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Friday, September 9, 2022, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced the largest single gift in its 94-year history – a transformational $18.7 million from the Windgate Foundation that will radically empower the university’s acclaimed nursing and visual arts programs. The gift addresses critical needs in the Arkansas River Valley, creating a pathway to dramatically increase nursing graduates and cultivating an immersive arts experience for students and the public through the expansion of the Windgate Art and Design building and its offerings.

Whether you are hiking one of the numerous trails in the Buffalo National River area and hear an elk bugling in the fall, cruising through Boxley Valley and spot the grazing herds, or hunting on a crisp October morning, the elk bring back the native beauty of a species once lost to Arkansas. In the 1930’s, the U.S.

The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting August 11, 2022. Meeting was called to order by Dustin Beals, Commander, at 18:00 hrs.

MOUNTAIN HOME – The Art Odyssey starts September 29 and runs through October 1 in artists’ studios throughout Baxter and Marion Counties. Twenty-five local artists will be a part of the tour this year.

It is getting cooler outside, and it is time to prepare your house to keep unwanted visitors from paying a visit. Rodents are looking for a place to take over for the winter.

The first Arkansas Press Freedom Gala will be held Thursday, October 20 in the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by a steak dinner and the program at 7 p.m.

Dear Reader: My name is Roxie and the nice people at Have a Heart asked me to tell you, my story. It’s “our” story because I have a brother named KC.