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Many farmers are looking for ways to enhance their operations through increased efficiency and decreased cost of feed. Grazing annual forages may be the ticket producers need to achieve both these goals.

On the third week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed legislation that could impact everything from car tags to the start of the school year. HB1150 which would extend the period Arkansans have to register a vehicle.

This week, the House passed the Strategic Production Response Act to ensure that the President has a plan to increase domestic production following any non-emergency draining of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

CLEVELAND – As public libraries continue their mission to serve their communities, a major milestone was reached for the most popular ebook, audiobook, magazine and comics app for library patrons: one billion digital books borrowed in Libby, the library reading app. The Libby app, created by OverDrive, is used in over 22,000 public libraries and thousands of colleges, universities, corporate libraries and learning centers.

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have risen 6.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 36.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 16.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 5.4 cents in the last week and stands at $4.65 per gallon.

All concerned citizens and parents of Boone, Baxter, Marion, Newton & Searcy Counties are invited to participate in a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at the Signature Bank Tower- Durand Center in Harrison to join the Community Conversation on Youth Substance Misuse! The event is being hosted by the NAPHE Prevention Team and Boone County Ignite Coalition.