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Digital newspaper Hallmark Times joins APA

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Guest Column:

Carefully screen columns by public officials

By Jim Pumlaro

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First in-person ad conference since 2019 showcases best of best

The crowd was enthusiastic April 28 at the first APA Advertising Conference to be held since the pandemic.

Marianne Grogan, president of Coda Ventures in Nashville, Tennessee presented a compelling morning session on how

data can be used by newspapers for successful sales conversations. Following a short break, there was a panel discussion on best revenue practices. To close out the day, the Better Newspaper Advertising Awards were presented. The complete

list of winners can be found starting on page 10 of this issue of Arkansas Publisher Weekly.

It was wonderful to see everyone, and we extend our congratulations to the winners.

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1: Carrie Johnson and Karen Sherrell of the Pacesetting Times in Horseshoe Bend, Staci Miller of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Ed Coates of the Stone County Leader in Mountain View represent Sweepstakes-Award winning newspapers. 2: Best of Show recipients Karen Sherrell and Carrie Johnson with APA Executive Director Ashley Kemp Wimberley. 3: Jennifer Allen of the Hot Springs Village Voice and Ed Coates won first place in the Larger Weeklies division. 4: Carrie Johnson, Karen Sherrell, Ashley Hogg and Kristie Nall of the Advance-Monticellonian in Monticello and Brian Huntley of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, representing the Siloam Springs Herald-Leader hold their first place awards in the Smaller Weeklies division

First in-person ad conference since 2019 showcases best of best

5: Coda Ventures President Marianne Grogan discusses the demographics of modern newspaper readers. 6: Showing off their first-place awards are (top, from left) Brian Huntley, Andrew Bagley of the Helena World, Mason O'Bannon of the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record, Kristie Nall, Ed Coates, Jennifer Allen and Staci Miller (bottom, from left) Carrie Johnson, Jenny Tyson of the Pocahontas Star-Herald, Karen Sherrell and Sabrina Blankenship of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 7: Brian Hartley, Mason O'Bannon and Staci Miller represent the larger newspapers category winners. 8: The panel discussion featuring Andrew Bagley, Jennifer Allen and Rhonda Overbey of The Saline Courier and Malvern Daily Record was moderated by Ashley Kemp Wimberley.

First in-person ad conference since 2019 showcases best of best

9: Andrew Bagley and Jennifer Allen visit before the conference. 10: Mason and Kimberley O'Bannon of the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record. 11: Mark Lane and Staci Miller of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette visit with Brian Huntley and Brent Powers of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 12: Fresh cut flowers adorned the tables.

First in-person ad conference since 2019 showcases best of best

13: John Allen French and Jenny Tyson of the Pocahontas Star-Herald. 14: Marianne Grogan visits with APA Past President Rusty Fraser of the Stone County Leader in Mountain View. 15: Attendees were gifted sticky notes celebrating APA's 150th Anniversary. 16: Participants listen as Ashley Kemp Wimberley introduces a session.

First in-person ad conference since 2019 showcases best of best

17: Karen and Randy Sherrill of The Pacesetting Times in Horseshoe Bend. 18: Rhonda Overbey shares ideas with her luncheon companions. 19: Red & Blue Events Venue was a comfortable setting for the conference. 20: Coda Ventures used data from Stone County to demonstrate how news consumer demographics can open doors for sales conversations.

Digital newspaper Hallmark Times joins APA as Media Member

APA is pleased to announce the Media Membership of the Hallmark Times, a digital newspaper covering Sharp, Fulton and Izard Counties in north Arkansas.

Owner/Publisher Lauren Siebert is an award-winning journalist who decided after 10 years of experience at Areawide Media and the Spring River Chronicle to launch a newspaper of her own in January 2021. Johanna Siebert, who helped start and build the publication and was instrumental to its growth, is a contributor.

