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Baxter Health recognized for advancing rural stroke care

For its efforts to optimize stroke care and reduce gaps in rural health outcomes, Baxter Health has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Rural Recognition Gold award. People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than urban counterparts and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease and face a 30% increased risk for stroke mortality, according to an American Heart Association’s presidential advisory on rural health. Baxter Health is committed to changing that.

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Questions in Flippin

The Flippin City Council met Tuesday, June 23, at 6 p.m. to discuss monthly finances, fire and police numbers, public works, potential ordinances and listen to comments from citizens on the agenda. All council members were present, and the meeting began as scheduled.

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Sanders Announces Trade Mission to the U.K., Belgium, and Ireland

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders released the following statement today announcing her overseas trade mission to the Farnborough Air Show, Ireland, and Belgium from July 19 to 24: “I’ve had the privilege of representing Arkansas at the Paris Air Show and Farnborough Air Show since I took office, and in that time we’ve secured investments from aerospace and defense leaders like Dassault Falcon Jet, RTX, and Taber Extrusions.

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