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State to make ‘significant’ cuts in services
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas would stop paying for thousands of seniors in nursing homes, eliminate an insurance program for low-income workers and cut rates for providers to fill a $138 million shortfall in the state’s Medicaid program, even if lawmakers support a proposal to boost …
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NEA & Lights of the Delta pageants call for contestants
BLYTHEVILLE — Miss Northeast Arkansas and Miss Lights of the Delta pageants, preliminaries to the Miss Arkansas and Miss America pageants, are now seeking qualified candidates. The northeast Arkansas area includes Mississippi, Crittenden, Poinsett, Greene, Clay, Cross, Independence, Randolph, Lawrence, Sharp, Jackson, St. Francis, Lee, …
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Craft Fest begins Friday
MOUNTAIN HOME — Craft Fest will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Education Building at the Baxter County Fairgrounds in Mountain Home. The event is sponsored by the Arts & Crafts Association …
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Despite drought, yields set records
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas row crop farmers took advantage of early warm weather during spring to get their seed in the ground, allowing many to dodge the worst effects of the late-summer drought and go to market with some record yields. The University of …
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2012: One of longer growing seasons
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Many of Arkansas’ farm fields saw their first freeze of the season Tuesday, wrapping up one of the longer growing seasons in the state’s history. At Little Rock, the temperature dropped to 32 for the first time since Feb. 20. The …
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Winners named in cattle shows at recent Arkansas State Fair
LITTLE ROCK — Additional local winners in Arkansas State Fair livestock judging competions, according to the fair’s media center, include: Open Beef Division Open Brangus: Grand Champion Bull and Arkansas Champion Bull, both shown by Dakota Williams of Ash Flat; Reserve Grand Champion Bull, shown …
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Grant Co. police discover body in well
SHERIDAN (AP) — Officials are investigating after a body was found in a well in Grant County. The body was found Monday. Authorities say landowners on the property called the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and asked them to check on their well. Authorities don’t yet …
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House eyes possible tie in speaker’s race
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — After a campaign season that focused on which party would win Arkansas’ House, Democrats and Republicans in that chamber now face a new question: What happens if neither side is in control? Republicans claimed a majority in the state House last …
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Pilot lands on highway
BARLING (AP) — A small plane that took off from the Fort Smith airport safely made an emergency landing in Crawford County. No one was hurt. Sheriff Ron Brown said Monday the plane had a mechanical problem. The aircraft landed on Arkansas 59 near Barling. …
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Lawmakers to look at Medicaid l
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are to take a look at the shortfall expected in the state’s Medicaid program as they prepare for next year’s legislative session. State Department of Human Services officials are to appear before the Joint Budget Committee today to detail …
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Salesville man shot to death
NORFORK (AP) — Authorities in Baxter County are investigating the shooting death of a Salesville man. Sheriff John Montgomery says emergency crews responded to a call Monday night from a woman who said that a man had been shot accidentally. Authorities responded to a home …
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BHS graduate takes part in coronation
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — Kendra Keyes of Ventress served as a candidate in the College of the Ozarks 2012 homecoming coronation, according to a news release. Keyes is a Batesville High School graduate. More than 40 C of O student clubs and organizations nominated candidates; …
