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Just as we are finally seeing Covid cases recede, the flu, specifically Type A Flu has begun to impact our community. Last year when we were wearing masks during the pandemic, flu cases in our state were much lower than in previous years. A stomach bug also seems to be circling town.

Welcome to Sunshine Week! Those who cherish openness and transparency in government use this week to highlight why citizens of a democracy should care when public officials block their access to information and meetings. It should be obvious that you should be allowed to attend or listen in when your elected officials gather to discuss where to use road and drainage equipment, how to spend tax dollars, or who to hire for a top administrative post.

Jimmy Lynch, Garett Schnoor and Scott Carter, the Marion County Election Committee, met March 10, at 10 a.m. in the courtroom of the annex to determine the ballot draw. The draw was handled by Alexis Rodman and Tisha Pendarvis. Each of the following races have opposition and will be voted on May 24.

Bull Shoals - CRC will take the stage at the Bull Shoals Theater of the Arts on Saturday, March 19, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This band is a classic rock band from the Missouri. CRC is a recently formed band performing in Springfield, Missouri, and surrounding area. The band features a variety of classic rock and blues from various artists and eras.

Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway was born on February 1, 1878 and passed away on December 21, 1950. She was born to William Carroll Wyatt, a farmer and shopkeeper, and the former Lucy Mildred Burch. At the age of four, she moved

Spring Break 2022! They say it’s gonna be epic! But is it? Let us consider. Spring Break is a strangely named week March wherein the schools, the same ones that were hitherto educating our children, for some inexplicable reason, set them free.

In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Buffalo National River, an Art Exhibit celebrating the beauty of the Buffalo will be on display throughout April at the Boone County Library. Works from the BNR Artist-in-Residence Program from 1996-2008 and 2019, as well as pieces from local renown artists will be featured.

Jerry ran a bar called Tom and Jerry’s. I think he figured that helped him with the common touch that’s genuinely useful for a politician, and he was probably right.

YELLVILLE– Arvest Bank and Genuine Care Pharmacy, co-sponsors of the 26th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in North Central Arkansas, are accepting nomination letters to recommend nonprofit organizations in Baxter, Boone and Marion counties for consideration as a 2022 Charity of the Year.