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Annual Upper River Clean-Up

By Ed Amass, BNRP Board The Annual Upper River Clean-Up is scheduled for Thursday, July 9, 2026, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Tyler Bend Pavilion. Buffalo National River Partners is looking for volunteers to help clean up the Buffalo National River in the middle district.

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Youth Shot in Dodd City was self-inflicted

By Gregg L. Alexander, Sheriff Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander reports that on June 22, 2026, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the Marion County Emergency 911 (E911) Center received a call from an individual stating he was transporting his son, a sixteen-year-old male (16- year-old-male) to the ambulance bay in Yellville with a .22 caliber gunshot wound to his abdomen. MCSO Investigators met the caller and victim at the ambulance bay where the victim was transported by ambulance alert and in stable condition to Baxter Health in Mountain Home for treatment. During an interview with Investigators at Baxter Health, the father of the victim stated he was returning home to his residence on State Highway (SH) 125 North in the Dodd City area of Marion County, when he heard a “pop” from inside the house. He stated as he walked through the door into the house, he saw the victim fall to the floor. The victim was immediately picked up and transported to the ambulance bay in Yellville by personally owned vehicle (POV).

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