🌱 How Yellville hunters can compete in the 2026 Big Squirrel Challenge
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In today's newsletter:
- How Yellville hunters can compete in the 2026 Big Squirrel Challenge
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 62 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 59, low: 26.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 50 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fifth annual Umarex Big Squirrel Challenge set for January 2026 (thv11.com) — Yellville hunters can join the statewide Umarex Big Squirrel Challenge by weighing in their biggest squirrels at the Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center on January 10, 2026. The free event lets solo hunters or teams compete in several squirrel divisions, with hunting starting January 9 and 13 weigh-in stations operating across Arkansas. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Color Me Calm
Baxter County Library , 300 Library Hill Ln , Mountain Home
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AJob4Me RM #3
Boone County Library , 221 W Stephenson Ave , Harrison
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AJob4me Rm#3
Boone County Library , 221 W Stephenson Ave , Harrison
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Amy’s School of Music Christmas Recital, 6pm
Lyric Theater Ozark Arts Council , 115 W Rush Ave , Harrison -
Decorate A Christmas Ornament #1
Boone County Library , 221 W Stephenson Ave , Harrison
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Red Cross Blood Drive #1
Boone County Library , 221 W Stephenson Ave , Harrison
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Jukebox Winos at Buckets Sports Bar & Grill Harrison AR
Buckets Sports Bar & Grill , 1423 US-65 , Harrison
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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction , 1207 Ridgeway Loop , Harrison
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Babies & Books Story Time
Baxter County Library , 300 Library Hill Ln , Mountain Home
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Yoga for Adults
Baxter County Library , 300 Library Hill Ln , Mountain Home
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Toddler Time
Baxter County Library , 300 Library Hill Ln , Mountain Home
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AASC State Conference "Natural State--Natural Leaders"
925 Goblin Dr , Harrison
11:15 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- H&R Block posted a job opening for Bookkeeper - Franchise Location in Yellville. Apply here.
- PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for Braid & Loom Machine Operator in Flippin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yellville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mountain Home
- MH takes 5th in 6A; AR Sports Media releases final football poll for 25′ (ktlo.com)
- Group already facing state drug charges now in federal custody (ktlo.com)
- Gene Howard Swarthout (komc.com)
Harrison
- Harrison is Making Waves (arkansasbusiness.com)
- Benton County marriage licenses issued Dec. 4-10 (nwaonline.com)
- 22 Texts And Posts That Made People Pause, Reread, And Scratch Their Heads (tvovermind.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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