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Little Rock — Turtles are on the move all over Arkansas, and many can be found alongside roads in rural and suburban areas thanks to a wet, relatively cool spring that created excellent foraging areas in ditches and grassy areas beside the hustle of daily traffic. Many turtles are finishing up their annual breeding and egg-laying cycles, which also puts them on the move.

The North Central Arkansas Prescribed Burn Association was formed in March of 2020, with the support and guidance of the Arkansas Game and Fish Department, Quail Forever, and USFWS Partners for Wildlife. It includes the counties of Marion, Searcy, Boone and Baxter in North Central Arkansas.

Two students from the Yellville-Summit FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Chapter will attend the National Leadership Conference in Chicago, Illinois, at the end of this month thanks to the generosity of the community.

In the several weeks I’ve been writing this column, I’ve mentioned a couple of times how important my bicycle figured into my childhood. But, next to our bikes, the hottest thing on wheels in the summertime in Flippin was the Bookmobile! I hadn’t thought about it in a long time, but another childhood friend mentioned it in a Facebook comment about last week’s column on going to church camp.