Opinion

Preserving memories . . .

“The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that’s all there is,” said the stern but sentimental character, Mr. Carson in an episode of the British historical drama series, Downton Abbey. As the words escaped his lips, I felt their importance.
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The United States’ cattle inventory has shrunk to its lowest numbers since 2015

submitted by Brian See, Marion County Extension Office Yellville - HEAT WAVES - The United States’ cattle inventory has shrunk to its lowest numbers since 2015 thanks to the drought sprawling across the western half of the country. James Mitchell, extension livestock economist with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said total cattle inventories stood at 98.8 million, “falling below 100 million for the first time since 2015.” Mitchell said the numbers, which came out the U.S.
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Cooking with Mumzy!

Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. Everyone is doing good on this end of the paper. Every day seems to have new adventures in it for me. My boys are back in school and things are already getting crazy busy. I have some big changes coming in the very near future, I can’t wait until I can let everyone know what changes are coming and how good it will be for me. I hope everyone has a wonderful back to school time. I hope everyone has a wonderful week and As Always Remember the Little Things.
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Back to School

As Arkansas students head back to school, we want to take this week to remind drivers to be mindful of student safety when approaching school buses. It is estimated that close to 350,000 students in our state ride a bus to school.
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Governors Working Together

Today I’d like to talk about a recent partnership with the state of Oklahoma. On Wednesday, I joined Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on the Oklahoma State University-Tulsa campus to sign a Memorandum of Understanding stating that we are working together to make the Arkansas-Oklahoma corridor a center of excellence in advanced mobility.
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