Based in Hardy, Hallmark Times strives to cover local news in a fair and unbiased manner, and is hoping to expand its coverage in the near future. The newspaper’s motto is, “If it is important to you, it is important to us as well.”

Hallmark Times has previously been an Associate Member of APA and we are honored to welcome them at this new level of involvement. The newspaper can be found at hallmarktimes. com and also maintains a Facebook page.

National memorial to fallen journalists planned for D.C. site

Federal officials have approved a site on the National Mall for a national memorial dedicated to journalists who have died while reporting the news and to the role of the free press in a democracy.

According to a May 2 article in The Washington Post, the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation is working to identify architects, designers and artists to create a “commemorative landscape that represents the full breadth of journalism — past, present, and future,” according to a news release. The memorial will honor slain journalists, convey the dangers they face and provide a spot for reflection.

The Fallen Journalists Memorial will be located on a one-third acre parcel in southwest Washington, D.C. between the National Museum of the American Indian and the Voice of America building. The site, which has a direct view of the Capitol, was chosen to evoke journalists’ role as government watchdogs.

The memorial is projected to open in 2028 and may cost as much as $50 million to design and build. The project will be entirely funded by private donations.

Barbara Cochran, the president of the foundation, told The Washington Post that planners envision an outdoor memorial that melds with the surrounding green space, but do not plan to include a roofed museum or other indoor space.

Cochran also said the memorial will not include names of slain journalists because of rules governing using names

on memorials in D.C. and the logistics of having to update the memorial in perpetuity. The foundation will maintain a list of fallen journalists online, with the criteria for inclusion still being ironed out. Congress approved the Fallen Journalists Memorial Act in 2020, allowing the project to move forward. President Donald Trump signed the bill into law the same year. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts signed off on the site location last Thursday.

Learn more about the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation at fallenjournalists.org.

Lauren Siebert

Hard copy postage statements to be discontinued in 2024

The Postal Service is discontinuing the use of hardcopy postage statements to improve efficiency by expediting the acceptance of commercial mail. Except for Electronic Verification System mailings, effective January 28, 2024, all domestic commercial mailings must use an approved electronic method to transmit a postage statement to the PostalOne! system.

Key points mentioned by the Postal Service in favor of this change include:

• Electronic documentation decreases the quantity of undocumented errors, which creates a burden on both customers and Business Mail Entry Units.

• Intelligent Mail for Small Business and Postal Wizard are both free to use and web-based, meaning no download or software is required. IMsb and Postal Wizard guides mailers through the items they need to complete and submit a postage statement based on information they provide along the way.

• The IMsb Tool will automatically presort mailings according to the address list, providing full presort discounts such as 5-digit/Automated Area Distribution Center automation pricing.

• IMsb cleanses the address list ensuring all addresses are valid and can identify duplicate addresses.

The Postal Service advises mailers that there are also approved third-party software options available on PostalPro at postalpro.usps.com.

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America’s Newspapers releases results of 2023 national study

America’s Newspapers has released results from the 2023 Local Newspaper Study, the first national research project in nearly a decade dedicated to how readers consume local news and advertising.

“America’s Newspapers is committed to meeting the needs of our members and of the industry,” said Dean Ridings, CEO of America’s Newspapers. “We are proud to present the 2023 Local Newspaper Study, a project dedicated specifically to measuring the difference local newspapers make.”

The national study of 5,000 respondents was conducted by the independent Nashville research firm Coda Ventures, and provides compelling evidence of the importance, relevance and vitality of newspapers in today’s American media landscape.

An overview of the study is available at bit. ly/3nqlwTh. Marianne Grogan, president of Coda Ventures, went through some of the data for attendees of last Friday’s APA Advertising Conference in Little Rock.

A webinar for America’s Newspapers members will be held on Wednesday, May 10, at 1 p.m. CDT to provide more information about the study and the various sales and marketing efforts to support it. Register for the webinar at bit. ly/3p5VLbw.

