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On Monday, June 13, the Yellville-Summit School Board met in the Y-S District Administration Building across from the football stadium in Yellville at 5:30 p.m. Eleanor Davenport, Robin Lee, Nathan Rogers, and Travis Doshier were in attendance for the meeting along with Wes Henderson. Jason Jones was absent from the meeting.

The months of June and July hold some special very special birthdays for people of the United States and for Marion County, Arkansas. June 14, 1775, The United States Army was formed; on or about June 16, 1886, The Mountain Echo was formed; and on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was Declared.

Justin and Leslie Still of Flippin, Arkansas, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Adalia Rose Still, born April 27, 2022, at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, Arkansas. She was 19 inches long and weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces.

Searcy, Arkansas –– Harding University appointed Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson as executive vice president June 1.

“The killing of hogs, as well as the complete butchering process, was done outside. After shooting the animal between the eyes, the jugular vein was pierced with a sharp knife. When the bleeding had slowed, the hog was taken to the kettle of water for the scalding process. Having this water heated ‘just right’ was very important. If it wasn’t quite hot enough, the hair would not loosen enough, and if it was just a little too hot, it ‘set’ the hair. When this occurred, there was nothing left to do but skin the hog. This seldom happened however, and after the hog had been dipped several times and scraped thoroughly, he was ready to be hung.

Yellville — Arvest Bank launched its annual Million Meals initiative to fight hunger in the four-state region the bank serves two months ago. Today, the bank announced that with the help of customers and community members, it has exceeded the campaign goal by raising more than 1.92 million meals.