February 2025
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT: LEAD HILL TIGER STYLE
Teams from North Central Arkansas have booked their tickets to play in the 2024-25 Regional Basketball Tournaments with an opportunity to play at the State Tournaments. Lead Hill, Ozark Mountain, Flippin and Bergman will play in 1A, 2A and 3A tournaments.
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Lightin Ridge
In the 60s, Houston Missouri had a weekly newspaper called the Houston Herald. The owner and editor were a man I got to know well.
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Pets of the Week
Animal issue: Abandonment Meet Stella! Stella is a gorgeous black and tan Coonhound puppy. She was found to be a stray and was not claimed.
Read MorePets of the WeekTips for healthy smiles: Maintaining children’s dental health
LITTLE ROCK – February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and while getting children to brush their teeth is not the easiest task, it can be an important one. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over half of children aged six to eight years old and over half of adolescents aged 12 to 19 have had a cavity in one of their baby or adult teeth. Cavities are preventable, though, and the CDC has recommendations for parents to help prevent them in babies and children.
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The Friends of the Marion County Library would like to announce they will be having their next business meeting on Monday, March 3, at 10 a.m. at the Methodist church. Anyone who is interested in our organization is welcome to attend.
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Death Investigation in Yellville
Sheriff Gregg Alexander reports that on February 23, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) received a 911 call about an unresponsive male at a residence on State Highway 14, south of Yellville.
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The Ozark Mountain Boys Basketball team advanced to the 2A-1 Regional Tournament at Hackett. The next game is scheduled for Thursday, February 27, at 5:30 p.m. versus the Mountainburg Dragons. The Bears will be the #2 seed, while Mountainburg will be a #3 seed.
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LEGION NEWS FOR VETERANS
The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting February 13, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 18:00 hours by Dustin Beals, Commander.
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