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Boozman-Backed Bill to Address Baby Formula Shortage Headed to President’s Desk

Washington—Congress passed bipartisan legislation Thursday to ensure families have access to formula to feed their babies. The Access to Baby Formula Act introduced by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) was unanimously approved in the Senate. Companion legislation overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives. The legislation will now head to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
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BSCC discusses high-water, sidewalk and water meters

A proposed high water launching ramp and the sidewalk project brought a good citizen turnout to the Bull Shoals Council meeting May 26. Previously Council asked Nixon to continue looking into a high-water launching ramp at an undetermined location near Bull Shoals and how it might be funded. Frequent high lake levels over the past few years have made accessing the lake difficult when launching ramps and parking lots are flooded.
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Common Ground Arkansas Develops Site to Make It Easier for Arkansans to Find Polling Locations

Bentonville - The nonpartisan organization Common Ground Arkansas has developed an online Early Voting Locator tool to help voters quickly find their nearest polling locations and hours of operation. The tool is an interactive map based on the voter’s location or an address the user inputs.
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T-Shirt Ladies Sale Scheduled

The Baxter Regional Auxiliary is sponsoring a T-Shirt Ladies and More Sale on Monday, June 6 and Tuesday, June 7. The sale is being held in the Lagerborg Dining Room of the Baxter Regional Cafeteria. Hours on Monday, June 6, with be from 7 a.m. Until 5 p.m. and from 7 a.m. Until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7. Sale will include boutique clothing, accessories, t-shirts and more!
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Branson, Missouri Part One

Part one of a series on Branson Mo. This article is a starter on some of the things Branson has to offer. In the weeks the article will focus on more detailed places to visit. It will be covering free places to visit as well as place to eat, stay, action and adventure place and places that cost. I hope you enjoy these series and take some time to visit Branson.
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Bull Shoals City Council Workshop

Mayor David Nixon began the May 17 Bull Shoals Council workshop with two announcements. He said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s sluice gates. The road will be closed from 7 AM June 1 until 5 p.m. June 2, including overnight. Travelers will need to use alternate routes.
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