For more information about the 2023 Local Newspaper Study, contact Greg Watson, CMO, America’s Newspapers at gwatson@newspapers.org. The study was made possible by America’s

Newspapers and the continued support of the Inland Press Foundation and the SNPA Foundation. Additional support was provided by Adams Publishing Group, Clarity Media Group, EO Media Group, Gannett Company, Inc., Press Publications, Ogden Newspapers, Paxton Media Group, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Shaw Media, Southern Newspapers, Inc., The Seattle Times, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, WEHCO Media, Inc., and Wick Communications. Special thanks also to Coda Ventures and Editor & Publisher.

Mountain Home Observer exposes school board group chat

Mountain Home School District Superintendent Jake Long has confessed to operating a secret group chat between himself and members of the Mountain Home School Board, according to an April 28 article in the Mountain Home Observer.

The group chat, which has been in existence for eight years, appears to have allowed the school board to discuss policy behind the scenes in preparation for school board meetings and political campaigns such as the school district’s upcoming millage increase election. The Observer discovered the group chat during an investigation into text message communications uncovered by a local resident’s watchdog group.

Some members of the board have admitted to regularly deleting

text messages sent in the group to each other, often immediately after being sent and read, thereby circumventing the ability for the public to obtain those communications through the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. The Observer is in possession of some of these text messages.

The Observer’s investigation into secret meetings held by the Mountain Home Public School Board began after Melissa Klinger of MH Watchdogs posted screenshots of text messages obtained by a FOIA request between Long and Dan Smakal, president of the Mountain Home School Board, and Long and School Board Vice President Lisa House in a Substack article. Both text discussions dealt with whether the school board should move forward with a 2.25 or 2.75 mil increase for its next election to address issues with Mountain Home’s high school building. Under state law, it is illegal for a superintendent to poll members of a school board in the hopes of knowing the board’s direction before an official vote is cast.

“The messages, which show Long revealing the results of potential straw polling from members of the school board to Smakal and House, appear to be violations of Arkansas FOIA law at worst, a gray area in the law at best,” wrote the Observer in the article detailing the contents of the group chat.

This is a developing story as the investigation is ongoing. Read more at mhobserver.com/superintendent-long-admits-to-secretchat-group-texts-regularly-deleted/

How will the Legislature deal with a record budget surplus, and what will it mean for taxpayer pocketbooks? Are there implications for public safety with the proposal to legalize marijuana? Which communities are the winners and losers in the proposed state bonding bill?

Minnesota lawmakers are addressing these and myriad other issues as they pass the halfway mark of this year’s session. The list is representative of the topics debated and public policy crafted in legislative hallways everywhere.

Newsrooms should regularly check in with state lawmakers. It’s an excellent way to review and interpret what actions – and inactions – at the Capitol mean to your readers.

The issues often provoke additional explanation by lawmakers, supplementing other news coverage. Many politicians seize the opportunity by writing regular columns that can be informative and engage citizens in valuable community dialogue.

But editors ought to be wary, too. Lawmaker columns were the subject of a recent online discussion on the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors hotline. In near unanimity, editors emphasized that these reports deliver substance and not just PR.

The advice is especially important during election season as incumbents regularly use columns to their advantage over challengers. They strategically try to place commentaries to supplement – and maybe even replace – paid advertising.

Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, offers excellent advice:

“I have long suggested that publication of such columns should be based on newsworthiness and reader interest, and sometimes might be better used as the seed of a story about an issue the

Guest Column: Carefully screen columns by public officials

By Jim Pumarlo

legislator mentions. And I have always believed that if a legislator is on the ballot for the next election, the newsworthiness bar should be raised very high, and that no such columns should be published within 60 days of an election, unless it’s an introductory column from a legislator elected in a recent special election.”

Read: Self-serving columns should be dead on arrival.

Elected and appointed officials at all government levels frequently press editors for a regular column in the name of advancing dialogue on pertinent t topics. The request is not surprising. What public official has not pledged to open the lines of communication.

