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Well, grab a chair. For this is quite a story, and it happened over 100 years ago now.

The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, August 10, 2023, upstairs in the Marion County Courthouse at 6:30 pm. The public and members are invited to attend.

August is here and yes, we’ve had a hot dry spell, but that is normal for this time of year, and we have had it a lot worse in prior years, but have we thought about what we would like to do this fall as far as a garden, or preparing our yard for winter, or maybe even planting trees? We will look at some of these options in this week’s article. Let’s start with lawn maintenance.

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As summer winds down and the excitement of a new school year builds, families across the state are planning for the added expense of back-to-school shopping. This year, consumers are expected to spend close to $600 per child on clothes, shoes, and school supplies.

Attention Citizens and Guests of Marion County, there will be an upcoming road closure to thru traffic for repairs. Where: Marion County Road 8060 from CCC Access to Jimmie’s Creek Bridge.

In 2022, for the second year in a row, U.S. drug overdose deaths exceeded 100,000.

The women of Mountain Home Moose Lodge will hold an indoor Yard Sale fundraiser this coming Friday, July 28, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

What does Conservation mean? The definition in the dictionary says, “the act of conserving: prevention of injury, decay, waste or loss; preservation; and the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion”. So, what does that mean for each and every one of us? Practices have been followed for years by some people to preserve the valuable resources we have here in our area.