🌱 Salem Stockyards and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 77, low: 53.
• Saturday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• Salem Stockyards
  Salem Livestock Auction , 137 W Fairview Rd , Salem
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Facebook Story Time & Craft
  Van Buren County Public Library , 289 Factory Rd , Clinton
  1:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Babies & Books Story Time
  Baxter County Library , 300 Library Hill Ln , Mountain Home
  9:30 am
• Cleburne County Livestock Auction
  Wilf’s Cleburne County Livestock Inc , 749 Pangburn Rd , Heber Springs
  1:00 pm
• Basic Skills Class
  Van Buren County Public Library , 289 Factory Rd , Clinton
  4:00 pm
• Yoga for Adults
  Baxter County Library , 300 Library Hill Ln , Mountain Home
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Toddler Time
  Baxter County Library , 300 Library Hill Ln , Mountain Home
  10:30 am

Wednesday December 31

• Color Me Calm
  Baxter County Library , 300 Library Hill Ln , Mountain Home
  9:30 am

Friday February 20

• White River Fan Con 2026
  Batesville Community Center and Aquatics , 1420 20th St , Batesville
  6:00 pm

Friday March 13

• Spring Meeting 2026
  Mount Olive Cumberland Presbyterian Church , 5339 Mt Olive Rd , Melbourne
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 9

• Mountain Meltdown
  Dead End Ranch , 2381 Antioch Rd , Sidney
  4:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• TRR Central Region & Wake Foundation Weekend
  Norfork River Resort Inc , 13386 AR-5 , Norfork
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ambercare posted a job opening for Personal Care Aide in Melbourne. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Calico Rock

• Northwest Arkansas' 2025 in headlines (axios.com)

Mountain Home

• NCAEA provides final quarterly update (baxterbulletin.com)
• Myers to serve as interim ASU system president (baxterbulletin.com)
• Northeast Arkansas man found passed out in vehicle at MH business, backs into police unit (ktlo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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