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Rotary Scholarships

Alesia Owen, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee has announced that the Mid-Marion County Rotary Club awarded Seven (7) $1,000.00 scholarships this year to area high school graduates. The following are the recipients and the institutions they will be attending: Recipient from Bruno-Pyatt High School: Ethan Brumley, Arkansas Tech.
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Update at the MCSO

For the week ending 8/25, Deputies responded to fortyseven (47) calls for service. Of those, Deputies provided one (1) welfare check and worked five (5) domestic disputes. Deputies completed fifteen (15) incident reports and four (4) crash reports and assisted in multiple other motor vehicle crashes. Deputies served one (1) person outstanding warrants and arrested one (1) person on new felony charges. One deputy continues to progress in his Field Training. Deputies served twenty-seven (27) hours as court bailiffs.
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Remembering the Mayor

The Yellville City Council met Monday, August 7, in the Yellville City Hall building to discuss relevant needs of the City of Yellville. Council members Lorna Goodwin, Layton Lee, Clark Gustin, Maggie Davenport and Vickie Fogerty were present, along with Shawn Lane, Mayor.
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Arkansas Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.43/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 25.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 5.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.297 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Arkansas was priced at $3.09/g yesterday while the most expensive was $4.19/g, a difference of $1.10/g.
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MC Police Beat August 14 – August 20

Weidman, Philip D - Booking Date: 8/20/2023 2:58:00 p.m.; Charges: Charges pending; Bond: $0.00 Hicks, Louis Fate - Booking Date 8/20/2023 3:10:00 a.m.; Charges: Failure to appear, Failure to Pay Bond: $0.00 Allison, William Jarod - Booking Date: 8/18/2023 10:50:00 p.m.; Charges: Charges pending, Fleeing, Driving while intoxicated, Leaving the scene of an accident, Reckless driving, Driving while suspended for DWI, Speeding/over posted limit, Charges pending, Criminal attempt to commit murder 1st degree Bond: $ 150,000.00 Paxton, Reannon Michelle - Booking Date: 8/18/2023 2:54:00 p.m.; Charges: Failure to Appear Bond: $0.00 McNeely, Coleman JR - Booking Date: 8/16/2023 2:14:00 p.m.; Charges: Domestic Battering – 2nd degree/ Physical injury Bond: $25,000.00 Stevenson, Corey - Booking Date: 8/16/2023 1:57:00 p.m.; Charges: Hold for Doc Bond: $0.00 Rankin, Robert - Booking Date: 8/15/2023 1:22:00 p.m.; Charges: Parole Violation Maroney, William Gary - Booking Date: 8/14/2023 7:47:00 p.m.; Charges: Failure to pay fines – Misdemeanor, White Warrant Bond: $580.00 Bartlett, Danny Dewayne - Booking Date: 8/13/2023 5:55:00 p.m.; Release Date: 8/19/2023 7:37:00 p.m.; Charges: Domestic battery-3rd degree, Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person- 1st degree/ Purposely D, Aggravated Assault, Cruelty to animals, Residential Burglary-Commercial Bond: Hannah, Evy M - Booking Date: 8/17/2023 9:19:00 p.m.; Released Date: 8/19/2023 9:03:00 p.m.; Charges: Failure to pay Bond: Reed, Kathleen Denise - Booking Date: 8/18/2023 5:44:00 p.m.; Released Date: 8/19/2023 12:53:00 p.m.
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