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The Marion County Airport Board would like to announce there will be no meeting for the month of September. Thank you from the MC Airport Board.

FORT SMITH – MonitorDaily, a leading publication of the equipment leasing and finance industry, has recognized Arvest Equipment Finance (AEF) for the eighth consecutive year. AEF is a division of Arvest Bank.

FAYETTEVILLE - The little things living in a calf’s nose could be key to combating bovine respiratory disease, the single most costly illness affecting the beef industry. Jiangchao Zhao, associate professor of animal science at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, uses next-generation sequencing to identify the microorganisms populating the bovine nasal cavities, known as the respiratory microbiome.

On Wednesday, September 21, Mountain Home is hosting the AAA 5-A West Boys & Girls Conference High School Golf Championship, and they need volunteers to keep score for groups and help maintain pace of play. Volunteers would need to report to Big Creek by 7:30 a.m. that day, and play will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Please contact the Big Creek golf shop at 870-425-8815 or Andy Wescoat 870-321-4653 to sign up or for more information. Thank you and Go Bombers.

The Arkansas Razorbacks hosted the South Carolina Gamecocks is the season opening Southeastern Conference game on Saturday, September 10, in Fayetteville at 11 a.m. The game was nationally broadcast on ESPN.

The Friends of the Marion County Library (FOMCL) will have hundreds of books for sale at the Book, Bake, and Yard Sale on September 22, 23, and 24 at the Yellville VFW Legion Hut. Books of many genres will be priced at $.50 cents for paperbacks and $1 for hardbacks.

Show us what you’ve got at the annual Turkey Trot lip sync contest! The event will be held on Friday, October 14, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on the Turkey Trot stage. It is open to ALL AGES from preschool to adults! There will be four divisions in the lip sync: elementary (PreK-4th grade), middle school (5th-8th grades), high school (9th-12th grades), and adults (ages 18+). All area residents are encouraged to participate.

On Thursday, September 29, the Marion County Health Unit will conduct a free clinic to issue flu shots. The clinic is scheduled to be a drive-thru clinic, weather permitting, at 707 HWY 202 West in Yellville. The Clinic will be open from 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. The flu shot is available at no cost. Please bring you insurance card if you have one. For more information call (870) 449-4259. Get prepared for Flu Season by getting the Flu Shot at the Marion County Health Unit at no charge.