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It’s ever so much easier to tear things down than to restore or create anew. At this moment, we have a president, shadow president Elon and cabinet who want to take apart our government without doing the work of discretion. It is easy for Elon to fire departments whose researchers are fighting measles outbreaks in Texas, bird flu, or Ebola outbreaks in Africa. Or firing the managers of our nuclear arsenal. Oops, better get those folks back. He and DOGE are sloppy and seem intent on chaos and disruption.This isn’t what I voted for.

Mr. John Dyess, President of the Marion County Regional Airport Board would like to announce the Marion County Regional Airport Board Meeting has been scheduled at the Marion County Airport in Flippin on Monday, March 17, at 6 p.m.

Submitted by Ashley Woodell, MSE, Professional School Counselor It’s time to register all new students going into Preschool and Kindergarten for the upcoming 20252026 school year! Registration will be held on April 3, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the basement of Yellville-Summit School District’s Central Office.

The Ozark Mountain Boys Basketball team advanced to the 2A-1 Regional Tournament at Hackett. The next game is scheduled for Thursday, February 27, at 5:30 p.m. versus the Mountainburg Dragons. The Bears will be the #2 seed, while Mountainburg will be a #3 seed.

The Friends of the Marion County Library would like to announce they will be having their next business meeting on Monday, March 3, at 10 a.m. at the Methodist church. Anyone who is interested in our organization is welcome to attend.

LITTLE ROCK – February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and while getting children to brush their teeth is not the easiest task, it can be an important one. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that over half of children aged six to eight years old and over half of adolescents aged 12 to 19 have had a cavity in one of their baby or adult teeth. Cavities are preventable, though, and the CDC has recommendations for parents to help prevent them in babies and children.

The Marion County the Personnel Committee will meet on Thursday, February 27, 2025. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Agricultural producers looking to expand their operations through value-added products are encouraged to apply for a Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG). Applications will be accepted through April 17.