January 2023

Muzzle-loader Hunters

You have to be smart to hunt with a muzzle- loader! If you aren’t giving some thought to what you are doing and you nonchalantly ram a bullet down the barrel before you pour the powder in, you have a problem. The powder absolutely has to go in first! Hunting with a ‘smoke-pole’ causes you to think more and be more careful about the placement of one shot. One of my problems as a deer hunter is patience. I get tired of waiting; sitting in one spot up against a tree, with always one or two small rocks beneath me which do not seem to be a problem when I sit down, but become more of a problem the longer I wait. And though I know that all good things come to those who sit and wait, including deer, I once heard of a guy who had a limb fall on him while he sat and waited! I sort of like getting up and sneaking along, seeing new country thinking maybe a deer somewhere might be waiting on me.
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Rolling Down Memory Lane

Another New Year is upon us and, even more so than usual, this time of year causes me to think about days gone by. It’s always a good time for reflection. Over the holidays, I spent a little time looking back through old scrapbooks from my childhood.
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Marion County; Police Beat

Current: December 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023 Martin, Thomas Jacob Booking Date: 01-01-2023 - 8:17 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Edwards, James Robert Booking Date: 12-30-2022 - 5:27 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Holt, Ryan Booking Date: 12-30-2022 - 1:49 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Stevenson, Dustin Booking Date: 12-30-2022 - 1:38 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Cullum, John Booking Date: 12-30-2022 - 1:29 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Weaver, Allen Booking Date: 12-30-2022 - 1:18 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Byers, John Booking Date: 12-30-2022 - 1:09 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Lambert, Cherish Lanell Booking Date: 12-29-2022 - 12:38 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY FAILURE TO PAY Bartlett, Phillip R Booking Date: 12-27-2022 - 9:19 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO APPEAR FELONY, HOLD FOR MHPD Clark, Benjamin Martin Booking Date: 12-27-2022 - 5:32 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Sanchez, Noel Booking Date: 12-26-2022 - 11:58 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR Released: Concannon, Michael Patrick Release Date: 01-01-2023 - 5:30 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-01-2023 2:24 p.m.; Charges: CARELESS DRIVING, POSS SCHED III CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, NO PROOF OF INSURANCE, DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, OPEN CONTAINER Taylor, Ramona Lynn Release Date: 01-01-2023 - 12:15 p.m.; Booking Date: 12-31-2022 11:31 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Cox, John French Release Date: 01-01-2023 - 10:55 a.m.; Booking Date: 01-01-2023 - 1:27 a.m.; Charges: POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, NO PROOF OF INSURANCE, DRIVING ON SUSPDENDED DL, POSSOF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Bowman, Matthew Alan Release Date: 01-01-2023 - 10:05 a.m.; Booking Date: 01-01-2023 2:29 a.m.; Charges: DWI 1ST, OPEN CONTAINER, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Brown, Carl William Release Date: 12-31-2022 - 1:56 p.m.; Booking Date: 12-30-2022 11:17 p.m.; Charges: DOMESTIC BATTERY IN THE 3RD DEGREE .
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Sarah Edwards Succeeds Barney Larry

MOUNTAIN HOME – Baxter Health is pleased to announce that Sarah Edwards has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Baxter Health Foundation, effective January 2, 2023. “I am very excited that Sarah Edwards has been selected for this position,” noted retiring Foundation Executive Director, Barney Larry.
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Blue & You Foundation Awards $3.3 Million in Grants

LITTLE ROCK – The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas announced Wednesday 47 grants are being awarded in 2023 to public schools, universities and nonprofit groups in Arkansas totaling $3.38 million. The grants will directly impact each of the state’s 75 counties, funding projects focused on: Behavioral health resources Social determinants of health Maternal and pediatric health needs Health equity Whole person health Medical condition innovation The Blue & You Foundation is a charitable foundation established and funded by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield to promote better health in the Natural State.
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Making a Difference for Veterans

As a son of a Master Sergeant in the Air Force who served for 23 years, I understand the unique challenges veterans and their families experience and how Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, programs and care are critical for men and women called to serve in our nation’s uniform.
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BSCC Meeting

In what turned out to be one of the less contentious meetings in the past several months, outgoing Mayor, David Nixon presided over the final 2023 meeting of the Bull Shoals City Council on December 29. With only Councilman Daryl Lindman absent, the Council convened at 6:30 p.m. and moved swiftly through the thirty-minute session.
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