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The Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship allows some eligible Veterans and dependents in high-demand fields to extend their Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship benefits. Read below to find out if you are eligible for up to 9 months (or $30,000) of added benefits and how to apply.

Mountain Home – Baxter County Library’s Summer Reading Challenges for children, tweens, teens, and adults will be wrapping up soon. Be sure to update your reading log with the Beanstack app by August 6 to be eligible for prizes.

The Mid-Marion County Rotary Club is looking for nominees for Grand Marshall for the upcoming Turkey Trot 2022. The Turkey Trot Festival is in downtown Yellville, Arkansas, on October 14, and October 15, 2022.

The Flippin City Council met on Tuesday, July 19, at 6 p.m. in the courtroom at the Flippin City Hall.

The Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) offers education and training for high-demand jobs to Veterans who are unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep reading to find out if you are eligible and how to apply.

Little Rock – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages urban producers and others to attend the second public meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Aug. 5.

Have you received a suspicious call from an organization claiming to represent or have affiliation with VA? Did the caller guarantee a lucrative payout for your disability compensation or pension claim for a “small fee?”

Average gasoline prices in in the last week, averaging today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of stations in. Prices in are a month ago and stand a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 13.0 cents in the last week and stands at $5.41 per gallon.