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Molenda USMC

Robert (Bob) Molenda is a United States Marine, because once you are a Marine you are always a marine. Bob grew up in Illinois and joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in late 1962 where he trained in San Diego and became one of America's finest, an Infantry Marine in the 3rd Marine Division.
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Marion County Police Beat

Current: January 5 – January 15 Kohut, Ryan Matthews Booking Date: 01-13-2023 - 7:32 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY Moore, Jessie Dale Booking Date: 01-13-2023 - 6:01 p.m.; Charges: Reed, Kathleen Booking Date: 01-11-2023 - 7:38 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Eason, Tony A Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 3:47 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Tucker, Kourtney Cavell Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 2:59 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Simmons, Stephanie Louise Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 11:09 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Cowan, Michael Booking Date: 01-09-2023 - 10:53 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR Ply, Torie Gene Booking Date: 01-07-2023 - 12:06 a.m.; Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, NEED DESCRIPTION Bates, Joshua Allen Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 11:54 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR, FAILURE TO PAY Hicks, Louis Fate Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 3:38 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, HOLD FOR BAXTER CO Andrews, James Lee Booking Date: 01-05-2023 - 5:18 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Killian, Robert Booking Date: 01-05-2023 - 4:53 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Released: Hicks, Louis Fate Release Date: 01-15-2023 - 4:45 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 3:38 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO APPEAR, MISDEMEANOR, HOLD FOR BAXTER CO, HOLD FOR DOC Rogers, Richard Release Date: 01-14-2023 - 6:11 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-14-2023 - 3:28 p.m. Charges: FAILURE TO REGISTER VEHICLE, DRIVING ON SUSPENDED DL, THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL, FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Reed, Kathleen Release Date: 01-13-2023 - 8:23 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-11-2023 - 7:38 p.m.
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MC Meeting announced

Marion County Judge, Jason Stumph and the committees have announce dates and times of the upcoming committee meetings. Please note that the meeting time has been changed to 5:00 p.m. in the annex for these meeting.
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Getting to Know My Dad

I am just going to say, right up front, I’m cheating again this week. It’s been a particularly busy and stressful week for me, so as the deadline was looming for this week’s article, I panicked! What would I write about? So, I’m going back to my Dad’s memories (which, again, are considerably before the 1960s I like to write about).
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Pets of the Week

by Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter Year-end numbers are in for Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter and what a year 2022 was! In those twelve months, our all-volunteer organization took in/ rescued 641 dogs and 192 cats for a total of 833 animals! We processed adoptions for 134 dogs and 187 cats for a total of 321. Additionally, 448 dogs were transferred out of state where they would have better chances for being adopted.
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ARCHAEOLOGY

The Three Rivers Chapter of the Arkansas Archaeological Society (AAS) will meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, at the Don W. Reynolds Library in Mountain Home. Dr. Julie Morrows talk will be about the Greenbrier site, and her presentation from the Southeastern Archaeological Conference. She has stated that the site is just about the best late Mississippian site I've ever seen. She will also bring artifacts. Our meetings are free and open to the public. Call Mark Shockley at 404-6907 for information.
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