April 2026
Lila Hurley Qualifies for FBLA National Leadership Conference
By Taylor Lynch Yellville-Summit High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter continued its tradition of excellence at the Arkansas FBLA State Leadership Conference held in Little Rock.
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EmbryRiddle Ph.D. Student Mines Insect Behaviors for Engineering Insights
By Michaela Jarvis James Hand is a Ph.D. candidate at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University, a Department of Defense SMART scholarship awardee and, most recently, the recipient of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)/Stevens Institute Doctoral Award. The award is presented annually to just two Ph.D. students worldwide, recognizing their research for its innovation and its potential to advance systems engineering. Hand’s research focus? The behaviors and strategies of insects – and how those behaviors could translate into engineering designs for drones and robotics. Hand says he particularly enjoys studying insect behavior because it is completely outside of his field of engineering.
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Sharon Owen-Cranfill of Flippin
Sharon B. Owen-Cranfill, a longtime resident of Flippin, passed away on April 20, 2026, at the age of 77. She was born on June 26, 1948, in Quincy, California; Sharon was the daughter of Woodson and Edna Belle Owen.
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Jerry Honaker of Omaha
Jerry Wayne Honaker, the son of Ken and Gerdi (Dietz) Honaker, was born December 2, 1960, in Pampa, Texas, raised in Amarillo, Texas, where he lived through his youth and graduated high school. Jerry loved boasting of his adventures with his sister and close friends on his Schwinn Stingray bicycle, minibikes, his first car he bought and early working years. He developed an unparalleled work ethic from a young age that he carried with him for the rest of his life.
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The future is bright for the 3A-1 track and field competition. In men’s action, the Yellville-Summit Panthers finish as Junior High District Champions by accumulating 142 points with Valley Springs finished with 99 points in third.
Read More3A-1 Junior High District Y-S Panthers Champs Lady Bobcats Runner’s UpThe Moose Lodge hosts fish & shrimp dinner
The Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will hold its monthly fried fish and shrimp dinner this coming Friday, May 1st from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
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The Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will host its 21st annual charity bowla- thon to benefit the Peitz Cancer Support House.
Read MoreAnnual Peitz Bowl-a-thon this Saturday!The Good Old Days
Philippians 3:13 & 14 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which GOD, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
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