Here are some ground rules when contemplating and screening regular contributions:

• Columns should elaborate on issues facing a particular entity. They should not be a stage to respond to comments expressed through editorials, letters to the editor or other story comments. Those replies should be handled through normal channels such as letters to the editor.

• Columns should be a voice for the specific authors – for example, in cases of local government, the superintendent, city administrator or county administrator. If elected officials from those bodies wish to comment, they have the standard avenues available to all readers.

• Columns should be subject to standard review and editing. That does not mean censorship. The authors should have free reign to express opinions so long as they are within guidelines.

• Columns should not be a substitute for press releases from a particular body. For example, it’s fine if a superintendent wishes to expand on a district’s position on legislative funding proposals. But

the first public statements appropriately belong in a news story.

• Columns should not be a tool to give officials and their organizations or political parties “good PR.” Editors and reporters always welcome story ideas to be judged on individual merits.

Aggressive reporting of local public affairs ranks among the prime responsibilities of the community press. Newspapers, especially in today’s fractured media landscape, remain in the best position to provide the most thorough and credible coverage of governing bodies that make decisions affecting all aspects of citizens’ everyday lives.

At the same time, newsrooms are stretched to dispatch reporters to every meeting or track down every story that might warrant coverage.

The bottom line is that newsrooms should have firm criteria for these columns. As soon as the first one is accepted, other individuals and organizations will demand similar treatment. Each request should be evaluated on whether it will enhance the knowledge and debate on issues important to your community.

Jim Pumarlo writes, speaks and provides training on Community Newsroom Success Strategies. He is author of “Votes and Quotes: A Guide to Outstanding Election Coverage” and “Bad News and Good Judgment: A Guide to Reporting on Sensitive Issues in a Small-Town Newspaper.” He can be contacted at www.pumarlo.com.

INDUSTRY QUOTE

“Get the truth and print it.”

– John S. Knight

2023

Better Newspaper Advertising Contest Winners

Members of the Mississippi Press Association judged a total of 574 entries from Arkansas newspapers.

All Dailies

First Place

Best Single Ad – 10” & Under

possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and sentenced to more than 18 years in prison. The remaining defendants, listed at the end of

Larger Weeklies

First Place

“These cases signify the presence of federal law enforcement in Helena— West Helena and the surrounding communities,” stated Ross. “Local communities deserve to be

