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The North Arkansas Dance Theatre, a 501 © 3 non-profit organization held its annual Dance Intensive Workshop on July 26-27. Classes took place at their ‘home studio’ NADT Dance Academy at 206 E. Main in Batesville.  Guest teachers included, Amy Bramlett, Liz Underwood, and Jodah Gibson. ...

Garden lovers often say that gardening is their “therapy,” and that might be truer than you think! Actual studies conducted in 1972 at Kansas State University produced a horticultural therapy curriculum as part of the mental health program. Now years later, you’ll find Healing Gardens in various settings such as hospitals, assisted living facilities, schoolyards and prison grounds. ...

Senior Americans are increasingly the target of financial scams, Linda Inmon, Extension specialist for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), said. Scammers believe seniors have a great sum of money in their bank accounts with no apparent use for it...

The Cherokee Village Women’s Club will be starting its 2019-2020 season on Monday, Aug. 26 at the Omaha Center at 1 p.m. The speaker will be Kay Wiggans, Director of Yoga Classes. A variety of speakers will be featured this year. The club meets the fourth Monday of each month from August through April except for December. All Cherokee Village women are invited to attend. Save the date and bring a friend...

The City of Batesville and White River Medical Center (WRMC) have partnered to provide a farmers market which began Aug. 8. The market was developed to promote health and wellness in our community. The venture will provide a venue for the sale of high quality, fresh produce and more for the residents in and around the Batesville area...

Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land announced that his office will auction tax-delinquent land in Fulton County on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m. The auction will be held at the County Fairgrounds – Hickinbotham-Miller Exhibit building in Salem with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m...

Through the time and support of the WRMC Volunteers, White River Health System (WRHS) is proud to recognize and honor veterans who have fought for our country. Veterans receiving care at Stone County Medical Center (SCMC) and White River Medical Center (WRMC) will have a magnet with an image of a flag placed on the door frame of their room...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $998,834 to launch a proactive program to prevent opioid and substance abuse in north central and northeast Arkansas, a region that has high rates of opioid abuse and overdose deaths. The two-year Delta Understanding and Preventing Substance and Opioid Abuse in Rurality (Delta UPSOAR) program, led by Winrock International in partnership with Ozarka College and the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, will deliver preventive training, education and resources to youth and adults in Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Sharp and Stone counties.. ...

On Saturday , Aug. 31, the Mission Committee of Faith Presbyterian Church in Horseshoe Bend will hold a Spaghetti Supper to raise money for Feed the Children Mission in the Dominican Republic. Besides spaghetti, the meal will include a salad, bread, and drink for $6. Take-outs are available also. Serving times for at the Church are from 4 to 6 p.m...

The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce held a Blue Ribbon Welcome for new member United Way of North Central Arkansas (UWNCA) on Aug. 1. The UWNCA services people in need living in the counties of Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Sharp and Stone counties by partnering with local nonprofits, businesses, government and social service agencies. ...

It is almost time for school to be back in session. Students may need immunizations or a copy of their birth certificate, both of which the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) can provide. Immunizations Immunizations are required to help protect Arkansas students from vaccine-preventable diseases. ...

Playing a mix of Classic Rock, Country and Blues, Stillwater Hardy will be at the Horseshoe Bend Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. Come early, ‘cause we’re grilling burgers and hot dogs starting at 5 p.m. Stillwater Hardy has developed quite a following. ...

The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Blue Ribbon Welcome for new member Frontier Lanes (bowling alley) on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 12 noon. Frontier Lanes owners Terry and Kathy Born recently purchased the former bowling alley, totally remodeled it and opened on Aug. ...

Let’s celebrate Farmers Markets! National Farmers Market Week is Aug. 4 through Aug. 10 this year. For the past 20 years, our nation has highlighted the contributions to local economies our vendors make by offering fresh, local produce and goods. The Oregon County Farmers Market, located in Alton’s beautiful City Walking Park, is in full swing and attracting patrons and vendors from far and near. ...

The nationally known grief support program called “GriefShare” is being offered again to the community on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 noon starting Aug. 13 at Peace Lutheran Church (located at the south entrance to Cherokee Village). Those who participated in the last sessions have encouraged others to benefit from it as they have...

Spring River Artists Guild (SRAG) is reminding everyone of its sponsored watercolor workshop of “Building Blocks to a Landscape”. The workshop will be held Saturday, Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hardy Fire Department. Cost of the workshop will be $40 which includes a $20 reservation fee. ...

Hello August! We hope everyone enjoyed the Sharp County Fair. Congratulations to all the prize winners for 2019! This week we have a couple of classes offered. On Friday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Barb Massie (407-766-5506) will be conducting Paint with String. ...

