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🌱 What could happen to Mountain Home’s planning fees this month?

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In today's newsletter:

  • What could happen to Mountain Home's planning fees this month?
  • How a new greenhouse could boost fresh food in Mountain Home
  • How you can honor a Baxter Health caregiver who helped you

Also on today's calendar: Mountain Home Lions Club Meeting and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 88, low: 70.
  • Thursday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Mountain Home has charged planning fees for decades that no ordinance ever set (mhobserver.com) — Mountain Home officials have discovered the city has long collected certain planning fees without a formal ordinance and are now considering a fix that would significantly raise many of those charges. The City Council will revisit the proposal, which could affect costs for lot splits and large developments, at its upcoming meetings while staff compare fees with similar Arkansas cities.
   

2. Food Bank clears the way for a greenhouse beside its Highland Circle warehouse (mhobserver.com) — Mountain Home's City Council has fast-tracked zoning changes so the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas can build a greenhouse beside its Highland Circle warehouse, expanding fresh-produce efforts right in town. Backed by a prior grant, the project will support hunger gardens, composting, rain harvesting, and more fresh food for Baxter County residents facing high food insecurity.
   

3. Baxter Health physician honored with Heroes with Halos Award (mhobserver.com) — A Baxter Health patient has honored Dr. Jacob Carter with a Heroes with Halos Award for attentive, clearly explained care during two intensive hospital stays, reflecting the hospital's focus on compassionate treatment. Mountain Home–area residents can recognize their own caregivers through the Baxter Health Foundation program, which accepts tax-deductible gifts and nominations online or by phone.
   

4. Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll (ktlo.com) — Mountain Home's high school football team just earned 25 votes in the latest Arkansas Sports Media Class 6A poll, signaling growing respect statewide. The rankings highlight how teams across Arkansas stack up by class, with Mountain Home just outside the top five and poised to climb if strong performances continue.
   

5. Myra Fay Terry, 68, Calico Rock (Conner) (ktlo.com) — Family and friends in Mountain Home are invited to honor Myra Fay Terry, born in Mountain Home and long connected to the Ozarks, at a celebration of life on Saturday, October 3 at Harmony Freewill Baptist Church. The obituary shares her adventurous life, deep local roots, and the many relatives and friends who survive her.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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