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Hello, again, family and friends in and from Newton County. We have had a lot of flooding around the lake and the water is still high and has a lot of debris. We caught 17 crappie yesterday morning …
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By REV. JOHNIE GAIL COLLINS
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5/17/22
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Looking forward to the total eclipse Sunday night then realizing it was not to be seen due to the cloudy sky made the event a disappointment. Knowing the moon was going to be red during the eclipse …
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By ELAINE LAUNDERVILLE
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5/17/22
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The Newton County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will be closed May 30, for Memorial Day. Wellness Center memberships are currently available for seniors 60 and over. It costs $18.75 a month, …
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5/16/22
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Last weekend’s American Legion Fishing Derby in Ponca logged the second largest turnout at the Ponca Fire Department in 15 years. 52 kids under the age of 18 participated catching a total of …
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Staff Report
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5/16/22
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LITTLE ROCK – Last year the legislature enacted a series of new election laws, and four of them were challenged in court by plaintiffs who argued that they restricted voting rights. In March …
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From the Arkansas Senate
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5/16/22
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Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders was spied in Jasper last Thursday along with her family. They were visiting Bubba's Buffalo River Store. Pictured with Sanders are proprietor …
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Jeff Dezort/Staff
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5/16/22
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The Newton County Hometown Health Improvement Coalition held its first meeting in two years Thursday, May 12. Meetings were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was held at 10 a.m. at …
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Staff Report
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5/16/22
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The Hilary Jones Visitor Center in Jasper recently announced that it is consolidating withe the Ponca Nature Center. The Jasper location will be open to the public through June 4.
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5/16/22
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MT. JUDEA — Three positions were filled, but four new vacancies developed, when the Deer/Mt. Judea School District Board of Education met Monday, May 8. The school district has several …
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By JEFF DEZORT Newton County Times
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5/16/22
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HARRISON — The Buffalo River Coalition, which includes the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, the Arkansas Canoe Club, the Ozark Society and the National Parks and Conservation Association …
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By JEFF DEZORT Newton County Times
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5/16/22
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Fast facts:
Bonus session to examine agricultural labor and immigration laws Register by May 22 for bonus May 24 session Register online at: https://bit.ly/3rSvzAd
FAYETTEVILLE — …
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By Will Clark U of A System Division of Agriculture
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5/14/22
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LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is warning Arkansans of a prevalent tech support scam infecting common electronic devices, such as smart phones, laptops and tablets. This …
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5/14/22
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AgHeritage Farm Credit Services (AFCS) announces the promotion of Blake Swindle to Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. Swindle, who joined AFCS in 2001 in the Credit department as a …
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5/14/22
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Large or small, all farms and ranches are important to our country’s agriculture sector. Every five years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service …
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By Kate Hansen, policy associate, Center for Rural Affairs
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5/14/22
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LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s second annual “Free Tree Fridays” campaign resulted in the distribution of 17,800 trees during 36 events held across the …
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5/14/22
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The Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas along with the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS) is seeking nominees for …
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5/14/22
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LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain today released the following statement urging Arkansans to use this week of rain in the Natural State as a reminder to consider …
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5/14/22
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They lost their wayThis flock of swallows was late returning to Capistrano, California, this spring. The birds seem to have gotten lost and, somehow, wound up in Redding, California,, about 600 miles …
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5/13/22
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