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The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting June 8, 2023. The meeting was called to order at 1800 hours by Dustin Beals Commander. The opening prayer was given by Teddy Beaudin, Chaplain.

The women of Mountain Home Moose Lodge will hold a roast beef dinner fundraiser on Friday, July 14 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The menu includes scrumptious roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggie, roll, dessert and a beverage.

Communications LITTLE ROCK – During the summer, temperatures can soar. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports an average of 702 heat-related deaths per year and over 9,000 heat-related hospitalizations annually.

Ask Bethany, at the Heinz-Willett Center for well-being, for a punch card to receive a free Drums Alive/ Heinz-Willett Center for Well Being T-shirt. To receive a t-shirt, participants must attend 10 Drums Alive programs.

10 July: Second Monday Dinner at The Post from 4-6 p.m. Menu includes meatloaf, green beans, mashed potatoes, drink and dessert. $10 adults, $5 Kids 5-12, Under 5 eat free. 28 July: Monthly All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast at the Post from 7:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. $8 Adults, $4 kids 5-12, Free for kids 4 & under. Free for WWII, Korean Vets, Firefighters, EMTs, Law Enforcement and Active Duty in uniform 7 Aug: Legion Post & Auxiliary monthly meeting. 5:00 p.m. potluck; meetings start at 6:30 p.m.

The Heinz-Willett Center for Well Being has received new T-shirts for you to purchase to support the center. The T-shirts are sold for $20.00 each and come in small, medium, large and extra-large sizes.

Robert Lyons, co-owner and editor of the Mountain Echo Newspaper The Yellville City Park has many great features to offer patrons from walking trails to a Splash Pad for children to cool off during the heat of the summer. The following are pictures to display some of the features the park has to offer.

by Cindy Wood Young Tempers flared during the first of two meetings of the Bull Shoals City Council last week. On June 27, a special meeting was called by three councilmen, Wes Phelan, Daryl Lindman, and Dino Giannini with the sole agenda item being consideration of an ordinance to return the “Citizen Comments” portion of each Council meeting to the end of each meeting.

Saturday, July 1, is the six-month mark since taking office as your Sheriff here at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO). The time has certainly gone by quickly as each day seems to bring new challenges or new opportunities for learning. As an update, here are some highlights of what we have been working on: We are still in the process of solidifying a 2023 budget. There are many challenges from the cost of everything going up (as you well know), to maintaining a facility of this nature, as well as providing for the medical and daily needs of inmates. We have been digging into the details of these expenses and implementing processes and procedures to keep those costs down as much as possible.