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News Staff

A Drama in the Woods

I was just in the right place at the right time to see it, and it didn’t last long. A hawk came out of the timber and passed across a small opening in the woods with a cluster of oak leaves in his talons, pursued by four or five screeching small birds.

AMERICAN LEGION MINUTES

The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting May 11, 2023. Meeting was called to order at 1800 hours by Bobby Hamlin, 1st Vice Commander.

CROOKED CREEK

Have you ever looked at someone’s lawn and thought how nice and manicured it looked and wish that yours looked that way? Or do you prefer the look that comes from flowers and grasses being different heights and in various stages of blooming? Everyone has a different opinion on what their yard should look like and in the end it’s all personal preference. Grass makes up much of the lawn vegetation in the area, and lush green grass is aesthetically pleasing, but are wild-flowers, dandelions or other flora bad to leave for the pollinators and other wildlife? Some might wonder about my lawn mowing skills because there are usually patches scattered throughout my yard that are not mowed each time and those patches may be different each time the yard is mown.

Veteran of the Week

Friends of Marion County Veterans Army veteran Cheryl Westfall was born in 1971, in Janesville, Wisconsin, and shortly after that they moved to North Pole, Alaska where she graduated from high school and immediately joined the army at age 17.

SAU Tech announces academic achievement Brown

EAST CAMDEN – Southern Arkansas University Tech, SAU Tech, is proud to announce the academic achievement of Tom Brown from Flippin. Tom earned a Certificate of Proficiency in Fire and Emergency Response in academic year 20222023.

Students named to Harding University Dean’s List

Haley Reilly, Public Relations Specialist SEARCY - The following students are among more than 1,100 Harding University students included on the dean’s list for grades achieved during the spring 2023 semester. Kyra Smith of Flippin, a Senior, studying biology Dawson Walker of Yellville, a Sophomore, studying civil engineering About Harding University Harding University is a private Christian, liberal arts university located in Searcy, Arkansas.