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Is summer here early? Officially, the start was just last week on the June 21. However, it seems that the hot dry days started earlier this year than what we are used to. What does this have to do with conservation you ask? Are your pastures and livestock prepared for the heat and dry weather?

Mountain Home – Baxter Regional Medical Center is pleased to be the first in the region to offer Aquablation therapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Little Rock – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge ended abortions in Arkansas on Friday, June 24 by certifying the overturn of Roe v. Wade, in accordance with Act 180 of 2019.

I’ve been honored to serve on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees to help craft policies fulfilling the promise we made to men and women who served in our nation’s uniform by expanding access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, benefits and services.

Little Rock – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced she will be hosting the 11th Annual Never Forgotten – Arkansas Takes Action event on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the Benton Event Center. Rutledge’s event consists of an all-day training session for law enforcement and attorneys, a family session, as well as a luncheon to recognize Arkansas’s missing.

New Student registration will be held Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Panther Pavilion, (new gym). A copy of the student’s social security card, immunization record, and birth certificate as proof of child’s age should be presented at time of registration.

Harrison: North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (NAPHE) is very pleased to announce that Kyle Evatt MPA, has become a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) in May 2022. By achieving this certification, Kyle is trained to effectively deliver youth substance misuse prevention programs and messages to schools, workplaces, faith-based organizations, and other community groups or programs across the Baxter, Boone, Marion, Newton, and Searcy County region.

First National Bank of North Arkansas has announced they will be transitioning from a National Charter to a State Charter, pending regulatory approval from the Arkansas State Bank Department, and changing their name to Bank of 1889.