Business of the Year
2025 Flippin Chamber Business of the Year
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Pets of the Week
From Have- A- Heart Pet Shelter
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.
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.
Keeping Up with the Food Closet
There is a quiet ritual I look forward to each week. Before I put a single word on the page, I sat for a moment and let the week wash over me — the faces, the conversations, the small and not-so-small acts of generosity that keep the Yellville Area Food Closet (YAFC) running. This column has always been my dedicated space to share what I think of as “moments of grace”, those unhurried, often unannounced instances of human kindness that quietly define who we are as a community. I cherish that time.
3A-1 Junior High District Y-S Panthers Champs Lady Bobcats Runner’s Up
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.
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.
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.
Arrangements for 60-year-old Mr. William Batton
are pending at Roller Burns Funeral Home, in Yellville, Arkansas.
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.