YV Food Closet receives donation
Arvest Bank recently presented a donation to the Yellville Area Food Closet. The donation was part of the Million Meals campaign.
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Weekend Weather
Friday-Partly cloudy with a high near 85 degrees and a low of 66 decrees with a slight chance of rain. Saturday- Partly cloudy with a high of 88 degrees and a low near 68 degrees.
2023 VBS–New Hope Baptist Church
Submitted by Cassie Gilley All children in grades K-6 are invited to VBS at New Hope Baptist Church in Yellville, Arkansas, during the week of July 10-14, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Yellville Farmer’s Market
by Pat Bergman Warren and Charlotte Tufts are part of the Yellville Farmers Market, which is held in front of the Marion County Courthouse in Yellville. They came to Marion County in 1994, to buy land.
State of the MC Sheriff’s Office
Saturday, July 1, is the six-month mark since taking office as your Sheriff here at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO). The time has certainly gone by quickly as each day seems to bring new challenges or new opportunities for learning. As an update, here are some highlights of what we have been working on: We are still in the process of solidifying a 2023 budget. There are many challenges from the cost of everything going up (as you well know), to maintaining a facility of this nature, as well as providing for the medical and daily needs of inmates. We have been digging into the details of these expenses and implementing processes and procedures to keep those costs down as much as possible.
POLLINATOR TIPS FOR SUMMER
When we see the first bit of green finally break through the earth or bud form on a tree outside our window, we know spring has indeed sprung. That’s when many of us start to think of our pollinator friends and what we can do to help them as our plants begin to grow and bloom.
“Ossifragus”, New to the Ozarks
Along the Ozark streams, a favorite place of mine nowadays, as it gets hot and muggy, there comes the cry of a strange type of crow, a kind of caw that sounds like the black rascal is choking on something or trying to gargle. When I take people down the river who aren’t familiar with the ‘fish crow’ they are puzzled by the call.
Right to Repair
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation law allowing farmers to repair their own equipment could be “the first chink in the armor” that has allowed only manufacturers to complete some repairs, said Rusty Rumley, senior staff attorney for the National Agricultural Law Center. Rusty Rumley comments on Colorado’s right-to-repair law.
Make Gardening with Kids Enjoyable
by Melinda Myers Gardening is good for the mind, body, and spirit. It is also good for the youngsters in our lives. Research shows gardening helps relieve stress, improve focus, positively impacts mood and psychological well-being, builds a sense of confidence, and more.
This Week in Marion County
The week ahead is going to busier than normal. The Editor will attend Fireworks displays, feature a business in Yellville, Flippin and Bull Shoals and take photos for the upcoming Farm Family of Year.