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Effective immediately, Baxter Regional Medical Center is offering a 15 percent discount on all hospital accounts if outstanding balances are paid in full before April 30, 2021. To take advantage of this offer or for more information, please contact Patient Financial Services at 870-508-1080 and ask to speak with a Financial Counselor...

Smokey Bear made several appearances in local Christmas parades over the holidays.  He wants everyone to know Forest Service firefighters continue preparation work for prescribed burning throughout the winter—doing everything they can to prevent wildfires.  He also asks that everyone does their part by being fire safe.  Also, this winter, construction of a new helibase on the Houston/Rolla/Cedar Creek Ranger District has begun.  This new base of operation for the Mark Twain National Forest’s helicopter and helitack crew will increase the Forest’s wildland firefighting readiness.. ...

One of the annual traditions at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is the yearly stocking of rainbow trout to Family and Community Fishing Program locations from November through February. Another tradition is to add special prize-winning tags to randomly selected fish in these stockings for anglers to enjoy even more...

Liesel Paige Garrett, of West Plains, Mo., was recently named to the University of Mississippi’s Fall 2020 Honor Roll lists. Garrett was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00. “Our Chancellor’s Honor Roll students deserve a great deal of recognition for their pursuit of academic excellence and incredible achievements,” said Chancellor Glenn Boyce. ...

The 2021 Neighborhood Preservation Act application cycle opened, Jan. 1. Applications are now being accepted, and must be postmarked no later than Feb. 16. Administered by the Department of Economic Development, the Neighborhood Preservation Act is a tax credit program created to aid in the rehabilitation and new construction of homes in certain census blocks in Missouri...