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Mountain Home, Ark. man dies in motorcycle accident
YELLVILLE, Ark. — A 78-year-old man from Mountain Home, Arkansas, has died after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Yellville, Arkansas on Saturday, May 4. According to the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, Wayne Hector Betham was westbound on U.S. Highway 62 at 9:20 a.m. Saturday when his 2002 Honda motorcycle veered off the roadway to […]
Local Ozark blues band prepares for first album launch
It’s an exciting time to be living in the Ozarks! Spring is in full swing, and Summer is quickly approaching. And that means it’s time for some of the Ozarks’ best bands to come out and start performing. With their first EP released on major streaming platforms...
Northeast Arkansas student wins congressional art competition
HIGHLAND, Ark. (KAIT) - A Northeast Arkansas student is heading to Washington D.C., where her artwork will hang in the nation’s capitol. In a first for Highland High School, Freshman Amara Miles’ art piece “Flowers for You” will hang in the United States Congressional Building in Washington D.C. after winning Congressman Rick Crawford’s competition.
Mountain Home Kindergarten students get messy with cool frog dissection kits
Parents in Mrs. Kylie Almond’s Mountain Home Kindergarten class have a fun weekend in store for them after students in her enrichment got the chance to dissect a synthetic bullfrog during a special school board meeting to show off the district’s STEM programs. Gelatine was smeared and scrapped...
MHPD to move forward with filling seventh SRO position, funding for next year still in air
Mountain Home Police Chief Eddie Griffin notified City Council that he was moving forward with a new SRO hire for the Mountain Home Kindergarten after a brief update from Mayor Adams on Mountain Home Public School District’s request for help in funding during last Thursday’s regular council meeting.
Softball Recap: Fouke falls short of Melbourne in the playoffs
Fouke and Melbourne squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Fouke had to settle for second. They fell 3-0 to the Melbourne Bearkatz. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Fouke's shutout was a dramatic turnaround. For Melbourne's part, they saw six different players...
Lions Club chips in for Food Bank’s Feed the Pack program
The Mountain Home Lions Club was happy to present a check for $1,000 to Jeff Quick of the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas and Elisa Murray of Arvest Bank for the Feed the Pack program. Feed the Pack is happening today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feed the...
MHHS Class of 2024 Prepares for Graduation
Members of the Mountain Home High School Class of 2024 are wrapping up final exams and preparing for next week’s commencement activities. The week of graduation is always a busy time, but it is filled with several important and memorable activities for both seniors and their families. On Monday,...
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