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Arkansan Joshua Ang Price Knighted by the Philippines

courtesy of Arkansas United Little Rock – On Saturday, August 20, Joshua Ang Price, former Pulaski County Election Commissioner and new Deputy Director of Arkansas United, was inducted into the Order of the Knights of Rizal, the official Order of Chivalry of the Republic of the Philippines, in Honolulu, Hawai’i. As the first county election commissioner and candidate for Secretary of State in Arkansas of Filipino-descent, Price was honored for his work in protecting voting access and advocating for equality and civil rights for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and minority communities in the state, as well as nationally.
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ME welcomes Mason to Flippin Sept. 1

Peggy Mason has been hired by CherryRoad Media to work at the Mountaineer Echo (ME) as a Part-Time Reporter and Photographer. Mason has been working as a stringer or freelance reporter and photographer for the past 14 months and was the photographer for the award-winning front page photo that won the Mountaineer Echo the award for Best Front Page at the Arkansas Press Association awards ceremony in June.
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Cooking with Mumzy!

Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. Everyone is doing good on this end of the paper. Every day seems to have new adventures in it for me. Today is the day I get to tell everyone my exciting news, I am happy to let everyone know I am now a formal CherryRoad Media employee! I have been a stringer for the Mountaineer Echo for one year and as of today I merged to a CherryRoad Media employee! Yay Me! I hope everyone has a wonderful week and As Always Remember the Little Things.
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Winter Grazing

While cold weather and Christmas shopping might not be on the top of our mind, it is time to think about winter feeding strategies and inventory. Pre-planning to maximize utilization rates and extend the grazing season could help to combat current high feed costs and fuel prices. Depending on location, producers have many options for winter feeding.
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Excessive Force? Or Justified?

Two Crawford County deputies were suspended, and a Mulberry police officer is on administrative leave after a video surfaced showing a violent arrest, causing outrage on social media. The deputies and officer involved in the video have now been identified as Crawford County deputy Zack King, Crawford County deputy Levi White and Mulberry officer Thell Riddle.
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Conservation Corner

Walk Across Arkansas is back for its fall event September 12 – November 6. The eight-week exercise program is organized each spring and fall by the Cooperative Extension Service, part of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, with the goal of helping Arkansans improve their health.
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LIGHTNIN’ RIDGE

BA week ago, I spent several days in South Dakota with a man by the name of Joel Vosek, and I will write more about him and the 108-mile Ft. Reynolds Lake we fished in another column.
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