Montana and Dakota are two very sweet yellow and white male Tabbies with great purrsonalities just waiting for you to come get them at the Cherokee Village Animal Control. If interested, please call 870-994-4445 for more information about adopting any pet, whether a dog or cat. They all need a rescue friend!...

More than 9,500 of America’s best and brightest high school students traveled to Texas to Create. Lead. Inspire. as they competed for the opportunity to win more than $179,000 in cash awards. The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference was held June 29–July 2 in San Antonio. ...

The September 2019 workshop presented by Spring River Artists Guild is “Building Blocks to a Landscape.” Landscapes seem simple but they entail some of the most complex ideas in art. To build a good landscape, you need to conquer a lot of painting problems. That’s what makes them fun! We will work on value sketches, design, color harmony, and choice, as well as individual elements in landscape such as trees, rocks, water, skies, etc. We will also talk about materials...

The schedule has been set for the Beatles at the Ridge Music Festival and Symposium Sept. 20 and 21 in downtown Walnut Ridge. Two outdoor stages will feature music, including a return appearance of the Grammy-nominated Liverpool Legends, contemporary Christian performances and a Friday night concert that will trace the roots and branches of rock and roll music...

This year, National Farmers Market Week is celebrated across the country from Aug. 4 through Aug. 10. This year marks the 20th annual National Farmers Market Week! Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue signed the proclamation to honor and celebrate the important role that farmers markets play in local economies, and we are excited to be a part of this vital and growing movement. To realize there are over 85,000 farmers markets across the nation is pretty amazing!...

The Ash Flat All School Reunion will be Saturday, Aug. 3. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m at the Family Life Center, located behind the Ash Flat Church of Christ. Lunch will be catered by John 3:16 Ministries fro $11 a plate. All former students, teachers, families and friends are invited to attend. Please come and join us for a day of visiting and reminiscing with classmates and friends...

August is finally here! This week, the Arts Center of North Arkansas (ACNA) would love everyone to head to the Sharp County Fair to admire the wonderful talent in our community. However, next week everything gets back on track. We hope you will be on track with us...

Hope everyone is staying cool in these dog days of summer. If not, the Arts Center of North Arkansas has some wonderful indoor activities you can do and keep cool at the same time! On July 17, the ACNA board meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend...

Betty is a gorgeous Labrador Retriever mix with a wonderful personality and gentle nature. She is perfect for anyone looking for a great companion who would keep her family member laughing and having fun no matter what. Today’s breed of Lab is used as a retriever for hunters, assistance dog to the handicapped and for search and rescue. Call the Cherokee Village Animal Control at 870-994-4445 for more information...

The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund recognizes John Kunkel, First Community Bank, Selena Corter, DHS and Donna Cruse for their hard work and outstanding efforts with the first annual Kevin King Golf Tournament. Working and coordinating contributions throughout 5 counties, this fundraising committee raised over $19,000 to help single parents in Fulton, Sharp, Randolph, Lawrence, and Jackson Counties. ...

Country Gospel Music returns to the stage of the West Plains Civic Center July 18-20. It’s the International Country Gospel Music Associations 63rd Annual Convention and Awards Show. This highly popular event, which draws capacity crowds to the Civic Center every year, will be celebrating their 10th consecutive year of holding their Music Convention in West Plains. And it’s all free to the public!...

Hello everyone! Hope your 4th was a great one! The Arts Center of North Arkansas (ACNA) has quite the variety of opportunities this week and next! On July 11, in our Hardy satellite at the Artasia shop, there are a variety of kits for various projects, which can be worked on site between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 11...

The Fulton County Fair will bring back Johnson Brothers Amusements out of El Dorado, Ark. for the fourth year with several new rides. Advance armband tickets for the carnival rides will go on sale next week (July 1-5) at Shaver Plumbing and Hardware, FNBC Community Bank (Salem), Bank of Salem (Salem, Viola and Mammoth Spring locations), North Arkansas Electric Cooperative and Hill’s Auto Sales in Salem and at Tri-County Farm and Ranch in Ash Flat. ...

U.S. Representative Jason Smith (MO-08) hosted Missouri students participating in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Twenty-eight students from southern Missouri met Congressman Smith on the U.S. Capitol steps to ask him questions about how their government works and to get to know him as their Representative in Congress...

Missouri State University-West Plains will offer a 45-hour review course this fall for area residents interested in taking the Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR), Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification exams offered through the HR Certification Institute, www.hrci.org...

The Fulton County Fair has photo mats for sale for photography exhibits. A variety of colors are available. Size 11x14 mats for 8x10 photos sell for $1.50 and 8x10 mats for 5x7 photos are $1.25. The Fulton County Fair purchases the mats for a convenience and savings for fair exhibitors and are sold for the cost of the mat...