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Around Town

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Carol Sue Williams Memorial

Yajaira Flores, Sabrina Blankenship

Second Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Carl Persons Memorial

Wess Daniels, Sabrina Blankenship

Third Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Grobmyer Roofing

Wess Daniels, Tara Stevens

Smaller Weeklies

First Place

The Helena World

Tee Time

Rick Kennedy

Second Place

Herald Leader, Siloam Springs

Enhanced Healthcare

Debra Ballard

Third Place

Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello

Donuts Express Readers’ Choice

Kristie Nall

Honorable Mention

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

The Loft St. Patty’s Dinner

Carrie Johnson

Hot Springs Village Voice

Clean Paws Cleaning

J. Kendall Kegley

Second Place

Hot Springs Village Voice

Kane’s Remodeling

J. Kendall Kegley

Third Place

Hot Springs Village Voice

Old Trash Can Removal

J. Kendall Kegley

Best Single Ad – Over 10” & Under Half Page

All Dailies

First Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Rock City Burger Week

Delia Thessing, Tweedie Mays

Second Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Mr. Wicks

Wess Daniels, Tara Stevens

Third Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

SideCo Free Consultation

Yajaira Flores, Tracey Prowse

Smaller Weeklies

First Place

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

Roberts Tractor, Out of this World

Karen Sherrell, Carrie Johnson

Second Place

Pocahontas Star Herald

Ma & Pa’s Flea Market

Jenny Tyson

Third Place

The Helena World

Hickory Hill

Rick Kennedy

Honorable Mention

Westside Eagle Observer, Gravette

Razorback Pizza

Debra Ballard

Larger Weeklies

First Place

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

North Arkansas Farm Supply - The Great Co-op

Thanksgiving Sale

Ed Coates

Second Place

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

Foster Heating & Cooling - No Power No

Worries

Ed Coates

Third Place

Hot Springs Village Voice

Keith’s Roofing

J. Kendall Kegley

Honorable Mention

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

Jordan County Line Liquor - After the Chase

Ed Coates

Plea guilty in China-related NASA case

HOUSTON — A NASA researcher and Texas A&M University professor has pleaded guilty to charges related to hiding his ties to a university created by the Chinese government while accepting federal grant money.

Zhengdong Cheng pleaded guilty to two counts — violation of NASA regulations and falsifying official documents — during a hearing Thursday in Houston federal court.

Cheng’s conviction was part of a program called the China Initiative, which was first started under the Trump administration. But in February, the Justice Department abandoned the program after complaints it chilled academic collaboration and contributed to anti-Asian bias. The department had also endured high-profile setbacks in individual prosecutions, resulting in the dismissal of multiple criminal cases against academic researchers in the last year. The Justice Department said it planned to impose a higher bar for such prosecutions. Cheng had originally been charged with wire fraud, conspiracy and false statements when he was arrested in August 2020. But he pleaded guilty to the new charges as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen sentenced Cheng to the time he had already served during his pretrial incarceration — about 13 months. Cheng also agreed to pay restitution of $86,876 and pay a fine of $20,000.

Philip Hilder, Cheng’s attorney, said the professor was “relieved that this unfortunate chapter of his life is behind.”

“The China Initiative … has now been phased out as a Justice Department priority. The overall mission stays the same, to ferret out economic espionage, but the focus is to target wrongdoers by their deeds and not by their ethnicity,” Hilder said.

Prosecutors accused Cheng, who was hired by Texas A&M in 2004, of concealing his work in China even as his team of researchers received nearly $750,000 in grant money for space research. NASA is restricted from using funds for

any collaboration or coordination with China, Chinese institutions or any Chinese-owned company. But, prosecutors say, Cheng violated those restrictions by maintaining multiple undisclosed associations with China, including serving as director of a soft matter institute at a technology university in Guangdong, China, that was established by China’s Minis-

try of Education. Cheng was fired from Texas A&M shortly after his arrest.

In a tweet Friday, FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge James Smith said his agency “prioritizes investigating threats to academia as part of our commitment to preventing intellectual property theft at U.S. research institutions and companies.”

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Best Single Ad – Half Page & Over

All Dailies

First Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Arkansas RV Show

Wess Daniels, Tara Stevens

Second Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

SideCo

Yajaira Flores, Tracey Prowse

Third Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Victory Plumbing

Yajaira Flores, Tessa Johnson

Smaller Weeklies

First Place

Pocahontas Star Herald

Pocahontas Medical Clinic

Jenny Tyson

Second Place

Pocahontas Star Herald

Hazelle Marie Whited

Jenny Tyson

Third Place

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

Roberts Tractor

Carrie Johnson

Honorable Mention

Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello

Monticello Coffee Reflections

Kristie Nall

Larger Weeklies

First Place

Hot Springs Village Voice

Keith’s Roofing Done Right

J. Kendall Kegley

Second Place

We need to focus on the opportunities that are in front of us, as a community.”

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

Foster Heating & Cooling - Heat for the Holidays

Ed Coates

Third Place

COVID affected both the U.S. and the Village. “It devasated a lot of areas. It devastated our restaurants. We made a change to go from POA-ran to vendor-ran, which is a very good model because we were spending $1.5 to $2 Million a year in members’ money to support those restaurants. That was a very smart move on (interim GM) John Paul’s part and the board, to be able to recognize that and we’ll see dividends from that as we go along and move into the future. I think it is a great way for us to show that we are managing the opportunity for the assets that we have.” “A lot of the workforce was devastated, as well. We lost a lot of people that we had out there. The majority were on the front line – people that really served the members and make the place beautiful.

