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SPECIAL COUNTY CONVENTION The special meeting is scheduled to be held Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 6 p.m., in the Yellville Annex Courthouse. The purpose of this convention is to elect delegates from our County Committee to the Special District Convention where Delegates and Alternates to the National Convention will be elected.

Gregg L. Alexander, Sheriff Marion County Sheriff Gregg, Alexander is warning county residents the Sheriff’s Office has received citizen complaints of receiving a call from a person identifying themselves as a Marion County Deputy, and telling the resident they missed jury duty, and a warrant will be issued if an undisclosed fine isn’t paid.

Cotter School District has released the list of Honor Roll students for the third quarter of the school year. The school and The Mountain Echo would like to congratulate each student on the list. The parents and school are proud of these students. Students earning all A’s for Elementary School and followed by the Junior High and High School grouped together are listed first and followed by students with a 3.0 grade point average.

by Robert Lyons The Cotter School Board met Thursday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss reorganization of the school board, school calendar for 2024-25 school year, technology project and other needs for the school like Health Special Risk insurance.

Due to an error in my reporting, I would like to make the following changes. Our Spring Marion County Book/Bake/yard sale will be Friday, April 19, from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 20 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

I wrote about some things awhile back that some folks questioned. One column concerned skunks and someone hoorahed the idea that skunks carry rabies and therefore there is liable to be a rabies outbreak this year. We may not see a rabies outbreak on an increased scale, but the increase in skunk populations, which has doubled or tripled their numbers, makes it likely. Another questioned why I would kill black snakes on Lightnin’ Ridge. That is because they climb high into the trees, and prey upon bird eggs and even baby birds. The other reason I kill them is to save baby rabbits and the eggs of quail, wild turkey and whippoorwills. All three of those birds are declining in number. Blacksnakes are always at peak numbers in the Ozarks. Always! Now if you have a barn where you store grain as food for cattle, as my grandmother did, you have a problem with mice and rats and you like having snakes as rodent trapper.

Below are the March events for Alley-White Post/ Unit 52, American Legion. Every Tuesday: Crafting at The Post from 10:00 a.m.

Hatchett, Clayton Elliot Arrested: 3/24/2024 3:35:00 p.m. Charges: Charges Pending, Hold for Baxter Co Sanford, Crystal Dawn Arrested: 3/22/2024 6:39:00 p.m.