The 2023 Ozark Mountain Student Art Show entries are on display in the mezzanine area at the Boone County throughout Feb. 26. The annual contest, sponsored by the Harrison Art League, is a wonderful … more

Dr. Kenneth Barnes, history professor at UCA, will give the program at the January Searcy County Historical Society meeting on Friday, Jan. 27, at Marshall’s First Christian Church. His topic … more

The Arkansas Department of Health is issuing a fish consumption advisory for walleye on Bull Shoals Lake in Marion, Baxter, and Boone counties and Norfork Lake in Baxter and Fulton counties. This advisory comes after some walleye from both waterbodies, collected by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and tested by the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality, were found to contain levels of mercury that have the potential to put human health at risk. The ADH has scheduled a Feb. 7 meeting at the Donald W. Reynolds Library in Mountain Home beginning at 5 p.m. to answer public questions on this advisory. Personnel with AGFC and ADEQ will be in attendance as well to answer questions related to their roles in the process. more

Jessica Louise and Isaiah Wilson Cash announce the birth of a daughter. Alison Beck Cash was born Tuesday, Jan. 3, at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center. Dr. Halsted was the attending … more

Exciting things continue to happen for the Berryville Library Building Project. Whenthe original budget projections were made for the proposed library, the cost was estimated at $2.5million. No one … more

The Bergman School Board will meet Thursday, Jan. 26 at 5:30 p.m. more

The Marion County Quorum Court Special Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 16, has been cancelled. more

The City of Harrison is offering limb pick-up again this year. If you have limbs that are less than 4 feet in length and 4 inches in diameter that need to be picked up, please call 870-741-2777 to add your address to the list. If there is no answer, please leave your name, address and phone number and you will be contacted. All limbs must be at the curb by Feb. 1. more

There’s still plenty of time to kick off the new year in a super way! Right now, there's an urgent need for new blood donors during this critical post-holiday time. Helping your community is a … more

Omar Miller has been working in various positions at Hillcrest Home since he started with the company 45 years ago. The public is invited to join Omar and his coworkers at a reception in his honor … more

Alpena held a school Spelling Bee Wednesday, Dec. 7. Winners will go on to compete in the County Bee that will be held Jan. 26. more

North Arkansas will host a Fall Commencement Ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at the south campus for 80 students. The college is offering two ceremonies to accomodate students who complete all … more

The Santa Shuffle was held Saturday, Dec. 3 on Main Street in Harrison, filling the streets with 500 Santas during the event. The North Arkansas Regional Medical Foundation hosted the yearly event to … more

The fun begins on Main Street at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, with the Ridge Runner Cloggers on Main Street, followed by the Santa Shuffle! Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the fun! The North … more

The Peel Volunteer  Fire and Rescue Department will host a pot luck dinner for the community at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7820 Highway 125 Northwest in Peel. Please bring your own plates and … more

Happy anniversary to Bill and Phyllis Nay, Nov. 15.  Happy birthday to Barbara Heuer Nov. 18. Congratulations to Presley Lemon and Jayce Williams for being awarded Tiger of the Month … more

Greetings from Capps. It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, the song says, but our weather is making it a reality. Cold, wet and windy conditions have most of us wishing for warmer days. We had about an inch of snow last Friday and another inch or two on Monday night. On the bright side, it does make it easier to track deer, although I'm not hunting this season. It looks like the Homesteaders Swap Meets will be winding down for the season, check the Facebook page for updates. I'll soon be sharing an event that took place almost 100 years ago in Capps at the stone church that was related to me by our good friend, Sally Wakefield (Sanders). I'm thankful for the many blessings in my life and for all my faithful column readers. As the holidays approach, I realize more and more that I'm happier when I don't have too much on my plate, while there are lots of great opportunities out there, I can pick and choose which ones I want to be a part of. Happy Thanksgiving, Doug more

The Friends of the Library, Boone County, will host a Holiday Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Boone County Library. All proceeds go to benefit the Boone County Library. For more information, please call 870-741-5913. more