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🌱 Will your Mountain Home pool pass still work indoors after Aug. 11?

Mountain Home, Arkansas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Mountain Home! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will your Mountain Home pool pass still work indoors after Aug. 11?
  • How worried should Mountain Home residents be about July’s tax dip?
  • Want your walk in Mountain Home to double as an art tour?

Also on today's calendar: Murder on the Orient Express and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Clouds and sun with a t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 69.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Community center's indoor pools go members-only Aug. 11 (mhobserver.com) — Starting Aug. 11, only members will be allowed to use the indoor pools at the Mountain Home Community and Aquatic Center, limiting access for residents who’ve relied on day passes and 10-visit cards. The city’s new schedule also shortens outdoor pool hours as student lifeguards return to school, leaving unanswered questions about refunds or alternatives for nonmembers at the recently opened, voter-funded complex.
   

2. Mountain Home sales tax slips in July, the city's first monthly decline of 2026 (mhobserver.com) — Mountain Home’s July city sales tax collections dipped slightly from last year, marking the first monthly decline of 2026, but overall revenues remain ahead of budget and last year’s record pace. City, county, public safety, and parks sales taxes are all tracking higher year-to-date, helping fund park improvements and operations across Mountain Home. Residents can contact the finance office with questions about city finances.
   

3. Art Walk goes national: ASUMH opens first nationwide call for sculptors (mhobserver.com) — Mountain Home’s Art Walk is stepping onto the national stage, with ASU-Mountain Home opening a nationwide call for sculptors and launching a Visiting Artists Series backed by a three-year local sponsorship. New rotating sculptures will appear twice a year along the James and Sally Moore and McCabe Park trails, adding to lighting upgrades and future garden plans that keep expanding Mountain Home’s connected trail system.
   

4. Suspect in NAEC break-ins picks up additional charges, has 17 previous felony arrests (ktlo.com) — Mountain Home police have filed five additional felony charges against a local man already suspected in last month’s break-ins at North Arkansas Electric Cooperative. Investigators link him to another business burglary involving stolen tools and copper wiring, and court records show a long history of prior felony arrests in Arkansas.
   

📸 Around Mountain Home

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain Home

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★ Featured events ★

    Wednesday August 12
  • Color Me Calm →
    Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home
    9:30 am

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Other local events

📣 Mountain Home Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 6
  • MHHS Senior Pictures
    Mountain Home School District Mountain Home, AR 72653
    8:30 am
  • Board of Education Regular Meeting
    Mountain Home School District 2465 Rodeo Dr, Mountain Home, AR 72653, USA
    6:00 pm
    • Monday August 10
  • Babies & Books Story Time →
    Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home
    9:30 am
    • Tuesday August 11
  • Toddler Time →
    Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home
    10:30 am
  • Ales & Tales →
    Rapp's Barren Brewing Company, 601 S Baker St, Mountain Home
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • RWI: Mind Mapping Workshop for Authors →
    Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home
    3:30 pm
    • Saturday August 29
  • Read, Write, Ignite! Literary Mystery Day →
    Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill Ln, Mountain Home
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Mountain Home. Apply here.
  • Pritchard Industries posted a job opening for On - Call General Cleaner 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: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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