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Baxter Health Auxiliary Fundraiser 12 DAYS of CHRISTMAS SALE in the Pink-A-Dilly Gift Shop at Baxter Health Hospital. Tuesday, December 9 through Christmas Eve, December 24.

With the festive season fast approaching, the World Literacy Foundation is gearing up to deliver its cherished Christmas book packs to children from highly disadvantaged and low-income backgrounds across Arkansas. Shockingly, an estimated 61% of these children do not own a single book.

Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will hold its monthly fried fish and shrimp dinner this coming Friday, December 5, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday December 11, 2025, at 7 p.m.

The 2025 Christmas on the Square parade will be led by a familiar and deeply respected community figure. This year we honor Dick Wendel for his 50 years of service to our community.

Thanksgiving may be a time of reflection for some or even all. Here at The Mountain Echo, we feel that Thanksgiving is a time to remember what we have to include family, health and freedom. The fact that we live in an area that many people from Arkansas, Missouri and around the country refer to as “God’s Country” simply adds elegance to how precious the surroundings are for all to enjoy.

By Spree Ragland, Community Marketing Specialist, Arvest Bank Yellville – Arvest Bank recently gifted two local teachers with $500 each during the bank’s annual “We Love Teachers” initiative to help purchase school supplies for their classrooms.

Last Thursday, November 20, the Quorum Court Procedures & Management Committee unanimously passed three ordinances to place the proposed Marion County Community Center construction bond and maintenance tax on the March 3, 2026, ballot.

VA will instead ensure money is used to improve care and services for Veterans