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NORTHFIELD, MINNESOTA - The following local students are named Class of 2025 graduates from St. Olaf College. To graduate, students must have completed the equivalent of 35 credits through a combination of full-credit and fractional-credit courses.

The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it will improve Veterans’ access to health care by extending the length of new VA community care authorizations to one year for 30 standardized types of care.

The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that eligible Veterans can now submit and track “mileage-only” travel claims directly from a smartphone or mobile device via the VA Health and Benefits mobile app.

Arkansas State University will host its Summer Commencement Ceremony starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, at First National Bank Arena, located at 217 Olympic Drive.

By Micki Somers, Director of Public Relations/ Assistant Director of the Northark Foundation North Arkansas College HARRISON – North Arkansas College is set to celebrate a major milestone with the grand opening of its brand-new Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Innovation (CRMI)—the first dedicated facility of its kind on a community college campus in Arkansas.

By Echo Staff The Marion County Library experienced tough times and exited the turmoil in a rebuilding phase. One of the final pieces of the bouncing back process was to hire a new librarian. The process was long and daunting, but the library found the person they wanted and hired Kasi Casteel-Manes to be the head librarian.

By Gregg L. Alexander, Sheriff On July 10, 2025, deputies were dispatched to a fire scene at a residence located on MC Road 145 in the Oakland area. On arrival deputies requested assistance from Investigators who subsequently responded to the scene to begin their investigation.