Friday- Still hot in our area. The high temperature near 91 degrees and a low around 71 degrees.

Joseph Clayton Burrow, age 63 of Yellville, died Sunday, June 29, 2025, at his home.
I don’t bother with Facebook or any other social media. I only know what others occasionally bring up to me. It’s never anything complimentary and always negativity with a false name. The people who post this phony information are too cowardly to stand by what they say and don’t have the backbone to do or say anything that is benefit for the city, the city councils or individuals. GUESS WHAT?
The Weekly Update:
Problems in Bull Shoals

Jennifer Maree McGlothlin, a beacon of joy and resilience, passed away unexpectedly at her home in rural Marion County, Arkansas, on June 26, 2025, due to complications related to her lifelong condition of Cerebral Palsy. She was born on May 5, 1983, at St.
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it’s on pace to reduce total VA staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, eliminating the need for a largescale reduction-in-force.

The world is less jolly and sweet with the passing of Mary Ann (Cheek) Angus on Sunday, June 29, 2025. Mary Ann was born as the fifth child of seven to Marie (Rogers) and OJ Cheek on October 25, 1957. She grew up on the family farm and attended Flippin Public Schools where she graduated in 1976. Mary Ann passed away at her home.

Local F.D. receive $2,000 Grant from Black Hills Energy

Fay Chism, 2025 Yellville Summit High School graduate, is one of forty western Arkansas students awarded an academic scholarship from Farm Credit of Western Arkansas. Fay plans to attend Arkansas State University in the fall. Fay is the granddaughter of Farm Credit member Kennith Chism. “We proudly award this well-deserved scholarship in recognition of Fay’s many academic accomplishments and student leadership,” said Farm Credit of Western Arkansas CEO Brandon Haberer. “We’ve distributed more than $440,000 in scholarship awards since 1996 to help talented young people like Fay achieve their academic goals,” Haberer added. “These scholarships demonstrate our commitment to the next generation of agriculture and community leaders.” As a financial cooperative, Farm Credit lends money to farmers, ranchers and rural homeowners. The association has more than $2 billion in assets, over 12,000 members and 23 branch offices across 41 western Arkansas counties.