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HU names Dean’s List
SEARCY — More than 1,000 Harding University students were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Area students include: Bradford — Kelsey Whitener Mountain View — Keshi Nordrum, Amber Smith. To be eligible, a student must be carrying 12 or more hours with …
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West Plains holds old-time music, Ozark heritage festival
WEST PLAINS, Mo. — “Cookin’ in These Ozark Hills” is the theme of this year’s “What’s Cookin’ Stage” at the 18th annual Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival in downtown West Plains, Mo. Organizer Judy Harden is inviting everyone to come and share their family’s best …
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Teen who shot sister gets 45 years
RUSSELLVILLE — An Arkansas teen pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering his sleeping sister and was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a crime he still hasn’t fully explained. Colton Harvey, 15, grabbed his father’s .22-caliber rifle one January morning while his parents were out …
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UCA building remains closed after evacuation
CONWAY (AP) — A building at the University of Central Arkansas remains closed after being evacuated and 11 people were treated at a local hospital. Five students, five UCA police officers and a paramedic were treated for nausea Thursday after Burdick Hall was evacuated when …
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Small earthquake recorded in northwestern Arkansas
DIAMOND CITY (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded a small earthquake near Diamond City in northwestern Arkansas. The Survey reports the 2.3 preliminary magnitude quake was recorded just before 9 p.m. Thursday five miles northeast of Diamond City. No injuries were reported — …
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Highway department distributing new maps
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department is offering the 2012 Arkansas State Highway Map free to residents. Officials say the maps will be available at any of the highway department’s district headquarters around the state and at all Arkansas Welcome …
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Biker’s Sunday to be held in Oxford
OXFORD — Oxford Baptist Church will host the 15th Annual Biker’s Sunday on June 10. Bikers will leave Salem City Park at 10:30 a.m. Warner Allen will bring a message from God’s word. A meal will follow. The event is open to the public. For …
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Brockwell Music School to open for 65th year
The 65th Annual Brockwell Gospel Music School will open at 2 p.m. Sunday with the regular Sunday afternoon singing and continue through June 22 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Old-fashioned four-part, shape note harmonies and song writing are taught. General music classes …
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Veteran treasures letter from child
MOUNTAIN HOME (AP) — Young Americans who write letters to U.S. troops at work on foreign fronts may do so with little doubt that simple prose from the heart can warm hearts a world away now and in years to come. One letter discovered recently …
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Arkansas foundation recruits youth for free fencing program
BENTONVILLE (AP) — The boys meet in the middle of the 50-foot strip, weapons drawn. They hold their swords in gloved hands, waiting for the coach’s “Ready? Fence.” Nine-year-old Joshua Smith advances toward his brother, lunging forward to score a hit. Emanual, 11, returns the …
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Deputy in Ark. veterans department fired over fees
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The new director of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs fired her deputy Friday after discovering that he knowingly violated federal law by allowing the collection of more than $580,000 in illegal fees from disabled veterans at the Little Rock Veterans …
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Ark. teen pleads guilty in sister’s shooting death
RUSSELLVILLE (AP) — A 15-year-old accused of fatally shooting his older sister as she slept at their family’s rural Arkansas home has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. A judge today sentenced Colton Harvey to 45 years in prison. He was charged as an adult in …
