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Why go out and buy vegetable starts when you could start them yourself for pennies or free? All you need is some good quality potting soil and some kind of container that will hold dirt and let water drain out. You can go all out and buy trays and pots that are specifically for starting seeds, but there is a cheaper way.

Feeding Livestock for Butcher Shortcourse By Brian See Make plans to attend the Feeding Livestock for Butcher Shortcourse to be held on April 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Summit, AR.

Mountain Home - Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to ASU Mountain Home the week of June 12 - June 15, 2023. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in grades K-6 to tap into their natural curiosity and use their creativity to solve problems.

Thank you, Marion County! A great crowd gathered to eat Irish fare prepared by Margaret Ott and Lacie Bettencourt on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The owners of OL South Burgers and BBQ Inc. served up their wonderful food in a brightly lit green and white Community Building on the Marion County Fairgrounds.

LITTLE ROCK - More than 248 EAST programs from Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma gathered at the Hot Springs Convention Center the week before Spring Break to pick up awards and celebrate wins during the EAST Initiative’s annual conference.

Bull Shoals – Residents living in and around the Bull Shoals can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Lifeline Screening.

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 3.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.99/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 1.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 80.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

Little Rock - When House members return from the spring break recess, they will begin the process reviewing proposed constitutional amendments. Those hearings will take place in the House State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Yellville - The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting March 9, 2023. Meeting was called to order at 1802 hours by Dustin Beals, Commander.