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J.B. Hunt Provides Nearly $9m in Appreciation Bonuses

LOWELL – J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, announced that for the second consecutive year its subsidiary J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. will award appreciation bonuses to full-time company drivers and full-time hourly maintenance and office employees. The total amount awarded will exceed $8.8 million.
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Women Business Owners are Optimistic

StatePoint Media StatePoint - Even as they ride out inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions and economic uncertainty, women owners and executives of small and mid-size majority-women-owned businesses have an optimistic outlook about the near-term future of their businesses, according to a recent survey. The PNC Bank survey found that women business owner (WBO) expectations for their own companies remain strong, with 41 percent feeling highly optimistic -- up from 29 percent in the fall of 2020 but down from 67 percent in the fall of 2021 -- while the share of those feeling pessimistic has held constant at just 1 percent.
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Y-S applies for funding

Yellville-Summit School district intends to apply for funding to continue the 21st CCLC program. The Nita M. Lowey Arkansas 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty schools.
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Molenda USMC

Robert (Bob) Molenda is a United States Marine, because once you are a Marine you are always a marine. Bob grew up in Illinois and joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in late 1962 where he trained in San Diego and became one of America's finest, an Infantry Marine in the 3rd Marine Division.
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Marion County Police Beat

Current: January 5 – January 15 Kohut, Ryan Matthews Booking Date: 01-13-2023 - 7:32 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO COMPLY Moore, Jessie Dale Booking Date: 01-13-2023 - 6:01 p.m.; Charges: Reed, Kathleen Booking Date: 01-11-2023 - 7:38 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FINES MISDEMEANOR Eason, Tony A Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 3:47 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Tucker, Kourtney Cavell Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 2:59 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Simmons, Stephanie Louise Booking Date: 01-10-2023 - 11:09 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Cowan, Michael Booking Date: 01-09-2023 - 10:53 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR Ply, Torie Gene Booking Date: 01-07-2023 - 12:06 a.m.; Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT, NEED DESCRIPTION Bates, Joshua Allen Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 11:54 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR, FAILURE TO PAY Hicks, Louis Fate Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 3:38 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, HOLD FOR BAXTER CO Andrews, James Lee Booking Date: 01-05-2023 - 5:18 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Killian, Robert Booking Date: 01-05-2023 - 4:53 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Released: Hicks, Louis Fate Release Date: 01-15-2023 - 4:45 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-06-2023 - 3:38 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR, FAILURE TO APPEAR, MISDEMEANOR, HOLD FOR BAXTER CO, HOLD FOR DOC Rogers, Richard Release Date: 01-14-2023 - 6:11 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-14-2023 - 3:28 p.m. Charges: FAILURE TO REGISTER VEHICLE, DRIVING ON SUSPENDED DL, THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL, FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Reed, Kathleen Release Date: 01-13-2023 - 8:23 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-11-2023 - 7:38 p.m.
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