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Lenzen hired at WRHS
Laura Lenzen has been hired as associate administrator of physician services for White River Health System WRHS, CEO/Administrator Gary Bebow has announced. Her duties began on April 1. Lenzen will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating delivery of administrative services to the medical practices of …
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Scottish fest announces awards
Several awards for clans, piping, drumming and other events were announced at the 34th Arkansas Scottish Festival on the Lyon College campus. They include: Community Quintathlon First Place — Team Liberty Bank Dog Show Cutest Dog — Mr. Magoo, owned by Beverly Miller Best …
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Marathon first for Newark native
BOSTON — Knowing her children weren’t expected to cross the finish line for another 45 minutes to an hour, Wanda Garnett stepped inside the nearby Prudential Center to wait. Minutes later she like those around her knew something was wrong. People were crying and running …
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Former resident completes Boston race
BOSTON — Kelly Henson was in her room when the bombs went off. The 43-year-old Boston marathon runner had just upped her running time from the previous year and her mother back in Oil Trough was aware she had completed the 2013 race. So when …
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Family with local ties is safe after blast
BOSTON — Jennifer Tanui and her 13-year-old daughter, Jill, had been standing on the sidelines right where one of two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. They were cheering on their husband and father, 41-year-old Jonah Tanui of Greenbrier, …
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Arrests made in clothes theft
Picking up some new party clothes at Walmart held a new meaning for a Newport couple Saturday morning. Employees told police the pair, identified as Mark Cross, 63, and Linda Carol White, 45, entered the Batesville store around 10 a.m. and started putting clothes into …
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Woman allegedly flees state
After allegedly writing several checks totaling $2,794.97 on closed accounts, a Southside woman is believed to have fled to Colorado just ahead of her warrant, according to a court affidavit for her arrest. An employee of Best Equipment reported on Dec. 27 of last year …
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‘Diamond dig’ at local restaurant ends in arrest
When Deputy Aaron Moody responded to a local fast food restaurant Sunday night regarding suspicious activity he reportedly found one man, Tommy McGoogan, age unknown, of Batesville, digging in a flower bed “looking for diamonds” and a companion, Billy Joe Conley, 40, also of Batesville …
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Man cited for public intox
A Batesville man who told officers he doesn’t do drugs has a court date to answer to the charge after he was cited for public intoxication Sunday morning. Independence County Deputy Anthony Carter was dispatched to Central Avenue Baptist Church at about 10 a.m. in …
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Several arrests reported in Izard County
MELBOURNE — A man who failed to register as a sex offender has been arrested and is awaiting extradition to Minnesota, according to a report from the Izard County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua Dewaine Scholl, 24, of Oxford was arrested on Minnesota warrants including that of …
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D.A.R.E. schedules ceremony
More than 100 students from West Magnet and Central Magnet elementary schools will graduate from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program Wednesday. An assembly will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at West Magnet, 850 Hill St., with representatives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement …
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Hardy woman using stolen food stamp card claims she was forced to do it, police say
A purse that was stolen from a vehicle parked at Highland school in September contained a food stamp credit card that was found to have been used in Independence County. Deanna L. McMillan of Hardy was allegedly identified in video surveillance using the card at …
