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The Veterans History Project, an initiative of the Library of Congress’s American Folklife Center, is marking its 25th year collecting and retaining the oral histories of our nation’s veterans. One of Boozman’s latest submissions recognized the service and sacrifice of Fort Smith resident Clyde Gudermuth, a veteran of the U.S.

During the archery season in September, a hunter killed a young buck just west of Highway 63 between Houston and Licking Missouri. It looked healthy but testing showed it to be infected with TSE, (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy).

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The economics of agriculture will be the topic of the 2025 Economic Update Luncheon presented by The Point Financial and the North Arkansas College Foundation. The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, January 21, in the John Paul Hammerschmidt Conference Center on Northark’s South Campus.

Lacie Bettencourt and Margaret Ott of Ol South Catering Company was named Best Food Truck and Best Catering Company for the Best of Twin Lakes 2024 in Flippin Jennifer Obert, Lynsie Treat, Savanna Woelbing and Mariah are pictured above after being named Best of Twin Lakes 2024 Hair Salon in Flippin. Below is a picturesque photo of cardinals sitting on branches of trees in the snow that gathered during the snowstorm last weekend in Mountain Home.

On January 10 and 11, Arkansas saw Winter Storm Cora blow through the state and dump large amounts of wet snow covering the landscape with a fresh white blanket of snow that was a welcome sight for children from Southeast to Northwest Arkansas. Some areas watched in amazement as a foot plus fell to the ground. Here some pictures from Marion County and surrounding areas. More photos at flippinonline.com

Sam Strasner, Director of University Relations RUSSELLVILLE -- Arkansas Tech University has announced its President’s List and Dean’s List for undergraduate students on its Russellville campus for the fall 2024 semester. A student must record a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least 12 hours of college-level coursework to be named to the Dean’s List.