🌱 Why every Mountain Home school just earned a new Purple Star honor
Mountain Home, Arkansas Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Mountain Home! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why every Mountain Home school just earned a new Purple Star honor
- How can Mountain Home residents really know who’s on the registry?
- How a Mountain Home trailblazer earned a place in Arkansas history
Also on today's calendar: Ales & Tales @ Rapp's and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Sunday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 69, low: 46.
- Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Mountain Home schools receive Purple Star banners honoring military families (mhobserver.com) — Mountain Home Public Schools have earned Purple Star School banners on every campus, honoring the district’s support for military-connected students and families. Students and staff wore purple to celebrate as Arkansas officials recognized the district’s efforts to provide liaisons, transition help, and training focused on military families’ needs. 
2. Keeping up with sex offenders (ktlo.com) — If you live in Mountain Home or elsewhere in Baxter County, this piece explains how local law enforcement tracks sex offenders and how you can find out who lives nearby. It breaks down risk levels, reporting rules, and why some offenders aren’t on public websites, while highlighting the roles of the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Home Police Department in keeping residents informed.
3. Vada Sheid named to Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame 2026 Class (ktlo.com) — Mountain Home residents are celebrating the late lawmaker and businesswoman Vada Sheid, whose name graces the Sheid Hopper Bypass and ASU-Mountain Home’s community center, as she enters the Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame this August. Her son will soon share the family’s deep local roots on KTLO’s “Retracing Our Roots,” highlighting how her decades of public service centered on Ozarks infrastructure, education, and community needs.
4. Bette 'Betsy' Louise Durham, 80, Lakeview (Kirby) (ktlo.com) — Mountain Home residents are noting the passing of Bette “Betsy” Louise Durham, 80, who died here on May 7 after making her home in nearby Lakeview. A retired registered nurse from the University of California San Diego, she was active with Baxter County Master Gardeners and cherished time with her Glen Cove Babes friends. Private services are planned, with memorials suggested to the Master Gardeners.
📸 Around Mountain Home
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Yoga for Adults →
Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home
4:00 pm
Monday May 11
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Other local events
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MHHS Theatre Spring Production - "Wonderland"
Mountain Home School District Mountain Home, AR 72653
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MHHS Senior Baccalaureate
First United Methodist Church, 605 W 6th St, Mountain Home
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Ales & Tales @ Rapp's →
Rapp's Barren Brewing Company, 601 S Baker St, Mountain Home
6:00 pm -
MHHS Senior Awards Night
Mountain Home School District Mountain Home, AR 72653
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Color Me Calm →
Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home
9:30 am -
MHHS Spring Choir Concert in Dunbar Auditorium
Mountain Home School District Mountain Home, AR 72653
7:00 pm -
MHHS Graduation for Class of 2026
Mountain Home School District Mountain Home, AR 72653
7:00 pm
Saturday May 9
Monday May 11
Tuesday May 12
Wednesday May 13
Friday May 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MHHS Theatre Spring Production - "Wonderland"
Mountain Home School District Mountain Home, AR 72653
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Enhanced Concealed Carry License →
Ozark Dynamics Training Facility, 191 Shamrock Ln, Gassville
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LEGO® Club →
Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home
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MHHS Senior Baccalaureate
First United Methodist Church, 605 W 6th St, Mountain Home
6:00 pm
Saturday May 9
Sunday May 10
Monday May 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone know anything about SmallWorld Pre-School ?
I am looking for Daycare for my 7 yr old Grandson for the summer. Or do you know of others ? (Nextdoor Cardinal)
- A Stone County man was arrested for threatening to kill a pharmacist who wouldn't fill his prescription and five law enforcement officers during his... (X: ktloradio)
- New details have emerged in the case involving allegations of a “child fight club” at the ENGAGE school in Northeast Arkansas.... (X: ktloradio)
- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Mountain Home. Apply here.
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Mountain Home. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain Home here.
Ok Mountain Home! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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