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Photo SubmittedThe West Plains Country Club Ladies Golf Association has presented $25,000 to the Ozarks Healthcare Foundation for its fundraising campaign for a mobile mammography unit. Pictured, from left, are Robin Morgan, Ozarks Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors member, Marge Slayton, West Plains Country Club Ladies Golf Association member, Tom Keller, Ozarks Healthcare President and CEO, Josh Reeves, Vice President of Development at Ozarks Healthcare, Kevin Gleghorn, Ozarks Healthcare Foundation Board of…

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The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline to apply for the Homegrown by Heroes scholarship that provides $1,000 to military veterans and active military personnel to attend the Farm School at the Center for Arkansas Farm and Food in Fayetteville. Applications are due September 30, 2022 and are available at: agriculture.arkansas.gov/arkansas-department-of-agriculture-programs/. Funding for the scholarship is generously provided by Farm Credit.The scholarships are affiliated with Homegrown By Heroes, an Arkansas…

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Photo/SubmittedOzarks Healthcare has added 12 new registered nurses (RNs) to its staff upon their completion of the health system’s nurse residency program. Pictured from left to right on the back row are: Jerry Sartor, Nicole Watson, Catherine Walters, Courtney Smith, Alisha Shipley, Brandon Watson, Faith Campbell, and Nick Rowland. Pictured from left to right on the second row are: Janice Davis, Michaela Lawing, Anna Cooper, and Megan Donahue. All have accepted nursing…

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Fourteen nursing students have completed Ozarks Healthcare’s pilot of a nursing externship program. Pictured from left to right on the front row are: JoBeth Guffey, Paige Singleton, Hailey Hugg, Grace Schierling, Audrey Sweet, Shelly Collins, and Kyla Bunch. Pictured from left to right on the second row are: Shawna Sanders, Wyatt Reid, Taylor Vonallmen, Nicolas Barraza Ortiz, Kelsie Wells, Karlee Marvin, Ozarks Healthcare Education Supervisor and Nurse Residency Coordinator, Neveah Cone, and…

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For Earl Rogers, well-known mechanic and friend to many in Thayer, Mo., this summer has been all about getting his life back. After suffering from severe back pain for a stretch of time, Rogers reached the point earlier this year of what he thought was no hope. “Over a year ago, my pain started in my legs – of course, people like me kind of let things go,” Rogers said. “It gradually…

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