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The Baxter County Veterans Benefits Fair will be held Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Mountain Home - Camp Invention, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to ASU Mountain Home the week of June 12 - June 15, 2023. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in grades K-6 to tap into their natural curiosity and use their creativity to solve problems.

Thank you, Marion County! A great crowd gathered to eat Irish fare prepared by Margaret Ott and Lacie Bettencourt on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The owners of OL South Burgers and BBQ Inc. served up their wonderful food in a brightly lit green and white Community Building on the Marion County Fairgrounds.

LITTLE ROCK - More than 248 EAST programs from Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma gathered at the Hot Springs Convention Center the week before Spring Break to pick up awards and celebrate wins during the EAST Initiative’s annual conference.

Bull Shoals – Residents living in and around the Bull Shoals can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Lifeline Screening.

Arkansans rely on access to physicians and health care professionals to provide life-saving and preventative care close to home. Rural states like ours face an acute need for medical providers.

Mountain Home - Jewel Pendergrass, broker/ owner of CENTURY 21 LeMac Realty is pleased to announce that in recognition of their outstanding sales production and commitment to quality service, Century 21 Real Estate LLC recently honored the Z-Team sales team with the CENTURY 21 2022 President’s Team Award.

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 1.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 78.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is continuing his leadership to address the growing health care provider shortage with the introduction of a pair of legislative initiatives aimed at attracting medical professionals to practice in communities across Arkansas. The senator is advancing bills to increase access to medical residency slots in underserved areas and incentivize students to join the medical field.