July 2025

When God Winks

Acts 17: 22-31 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So, you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you. “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything.

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James Elsea of Yellville

James Wesley Elsea, 77, of Yellville, passed away at home on July 17, 2025, with his wife and children by his side. He was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on November 12, 1947, the son of Albert and Frances (Richardson) Elsea.

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Cotter School Board Meeting

Submitted by Ruth Howse The following members of the Board were in attendance for the meeting: Allen Franks, Cameron Ross, Jimmy Morgan, Russel Duggins, and Andy Slater. Administrators and other guests were also in attendance. The appropriate notice of this meeting has been given to local news media and posted on the district’s website. Allen Franks called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

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Cheek Wins Ferguson Award

The Crooked Creek Conservation District in Yellville, Arkansas is pleased to announce that the state-wide essay contest winner of the Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts Dave Ferguson Scholarship Award for 2024-2025 is none other than Kaylee Cheek, our very own district and area essay winner!

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