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Baxter County Quorum Court expected to have short session on Tuesday

While the weather may have shut down much of Baxter County this week, the ice is finally beginning to melt away as temperatures rise, which means that it’s time to get back to work. To kick things off for the month, the Baxter County Quorum Court will be holding its regularly scheduled meeting next Tuesday.…

ByChris Fulton1 day ago

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MHPS millage meeting to be held on Feb. 6

On Monday, February 6, the Mountain Home Public Schools Board of Education will host a special board meeting in Dunbar Auditorium at the high school at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the potential of placing another millage increase measure for high school renovations on the ballot in 2023. According to district superintendent Dr. Jake Long, the…

ByChris Fulton1 day ago

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First-time archer proves it’s never too late to start

Finding a place to start hunting if one doesn’t have family or friends who enjoy an outdoors lifestyle can be intimidating. Thanks to a new program through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Gov. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, six “adult onset” hunters overcame that hurdle and joined the ranks of seasoned bowhunters last…

ByMHO Newsroom Staff1 day ago

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Habitat barges and hatcheries produce banner year for Arkansas anglers

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission hatchery system and its partners stocked more than 14.6 million fish into Arkansas waters last year, even with a massive renovation project limiting the output of the Jim Hinkle Spring River Fish Hatchery in Mammoth Spring. Add to that more than 650,000 cubic feet of cover placed in fish…

ByMHO Newsroom Staff1 day ago

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MH City Council has short session planned for this evening

While the weather outside is still cold and the roads are still frozen, Mountain Home City Council is still set to meet for the first of its regularly weekly sessions tonight. The agenda for tonight will be short, with only two items being taken up by City Council. The first item of the night will…

ByChris Fulton2 days ago

Government News

MH Street Department releases 2022 year end report

Mountain Home’s Street Department has submitted its 2022 Year End Report to City Council. The report covers a full review of completed projects, current projects and all associated costs. The report also details new equipment and vehicles purchased in 2022 by the Street Department. A total of four new construction vehicles were purchased throughout…

ByChris Fulton2 days ago

Education Events Government News

Scholarships are now available for eligible Arkansas students through Arkansas Community Foundation

The Community Foundation’s scholarships are for Arkansas students pursuing education at two- or four-year colleges or universities, vocational schools or technical training programs. Each scholarship has its own eligibility criteria. Some scholarships are designated for graduates of a particular high school or those who plan to attend a particular college. Others are based on extracurricular…

ByMHO Newsroom Staff2 days ago

Education Government News

MHPS to take another snow day due to icy roads

No school at MHPS on Thursday, February 2, 2023. However, the district is hoping to be able to run snow routes and be back in session on Friday!

ByChris Fulton2 days ago

Education Government News

River otters offer antics for winter wildlife watchers

Conservation comeback stories often focus on the amazing return of white-tailed deer, the black bear in Arkansas and other game species, but one of The Natural State’s most charismatic critters also came back as a result of proper game management and habitat conservation. Once nearly wiped clean from Arkansas’s streams, the river otter now enjoys…

ByMHO Newsroom Staff2 days ago

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Another round of potential freezing rain expected overnight

Mountain Home residents won’t be finding relief from the sleet and freezing rain today as another round of icy weather makes its way through the state. This week’s winter storm might not have the lights going out like last week’s winter wonderland, but it is creating a thick layer of slipping ice across roads in…

ByChris Fulton3 days ago

MHPS millage meeting to be he..

Habitat barges and hatcheries..

MH City Council has short ses..

MHPS millage meeting to be he..

Habitat barges and hatcheries..

MH City Council has short ses..

MHPS millage meeting to be he..

Habitat barges and hatcheries..

MH City Council has short ses..

Baxter County Quorum Court expected to have short session on Tuesday

MHPS millage meeting to be held on Feb. 6

First-time archer proves it’s never too late to start

Habitat barges and hatcheries produce banner year for Arkansas anglers

MH City Council has short session planned for this evening

MH Street Department releases 2022 year end report

Scholarships are now available for eligible Arkansas students through Arkansas Community Foundation

MHPS to take another snow day due to icy roads

River otters offer antics for winter wildlife watchers

Another round of potential freezing rain expected overnight

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