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MOUNTAIN HOME – Arvest Bank will host a free Shred-a-Thon for the Mountain Home community on Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Arvest Bank branch located at 2619 Hwy 62 East next to Walmart.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR called on the Biden administration to rescind its policies blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and banning new energy development on federal land. The senator urged the president to unleash American energy production using the abundance of our nation’ resources to help provide relief to skyrocketing fuel prices and increase our energy independence.

Harrison – The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation’s leading organization committed to fighting diabetes by driving discovery through research and innovation, intensifying the urgency around the diabetes epidemic and supporting people living with and affected by diabetes, today announced the recognition of North Arkansas Regional Medical Center’s Diabetes Self-Management Program through the Education Recognition Program (ERP). The DSMES service was originally recognized in April of 2018.

Little Rock – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is urging poultry owners to increase biosecurity measures on their operations in response to several reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in other states to include some in the Mississippi Flyway.

My fellow Arkansans. The ongoing geopolitical conflict in eastern Europe isn’t limited to tanks and aircraft. Cyber has also become a battlefield, and yes, it threatens to impede our quality of life here in the Natural State.

Many taxpayers have encountered individuals impersonating IRS officials – in person, over the telephone and via email. Don’t get scammed. Understanding how and when the IRS contacts taxpayers can help you determine whether a contact you may have received is truly from an IRS employee.

Mary Jane Thomas, Hawaiian Tropic model dies at the age of 58, in Jupiter, Florida, after being evacuated from a luxury hotel and spa to the hospital due to complications after a medical procedure. Mary Jane Thomas was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida, by parents, Ramona and Bill, siblings, brother Andy, sister Angela.