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by Cleo Martin The most troublesome kinds of wasps around the house are yellow jackets, hornets and the Polistes wasps. The Polistes wasps are the ones that make the saucer or umbrella shaped nests under eaves of houses and in the shrubbery or other protected places.

The Turkey Trot 5K and Little Turkey 1 Mile are part of the Turkey Trot festival in mid-October, in Yellville. The run will be held on Saturday, October 15, at 7:30 a.m.

Results of experiment in small grain management completed during 1956 through 1960 have been released by the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Grain yields of oats did not differ on seedbeds by plowing about July 8, August 8 or by disking September 8.

Yellville-Summit School District will be hosting its Annual Title I Meeting, on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. in the Yellville-Summit Elementary Cafeteria.

Labor day is on Monday, September 5. All articles, ads, classifieds, obituaries and community events is Friday, September 2, by 12 noon.

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $12 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands.

Little Rock - Members of the Civil Air Patrol, Arkansas Wing are once again ready to help teachers make an impact in their classrooms. Civil Air Patrol, the auxiliary of the Unites States Air Force, provides Aerospace Education Curriculum, along with free STEM kits for educators across the country is gearing up for another year of assisting teachers implementing high quality, project- based instruction in their classrooms across the state.

Clevon Young, Arkansas Human Development Corporation Providing small and emerging business owners with the skills, tools and contacts needed to create and grow their enterprises and better engage in job creation activities are the goals of an upcoming business conference to be held via Zoom, with a small on-site audience in Fordyce and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Jointly funded by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), USDA/RD, U.S.