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Y-S School District Preschool and Kindergarten Registration
Submitted by Ashley Woodell, MSE, Professional School Counselor It’s time to register all new students going into Preschool and Kindergarten for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year! Registration will be held on April 3, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the basement of Yellville-Summit School District’s Central Office.

Cotter Schools Board Meeting
On Thursday, March 20, the Cotter Board of Education met to discuss audit findings, contracts and student transfers at 7 p.m. The following members of the board were in attendance for the meeting: Allen Franks, Luke Walker, Jimmy Morgan, Russel Duggins, and Cameron Ross, along with Administrators and other guests.
Attention Marion Residents! Marion County Community Center Project Update
Community Center Project to be Discussed during the April 8 regular Quorum Court Meeting Marion County, you have waited long enough! Here is your chance to hear about our exciting progress. Join us on Tuesday, April 8, for the regular Quorum Court Meeting, starting at 5:30 p.m., inside the Marion County Courthouse on the third floor.
MC Irish Dinner
The Irish Dinner was, again, a success! The community raised over $10K with a profit of nearly $7K to go directly to the MC Community Center Project! We would like to thank all the sponsors, ticketholders and donors, for their support. A complete list of sponsors is on the sponsors page of our website: marioncountycommunityservices.org These three spirited attendees were cheered to WINNER status in our Irish Costume Contest. Luck had nothing to do with it...just look at those outfits! Congratulations to1st Place - Georgina Stice ($50 gift card), 2nd Place - Dick Wendell ($25 cert. to Crooked Creek Pub/Breadeax Pizza), and 3rd Place - Bob King ($25 cert. to Razorback Ribs). The contest was sponsored by Crooked Creek Pub and a plaque will be hung in the Pub with the winner’s name and photo.

2025 Dave Ferguson Scholarship
The Crooked Creek Conservation District would like to announce the 2025 winner of the Dave Ferguson Scholarship Award. “Home is Where the Habitat Is” Kaylee Cheek a senior at Flippin High School. The daughter of Johnny and Darla Cheek.
Yellville-Summit 3rd Nine Weeks Honor Roll
All A’s Third Grade - Kerriana Moore, Emberlynn Schmidling, Kennedy Baker, Ava Cockrum, Emmlyn Dubuque, Rykan Deming, Ruby Milligan, Grace Bullock, LJ Burnett, and Len Gallegos.

Marion County – Burn Ban
Due to extremely dangerous and dry conditions in Marion County and weather and rapid drying conditions, it has become necessary to ban all outdoor burning in Marion County.


