August 2024

Weekend Weather

Friday- Partly cloudy with a high near 89 degrees and a low near 68 degrees. Saturday- Partly cloudy with a high of 91 degrees and a low in the upper 60s. Sunday- Partly cloudy with a high around 94 degrees and a low around 70 degrees. Next week: Expect partly cloudy skies early next week. Expect highs in 90s and lows around 70 degrees.
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Buffalo National River Seeks Public Comments for Development of a Draft River Management Plan

Buffalo National River, BNR, is preparing to launch a public planning process for an updated river management plan and is seeking public input during a 30-day public comment period August 16 to September 15, 2024. The project, in part, is the result of feedback from the local community, landowners, and river users who have expressed a desire to plan for increasing and changing use of this beloved recreation corridor.
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Lucian King of Flippin

Lucian Dale King, 75, of Flippin, Arkansas passed away with his family by his side on August 13, 2024, at his home. Dale was born on August 10, 1949, in Imperial, Nebraska, the son of Lucian and Bobby Clarice (Hamilton) King.
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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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