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The Three Rivers Chapter of the Arkansas Archaeological Society (AAS) will meet at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, at the Don W. Reynolds Library in Mountain Home. Dr. Julie Morrows talk will be about the Greenbrier site, and her presentation from the Southeastern Archaeological Conference. She has stated that the site is just about the best late Mississippian site I've ever seen. She will also bring artifacts. Our meetings are free and open to the public. Call Mark Shockley at 404-6907 for information.

MOUNTAIN HOME - Baxter Health welcomes urologist Scott F. Ferguson, MD, to our medical staff and announces the opening of the Baxter Health Urology Clinic at Harrison. Dr. Ferguson will begin seeing patients on Wednesday, February 1, at the clinic, located at 715 West Sherman Avenue, Suite A, in Harrison.

Year-end numbers are in for Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter. What a year 2022 was! In those twelve months, our all-volunteer organization took in or rescued 641 dogs and 192 cats for a total of 833 animals! We processed adoptions for 134 dogs and 187 cats for a total of 321.

Fight the post-holiday blues with a bit of indoor gardening. Keeping your houseplants healthy and looking their best with a bit of grooming this winter is sure to lift your spirits.

Little Rock – The State Treasury earned nearly $100 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2023, Treasurer Dennis Milligan announced today in his final investment report of his tenure. Milligan takes office on Tuesday as Auditor of State.

HARRISON - A total of 279 students have been named to the Dean’s List at North Arkansas College for the 2022 fall semester. That number includes 199 students who were named to the Dean’s List for full-time students and 80 students who made the Dean’s List for part-time students.

January 17 - 20 Tuesday; Breakfast: Pancake on Stick, or Choice of Cereal, Fruit Juice, Milk Lunch: Chicken Quesdilla, Green Leafy Salad, Cooked Vegetables, Graham Crackers, Fruit, Milk Wednesday; Breakfast: Sausage, Egg Biscuit, or Choice of Cereal Fruit Juice, Milk Lunch: Old Fashioned Beans and Ham, Oven Fried Tators, Cooked Carrots, Cornbread, Fruit, Milk Thursday; Breakfast: Breakfast Burrito, or Choice of Cereal, Fruit Juice, Milk Lunch: Orange Chicken, Oriental Fried Rice, Oriental Vegetables Egg Roll (7-12), Fortune Cookie, Fruit, Milk Friday; Breakfast: Biscuit & Gravy, or Choice of Cereal, Fruit Juice, Milk Lunch: Cheeseburger, Sandwich Fixins, Oven Fries, Ice Cream, Fruit, Milk