Adams and Litty to give State of City and County update at Nov. 9 Chamber breakfast

Mountain Home Mayor Hillrey Adams and Baxter County Judge Kevin Litty will deliver their annual year-in-review at the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce's State of City and County Breakfast on Monday, Nov. 9. The breakfast runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Trout Room at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the…

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Mountain Home retires a 1979 energy code and starts rewiring its electrical rules

For 45 years, the official energy standard for new construction in Mountain Home has been a set of rules the state wrote in 1979, adopted by a city council the same year MTV went on the air. That ended Thursday. The Mountain Home City Council voted 6-0 to adopt the 2014 Arkansas Energy Code and…

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Police to destroy 18 sets of expired body armor, sell high-mileage Explorer

Bulletproof vests have a shelf life, and the Mountain Home Police Department has 18 sets that have passed theirs. The City Council voted 6-0 Thursday to let the department destroy the expired body armor and sell a 2018 Ford Explorer with a mechanical problem that would cost more to fix than the SUV is worth.…

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City weighs leak forgiveness program and fire line fee as water loss tops 30%

Mountain Home water customers could be offered a few dollars a month of protection against the shock of a leak-driven bill, under a proposal the city's Water and Wastewater Committee took up last month. The committee also heard a pitch for a new fee on fire sprinkler lines, which the city does not meter and…

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Norell returns to Mountain Home City Council to finish Frame’s term

The Mountain Home City Council turned to a familiar face Thursday to fill Philip Frame's empty seat, appointing former council member and city treasurer Marshella Norell to the Ward 3, Position 1 post. The vote was 5-0 after a short executive session. City Clerk Scott Liles swore Norell in on the spot, and within minutes…

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Council clears East 13th Street property for a children’s day service center

A pair of empty metal buildings on East 13th Street that once served as the city's water and sewer shop are headed for a new life as a day service center for children. The Mountain Home City Council voted 6-0 Thursday to rezone 217 and 221 E. 13th St. from Industrial I-1 to Commercial C-3…

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Records point to Express Oil Change for Highway 62 East lot as council weighs two rezonings

An Express Oil Change appears headed for the empty lot between Warehouse Liquor and Steve's Satellite on Highway 62 East, according to records in the packet for Thursday's Mountain Home City Council meeting. The council will vote on rezoning the 0.85-acre tract from Commercial C-2 to Commercial C-2A. The ordinance names only the property owners,…

ByChris FultonOctober 12, 20260Comments

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Mountain Home set to retire a 1979 energy code and a 2002 electrical code in one night

Mountain Home has been enforcing energy efficiency standards written in 1979 and an electrical code from 2002. Both would be replaced Thursday under two ordinances before the City Council. The energy ordinance adopts the 2014 Arkansas Energy Code, the state's version of the International Energy Conservation Code, and repeals Ordinance No. 666, which the council…

ByChris FultonOctober 12, 20260Comments

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Frame resigns from Mountain Home City Council for job in another city

Mountain Home City Council member Philip Frame has resigned his Ward 3, Position 1 seat after less than two years in office, and the council plans to name his replacement at its Oct. 15 meeting. Frame's resignation took effect Sept. 30. In a letter to Mayor Hillrey Adams filed with the city clerk's office that…

ByChris FultonOctober 5, 20260Comments

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City property tax stays at 2 mills as council takes up annexation, fee questions Thursday

Mountain Home property owners will pay the city the same 2 mills next year that they have paid for years, if the City Council approves a routine levy resolution at its meeting Thursday. The council meets at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 720 Hickory St. Along with the levy, members will consider a…

ByChris FultonSeptember 29, 20260Comments