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Lightin Ridge

Cool Stream If you have the ambition to get away from the air conditioning and get your body acclimated to summer, find an isolated section of Ozark River where canoe rental people do not operate, and plan a two- or three-day trip in the middle of the week with a friend who is inclined not to complain much about sleeping in a tent and having wet feet. By doing so, you can actually get off away from the world’s problems.
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Arvest Charity Golf Tournament to Support Four Nonprofits

Arvest Bank is pleased to announce that four regional nonprofits were selected as beneficiaries of the 28 th Annual Charity Golf Tournament, set to take place August 24 at Big Creek Golf Course in Mountain Home. Each year, Arvest associates choose a local “Charity of the Year” from Baxter, Boone and Marion counties to receive proceeds from the golf tournament.
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Lightin Ridge

I talked to the new director of the Missouri Department of Conservation this week, and he gives me some hope. He hails from Ozarks country, the small community of Lincoln, Missouri, where he and his dad kept coonhounds and hunted coons and sold their pelts.
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Crooked Creek

Properly applied weed control is one of the most cost-effective management practices available to forage producers. Weed control is relatively inexpensive when compared to practices such as new variety establishment and use of commercial fertilizers.
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Saying Goodbye to KJ Moore

Keirstin “KJ” Moore finished her last track meet as a member of the Yellville-Summit (Y-S) Lady Panther Track and Field team. She was 5th overall and competed in the 100 Meter Hurdles, Long Jump, Discus, 200 Meter Dash, Shot Put and the 800 Meter Run.
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