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The Law Enforcement Committee of the Marion County Quorum Court met Thursday, April 20, in the Courtroom of the Marion County Annex Building. Committee members in attendance were Justices Joyce McCalla and John Reed, while Justice Marty Nickels was absent.

By Larry Dablemont Rock bass are to Ozark flowing streams what crappie are to reservoirs. Creel census figures show that they make up the largest percentage of fish caught, and fish kept by stream fishermen in the Ozarks. Missouri fisheries people once kept track of the fish coming out of the Big Piney, Current, Niangua, Huzzah, and Courtois, and they figured goggleeye made up 25 to 35 percent of the fish caught and kept. It is likely they overlooked the green sunfish caught when they did that survey.

Kerri Nettles, Arkansas BC&BS LITTLE ROCK — Forbes magazine again includes Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield among its list of America’s Best Midsize Employers. The company ranks 33rd in the nation in 2023, up 66 spots from 2022.

Gregg Alexander, Marion County Sheriff For the week, Marion County Deputies responded to one hundred seven (107) calls for service and took sixteen (16) incident reports. Officers responded to six (6) domestic calls, took eight (8) theft reports and provided ten (10) wellbeing checks. Deputies made one (1) felony and four (4) misdemeanor arrests. A deputy graduated from basic training at the Law Enforcement Training Academy in Pocahontas. Investigators opened four (4) felony case investigations, completed affidavits and applied for arrest warrants for two (2) suspects charged with one (1) felony each. Investigators conducted six (6) interviews related to ongoing investigations and assisted in the search for a local runaway.