Run the Runway 5K gives the public a rare lap around Baxter County Airport on Oct. 24

Runners who want to say they raced down a runway have until Oct. 18 to lock in the early price for Run the Runway, a 5K and 1-mile walk on the Baxter County Airport runway set for Saturday, Oct. 24. The race starts at 7:30 a.m., and registration is $25 for either event at pirateperryevents.com…

ByChris FultonOctober 2, 20260Comments

Business Events News Outdoors

Run the Runway 5K set for Oct. 24 at Baxter County Airport

Runners and walkers will get a rare chance to cover a route normally reserved for airplanes when the Run the Runway 5K returns to Baxter County Airport on Saturday, Oct. 24. The race starts at 7:30 a.m. Participants of all ages and abilities can choose the 5K or a 1-mile walk on the airport runway,…

ByChris FultonSeptember 23, 20260Comments

Business Events Government News

Sweet Pea made it to the first Crosswind Classic, and organizers say the crowd was bigger than 2023

Sweet Pea showed up after all. The World War II-era warbird was on the field Saturday for the first Crosswind Classic at Baxter County Airport, an all-day event that ran from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. about five miles northwest of Mountain Home near Midway. Organizers said the day was a success and drew a…

ByChris FultonSeptember 1, 20260Comments

Business Events Feature Government News

Airport grant spending tops $2.1 million as county fronts the cash

Baxter County is about to authorize its second large round of airport spending in two months, and in both cases the county pays the bills before the money comes back. An ordinance on the Quorum Court's Sept. 1 agenda would appropriate $1,493,557.63 in state and federal grant funds for the Baxter County Airport. Added to…

ByChris FultonAugust 28, 20260Comments

Events Feature Government News Outdoors

A 1942 warbird named “Sweet Pea” is back, and this time you can ride her

A World War II airplane that packed the ramp at Baxter County Airport three years ago is coming back to Midway this weekend. "Sweet Pea," a restored Beechcraft Model 18, is part of the lineup for the first Crosswind Classic on Saturday, Aug. 29. Owners Ken and Lorraine Morris are flying the Twin Beech down…

ByChris FultonAugust 25, 20260Comments

Business Events Government News

First Crosswind Classic brings a poker run, warbirds and a car show to Baxter County Airport

Baxter County Airport will host the first Crosswind Classic on Saturday, Aug. 29, an all-day event built around an aviation poker run, a car show and rows of parked airplanes. Organizers have the event running from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the airport, which sits about five miles northwest of Mountain Home near Midway.…

ByChris FultonAugust 24, 20260Comments

Crime Events Government News

Quorum Court approves $1.3 million, with most of it going to hangars and the coroner’s building

The Baxter County Quorum Court approved about $1.3 million in appropriations Aug. 4, moving money into the airport, the coroner's building project, the sheriff's office, road work and the circuit court. Every ordinance and resolution on the agenda passed 9-0. County Judge Kevin Litty presided. The largest single item was $632,973.52 for the Baxter County…

ByChris FultonAugust 11, 20260Comments

Business Education Events Feature News

Flight school adds three planes, new hangar at Baxter County Airport

Fly Around Arkansas has put three new training airplanes into service at Baxter County Airport and moved them into a hangar built for the school. The purchase comes as the flight school finishes its second year at the Midway airport, according to an announcement the school issued Aug. 6. Artic Wikle started the business 28…

ByChris FultonAugust 10, 20260Comments

Events Government News

Quorum Court to weigh $1.3 million in appropriations, hear pitch for underwater body locator

The Baxter County Quorum Court will consider more than $1.3 million in appropriations Tuesday, with the largest shares going to airport hangar work and the coroner's building project. The court meets at 5:30 p.m. in the second-floor courtroom of the Baxter County Courthouse. County Judge Kevin Litty will preside. The largest item is an ordinance…

ByChris FultonAugust 4, 20260Comments

Business Events Government News

Quorum court approves grants, honors two deputies at June meeting

The Baxter County Quorum Court worked through a full agenda June 2, passing a series of appropriations and a records resolution before the sheriff's office honored two deputies for saving lives. The night also included the tabled sheriff's helicopter pilot plan and a $5 million appropriation for a new county building and voting center, both…

ByChris FultonJune 11, 20260Comments