“When you take into consideration that we’ve been two years behind the eight ball, trying to play catch-up, that’s where we want to focus on the opportunity and where it is at. We don’t need anybody telling us we need to go do this, that, or the other. When you’re two years behind to get anything done, due to a major pandemic, you don’t need to state the obvious, as a community. What we do need is the unity out there that people recognize that people are working hard and changes are being done and we’re going to come at it very quickly. But anybody can sit back and snipe out on the situation. Let’s find positive things that we can do and bond together. No matter what side of the fence you stand on, we do stand on one side together and that is the Village. And that is where the unity comes in for all of us.”

Hale said the POA will address infrastructure repairs in a strategic and prioritized plan.

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

He wants to ensure the Village will thrive for the next 50 or 100 years.

“We are also dealing with a very high inflationary environment.” Materials and equipment are difficult or sometimes impossible to obtain. “We have to be very strategic about what we do and when we buy it.”

North Arkansas Farm Supply - Big Spring Sale

Hale is proud of the staff’s efforts. “They have been very cost-conscious. They know that I will squeeze a penny to death.”

unsafe, and certain substances as dangerous.”

Ed Coates

The manner of death fits into five main categories: natural (diseases, etc.), accidental (car accident, for example), homicide, suicide, and undetermined. Smedley said his office leaves no stone unturned in an investigation and very rarely deems a death undetermined.

Cause of death refers to the immediate cause, or “what started the problem.”

For instance, a death may be by acute respiratory failure, caused by pneumonia, which might be traced back to paralysis caused by a traffic accident. “I love putting puzzles together,” said Smedley, “fitting the pieces together.”

In many cases, bodies are sent to the state crime lab for forensic testing and/ or autopsies.

The cause of death is ultimately determined by finding the intersection of the scene investigation (condition and position of the body, environment, “last seen by,” etc.), the history of the deceased (including medications, information from doctors and family members), and forensics.

Smedley said determining the time of death is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle, to help establish the inclusion (or exclusion) of suspects, and he explained the differences between rigor mortis (stiffening), livor mortis (settling of the blood), and algor mortis (body temperature).

Smedley said his office has a “great relationship with law enforcement,” based on experience and trust. The Coroner’s Office now uses a program that standardizes reports statewide, and Smedley said it has resulted in much better data collection.

Smedley ended his presentation with another sobering comment: Garland County “is the suicide capital of the state.” Last year there were 31 suicides in the county, and Smedley said the majority were people with a history of depression or other mental issues.

Smedley has a passion for his job. “I have 100 percent control over what goes on the death certificate,” he said, and he wants to make sure every death is thoroughly investigated. For information about the Citizens Police Academy, contact the police department at 501-922-0011 or visit the website https://hsvcpaaa.com.

The POA had long locked in asphalt prices for a year. “Now we are dealing with a day-to-day rate.” Hale is constantly recruiting. “Being an active recruiter has been in my DNA for many years and it is what a good succession plan looks like, is to have a bench that is built up – that you can develop people and allow them to grow with the organization.”

Restructuring positions into “verticals” ensures that staff talents serve members in the best way. Responsibilities have been realigned, and some positions cut. “We’ve put them in a logical succession of where they would be best beneficial to help the members and also get the most done out in the field.

Changes are unfinished. Seeking to fully use staff talent, staff is asked, “What do you do?” “We just want to make sure people understand. Explain what your job is and help me understand how I can make you better, and can dovetail some other responsibilities to give you a really full day and be able to restructure some other areas? We’ve been finding those opportunities across the board and I’ve been very proud of what the staff has done to be able to recognize those opportunities,” Hale said. Organizational changes continue. “I am very excited about what we have done and I feel very confident that we are going to continue developing more people as we go forward.”

