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Hello readers on this lovely Sunday afternoon. The temperature has gone down a little and makes for a nice day to set out on the deck.

Happy Fourth of July! I hope everyone had a safe holiday and come out with all ten fingers and no wildfires. The hay season seems to be coming to a close, or at least to the hauling portion. I don’t know how many bales went by the Snowball General Store on Saturday. I hope we get some rain soon to help the grass grow back to hopefully get one more cutting.

Hello to all of you Marshall Mountain Wave readers and greetings from the jewel of the Ozarks, Leslie, Arkansas. It has been hot and dry this week. We have not had rain in several days. So, we are anxiously waiting for some rain. It has been hot but not unbearably hot like has been. With no rain the humidity is not as high as it has been making the sweltering heat feel less sweltering.

The January and February 1906 paper told that the post office bookstore had standard works of fiction by popular authors. Good to know that the folks of this area had access to reading material. Also, the bookstore had children’s illustrated books, and the New Testament was available. John L Sanders was the proprietor.

On the evening on June 29, a call from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office to the Searcy County Sheriff’s Office led to the recovery of a runaway juvenile from Valley Springs. According to Searcy County Sheriff Kenny Cassell, Searcy County Deputy Caleb Horn was made aware that the 17 year old runaway juvenile had left her residence in Valley Springs with a 21 year old male and was headed to Little Rock.

First National Bank of North Arkansas has announced they will be transitioning from a National Charter to a State Charter, pending regulatory approval from the Arkansas State Bank Department, and changing their name to Bank of 1889. Bill Hudspeth, CEO of FNBNA, said “The decision was not an easy one as the bank has had a National Charter for over 100 years, but we believe this change will benefit our customers and our service to you. Our new name Bank of 1889 represents the fact that we have been a locally owned institution since 1889 and we plan to continue to provide the same level of superior customer service and great products that have made us successful for over 130 years. The bank has weathered many national crises occurring within its lifetime, without loss or major inconvenience to its customers.”

July 2: Campbell Lodge #115, 7 p.m. July 4: Independence Day July 5: St.