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HELP WANTED: Stronger Border Security

In the early days of the Biden administration, the president signaled his intent to reverse border security rules that deterred immigrants from crossing the southern border illegally, “Migrant numbers increase along US-Mexico border as they await Biden’s immigration action” one news outlet underscored. As a result of these open border policies within the last year we’ve experienced record border crossings, overflowing detention centers and the release of single adult migrants into the U.S., among many other problems.
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Crespino for MC Treasurer

Yellville resident Susann Crespino is pleased to announce her candidacy for Marion County Treasurer. Crespino was named County Comptroller in March 2021 after serving as Marion County’s Payroll Clerk and Human Resources Administrator since January 2003.
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AEDC awards $502,838 to support wildlife education, improve school conservation programs

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $502,838.41 to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs to 183 schools, school districts, and conservation districts in 65 Arkansas counties. These grants are funded by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission through fines collected from hunting and fishing violations. Only money collected in the county where the violation occurred may be used as grant funds for that county.
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Collins for MC Coroner

My name is Jim Collins, and I am announcing that I will be a candidate for the Marion County Coroner in November 2022. I have had the honor of serving the people of Marion County as Deputy Coroner under Dan Duren and as Chief Deputy Coroner under Keith Barnes.
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ASL Announces 2022 Arkansas library leadership institute

Little Rock, Ark. (February 9, 2022) – The Arkansas State Library, a division of the Arkansas Department of Education, is pleased to announce the selection of participants for the 2022 class of the Arkansas Library Leadership Institute (ALL-In). Thirty librarians from across the state of Arkansas were selected from a pool of 59 applicants to participate in a year-long program designed to grow the next generation of library leaders in the state of Arkansas.
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YCC approves roads resolution

With a full quorum present, the Yellville City Council Approved Resolution 2022-2, the State Aid Street Program Project Resolution. The resolution will see resurfacing for all of Broadway, from the Yellville City Park to the county line on Fallen Ash Road, and all of Mill Creek except the bridges, according to a city spokesperson.
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