Every week, this column highlights the resilience of our neighbors here in Marion County. Usually, we talk about the soup, cereal, and volunteers that keep the Yellville Area Food Closet (YAFC) running. This spring, though, we’re shifting our focus from the pantry shelf to the backyard soil with a new initiative: Seeds of Hope.
The only 2026 spring dinner meeting of the Marion County Cattlemen’s Association will be held Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Yellville-Summit School cafeteria.
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By Micki Somers, HARRISON — North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas (UA Northark) and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) are set to announce a new partnership that will expand access to affordable higher education in Arkansas. On Thursday, April 30, the two institutions will unveil a program allowing UA Northark students to earn bachelor’s degrees in Harrison at one of the state’s lowest tuition rates.
It is with great sorrow that we announce that Gary Michiel Inness passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. Gary was born on February 14, 1952, in Pocohontas, to Billy Joe and Imogene Inness.
Bears Baseball
LEAD HILL - 10 of our FBLA members competed at the Arkansas FBLA State Leadership Conference in Little Rock this week: Dylan Cox, Jason Smith, Elizabeth Archer, Kasey Beard, Katie Bergan, Lennard Endres, Audrey Wessling, Violet Abraham, Isaak Farmer and Izaac Kopurtas. We are so proud of how well each of them performed and represented our school.
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The Flippin Bobcats finished 3rd Thursday, April 9, at the Sr. Anstaff Relays in Green Forest. Yellville-Summit ran to 4th while the Ozark Mountain Bears finished .50 points in scoring behind 5th place. Valley Springs came in in 7th place and Bergman finished in 13th place.
The Bergman Lady Panthers led all North Central Arkansas schools at the Sr. Anstaff Relays in Green Forest High School. The track and field meet was held on Thursday, April 9.
