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Wednesday, February 21, at 3:00 p.m., Military Service Sisters was presented with a donation check in front of the Mountain Home mural. The donation, in the amount of $500, is a contribution from the 2024 Woman Veteran Calendar to support the noble work and initiatives of the Military Service Sisters in Arkansas.

All through the fall hunting season, those of us who love to hunt waterfowl prayed for rain. The one thing you need for great duck hunting is plenty of water, and we just didn’t have it. So, I have decided to go duck hunting in the spring, when the ducks start heading back to the north. I’m going to hunt them with my camera.

The regular meeting of the Flippin City Council was held Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Flippin District Court Room. Lacie Bettencourt, Jodi Howard, Margaret Ott was in attendance, along Heith Hogan, mayor. Tony Ford was absent.

The ACT 56 Award is awarded to outstanding gifted programs in the state of Arkansas. The Cotter GT program was awarded the ACT 56 Award for schools under 1000 students. Lisa Coots is the GT coordinator/facilitator. The Cotter program has focused on a variety of programming options for the students that go above and beyond standards. Cotter Schools, parents and teachers are proud of the way the GT program excels from the classroom to the community.

Cindy Wood Young has announced her candidacy for Marion County Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 3. Born in Springfield, Missouri, Young jokes “As the old saying goes, ‘I got here as quick as I could,’” which, in her case, was at the age of five.