March 2023

Baseball Standings

Teams W-L GB Overall Jasper 1-0 - 1-0 Lead Hill 1-0 - 1-1 Omaha 0-0 0.5 0-3 Alpena 0-0 1.5 0-2 2A-1 Conference Standings Teams W-L GB Overall Cotter 3-1 - 5-2 Greenland 3-1 - 5-2 Yellville-Summit 3-1 - 4-2 Life Way Christian 1-1 1.0 3-6 Marshall 0-2 2.0 0-2 Ozark Mountain 0-4 3.0 0-4 3A-1 Conference Standings Teams W-L GB Overall West Fork 4-0 - 6-0 Elkins 4-0 - 6-1 Valley Springs 3-3 2.0 4-3 Lincoln 1-1 2.0 1-5 Flippin 1-3 3.0 2-4 Green Forest 1-3 3.0 1-4 Bergman 0-4 4.0 0-5 .
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Veteran of the Week

US Army veteran David Herd was born on July 25, 1947, in Adrian, Michigan, where he lived until he was 10 and moved to Punta Gorda, Florida. After he attended high school, he joined the army in 1966 and was stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina for his basic training.
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Pets of the Week

This week we would like to introduce our readers to Ezra. If you have been following Have-A-Heart’s (HAH) activity in the past few months, you will recall that in late December we were called in to help with a hoarding rescue.
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More Crop Per Drop

Water, our most valuable resource. I know it’s hard to discuss having a shortage of water, or drought conditions, while we are fighting the mud right now, however, we should always be thinking about water conservation.
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Boozman Introduces Bills to Combat Arkansas Physician Shortage

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is continuing his leadership to address the growing health care provider shortage with the introduction of a pair of legislative initiatives aimed at attracting medical professionals to practice in communities across Arkansas. The senator is advancing bills to increase access to medical residency slots in underserved areas and incentivize students to join the medical field.
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Arkansas Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 1.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 78.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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Extension Corner

Have you heard some people say, eating healthy is too expensive? The good news is you can eat healthy on a budget. Healthy eating is important at every age.
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Lightin Ridge

At the University of Missouri, the science classes had the best of instructors. My college advisor was a mammalogy instructor by the name of Dr Campbell.
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