Bear Partnership provides resources to students from underrepresented backgrounds. It’s housed in the College of Education at Missouri State University. Students who attend the week-long program explore what a career in education looks like. The program also focuses on easing the transition from high school to college...

The Missouri Broadcasters association held its 2019 Awards Banquet on Saturday at the Branson Hilton Convention Center. The evening was part of the MBA annual convention and included dinner, entertainment by the Showboat Branson Belle, the Hall of Fame induction Ceremony and the MBA Awards Presentation...

Officials at Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (HOEC), report that approximately 445 members were without power following storms that moved through the area on Friday afternoon. This was followed by approximately 900 members being affected due to storms that moved through on Sunday afternoon. ...

The Fulton County Fair will bring back Johnson Brothers Amusements out of El Dorado, Ark. for the fourth year with several new rides. Advance armband tickets for the carnival rides will go on sale next week (July 1-5) at Shaver Plumbing and Hardware, FNBC Community Bank (Salem), Bank of Salem (Salem, Viola and Mammoth Spring locations), North Arkansas Electric Cooperative and Hill’s Auto Sales in Salem and at Tri-County Farm and Ranch in Ash Flat. ...

The Fulton County Fair has photo mats for sale for photography exhibits. A variety of colors are available. Size 11x14 mats for 8x10 photos sell for $1.50 and 8x10 mats for 5x7 photos are $1.25. The Fulton County Fair purchases the mats for a convenience and savings for fair exhibitors and are sold for the cost of the mat...

Abraham was a historical figure whose life began at age 75. He traveled from the area of the Persian Gulf to an unknown land called Israel. Looking at the timeline of history, Abraham was commissioned to begin a nation which would belong to God. Mankind had failed God twice for the flood and the Tower of Babel and God was going to start a nation for himself, first by choosing a good man, Abraham...

Thou Shalt Not Steal Hi Folks, Abby here. You know, in the Bible, Moses brought down from the mountain top the Ten Commandments from God. One of those ten were “Thou Shalt Not Steal”. You know my people...Mom had a birthday today, she was sad. I don’t like to see my people Mom sad on her birthday, or any other day, but she was. ...

Missouri State University-West Plains will offer a 45-hour review course this fall for area residents interested in taking the Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR), Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification exams offered through the HR Certification Institute, www.hrci.org...

Salem First Baptist Church invites you to an evening with Doc and Connie. June 30 at 6 p.m. will be a night of fellowship, worship, and some words of wisdom from “Rusty”. Doc and Connie along with “Rusty” have blessed families in this area for many years. Having traveled for many years, they now make their home in Batesville, Ark. and continue to travel and share the message of God’s love in music and the Word...

June is an exciting month filled with picnics, cookouts and outdoor activities, Easter H. Tucker, interim family and consumer sciences program leader for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), said. Along with the outdoor festivities, June is also National Dairy Month...

Ozarka College in Ash Flat will host a painting course through their Continuing Education program on Friday, July 12. The course will meet from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and will be taught by Angela Phipps. Phipps serves as the campus director at Ozarka College – Ash Flat and has a BFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design. The project for this class will be an 8x11 watercolor painting of a wildflower landscape. Students will get to take their project home that evening...

The Cherokee Village Fire Department will hold their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser July 4 from 6:30 a.m. until noon. Evening Shade will hold their second annual Picnic in the Park July 4 from noon until 5 p.m. at the Evening Shade Walking Track. ...

Ozarka College in Ash Flat will host a “Local Herb-Medicine used in the Civil War” continuing education course on Tuesday, July 9 from 5 to 6 p.m. The class will be taught by Robin Moore, who is a certified community herbalist. In this class students will learn about local healing plants, gardening, and the Civil War...

The Network of Community Options, Inc. Board of Directors meets on the fourth Wednesday during the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December at 2:30 p.m. The meeting is held at the office of Rodney Downing, CPA located at 971 Hwy 62/ 412 in Ash Flat...

An AARP Smart Driver Class is scheduled for Friday, July 12 at 8:30 a.m. at the Horseshoe Bend Library. Check with your insurance company to see if you are due to renew by taking the class or what your discount will be if you do. Cost for AARP members with their card is $15 and non-members $20. BankCorpSouth is taking registrations at 870-670-5131. You may also contact Marge Burge at 870-670-5734...

Erica Frazier, 24, of Hardy, Ark., recently celebrated her third year of being in kidney remission. She is the daughter of Mitchell and Nancy Frazier, and goddaughter of Terry Brown and Renee Clay-Circle; niece of the late Billy Russell Bird, Tony Collins and David Bird and bonus mom to Marco Rosales-Bird, Arron Collins, and Mickeal Collins...