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Special Olympics Torch Run through Marion County
Special Olympics Torch Run through Marion County
Upcoming Events at Fred Berry
June 4 - Wild Wednesday - What Happens to the Trash https:// www.register-ed.com/events/view/228483 June 7 - Trash the Litter Hike https://www.register-ed.com/ events/view/224929 June 10-12 - Fish Camp https://www.register-ed.com/ events/ view/227235 June 11 - Wild Wednesday - Rocks of Arkansas, Everybody Needs a Rock https://www.register-ed.com/events/ view/228485 June 14 - Trap Shooting Basics https://www.register-ed. com/ events/view/225357 June 16 - Basic Fishing https://www.register-ed.com/ events/ view/225470 June 16 - Archery - Genesis Bows https://www.register-ed. com/events/view/225471 June 17 - Intro to Shotguns https://www.register-ed.com/ events/view/225472 June 17 - Intro to Rifles https://www.register-ed.com/ events/ view/225473 June 18 - Wild Wednesday - TBD (updates on register-ed) June 19 - Trapping Basics https://www.register-ed.com/ events/ view/225474 June 19 - Game Call Making https://www.register-ed.com/ events/view/225475 June 24 - Target Tuesday - TBD (updates on register-ed)
MCNHA 2025 Scholarship Recipients
Every year the Marion County Nursing Home Auxiliary, Inc., (MCNHA) awards several $1,000 scholarships to eligible students graduating from Marion County school districts.
Decoration Day at Freck
Decoration at Freck Cemetery, Sunday May 25.
Weekend Weather
Friday- Partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain. The high temperature should near 80 degrees and a low in the mid 60s degrees.
Arvest Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant to Support Special Olympics Arkansas Area 2
The Arvest Foundation recently announced a $5,000 grant to support Special Olympics Arkansas’s activities in Area 2, which covers Baxter, Boone, Marion, Carroll, Newton and Searcy counties.
Former MC Airport Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Nearly $118,000
On Monday, May 12, 2025, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agents arrested Douglas E. Starkey, 66, of Yellville, on charges of felony Theft of Property and Abuse of Office.
SUMMARY OF OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE COTTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
The following members of the Board attended the meeting: Allen Franks, Jimmy Morgan, Russel Duggins, Luke Walker, and Cameron Ross. Administrators and other guests were also in attendance. The appropriate notice of this meeting was given to local news media as well as posted on the district’s website. Allen Franks called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.