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Bond cut in half for man charged with murder
Dusty Wheeler (Photo courtesy of Baxter County Sheriff’s Office) A Mountain Home man charged with first-degree murder appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday. Forty-four-year-old Dusty Shane Wheeler’s attorney asked that his client’s current $1 million bond be lowered. Circuit Judge John Putman reduced the bond to...
Mountain Home man drowns on Friday after falling out of a boat
Authorities report that Robert Vona, age 79 died when he fell from his boat when the anchor got hung, causing him to fall out of the boat. Witnesses say Vona was underwater for two or three minutes before another boat got to him and pulled his body out of the water.
Proton Center of Arkansas Marks 100th Patient Milestone
Arkansas’ first and only proton radiation center has treated 100 patients since opening in September 2023. To commemorate the milestone, Carson Placker, 7, of Mountain Home, and Bob Sanders, 71, of Conway, rang the end of treatment bell together June 14, surrounded by their physicians and family. Though 64...
MH woman unconscious after vehicle hits tree
A Mountain Home woman was unconcious after her vehicle struck a tree Sunday evening in Baxter County. Fifty-three-year-old Susan Stephens was transported by ambulance to Baxter Health with serious injuries. According to the crash report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Stephens was traveling on Cartney Road. She was near...
Lockeroom, MacLeod to face off at Cooper Park
American Legion baseball makes up the local Tuesday schedule as Mountain Home’s two baseball teams will square off at Cooper Park. The Lockeroom will have its last outing before they begin another tournament on Independence Day in Bartlesville, Okla. For MacLeod, it will be the regular season finale as they prepare for next week’s state tournament. The first pitch at Lester White Field is scheduled for 5:30.
New owners, same attentive service to you!
Salute our Business of the Day for Tuesday, July 2, 2024. There’s been a change at Brooks Medical Supply and you’re invited to go by to meet Brittany Barker, a long-time staff member there who is now partnering with Rhonda Flowers as co-owners of Brooks Medical Supply!. Brittany...
Baxter Health launches new urology clinic, welcomes two providers
Baxter Health is expanding its medical services with the opening of a new Urology Clinic in Mountain Home on July 1. The clinic will be staffed by urologist Dr. Jason Lindsay and nurse practitioner Nina Denton-Howell. Dr. Lindsay, a board-certified urologist with over 15 years of experience, has been a...
Mountain Home resident wins $4,800 diamond pendant in Red, White & Blue Festival Fundraiser
Jolene Morgan of Mountain Home has won a $4,800 Hearts on Fire diamond pendant in this year’s Red White and Blue Festival fundraiser. Morgan’s ticket, number 200079, was presented to Carter’s Jewel Chest yesterday morning. The pendant, donated by the Mountain Home jewelry store, was the centerpiece...
MHPS Board of Education is accepting appointment applications for vacant seat
Mountain Home Public Schools is seeking applications to fill a vacancy on its Board of Education following the resignation of Bob Chester. The remaining board members will appoint a replacement per district policy. Chester’s resignation follows a school board meeting last Thursday, where he presented FOIA advocate Melissa Klinger with...
The Observer becomes first digital newspaper in Arkansas to win APA’s General Excellence Award
I hope everyone managed to stay cool at the Red, White & Blue Festival this year. It was a hot one!. While I usually try to leave our top spot open for feature stories or hard news, I’m going to deviate this Monday morning and talk about where Alison and I are on this journey called the Mountain Home Observer.
Arkansas education ballot initiative receives pushback in final days before deadline to gather signatures
In the final days of the signature-gathering phase, the ballot initiative group is making its final push for its education amendment to qualify for the November ballot.
Court filings say plea change scheduled for Amber Waterman
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A plea change hearing has been set for Amber Waterman, a woman accused of kidnapping and murdering an Arkansas woman and her unborn baby. After multiple delays, Waterman was set to go on trial alongside her husband, Jamie, on Oct. 21 for their federal case. Now,...
July Fourth-cast: ‘Oppressive’ heat
Dangerous heat will build over Arkansas through Independence Day, the National Weather Service in Little Rock said Tuesday. A cold front will follow Thursday night and Friday, and will bring cooler, drier, and more seasonal air this weekend. Oppressive conditions will continue Wednesday and Independence Day, with afternoon temperatures topping...
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