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BSCC Workshop

Bull Shoals City Council met March 22, for the monthly workshop. Mayor, David Nixon announced there is a court date May 10 for the Village Mart Shopping Center at 928 Central Blvd (the old Harp’s), so the long-standing issue of the status of the building will be in the Court process. The City has petitioned for a Court order to have the building’s condition inspected. Nixon also said the city received a judgment against a mobile home at 903 Bull Shoals Dam Blvd (Hwy 178). The City now has the legal right to mitigate the condemned mobile home and will follow the correct process to do that.

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Cooking with Mumzy!

Cooking with Mumzy Hello friends of the Mountaineer Echo. I hope this week finds you all in good health and happy spirits. We are all doing well here with my family. I am going to do some simple recipes that we remember from our childhood.

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Bring a Bit of Spring Indoors

Many gardeners are busy pruning shrubs to remove winter damage, control the size, or provide a bit of shaping before the season is well under way. Save some of the branches or cut a few from spring flowering shrubs to brighten your indoors. You’ll enjoy the added spring color provided by branches of forsythia, quince, pussy willows, and other spring flowering shrubs for bouquets and arrangements.

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USDA Sets April 15 Application Cutoff for CSP Renewals

Little Rock – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service is accepting Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) renewal applications through April 15. During the first half of the fifth year of the existing contract term, NRCS may allow a participant to apply and compete to renew their contract for an additional 5-year period. NRCS is mailing contract renewal notification letters to all participants whose contracts expire in 2022. These letters contain instructions on how to apply for CSP renewal.

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