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Equity and 4-H

Access, equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential elements of 4-H’s goals related to positive youth development and organizational sustainability. For more than 20 years, 4-H has been intentional in building an organization and culture of belonging by actively inviting the contributions and participation of all youth.
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About Arkansas 4-H

by Robert Lyons 4-H is the premier youth development program conducted by the University of Arkansas System, Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service. 4-H, the four H’s we emphasize are: Head, Heart, Hands, and Health is designed to prepare young people to step up to the challenge in their communities and provide youth with the skills to lead for a lifetime.
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Deputies Complete Instructor Course

YELLVILLE - Sheriff Gregg Alexander reports the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Arkansas State University - Mountain Home sponsored a Public Safety Instructor Development course this week on the ASUMH campus. Alexander stated instructors from the Northwest and Central Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy campuses traveled to Mountain Home to teach the class which trains and certifies law enforcement officers as public safety instructors. This certification allows these deputies to train other law enforcement officers and also serves as a prerequisite for other training certifications such as firearms instructor training.
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Homecoming Court

By Tayler Lynch Congratulations to the 2024 Y-S Panther Football Homecoming Court! We will celebrate our royalty with festivities beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, October 4, at Panther Stadium.
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Wild Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Plant Symposium Returns

Mountain View – The Ozark Folk Center State Park will host their annual Wild Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Plant Symposium for students, practitioners and teachers of the herbal arts from October 18-20. The symposium begins Saturday, October 19 with lectures and demonstrations about beneficial medicinal plants by specialists who know, conserve and use plants. Attendees will learn to use Yarrow, the Herb of the Year, for home remedies with other wild herbs and taste wild foods in herbal lunches throughout the day. The symposium is required for participation in either of the field trips.
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