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Sheriff Gregg Alexander reports that on January 29, at approximately 1:26 p.m., the Marion County 911 (E911) Center received a 911 call about a welfare check. Deputies and Investigators responded to the scene and located the body of a male in his bed.

On April 1, the TRICARE Online Patient Portal will no longer be available. The Department of Defense’s new electronic health record—MHS GENESIS—has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. As part of the transition, the DOD is decommissioning the TOL Patient Portal. If you want to keep a copy of your legacy health records for personal use, you must download them from the TOL Patient Portal before April 1.

CONWAY - The University of Central Arkansas congratulates more than 1,200 students who were named as Presidential Scholars. The following students are from your area: KateLynn Bogle of Valley Springs; Jacey Davenport of Yellville; Ethan Granniss of Flippin; Kade Howard of Flippin; Emily Mears of Yellville; Brenna Metts of Flippin; Keirstin Moore of Yellville; James Randall of Yellville.

The Mountain Echo reported in the January 30 edition that Jon Thomas, J.T., Mott is now eligible to own or possess a gun, vote and run for office since President Donald Trump included Mott in the Presidential Pardon for the actions taken by patriots on January 6, 2021.

Friday- Partly cloudy, chance of rain with a high near 58 degrees and a low near 46 degrees. Saturday- Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High near 63 degrees and a low around 30 degrees. Sunday- Partly cloudy with a high around 42 degrees and a low around 25 degrees. Next week: Cloudyand cold early next week with a chance of snow Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs expected to be in the mid 30s and lows range from mid to upper 20s.

Greetings from the Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter (HAH). We are sending out an S.O.S. message from all the dogs and cats, puppies and kittens who live at the Shelter while waiting for just the right person(s) to take them to furever homes.

The Bergman Panthers and Lady Panthers hosted the Melbourne Bearkatz and Lady Bearkatz battle for playoff seeding in a huge district contest on Tuesday, January 21 at Bergman High School with three games starting at 5 p.m. As the fans started filing into the building, the tension began to fill the air.