Weekend Weather
Friday-Partly cloudy with a high near 100 degrees and a low of 74 decrees with a slight chance of rain. Saturday- Partly cloudy with a high of 98 degrees and a low near 73 degrees.
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AWOL AT Crooks Cabin
The Marion County Arkansas Heritage Society Presents Steve Coppinger, author of AWOL at Crooks Cabin, The Murder of State Police Trooper Algin Sidney Pavatt. The event will be held Sunday, August 13, 2023, at 2 p.m., at the Estes-Williams Legion Hut in Yellville.
Read MoreAWOL AT Crooks CabinHill N Hollow Quilters Guild 40th Anniversary
by Peggy Moody, Chair Communications and Public Relations A quilt exhibit by members of Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild will be held at The Sheid at ASU during the month of August 2023. “Our 40 years 1984-2023” features beginner, intermediate, and award-winning quilts. A reception will be held August 10 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Read MoreHill N Hollow Quilters Guild 40th AnniversaryTHE WHITE RIVER
The Fisher Artist, Hurls his lure, To current’s edge, With ease, “Fish On”! He Utters, Neath is Breath, Wile in his Heart, He’s deeply pleased, Rod fully bent, Line fully strained, Little by little, He plays the gain, With net swishing downward, One swift swing of the arm, He gathers his prey, But inflicting no harm, Drinking in the moment, He gently turns it out, Releasing with pleasure, A White River Trout.
Read MoreTHE WHITE RIVERArkansas Loblolly Pine Decline
Submitted by Randy Zellers, AGFC Loblolly and shortleaf pines are the only two native pines in Arkansas. Shortleaf pine has a range throughout the state except in lowland areas.
Read MoreArkansas Loblolly Pine DeclineAccording to the US Drought Monitor
According to the US Drought Monitor, 100 percent of the state was classified as “abnormally dry” or worse on the July 12, 2022, report, and drought conditions existed in most of the state, peaking in mid-October. The second factor is flooded soils during the growing season.
Read MoreAccording to the US Drought MonitorA Slick, Slimy, Seldom-Seen, Salamander
by Larry Dablemont We had a good meeting at Buffalo, Mo on Sunday to kick off our “Common Sense Conservationist” membership drive. We had representatives from Owensville, Ellington, Farmington, Conway, Marshfield-Niangua and Cabool attending. I will be going to each of those communities to hold future meetings in the quest to establish C.S.C. memberships all across Missouri. If you want to be a member, contact me. I will put more information on my website, www.larrydablemontoutdoors.
Read MoreA Slick, Slimy, Seldom-Seen, SalamanderMOS presents Jerry Hopper Band Saturday
Our band for July 22 is another local favorite Jerry Hopper Band. We have some great door prizes to give away so that’s something you do not want to miss.
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There will be an American Red Cross Blood Drive Friday, July 14, at YellvilleSummit Middle School. Donations can be made between 10 a.m.
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by Kenny Simon, Instructor and Extension Forage Specialist Has your forage yield been lower than expected? You are not alone! Many producers across the state have been experiencing the same thing. Why are yields so much lower than normal? Lance Blythe, Greene County agricultural agent, surveyed his livestock and forage producers.
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