• Guard collecting food, other items for John 3:16

    It’s a time for giving and receiving at the Batesville Daily Guard. As a way of giving back to the community, the Guard is asking for donations to help John 3:16 Ministries in Charlotte. During the months of October and November, those who bring in …

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  • Tis the Season — How to keep off the pounds!

    The holiday season is a joyful time of year to celebrate with friends and family. But with the celebrations come lots of party foods at holiday gatherings. If you’re trying to eat healthy, lose weight or maintain your weight, those holiday goodies can be awfully …

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  • Owens, Henson to wed

    SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Randall Garnett of Springfield, Mo., and Wanda Garnett of Newark have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Tiffany Owens, to Paul W. Henson, son of Paul E. Henson of Newark and Brenda Schauf of Haysville, Kan. The bride-elect is …

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  • Honor Rolls – Melbourne High, Hillcrest Elementary, Hillcrest High

    Melbourne High MELBOURNE — The students listed below made the honor roll for the first nine weeks of the 2012-13 school year at Melbourne High School, according to a news release: Seventh: all A’s — Makayla Carter, Jared Chaney, Cole Lamb, Josie Love, Ryan Moxley, …

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  • News of Other Days

    Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on June 14, 1993.

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  • Blessings all around

    Thanksgiving is here, and you don’t even have to wonder what Gary and I are thankful for this year. A lot of our friends are doing a 30 days of thanksgiving but I have thanksgiving in my heart every month since little Kaylee Ann got …

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  • Do you remember when?

    Remember when: • Your garbage disposal sat at the back door, wagged its tail and never needed a repairman on Thanksgiving? • Your BFF (best friend forever) really was and still is. • You could open your glove box and sit two drinks, a sandwich and an order …

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  • Thankful for rural America

    This week, Americans across our nation will gather around Thanksgiving tables with family and friends. Every year at this time, I am reminded how blessed we are to have a strong, vibrant rural America which provides so much for each of us, every day. Rural …

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  • Offering a very belated ‘thank you’

    It is Thanksgiving and I have been considering the many things I am thankful for and wondering what I should write about. There were too many things from which to choose, so instead I sat down to read the newspaper. One thing I am thankful …

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  • Kay Sutterfield

    OIL TROUGH — Kay Ellen Pratt Sutterfield, 61, of Oil Trough died Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at Oil Trough. Born May 5, 1951, in Independence County, she was the daughter of Frank and Gladys Pratt. She enjoyed going fishing, cooking, gardening, being outdoors and spending …

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  • Elnora Qualls

    WILLISVILLE, Ill. — Elnora Annette Qualls, 73, of Willisville, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Fenton, Mo. Born Nov. 12, 1939, in Cave City, she was the daughter of William H. and Dellar Britnell Smith. She married Max A. Qualls on Jan. 1, 1960, …

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  • Colleen Kephart

    Colleen Kephart, 72, of Batesville died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in a Batesville hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Independence Missionary Baptist Church at Pleasant Plains with Brad Roberts officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Qualls …

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