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FOREST GROVE, OREGON - Lukas Bogden of Peel, Arkansas, graduated in Spring 2026 from Pacific University in Oregon with a Doctor of Medical Science degree.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Department maintains a Tip Line that is accessible via email 24 hours a day at tips@marioncountyar.gov The Tip Line should ONLY be used to report criminal activity such as suspect, witness, and any other related information that could lead to resolving a criminal incident.

By Ed Amass, BNRP Board The Annual Upper River Clean-Up is scheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Tyler Bend Pavilion. Buffalo National River Partners is looking for volunteers to help clean up the Buffalo National River in the middle district.

FAYETTEVILLE - The University of Arkansas honored its most recent graduating class with a series of spring commencement ceremonies at Bud Walton Arena and Barnhill Arena.

By Gregg L. Alexander, Sheriff Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander reports that on June 22, 2026, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Marion County Emergency 911 (E911) Center received a call from an individual stating he was transporting his son, a sixteen-year-old male (16- year-old-male) to the ambulance bay in Yellville with a .22 caliber gunshot wound to his abdomen. MCSO Investigators met the caller and victim at the ambulance bay where the victim was transported by ambulance alert and in stable condition to Baxter Health in Mountain Home for treatment. During an interview with Investigators at Baxter Health, the father of the victim stated he was returning home to his residence on State Highway (SH) 125 North in the Dodd City area of Marion County, when he heard a “pop” from inside the house. He stated as he walked through the door into the house, he saw the victim fall to the floor. The victim was immediately picked up and transported to the ambulance bay in Yellville by personally owned vehicle (POV).