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Parsippany, NJ - CherryRoad Media Inc. announced today it has purchased nine newspapers from Rust Communications, Inc. The newspapers are published in Arkansas and Missouri. Cribb, Cope & Potts, the oldest newspaper, and publication brokerage in the United States, represented Rust Communications in the transaction. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. This marks the latest acquisition for CherryRoad Media, which entered the newspaper industry in late 2020 with the purchase of the weekly Cook County (MN) News-Herald. It has since acquired fifty-two other titles, including four in Arkansas and four in Missouri, as well as two start up newspapers in Minnesota.

The women of Mountain Home Moose Lodge will hold their monthly chicken dinner fundraiser on Friday, March 11 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The menu includes oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, dinner salad, green beans, roll, dessert and a beverage.

March is Woman’s History Month. Here is how it all began. The celebratory month has its roots in the socialist and labor movements. The first Women’s Day took place on Feb. 28, 1909, in New York City, as a national observance organized by the Socialist Party.

The Marion County Election Commission will be meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 2 p.m. in the courthouse, to review candidate filings and handle any other pertinent business. The public is invited to attend.

Fayetteville- Washington Regional Medical Center’s laboratory recently achieved reaccreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the world’s leading provider of laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing programs.

The North Central Arkansas Military Service Sisters Luncheon has been rescheduled for Friday, March 4, 2022, at Noon. The location is Whispering Woods Grill, 4245 AR Hwy 177 in Jordan.

HARRISON- North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC) is proud to welcome Rachel Mullins, MB (ASCP) as our new Director of Laboratory Services. Rachel will be replacing Karen Dezort who retired from NARMC after 14½ years, 9½ of which she was the Director of Laboratory Services.

There will be a meeting of Capitol Arts & Grounds Commission on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 10:00 a.m. at the Arkansas State Capitol, Room 171, 500 Woodlane Street, Little Rock.

The Friends of the Marion County Library will meet at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 7, at Yellville Methodist Church. We will be preparing for the huge Book/Bake and Yard sale which will be held on Thursday, March 17, Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19 at the Legion Hut in Yellville.