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Pansies have long been a fall and winter garden favorite. These cheery flowers are sure to brighten landscapes and containers and add a smile to any occasion. Look for fun and new ways to add them to your garden and fall celebrations.

Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. Everyone is doing good on this end of the paper. Every day seems to have new adventures in it for me. Today is the day I get to tell everyone my exciting news, I am happy to let everyone know I am now a formal CherryRoad Media employee! I have been a stringer for the Mountaineer Echo for one year and as of today I merged to a CherryRoad Media employee! Yay Me! I hope everyone has a wonderful week and As Always Remember the Little Things.

Mountain Home – The Kerr Scholarship, an annual scholarship named in honor of former long-time Mountain Home resident and physician Dr. Robert L. Kerr, has been awarded to seventeen medical and dental students in the Baxter Health service area.

Helena World Chronicle, LLC, the parent company of the Helena World owned by Helena businessmen Chuck Davis and Andrew Bagley, announced today they had reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Hayden Taylor Publishing, which publishes the Monroe County Herald, the only newspaper in Monroe County.

Mountain View – The Bluegrass & Fried Chicken festival is August 26 & 27 at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View. The Skillet Restaurant located onsite will serve its famous fried chicken buffet in between music shows at the park’s 1,000seat indoor music venue, Ozark Highlands Theater.