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Arkansas government entities barred from mandating COVID-19 vaccination

Although most of the debate this week focused on tax cuts and public records, the Arkansas Legislature also voted to prohibit state and local government entities from mandating COVID-19 vaccination. Senate Bill 3 is similar to a law the General Assembly enacted in 2021 that sunset last month. The new law doesn’t include a sunset…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffSeptember 15, 20230Comments

Governor Hutchinson: The Masketeers of Mountain Home

Governor Asa Hutchinson. Photo provided by the Governor's Office. LITTLE ROCK – Today I’d like to talk about two doctors and the mask-making company they started in Mountain Home. Dr. Rob Conner, a veterinarian, and Dr. Kyle McAlister, a radiologist, created The Masketeers early in the COVID-19 pandemic because masks for were hard to find. They…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffJanuary 22, 20220Comments

Education Government News

Cotter Public Schools takes AMI day after high number of staff and students quarantined

Cotter Public Schools announced that classroom learning will be closed on Cotter Public School campuses on Thursday after a high number of students and staff were forced to quarantine due to COVID-19. Students will need to log into their classes remotely through Google classroom to attend school for the day. “Due to the high number…

ByChris FultonJanuary 14, 20220Comments

Education Government News

Mountain Home Public Schools: January 7, 2022 Update

Bomber Families, Thank you for a great week back and your patience and cooperation through the snow event yesterday. Our educators were able to provide a week full of learning despite the distraction. I’d like to give our transportation department a huge shout out. They did a fantastic job under some difficult conditions. We are…

ByMHO Newsroom StaffJanuary 8, 20220Comments

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Baxter County Sheriff secures wage hike for deputies and jailers

Christmas has come early to the Baxter County Sheriff Office after the county's Quorum Court approved a new budget to put more money into the pockets of the deputies and jailers at the Sheriff’s Office. Baxter County Sheriff’s Office employees are now under a separate pay scale from their county counterparts after Baxter County Sheriff…

ByChris FultonDecember 15, 20210Comments

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