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Friday- Partly cloudy with a high near 37 degrees and a low near 20 degrees. Saturday- Increasing clouds with a high near 38 degrees and a low around 18 degrees.
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Susie Roberts
Shirley Ann “Susie” Minton Roberts, 80, Little Rock, October 22. Roberts earned her degree from Arkansas State Teachers College, now the University of Central Arkansas, in 1964.
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Carter dead at 100 years old
Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.
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Peggy Barentine
Peggy June Barentine, 88, Jacksonville, June 1.The mother of APA Director of Operations Terri Cobb, Barentine married her high school sweetheart, Buford Barentine on May 27, 1955. She retired from Dillard’s Department Store after working many years in mortgage banking and was a former member of the North Little Rock chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
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OMSD Board tables B-P proposal
The December board meeting of the Ozark Mountain School District was held at the Western Grove School where the board reviewed many different issues and proposals. Superintendent Jeff Lewis presented issues of personnel, petition for transfer of students, an AR DOT right-of-way at the Western Grove school location, E-Rate funding, and grants that were issued being the Professional Learning Grant, $18,000, McKinney-Vento Homeless Grant, $15,000, and the High Impact Tutoring Grant, $28,234 with the total grant money of $61,234.
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Arkansas’ net farm income is projected to decline for the second straight year, a fall cushioned slightly by lower input costs, the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center said in its latest report. The center, working with agricultural economists from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said in its “Fall 2024 Arkansas Farm Income Outlook” that Arkansas’ 2024 net farm income is expected to drop by 10 percent from 2023 levels and reach $2.96 billion.
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Arrested: Patterson, Andrew James W / M / 31 years Harrison, AR Arrested: 12/22/2024 2:32:00 A.M. Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR HOLD FOR BOONE CO Bond: $295.00; $355.00 Court Date Court Name 01/27/2025 09:00 Burdine, Brittney Leann W / F / 30 years Harrison, AR Arrested: 12/22/2024 1:31:00 A.M.
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AMERICAN LEGION MINUTES
The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting December 12, 2024. The meeting was called to order at 18:00 hours by Dustin Beals, Commander.
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NAPHE to Host Logic Model Workshop at Signature Tower
By Kyle Evatt, NAPHE The North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (NAPHE) is hosting an interactive workshop on the development of Logic Models at the Signature Tower in Harrison, from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. on January 29, 2025.
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MC JP Elect’s attend AAC Seminar
The Association of Arkansas Counties (AAC) held their seminar for all new Justice of the Peace elects from across the State of Arkansas at the AAC Headquarters in Little Rock on Friday, December 13. 134 new Justices of the peace of the 150 newly elected justices were attending the seminar, with five of the seven Marion County new elected justices attending.
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