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Lila Hurley Qualifies for FBLA National Leadership Conference
By Taylor Lynch Yellville-Summit High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter continued its tradition of excellence at the Arkansas FBLA State Leadership Conference held in Little Rock.
EmbryRiddle Ph.D. Student Mines Insect Behaviors for Engineering Insights
By Michaela Jarvis James Hand is a Ph.D. candidate at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University, a Department of Defense SMART scholarship awardee and, most recently, the recipient of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)/Stevens Institute Doctoral Award. The award is presented annually to just two Ph.D. students worldwide, recognizing their research for its innovation and its potential to advance systems engineering. Hand’s research focus? The behaviors and strategies of insects – and how those behaviors could translate into engineering designs for drones and robotics. Hand says he particularly enjoys studying insect behavior because it is completely outside of his field of engineering.
The Moose Lodge hosts fish & shrimp dinner
The Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will hold its monthly fried fish and shrimp dinner this coming Friday, May 1st from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Annual Peitz Bowl-a-thon this Saturday!
The Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will host its 21st annual charity bowla- thon to benefit the Peitz Cancer Support House.
Keeping Up with the Food Closet
There is a quiet ritual I look forward to each week. Before I put a single word on the page, I sat for a moment and let the week wash over me — the faces, the conversations, the small and not-so-small acts of generosity that keep the Yellville Area Food Closet (YAFC) running. This column has always been my dedicated space to share what I think of as “moments of grace”, those unhurried, often unannounced instances of human kindness that quietly define who we are as a community. I cherish that time.
Welcome Coach Phillips!
North Arkansas College welcomes Brad Phillips as the new head coach of Lady Pioneer Basketball.
UA Northark to add Bachelor’s Degrees in Business and Education
By Micki Somers, HARRISON — North Arkansas College of the University of Arkansas (UA Northark) and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) are set to announce a new partnership that will expand access to affordable higher education in Arkansas. On Thursday, April 30, the two institutions will unveil a program allowing UA Northark students to earn bachelor’s degrees in Harrison at one of the state’s lowest tuition rates.
Spring MC Cattlemen’s Dinner
The only 2026 spring dinner meeting of the Marion County Cattlemen’s Association will be held Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the Yellville-Summit School cafeteria.