August 2022

LIGHTNIN’ RIDGE

I saw a hen turkey in an open field last week heading in a panic toward a timber edge a hundred yards away, with seven poults behind her. They were only about five- or six-weeks old, about the size of a grouse.
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Crooked Creek

A cover crop is grown after a main crop has been harvested in the fall with the aim of holding the topsoil in place by preventing it from wind and water erosion until the spring comes when the climate is beneficial again for new seeds. Many cover crops widely in use can suppress weeds and they can reduce nitrate and phosphate leaching by sucking up these minerals from the soil.
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Extension Corner

Does the idea of having jars of delicious “fresh from the garden” home canned food in your pantry for those cold, dreary winter months ahead seem appealing? Does the idea of using a pressure canner or water bath canner to preserve that summer bounty seem scary and hard to do? You are not alone, many people particularly home gardeners find the idea of preserving their garden bounty appealing, but some are nervous about using canning equipment especially presser canners safely to prevent food borne illness. The good news is canning both pressure and water bath are not that difficult if you are willing to follow the latest research guidelines to ensure food is prepared, processed, and stored safely to prevent the growth of toxins that cause food borne illness.
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Nashville Stampede Sign Three-Time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves

Nashville – The Nashville Stampede, Music City’s first-ever professional bull riding team set to compete in the inaugural PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Team Series, announced today that the team has signed three-time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves (Pilar do Sul, Brazil) via free agency. As one of the sport’s legends, Alves has his name firmly etched in the PBR record books, as the first rider to win consecutive PBR World Championships in 2011 and 2012. Moreover, he is one of only two three-time PBR World Champions, winning a third title in 2014 to match Adriano Moraes (1994, 2001 and 2006). During that third gold buckle campaign, Alves also set the record for logging 24 consecutive rides on the elite tour. Adding to his long list of accomplishments, Alves is also one of only two riders to be named Rookie of the Year (2010) and World Champion (2011) in consecutive years. The affable Brazilian has also won more than $6.3 million in career earnings, ranking him second amongst all-time money earners. During the 2022 individual season, Alves qualified for his 13th consecutive PBR World Finals concluding the campaign ranked No. 39 in the world. Since the PBR World Finals in May, Alves has been a consistent force on the Challenger Series, registering seven Top 10 finishes across 11 entered events. Alves joins fellow PBR World Champion and first round Draft pick Kaique Pacheco, along with 12-time PBR World Finals qualifier Ryan Dirteater, who unretired to compete in PBR Teams, on the talent- packed Stampede roster, coached by two-time PBR World Champion Justin McBride. The Nashville lineup also includes Dener Barbosa, Manoelito de Souza Junior, Joao Henrique Lucas, Dustin Ortiz, Fernando Henrique Novais, Jaxton Mortensen, Lucas Fideles Souza, Mason Moody and Thiago Salgado.
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Cooking with Mumzy!

Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. Everyone is doing good on this end of the paper. We have all been busy keeping things going as they should.
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Police beat July 23 – August 8

Current: Williamson, Zackary Wayne Booking Date: 08-08-2022 - 3:15 pm Charges: Possession Drug Need Description Bond: $0.00 Scott, Amara Booking date: 08-07-2022; 4:04 pm Charges: shoplifting Obstructing Paxton, Reannon Booking date: 08-06-2022: 10:14 pm Charges: warrant for failure to appear Theft of property Hold for Baxter County Sorrells, Chelsea Renea Booking date: 08-06-2022; 7:07 pm Charges: failure to pay time pay Hold for Baxter co Hoyt, Donald Ray Booking date: 08-06-2022; 10:26 am Charges: dl suspended for dwi No proof of insurance Chase, Gary Booking date: 08-05-2022; 11:50 pm Charges: endangering the welfare of a minor 2nd Disorderly conduct Interference with custody Hale, Chance Tyler Booking date: 08-05-2022; 12:13 pm Charges: serving court ordered jail time Sizemore, Brandon Winn Booking date: 08-04-2022; 11:29 pm Charges: aggravated assault Failure to pay Deeter, Kirk Lance Booking date: 08-03-2022; 4:32 pm Charges: failure to comply felony Lackie, Richard Daniel Booking date: 08-01-2022; 3:50 pm Charges: failure to appear misdemeanor Coker, Rachel L Booking date: 08-01-2022; 2:33 pm Charges: failure to comply Woods, Uhlan Esel Booking date: 07-26-2022; 4:19 pm Charges: hold for another agency Monistere, Joshua Dustin Booking date: 07-23-2022; 5:44 pm Charges: disorderly conduct Violation of no contact order Intimidating a witness Cole, Clinton Royce Booking date: 07-23-2022; 12:28 am Charges: possession of firearm by certain persons Recent releases: Sorrells, Chelsea Renea Release Date: 08-08-2022 - 5:30 pm Booking Date: 08-06-2022 - 7:07 pm Charges: FAILURE TO PAY TIME PAY HOLD FOR BAXTER CO Conrad, Eric Micheal Release date: 08-07-2022; 3:11 pm Booking date: 08-07-2022; 1:01 pm Charges: domestic battery 3rd Criminal mischief Hale, Chance Tyler Release date: 08-07-2022; 2:07 pm Booking date: 08-05-2022; 12:13 pm Charges: serving court ordered jail time Failure to appear Blevins, Teena Robin Release date: 08-06-2022; 2:51 pm Booking date: 08-06-2022; 2:37 pm Charges: shoplifting Hoyt, Donald Ray Release date: 08-06-2022; 11:59 am Booking date: 08-06-2022; 10:26 am Charges: dl suspended for DWI No proof of insurance Nodine, Kiley Cherie Release date: 08-05-2022; 2:39 pm Booking date: 08-04-2022; 5:30 pm Charges: failure to appear misdemeanor Warren, Tommy Wayne Release date: 08-05-2022; 2:22 pm Booking date: 08-02-2022; 12:40 am Charges: disorderly conduct Eli, Jessie Wayne Release date: 08-05-2022; 12:30 pm Booking date: 06-24-2022; 5:41 pm Charges: failure to appear Maxwell, Dakota Lee Release date: 08-04-2022; 3:45 pm Booking date: 08-04-2022; 12:52 pm Charges: assault 3rd family or household member News Release Arkansas State Police Public Affairs Office: SHERIFF’S DEPUTY, POLICE OFFICER WOUNDED; SUSPECT SHOT AT HEBER SPRINGS AUGUST 6, 2022 A Cleburne County sheriff’s deputy and a Heber Springs police officer were wounded by a suspect who was suspected of trespassing on property along the eastern edge of Heber Springs. About 8 a.m.
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