had never been made in the United States. Company executives joined Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and other federal and state officials at the…

ByChris Fulton2 days ago

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NATCO marks 75 years with Oct. 22 celebration in Flippin

Northern Arkansas Telephone Co. started in 1951 with a hand-operated switchboard, a Willys Jeep panel truck and 42 customers sharing party lines. Seventy-five years later, the Flippin company known as NATCO is inviting the public to see how far it has come. NATCO will hold its 75th anniversary celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.…

ByChris Fulton3 days ago

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Chamber’s Halloween gala brings Mountain Home its first $10,000 reverse drawing

The Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its Cabaret of Curiosities Halloween Gala and Reverse Drawing from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center, 1600 S. College St. The night will include dinner, drinks, live entertainment, a silent auction and the city's first reverse drawing, with…

ByChris Fulton3 days ago

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Young entrepreneurs have until Oct. 23 to enter The Hatchery pitch contest

Young people in Baxter and Marion counties have a little more than two weeks left to enter The Hatchery, a pitch competition that will hand out $5,000 in startup money this fall. Applications close Friday, Oct. 23. The contest is free and open to residents ages 14 to 21. The Leadership Mountain Home Class of…

ByChris Fulton3 days ago

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Pinkston Middle School seeks local professionals for second Career Connections day

Pinkston Middle School is looking for local professionals and businesses to take part in its second annual Career Connections day on Friday, Nov. 13. The hands-on event brings working adults into the school at 1301 S. College St. to show sixth and seventh graders what their jobs are like. Seventh graders will take part from…

ByChris Fulton3 days ago

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Yellville’s Turkey Trot turns 80 with two days of music, a parade and a street dance

The Turkey Trot marks its 80th year this weekend with two full days of bands, contests and a Saturday morning parade in downtown Yellville. The Mid-Marion County Rotary Club presents the festival Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9-10, under the theme "Rooted in Tradition." Both days open early with breakfast at the American Legion Hut, Post…

ByChris Fulton3 days ago

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Bank OZK pays back $2.66 million as courts end eight-year fight over NABORS landfill fee

Bank OZK has turned over $2,660,982.87 in disputed landfill fees, and property owners across six north Arkansas counties are getting $12.10 back for every $18 they paid. The money left the bank this summer under agreed court orders in Baxter, Searcy and Newton counties. The orders followed three Arkansas Court of Appeals rulings on May…

ByChris Fulton4 days ago

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45th annual Health Fair and Expo brings free screenings to Mountain Home on Oct. 7

Twin Lakes area residents can get free health screenings, lab test vouchers and time with local providers on Wednesday, Oct. 7, when the Health Fair and Expo returns for its 45th year. Baxter Health and KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot present the fair, which runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the gymnasium…

ByChris Fulton4 days ago