MELBOURNE, AR – For students interested in earning a degree at Ozarka College, the Arkansas Future Grant program covers tuition and fees for students entering one of Ozarka’s 50plus eligible degree/certificate programs.
MELBOURNE, AR — Francis “Tuffy” Lake, of Mountain View, has partnered with the Ozarka College Foundation to offer two $500 scholarships each year. Tuffy’s generous $20,000 contribution will establish two endowed scholarships. The Lake scholarships will be awarded to two Ozarka - Mountain View students each year: one enrolled in a nursing program and the other in the welding program.
The US Steel industry, at this moment, is resilient. The Congressional Steel Caucus held its annual “State of the Steel” event this week to hear updates from executives in the industry. The caucus is a bipartisan group of members who work in support of a strong domestic steel industry that supplies good jobs and enhances our national security. I chair the caucus, and the vice chair is my colleague Rep. Frank Mrvan, a Democrat representing northwest Indiana.
One of the pieces of legislation signed into law this year creates Women Veterans Day as a state memorial day to be celebrated on June 12 each year. Act 115 states Women Veterans Day is acknowledged as an effort to honor the work of women in the United States Armed Forces and recognizes the unique challenges women have faced.
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Human Services Department has officially petitioned the federal government for authority to make changes in the Medicaid expansion program. The program is known as ARHOME and provides health coverage to about 312,000 Arkansas residents.
Many of those who battle addiction do so in silence. However, on occasion they are the ones with the biggest smiles and some of the kindest people. They are the ones who is always there for others but who still feels alone. Sometimes they require someone to speak up when they cannot. Find out how they are doing. Help them. Remind them of their advantages, jobs, education, families, friends, or other resources they may have. Sometimes people fail to realize the potential consequences of even one drug use decision. In talking to them, they may be able to connect their decisions to use with the troubles they are having in life. It may seem difficult to suggest a friend enter treatment, yet doing so could ultimately result in their life being saved. Make it clear you will help them enter treatment, but you won’t support their habit. They might be afraid, unprepared, or resistant to change. But with help, they can get there. You are not alone if you or a loved one are battling addiction. The nightmare of addiction can be ended. Getting help is the first step.
Dave GRUGER Cherokee Village Horseshoe Pitching Association Week of June 5-9, 2023 Star of the Week 2 Game Score Plus Handicap Steve Howe 206 6/5 Game Winners Pit 1 Watts and Bass 197 Pit 2 Lewis and Thomas 183 Pit 3 Prusak and Gruger 182 Pit 4 Howe 112 6/ 9 Game Winners Pit 1 Prusak and Simmons 192 Pit 2 Hollis and Gruger 184 Pit 3 Watts and Weeks 190 Pit 4 Howe 94 .
Sharp County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation, recently hosted a Giving Tree Grant awards reception to recognize the recipients of a Sharp County Giving Tree Grant. Just under $13,500 was granted to the following Sharp County nonprofits: City of Hardy Cave City First Assembly Food Pantry Ozark Foothills Literacy Project Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund For Every Dog Rescue, Inc. “The Sharp County Community Foundation wanted to have a reception to recognize and raise awareness of the amazing work being done by the charities and nonprofits in our community,” said Dan Milligan, executive director of the Sharp County affiliate. “Our community really showed their support by attending the reception and congratulating the grant recipients. FNBC and Bank of Cave City sponsored the event, and the Spring River Innovation Hub graciously allowed us to host our reception in their event space.”