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Stumph for Marion County Judge

My name is Jason Stumph and I am running for Marion County Judge. Above all else know that I love the Lord, am in love with my wife, love my family and I am a Conservative Republican. If you know these things about me, then you know Jason Stumph. The Lord and my family provide the solid ground that I walk on daily, and both give me the strength and courage needed to help shape this great County.

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BSCC Police Patrol in Full Force plus more

BSCC (Bull Shoals City Council) was called to order by Mayor Nixon, The Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag was followed by the roll call and Ms. Bailey announced we have a quorum to conduct business. In attendance were the following: Mayor David Nixon, Recorder Tina Bailey, Council Members Dino Giannini, Daryl Lind man, Joey Grede, Chuck Kinler, David McBee, and Dr. Kirby Davenport.

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Almost 80% of school districts with significant Covid 19 issues

Despite a few signs that the Omicron Wave of infections may have peaked in parts of the United States, Covid-19 hospitalization in Arkansas surged yesterday (Wednesday) to a new pandemic high of 1,819. An official at the Arkansas Department of Health noted that because the state in not tracking positive results from at-home tests, the number of infections reported daily by the agency is only “the tip of the iceberg,” and urged Arkansans to continue to take precautions.

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What Doctors Want You to Know to Protect Yourself from Omicron

Omicron is between 1.5 to 3 times more transmissible than the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Additionally, people who manifest symptoms are doing so more quickly than with previous strains -- sometimes just two to three days after exposure. And recent evidence shows daily Omicron deaths in the United States have exceeded those from the Delta variant. Amid these troubling facts, there is pervasive confusion about what steps individuals should be taking right now to protect themselves.

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Almost 40% lie about being vaccinated

With restrictions regarding COVID-19 constantly changing, adults, vaccinated or not, have considered lying about their vaccination status. In fact, 38% of adults said they’d consider lying about their COVID-19 vaccination status in order to work, travel, or avoid conflict according to a recent study by Safe-Home.org Even celebrities do it.

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