August 2022 CALENDAR of EVENTS @ the MARION COUNTY LIBRARY
We have Teen Entertainment after school every weekday. Tuesday August 2: Virtual Games 10 a.m.
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The Best Ideas Come From The Ground Up
Recently, the American Farm Bureau Federation recognized me with the Golden Plow, the highest honor it awards sitting members of Congress. The success I’ve had in shaping ag policy is thanks, in large part, to the Farm Bureau – and especially its Arkansas branch – serving as a vital resource in supporting Natural State farmers, ranchers and foresters.
Read MoreThe Best Ideas Come From The Ground UpY-S Back-to-School Bash
The Yellville-Summit School District (Y-S) will be hosting their annual Back-to-School Bash on Thursday, August 11, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Read MoreY-S Back-to-School BashArkansas Catfish Industry
The catfish industry is the largest component of aquaculture in the United States and a significant industry in Arkansas. In fact, Arkansas catfish farmers contributed $19.5 million to Arkansas’s agricultural economy in 2021. That’s up 17% from the previous year.
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Anyone researching their familiar relationship to the Yocham family in Northern Arkansas, or Southwest Missouri will find plenty of good biographical information about our Yocham patriarchs, James (also known as Jake, and Jacob), and his brothers, Solomon, and Jesse. Whatever else they might have been, they were not dull, or boring.
Read MoreWAS THERE SILVER IN THEM THAR HILLSRutledge Sues Biden Administration
Little Rock - Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joined 22 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit today against the Biden Administration for withholding school lunch program funding from schools that fail to adopt the Administration’s new guidance on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Read MoreRutledge Sues Biden AdministrationTony Loukota brings military-grade cyber expertise to Forge Institute’s Academy
Little Rock – Forge Institute, a leader in cyber workforce development and other cyberdefense related services, today named U.S. Marine Corps veteran Tony Loukota as Training Manager.
Read MoreTony Loukota brings military-grade cyber expertise to Forge Institute’s AcademyMy Year as Chairman of the National Governors Association
Two weeks ago, I passed the gavel to my successor as chair of the National Governors Association, and today I’d like to talk about my year as leader of the NGA and the opportunity to work with other governors on some of our nation’s biggest challenges.
Read MoreMy Year as Chairman of the National Governors AssociationBSCC Workshop discusses Party’s
On Tuesday, 19 July, the Bull Shoals City Council met 6:30 p.m. to discuss condemnation updates, street paving, annexation, street parking. Alderman Joey Grede, David McBee, Daryl Lindman, Chuck Kinler, along with Tina Bailey, Recorder and David Nixon, Mayor were in attendance.
Read MoreBSCC Workshop discusses Party’sGreat Illustrated Classics
Bull Shoals Library (BSL) has something for everyone. This week’s feature is the great illustrated classic series in the Young Adult Fiction collection. BSL has 14 of these beautifully illustrated, timeless classics adapted for young readers.
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