Baxter County Sheriff’s Office receives $5,000 donation for animal control

The Baxter County Sheriff's Office announced that it received an anonymous donation in the amount of $5,000.00, made through the Baxter County Sheriff's Foundation. This donation will be used to pay for a video camera surveillance system and other improvements at the Baxter County Animal Shelter. The Sheriff's Office has taken over animal control responsibilities…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffMay 8, 20230Comments

Quorum Court to clean up county budget this evening

Baxter County’s Quorum Court will be meeting for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting this evening at 6 p.m. at the Baxter County Courthouse. This month’s court agenda will place a heavy emphasis on appropriating funds to various budgets, while also appointing several people to various boards. The court will also receive a presentation from Kim…

ByChris FultonApril 4, 20230Comments

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Anonymous Mountain Home citizen donates $10,000 for renovation of new Sheriff’s office building

In an email statement to media yesterday, Sheriff John Montgomery expressed his excitement about a generous gift of $10,000 to the Baxter County Sheriff's Foundation for the purpose of the remodel and renovation of a newly purchased office building. "As many of you may already know, the Baxter County Quorum Court recently approved the purchase…

ByAlison FultonMarch 22, 20230Comments

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QC passes resolution against landfill reopening, 2009 memo reveals pattern of high pollutant levels

The Baxter County Quorum Court unanimously passed a resolution to oppose the reopening of the NABORS landfill in Baxter County. The resolution, which was passed during the court’s Tuesday session, states that the court opposes the reopening of the landfill due to the potential harm that the landfill could cause to the environment. Negotiations over…

ByChris FultonJanuary 6, 20230Comments

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Quorum Court approves $302,000 purchase of new office space for Sheriff’s Office

The Baxter Quorum Court approved the purchase of a new building to expand offices within the Baxter County Sheriff's Office. The property, which currently belongs to Carney Law Firm, will allow Sheriff Montgomery to add 3,300 square feet of office space for his CID Detectives, as well as space for the county's coroner. The…

ByChris FultonNovember 3, 20220Comments

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Quorum Court to take up $302,000 purchase of new building to expand Sheriff’s Office

Baxter County and its Sheriff’s Office may be making a major change in its agreement to purchase $11,000 worth of property for additional parking spaces following a new offer from Carney Law Firm. The law firm has agreed to sell the entirety of its property, including its 3,300-square-foot building and parking lot, to the Sheriff’s…

ByChris FultonOctober 27, 20220Comments

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Baxter County Sheriff’s Office faces lawsuit over alleged inmate-on-inmate assault

With the Tabitha King court case looming over the horizon, the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office has found itself at the center of a second lawsuit following a filing by a former Baxter County inmate alleging that the Sheriff’s Office failed to protect him from an inmate-on-inmate assault. Steven Ray Gauger, 31, of Mountain Home, alleges…

ByChris FultonSeptember 16, 20220Comments

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Missing Mountain Home teen found in cave with alleged kidnapper

The search for Sara Gilpin is finally over after a nearly a month and a half long search, and her alleged kidnapper, Isaac James Melder, is currently in the custody of the Baxter County Sheriff's Office. Natalie Davis, the stepmother of Sara Gilpin of Gamaliel, Arkansas, had been searching for Gilpin since her class…

ByChris FultonJune 23, 20220Comments

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Search for missing Gamaliel teenager enters fourth week

A stepmother is making a desperate plea for help from the public in looking for her 14-year-old stepdaughter, who disappeared after being let out of school nearly three weeks ago. Natalie Davis, the stepmother of Sara Gilpin of Gamaliel, Arkansas, said Sara has not been seen since class dismissed for the day at Pinkston Middle…

ByChris FultonJune 4, 20220Comments

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Sheriff candidates bring the heat at KTLO’s first political forum

Candidates for the Office of Sheriff in Baxter County had the opportunity to share their views and approaches to law enforcement at KTLO’s political forum Monday morning in a 30-minute long discussion. Topics ranged from the county’s narcotics problem to the pending federal lawsuit filed against Baxter County and the Sheriff’s office last December. Each…

ByAlison FultonMay 3, 20220Comments

Baxter County Sheriff’s Office receives $5,000 donation for animal control

Quorum Court to clean up county budget this evening

Anonymous Mountain Home citizen donates $10,000 for renovation of new Sheriff’s office building

QC passes resolution against landfill reopening, 2009 memo reveals pattern of high pollutant levels

Quorum Court approves $302,000 purchase of new office space for Sheriff’s Office

Quorum Court to take up $302,000 purchase of new building to expand Sheriff’s Office

Baxter County Sheriff’s Office faces lawsuit over alleged inmate-on-inmate assault

Missing Mountain Home teen found in cave with alleged kidnapper

Search for missing Gamaliel teenager enters fourth week

Sheriff candidates bring the heat at KTLO’s first political forum

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