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FOMCL meeting announcement

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.
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Yellville and Flippin Violating Sewer Discharges, A Follow Up Report

This a follow up on the initial report that is found on website of Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers friendsoftherivers.org The cities of Yellville and Flippin are under an October 2021 Consent Administrative Order (CAO) by the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission for multiple violations over a two-year period involving discharge of untreated sewage from their collection systems. The CAO also cited violations of limits of treated discharge into Crooked Creek and Fallen Ash Creek.
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Arkansas Ranks #44 as One of the Worst States to Live in

TOP Data, Market Research The pandemic enabled millions to work remotely for the first time ever causing a once in a generation reshuffling of how Americans work and where they choose to live. To determine which states have adapted best to serve this remote world, the market research company TOP Data conducted an indepth analysis of the Best and Worst States to live in 2022.
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Womack Backs Legislation to Sanction and Deter Putin

Washington- Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today continued his efforts to hold Russia accountable for its escalating aggression and destabilizing behavior by cosponsoring the Never Yielding Europe’s Territory (NYET) Act. The legislation provides critical support Ukraine needs to defend itself and deter threats while also imposing real consequences on the Kremlin for its malign efforts.
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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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County Business for MC

The meeting began with the prayer and the Pledge of allegiance recited by the Judge, Court and Spectators of the meeting. Justices Joyce McCalla, Rick White, Claudia Brigham, Wesley Shipman, Brady Madden Mike Scrima, Talon Vancuren, and Marty Nickels were in attendance along with John Massey and special correspondent Carl McBee Jr. represent the Mountaineer Echo. Absent from the meeting was Justice James Underwood.
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