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Blanchard Springs

The Blanchard Springs Caverns is reopening on August 18. The more arduous Discovery and Wild Cave Tours will not be offered at this time due to staffing limitations.
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Yellville-Summit School Menu

Breakfast: Monday: Pop Tart, Yogurt, Pineapple Tidbits, juice & milk variety Tuesday: WG Donut, applesauce, juice & milk variety Wednesday: French toast, sticks, fresh fruit, juice & milk variety Thursday: Buttermilk biscuit, gravy, mandarin oranges, juice & milk variety Friday: Breakfast Pizza, Peaches, juice & milk variety Monday: Chicken sandwich. Sweet potato tots, carrot and celery sticks, fresh apples, milk variety, ketchup, ranch dressing Tuesday: Beef nachos, black beans, tossed salad, pineapple tidbits, hot rolls, milk variety, ranch dressing, salsa Wednesday: Corn dog, French fries, coleslaw, pears, milk variety Thursday: Frito pie, garden salad, corn, salsa, cinnamon bread stick, mandarin oranges, milk variety Friday: Chicken crispito, yogurt, curly fries, mixed vegetables, tropical fruit, milk variety .
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J.B. Hunt, Univ. of Ark. Collaboration Focuses on Future of Supply Chain

Lowell – J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, and the University of Arkansas announced the Sam M. Walton College of Business program for studying supply chain, ranked number one by Gartner, has officially been renamed the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management.
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Survey of hospitals shows the impact of COVID-19 on the financial health of hospitals in 2021

Little Rock – A recent financial survey conducted by the Arkansas Hospital Association shows that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create profound financial volatility for the state’s hospitals. On average, hospitals responding to the survey saw a total margin decrease of 3.5 percentage points between the first quarter of 2019, prior to the pandemic, and the first quarter of 2022, leaving a full 52 percent of respondents now in the red.
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