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Centennial Bank of Highland recently provided lunch for 235 employees of the Highland School District on Aug. 6 at the high school campus during the week of professional development for Highland personnel. Cherokee Village’s newest restaurant, Chow on the Square, provided a healthy meal for the school district. ...

Hello everyone! The Arts Center of North Arkansas (ACNA) is going to have the monthly Open Board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the Cherokee Village Town Center at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, don’t forget your chance to experiment with poured acrylic on wood and canvas. ...

Save the dates for the upcoming annual Spring River Artists Guild Fine Art Show to be held Sept. 7, 8 and 9 and Sept. 14, 15 and 16 at Spring River Art Gallery, at 300 Main Street in Hardy. More details to follow.

The North Central Arkansas District Fair Pageants and Youth Talent Contests will be held Sept. 28 at 6 p.m at Ozarka College in Melbourne. The pageants for age 0-12 years of age are open to anyone in the 7-county district fair area who entered the county pageant. Rules and entry forms are available on the district fair website at www.ncadistrictfair.org or they are available from the county directors. Entry deadline is September 21...

The North Central Arkansas District Fair will be held Sept. 24– 29 at the fairgrounds on LaCrosse Road at Melbourne. All livestock entries must be made online by Sept. 1. Creative Arts entries are due Sept. 5 and also must be made online. There are two links to the online entries on the fair website at www.ncadistrictfair.org. ...

The public auction for the sale of tax delinquent land in Fulton County will be held at the Fulton County Fairgrounds’ Hickinbotham-Miller Exhibit Building on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m. according to John Thurston, Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m...

The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite members and the public to a Blue Ribbon Welcome at Hairy Cactus Hair Salon at noon on Thursday, Au. 16. They will be serving free hot dogs. The salon is located at 2379 Highway 62/412 Suite E in the Highland Shopping Center...

It’s that time again! The Annual Hall Family Reunion will be Saturday, Aug. 25 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the NAEC Orange Room. The potluck meal will be served at 6 p.m. Be sure to come if you can, don’t miss the good food and conversation. Contact Lacy at 870-371-1699 for more information...

Baxter Regional Health System Hometown Clinic in West Plains is set to open Thursday, Aug. 9, and our family medicine experts led by James E. Thompson, MD, and Lesa Kerley, APRN, are accepting patients of all ages. The clinic is located at 1402 Kentucky Avenue, West Plains, Mo...

Osage Water will perform Saturday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. at Music in the Moutains Theater in Horseshoe Bend, located in Lower Diamond B Mall. Osage Water is an up and coming band in Spring River Country from the natural state of Arkansas. The musicians and singers came together out of a love for music and a passion to share their music with others...

It’s a Close-Out, Blow-Out Rummage Sale. Join Friends of Horseshoe Bend Animals on Saturday, Aug. 18 as they sell all remaining stock and inventory of their resell shop. The shop is closing and that is your gain with huge price reductions on all merchandise. ...

We have some very important information about the big trips coming up. Biltmore (Nov 4-9) - This is a six-day chartered bus trip to North Carolina to visit the Biltmore Estate, Asheville and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The price is only $610 per person, based on double occupancy and includes 8 meals, guided tours, hotels, and transportation. ...

The following have celebrated birthdays recently: Teresa Rush Kelley, July 3; Ann Moser, July 31; Mary Bone, July 31; Shannon Womack, July 31; Sadie Jenkins, Aug. 1; Kenny Caraway, Aug. 1; Judy Walker Qualls, Aug. 2; Vickie Watson, Aug. 3; Tommy Wren, Aug. 4; Mitch Rush, Aug. 5; Bro. Jess Sumrall, Aug. 5 and Missy Burton, Aug. 5...

Aug. 12 will be an exciting day in the life of Salem First Baptist Church. We are celebrating our third annual “Turn the Page”. The theme for this year is “Just Get Started”. We are starting back from summer vacation, starting back to school and back to Sunday school and church. It all begins at 9:45 Sunday morning with donuts, coffee and juice in each individual classroom...

Happy August everyone. The Arts Center of North Arkansas has a couple of unique opportunities for you this week and next week. On Saturday, Aug. 11, Marty Williams (870-257-5661) will be conducting Beginning Origami class from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. If you have ever wanted to explore this art form, now is the perfect opportunity to do so. ...

As temperatures continue in the high 90s or above, the Arkansas Department of Health encourages people to practice heat safety. It is easy to get carried away while having fun in the summer, but ignoring signs of heat stress can be deadly. Heat stress is heat-related illness caused by your body’s inability to cool down properly. ...

Ozarka College in Ash Flat will host a continuing education course on Thursday, Aug. 9 from 3 to 4 p.m. called “Herbs in the Kitchen, Spice Up Your Health.” The class will be taught by Robin Moore, who is a certified community herbalist. In this class students will learn how to relieve symptoms from colds, flu and digestive upset. ...

