March 2022

Mountain Home- Baxter Regional Medical Center is pleased to again offer the Dr. Robert L. Kerr Medical/ Dental Student Scholarship Program, established to assist medical and dental students from the Baxter Regional service area with tuition. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage medical and dental students to practice in the Baxter Regional service area after completion of their medical or dental degree.

WACO, Texas– In each new year, gym memberships spike and “losing weight” tops many lists of New Year’s Resolutions. An article published by the National Institutes of Health, however, shows that the benefits of exercise go far beyond the scale. The study authors explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activities, based on information published between 2019 and 2021. They found that “…maintaining regular exercise is effective and engaging in alternative modes of physical activity is a key strategy to maintain mental health and well-being.”

With a full quorum of the Yellville City Council and city mayor Shawn Lane, the minutes of last month’s meeting were approved as read. The mayor announced there was no old business or new business on the agenda, but he did bring up the article on page four of the Mountaineer Echo by Sam Cooke dealing with Yellville and Flippin and the response on page 8 in the same issue of the legal notices.

Jimmy Lynch, Garett Schnoor and Scott Carter, the Marion County Election Committee, met March 10, at 10 a.m. in the courtroom of the annex to determine the ballot draw. The draw was handled by Alexis Rodman and Tisha Pendarvis. Each of the following races have opposition and will be voted on May 24.