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ARLINGTON, Texas – The world’s No. 1 bull rider, Daylon Swearingen (Piffard, New York), put up two 90-point rides inside AT&T Stadium Saturday night, leading Team USA Eagles to defend home soil and repeat as PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Global Cup Champion, winning the 2022 PBR Global Cup USA, presented by Monster Energy.

During the month of February, various churches in Marion County once again celebrated Kindness Month. The churches chose to honor volunteers throughout the county by gifting them with snacks, goodies, lunches or in other ways.

Y-S Schools 2022-2023 Yellville-Summit PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION is scheduled for Tuesday, MARCH 29, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The upcoming meeting of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission will now have a Zoom option for those who are unable to attend in person. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 10:00 a.m., at Arkansas State Capitol, Room 171, 500 Woodlane Street, Little Rock, AR 72201.

Little Rock – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced she is allocating $500,000 to the Law Enforcement Family Relief Trust Fund. The fund, established in Act 765 of 2021 under the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, is designated for families of fallen officers who are killed in the line of duty or those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness.

Y-S School To: Yellville-Summit Kindergarten Registration! When: March 29, 2022, from 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Where: Yellville-Summit Central Office, (in the basement) Why: To register a child 5 years of age on or before August 1, 2022, for the upcoming school year! Please bring the following documents: Birth Certificate Immunization Record Social Security card Proof of EPSDT (well child) screening within the past 2 years Important Notes: Call the Marion County Health Office 870-449-4259 to make an appointment for immunizations if they are not complete.

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.