The annual Maynard Alumni & Friends Reunion will be Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Maynard High School Cafeteria at 5 p.m. All Maynard alumni and all friends of Maynard are invited to attend. Scholarship recipients (from 1991 – 2018) are invited to attend and support the association. Thanks to all the members for your membership, donations and support in making the Maynard Alumni and Friends Association a successful organization...

The 30th annual Lawrence County Fair Auto Show will be held Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Sloan-Hendrix School in Imboden. Entry fee will be $15 for each vehicle entered. Registration will be from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 3 p.m. Dash plaques for the first 150 entrants. There are first, second and third place trophies in each class and a trophy for Best Teenage entry. Judging starts at noon with awards announced at 3 p.m...

Knights of Columbus will have an all you can eat breakfast including: biscuits and sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and sausage, pancakes, orange juice and coffee. Prices are $7 for adults and children ages five to 12, $5. Children under five eat for free. All proceeds benefit the Knights of Columbus...

The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite our members and the public to a Blue Ribbon Welcome at Janet Smart Farmers Insurance at 12 noon on Thursday, Aug. 9. They are located at 1638 Highway 62/412 in Highland (old A to Z building) and there will be food...

On Thursday, Aug. 23 at 8:30 a.m. in the Horseshoe Bend Library, a four-hour AARP Smart Driver Class will be held. Check with your insurance company to see if it is time for you to take the class. Cost for an AARP members is $15 and non-members, $20. To register, call Marge Burge at 870-670-5734...

Northeast Arkansas Chapter of Patriots of Act 746 is proud to announce the Northeast Arkansas Chapter meet and greet that will be held in Batesville on Aug. 11. This meeting will take place at Colton’s Steakhouse and will begin at 2:30 p.m. Patriots of Act 746 was founded in 2013 after passage of Act 746 which amended the Carrying a Weapon statute AR 5-73-120. ...

Gary Bebow, CEO of White River Health System, is pleased to welcome back Shahla Naoman, MD, Pulmonology/ Sleep Medicine to the White River Health System Medical Staff. Dr. Naoman is seeing patients at the Batesville Pulmonology Clinic –Harrison Street...

Fidelity Communications, a telecommunications service provider based in Sullivan, Mo., is launching a new referral program that gives customers the opportunity to earn money by referring family and friends. Existing Fidelity customers can earn a $25 Visa® Prepaid Gift Card for each new customer they refer. New referral customers will also receive a $25 Visa® Prepaid Gift Card. To get started, Fidelity customers will need to register at www.FidelityCommunications.com/Refer to join the program...

Sam Vogt, of Melbourne, is officially a pilot! On July 9, Sam earned his Private Pilot Certificate upon successful completion of planning a cross country trip from Melbourne (42A) to Tulsa, Okla. (KTUL). He was also required to complete a knowledge test and a practical examination consisting of an extensive oral exam and demonstration flight with an FAA approved Designated Pilot Examiner...

Ozarka College is pleased to announce that Tess Weatherford has been promoted to associate director of financial aid. She currently serves as the financial aid/ VA specialist and was previously employed as an administrative assistant to the college president...

Dillon Turner, of Salem, Ark., graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, S.D., on May 6. Turner received a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife management with a minor in business. He is the son of Matt and Jamie Turner, of Glencoe, Ark...

Harmony 3, from Branson, is coming to the Horseshoe Bend Theatre on Saturday, July 21 at 6 p.m. The group is composed of Stephanie Diaz, Jimmy Evitts and Matt Kester. All three performers entertain at Mel’s Hard Luck Diner in Branson. Why drive to Branson, when you can hear Branson-style performances right here close to home?...

This year marks the 45th year that the Perrys have been traveling across the country sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and on July 22 they will be making a personal appearance at Salem First Baptist Church in Salem. The concert will begin at 6 p.m. and the Perrys are ready to bless you with the finest in Southern Gospel music...

The following celebrated birthdays recently: Tammy Johnson Rains, July 9; Phyllis Harmon, July 10; Jill Everett Yancy, July 11; Judy Edwards, July 11; Bruce Johnson, July 12; Ann Wren, July 12; Eddie Creighton, July 13; Todd Moser, July 13; Betty McCollum, July 13; Lynn White, July 14; Mitch Gillihan, July 15 and Mike Cohoon, July 15...

Fulton County Water Authority users will see a $1 base-rate increase to the first 1,000 gallons of water used beginning July 1. This increase raises the base rate from $22.50 to $23.50 for residential meters and from $24.50 to $25.50 for those with 1-inch commercial and farm meters. The base rate for those with 2-inch commercial and farm meters increases from $35 to $36 for the first 1,000 gallons. Increases will be reflected on August statements...

