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Gas Prices Decline Going into Labor Day;

BOSTON - After a seemingly never-ending spring of price-hikes at the pump, gas prices gas prices have declined every week of the summer and are expected to be the lowest since March 3 and 20% lower than on July 4, at $3.79* per gallon. According to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving American drivers the most money on gas, prices this Labor Day weekend will continue to fall slightly from summer highs, though remain over 60¢ per gallon more expensive than last year.
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Rutledge Announces Major Victory in Fight to End Opioid Epidemic

LITTLE ROCK— Arkansas Attorney General Rutledge announced that a federal district court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of Arkansas and forty-one other states, allowing the coalition to proceed with its antitrust lawsuit against Indivior, Inc. and Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for market manipulation of their product Suboxone, a prescription medication commonly used to treat opioid addiction.
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Public options for dove season

Randy Zellers, AGFC Little Rock – Dove hunters searching for a place to hunt still have a few days to scout some fields for opening weekend, but the clock is ticking. In case you haven’t been able to find a location through private fields, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission prepares a few locations on public land for hunters who want to enjoy a first shot at the season.
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ME welcomes Mason to Flippin Sept. 1

Peggy Mason has been hired by CherryRoad Media to work at the Mountaineer Echo (ME) as a Part-Time Reporter and Photographer. Mason has been working as a stringer or freelance reporter and photographer for the past 14 months and was the photographer for the award-winning front page photo that won the Mountaineer Echo the award for Best Front Page at the Arkansas Press Association awards ceremony in June.
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Rummage Sale

Operation Christmas Child of North Central Arkansas is having a rummage sale/Expo at East Oakland Baptist Church on 3095 Highway 62 E, Mountain Home, AR, 72653. It will be on Friday, September 2, from noon to 6 p.m.
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Baxter Health Physical Therapy Clinic at Hardy to Host Ribbon Cutting

Mountain Home – The Baxter Health Physical Therapy Clinic at Hardy, located adjacent to Access Medical Clinic, invites the community to a Ribbon Cutting event commemorating the clinic opening and introducing the new community care providers. The event will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022, rain, or shine, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the clinic, located at 4196 US-62, Suite B, in Hardy. The formal Ribbon Cutting is set to take place at 12:15 p.m. Baxter Health leadership, along with clinic staff, will be enjoying light refreshments to celebrate the clinic opening with the local community.
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