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Did you know that out of the over 400,000 children and teens in foster care in the United States, over 100,000 of them are waiting to be adopted? Right now, there are 292 children in Arkansas whose parents’ parental rights have been terminated and are currently seeking a forever family. November is National Adoption Month.

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 7.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.21/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 1.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 14.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

Law enforcement professionals at all levels, from local police forces to sheriff’s departments, state police and federal law enforcement agencies, leave home each day not knowing what challenges they will encounter, but prepared to face danger head on. We are all grateful for the service and sacrifice of our officers and we have a responsibility to ensure they have the resources, equipment and training to do their job.

This week, I led a letter, along with 56 of my colleagues, to President Biden asking him to end the COVID-19 U.S.-Canada cross-border vaccination mandate for commercial truck drivers. Canada’s vaccination and testing requirements expired earlier this month, but the U.S.

The North Central Arkansas Veterans Council is again Sponsoring the Annual Veterans Day Commemoration at Veterans Plaza 2000 In Mountain Home. This year it will take place on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.

Usually, the voter turnout is low during the mid-term elections. However, this midterm election has shown an uptick in voters at the polling sites in Marion County.

How does the decisions by the Marion County Judge and Quorum Court affect the residents of Marion County? A group of concerned citizens have expressed strong opinions concerning the actions of the Marion County Quorum Court passing legislation only to be vetoed by the Judge John Massey.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman (RAR) encourages Arkansans to participate in Arkansas Take Back on Saturday, October 29, to safely dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs from their homes.

LOWELL – J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, announced today that for just the second time in its 60-plus year history, a company driver has achieved five million safe miles driven without a preventable accident.