FNBC Bank has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas by Arkansas Business and the Best Companies Group. This is the sixth year for the program. “At FNBC, we are proud to offer our employees a strong culture that is rooted in core values of servant leadership, accountability and integrity,” said FNBC President and CEO Marty Sellars. ...

The Fulton County Fair has photo mats for sale for fair photography exhibits. A variety of colors are available. Size 11 x 14 mats for 8 x 10 photos sell for $1.50 and 8 x 10 mats for 5 x 7 photos are $1.25. The Fulton County Fair purchases the mats for a convenience and savings for fair exhibitors and are sold for the cost of the mat. ...

The Fulton County Fair will be July 23-28 and will feature four nights of events for horse lovers again this year. The fair will open on Monday night with Round Robin Roping produced by Hall Rodeo LLC Fairgrounds Arena at 8 p.m. The competition will be 10 Headers and 10 Healers with a Cap on the No. 5 roper. A negative Coggins Test is required. To enter, call Tanner Hunt at 870-577-9315...

The Fulton County Fair will have five special contests at this year’s fair and will have additional premium money for the contests. Fair officials encourage anyone who resides in Fulton County, attends school in the county or is a member of a club in the county, to enter the contests...

The Izard County Veterans Service Office (VSO) will be closed from July 23 through Aug. 3. If you have an emergency and need to contact a Veterans Service Officer, contact one of the listed individuals and they will be able to help you either though they are outside Izard County: Mountain Home: Charles Leonard, 870-425-8155; District 3: Elesha Granniss, Mountain Home, 870-404-6944; Sharp County: Gary Rogers, 870-994-2408 or Stone County: William Stroud, 870-214-1901...

Baxter Regional Medical Center welcomes Malachi McCurdy, MD, to our medical staff and community. Dr. McCurdy is a general surgeon in practice at Ozark Surgical Group. Born and raised in a small community in central Indiana, he served on multiple medical mission trips to Kenya, Honduras, Haiti and the Dominican Republic before graduating summa cum laude from Anderson University with a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and biology. ...

Kids Day, sponsored by Tony Atwood, assisted by Mike Mennon, was held on Spring River Sunday, July 15. Attendees rafted the river and then enjoyed a cookout. A full day of fun in the sun was had by all.

Morgan A. Taylor, Thayer, has been awarded the Roger D. Shaw Endowed Scholarship from Missouri State University-West Plains. Taylor, a 2018 graduate of Thayer High School in Thayer, is a freshman nursing major at Missouri State-West Plains. She is the daughter of Joy Taylor, Thayer and Don Taylor, Burlison, Tenn...

Camp Volunteer Fire Department on Hwy. 9 North in Camp will host a “Back to School Water Bash” on Saturday, July 28 starting at 10 a.m. Come out and enjoy a fun filled day playing in the water and enjoy hot dogs, cotton candy, snow cones and cold drinks. This event is free and open to the community...

Thayer Library will hold a free program Wednesday, July 18 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. called Music, Mood and Madness.

Ancient Nutrition will hold a job fair Friday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Missouri Job Center in West Plains located at 3417 Division Dr., Suite 1 in West Plains. Ancient Nutrition is a growing wellness brand committed to providing history’s healthiest supplements, essential oils and Keto products to today’s modern world. We are seeking qualified applicants to join our manufacturing facility in Koshkonong...

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 695 of West Plains will meet on Tuesday, July 24 at 12 noon at Chen’s Garden Chinese Restaurant, 1705 Gibson Avenue. Peggy Miller will share highlights of her unique career as Chief Housing Manager for the Departments of the Army, Air Force and Navy in international locations. All active and retired federal employees and spouses are invited to attend...

The Thayer Library will have story time each month on the last Thursday. The first one will be on July 26. There will be a story and fun activities relating to the story. It will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will last approximately an hour. All kids ages preschool through sixth grade are invited to attend...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages all farmers, ranchers and FSA program participants to take part in the Oregon County Committee election nomination process. FSA’s county committees are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA and allow grassroots input and local administration of federal farm programs...

Howell County MU Extension will sponsor the ReproGene 2018 workshop designed for beef producers interested in increasing profits by producing more productive cattle through genetic selection tools and the use of artificial insemination. The seminar featuring these breeding techniques will be held on Thursday, Aug. 16 at 4:30 p.m at the Howell County Extension Office located at 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd, West Plains, MO 65775...

Last Sunday morning, our nurses hosted a big “Luau” for our residents. Our R.N. Supervisor, Thelma Coggins, purchased a room full of decorations, grass skirts and everything needed for the celebration. The staff did the hula with the residents and served three kinds of fruity drinks. ...