
Montgomery Retires
Thursday, March 6 at 2 p.m., John Montgomery, Baxter County Sheriff, on the south lawn of the Baxter County Courthouse, announced he has officially decided to retire after a long successful law enforcement career.

Thursday, March 6 at 2 p.m., John Montgomery, Baxter County Sheriff, on the south lawn of the Baxter County Courthouse, announced he has officially decided to retire after a long successful law enforcement career.

The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday March 13, 2025, at 7 pm. Location will be in the Marion County Annex courtroom located at 105 S. Berry St., Yellville (diagonally opposite the Courthouse). The public and members are invited to attend.
The Yellville Ministerial Alliance will be meeting March 25 at 9 a.m. at Laura’s Restaurant in Yellville. We invite all local pastors and our local city leaders, Sheriff, and School leadership team to join us in our second scheduled meeting.
Baxter Health Auxiliary will hold a 2- day Fundraiser Tuesday, March 25, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 26, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Lagerborg Dining Room at Baxter Health.
The women of Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will hold a corned beef and cabbage dinner fundraiser this Friday, March 14 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Shirley Ann Wiles, 86, of Mountain Home, passed away peacefully at her home on February 27, 2025, with her family by her side. She was born in Newport, Kentucky, on October 16, 1938, the daughter of Alred and Corine (Humbel) Bartlett.

Darren Sean Kendrick, 55, of Lead Hill, passed away on March 3, 2025. He was born on August 27, 1969, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, the son of Chester Eugene Kendrick Jr. and Janice Virginia Conrad Kendrick. As a child he was involved heavily in athletics, mainly baseball, as influenced by his grandfather Chester Kendrick Sr, who had played ball professionally. He was a talented artist and craftsman, sharing his father’s passion for music and taking the likes of rock and roll classics to country music.

Jessie Velmore Turner Jr., 78, of Harrison, passed away at Hospice of the Hills on February 28, 2025. He was born in Newport, Arkansas on July 4, 1946, the son of Jessie and Mable (Westerman) Turner.

Judith Ann Gass Lane passed peacefully, early March 1, 2025, in her beloved home surrounded by family in Omaha. She was born on October 22, 1939, in Bellville, Illinois, to Alfred and Emma Gass, the third daughter in a family of six children.