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Marion County Library Update

The Marion County Library wants to let you know, there is not an opening date, but the library is offering curbside service. “We are in the building, answering phones and responding to emails; along with dealing with the damage of the flood.”, said Dana Scott, library director.
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Express Scripts has come Back to Arkansas Independent Pharmacies

JONESBORO – After announcing in September it would be ending contracts with thousands of community pharmacies, Express Scripts, the Pharmaceutical Benefit Manager (PBM) for TRICARE, has partially reversed course. It delivered a letter Friday to some independent pharmacies in Arkansas asking them to re-join its network. The Express Scripts letter attributes the change to its inability to reach agreement with Kroger to join the Express Scripps network.
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Adding Life to The Soil

What is meant by the title? How do we add life to the soil? We are going to discuss experimenting with compost in our article. We have items we want to dispose of that can be used beneficially to make compost. Items such as leaves, grass clippings, or vegetables that may be past their consumable date can all be used in a compost pile.
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CONSERVATION CORNER

FAYETTEVILLE — Reintroduction of deep-rooting native grasses like Big Bluestem and Indiangrass, along with biochar soil amendments and planting more trees in cattle pastures, are part of a proposed strategy to store more carbon in American grasslands. NATIVE GRASSES — Reintroduction of native grasses like Big Bluestem and Indiangrass in areas where tall fescue has been grown for cattle forage will be part of a study on carbon sequestration with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, funded by the U.S.
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