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The kids are crushing it! MHPS honors AP students over success in scoring well on exams

Mountain Home Public School honored its AP scholars and teachers during its monthly school board meeting yesterday evening following a brief presentation of the district’s AP program by MHPS teacher Stephanie Hughes. MHPS’s AP program has seen great success over the last few years, with 205 students participating in the district’s 14 seated/virtual Arkansas AP…

ByChris Fulton3 days ago

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AGFC to partner with Clarksville, University of the Ozarks on proposed shooting range

Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioners at today’s meeting authorized AGFC Director Austin Booth to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the city of Clarksville and the University of the Ozarks to construct a new shooting sports complex. The proposed range will be open to the public and complement the university’s growing collegiate shooting sports…

ByMHO Newsroom Staff3 days ago

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Arkansas firefighters deployed to Louisiana to help with wildfire suppression efforts

Six wildland firefighters from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division will assist with Louisiana’s Tiger Island Fire for a two-week period beginning today. Investigators believe the wildfire, which started on Aug. 22 and has affected more than 31,000 acres, is the result of arson, according to the Louisiana lluminator. The fire was 84% contained…

ByMHO Newsroom Staff3 days ago

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Pulaski County judge grants bailout to NABORS bondholders, Courts war over opposing rulings

Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District taxpayers can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to getting their money back after several courts have ruled that the $18 service fee that was imposed against them following the closure of NABORS Landfill was ruled unconstitutional. Carroll County taxpayers were close to getting their money back after…

ByChris Fulton4 days ago

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MHPS to host school board meeting tonight

Mountain Home Public Schools will hold its regular monthly school board meeting at the district's administration building at 6 p.m. tonight. Tonight's agenda will include requests for student transfers, party disclosures, the 2023-24 Federal Statement of Assurances, a vendor purchase of over $20,000 and a proposed stipend for the district's dance and cheer programs.…

ByChris Fulton4 days ago

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Boozman, Booker team up to improve prostate cancer detection

U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation to expand insurance coverage for prostate cancer screenings. The bipartisan Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for High-risk Insured Men (HIM) Act would require private health insurance plans to cover preventive prostate cancer screenings without imposing any cost sharing requirements for men who are at high risk…

ByChris Fulton4 days ago

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Arkansas growers donate 240,000 pounds of rice to state’s food banks

Food banks across Arkansas will share in a 240,000-pound donation of rice from the Arkansas Rice Federation, Arkansas Food Bank CEO Brian Burton said at an event at the Food Bank on Wednesday. The donation, equivalent to 1.8 million servings, will “help alleviate food insecurity” in all 75 Arkansas counties, said Newport rice farmer and…

ByChris Fulton4 days ago

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It’s on! Youth Mountain Bike Racing returns to Mountain Home

Arkansas Interscholastic Cycling Association (AR NICA) returns for its 8th season with races around the state. AR NICA will descend on the beautiful Clysta Willet Park this coming weekend for two days of mountain bike riding and racing. AR NICA will bring an estimated 700 racers, 350 Coaches and over 1500 spectators to the city…

ByChris Fulton5 days ago

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Governor’s working group issues suggestions to improve Arkansas’ foster care system

A working group of more than 130 Arkansans with experience in child welfare and foster care released a list of 11 recommendations on Monday to improve the state’s foster system, which has long suffered from staffing and home shortages. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders created the working group by executive order in February. The group included…

ByMHO Newsroom Staff5 days ago

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Roxy Rocks and PAWS for Justice visit Mountain Home, Ethredge shows off new courtroom dog Pizazz

It was all sunshine and puppy dog kisses at the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas yesterday afternoon. Mountain Home dog lovers Matt and Michelle Paden’s beloved Roxy Rocks made her appearance alongside her fellow “PAWS for Justice” courtroom dog, Barb, during a three-hour meet and greet to raise funds for the service dog training…

ByChris FultonSeptember 19, 2023

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The kids are crushing it! MHPS honors AP students over success in scoring well on exams

AGFC to partner with Clarksville, University of the Ozarks on proposed shooting range

Arkansas firefighters deployed to Louisiana to help with wildfire suppression efforts

Pulaski County judge grants bailout to NABORS bondholders, Courts war over opposing rulings

MHPS to host school board meeting tonight

Boozman, Booker team up to improve prostate cancer detection

Arkansas growers donate 240,000 pounds of rice to state’s food banks

It’s on! Youth Mountain Bike Racing returns to Mountain Home

Governor’s working group issues suggestions to improve Arkansas’ foster care system

Roxy Rocks and PAWS for Justice visit Mountain Home, Ethredge shows off new courtroom dog Pizazz

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