“I’ve been coming into the Village for five years. It has always been a good time. That is why I wanted to move down here. Like anything, it needs a little work –needs a little love. But it needs a lot of family time, too,” Hale said. Department leaders gave many details about their area, which will be featured in a future article.

Some clinics don’t wait for ruling

Abortion providers function as if Roe is already overturned

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All Dailies

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pointments for abortion after June 25, anticipating that the court might release its opinion two days later, on its last scheduled decision day. Wisconsin still has an 1849 law on the books criminalizing abortion.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Wess Daniels, Yajaira Flores, Tracey Prowse

Second Place

Although Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, women can no longer get a legal abortion in two states, Oklahoma and South Dakota. In at least one other, Missouri, the only clinic is booked and not accepting new appointments. And in a fourth state, Wisconsin, clinics will not schedule abortions for after the end of the Supreme Court’s term in late June.

that local affiliates were independently deciding what to do as the court’s decision nears.

Larger Weeklies

First Place

in Moorhead, Minn., to continue to serve women in the region.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Marine Expo and Boat Show

Wess Daniels, Tara Stevens

Third Place

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Before May 2, when a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe was leaked, there had been at least one abortion clinic in every state. But in some states, health care providers aren’t waiting for the actual decision to be issued to start operating as if Roe were overturned.

Dr. Allie Linton, the organization’s associate medical director, said the decision was in part because of worries that it would be hard to contact patients if their appointments needed to be canceled. She also said the group’s leaders were “cognizant of the significant trauma that might come for patients and staff if we are in the middle of a procedure or the middle of a procedure day, and have to tell patients we cannot provide care.”

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Smaller Weeklies

First Place

Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello

Belle View Success Stories

Kristie Nall

“It’s already happening,” said Caitlin Myers, a professor of economics at Middlebury College who studies abortion accessibility. She is leading a national survey of abortion clinics and supplied data on her recent findings, which was verified by The New York Times.

Second Place

The Wisconsin clinics have made contingency plans on days this month when the Supreme Court has been expected to issue opinions. Many members of the staff plan to spend the week of June 27 training at new clinics in Illinois, anticipating they may need to relocate so that Wisconsin patients can travel there to obtain care.

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

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Carrie Johnson

Third Place

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

Elect Mark Simino for Sheriff

Karen Sherrell, Carrie Johnson

The changes in the past few weeks suggest how quickly an overturning of Roe could reduce abortion access across the South and Midwest, which would be a hard-fought victory for the anti-abortion movement. A survey published Wednesday by the Guttmacher Institute found that abortions had increased around the country between 2017 and 2020, reversing decades of declines. Around 1 in 5 pregnancies ended in abortion during that period.

Roe guarantees a constitutional right to abortion until the point of fetal viability, around 23 weeks, and without it, around half of states are expected to ban the procedure. Many of those states already had limited access — six had a single clinic, and three had two — and various restrictions that made abortions harder to get. Now it is changing from hard to impossible, at least without crossing state lines.

In Oklahoma, clinics have stopped operating because the state passed a new ban,

At Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, which operates clinics in Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Indiana and Kentucky, five clinics closed last month as the organization started shuffling resources. Idaho, Indiana and Kentucky are expected to ban most abortions if Roe is overturned, so the organization is trying to expand telemedicine abortion in the remaining states and to help patients get to out-ofstate providers.

As clinics schedule new patients, they are warning them that the legal status of abortion may be in flux. “Our patient navigators, when they are scheduling, they give patients a heads up and say, ‘Hey, just so you know, there may be a legal change,’” said Katie Rodihan, a spokesperson for the clinics.

Danika Severino Wynn, the vice president for abortion access at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement

Hot Springs Village Voice

Remax Just Sold

J. Kendall Kegley

Second Place

“Planned Parenthood affiliates in these states that are extremely hostile to abortion access are being forced to make the difficult decision whether or not to suspend providing abortion services following the court’s decision, due to their state’s legal landscape,” she said.

Already, clinic closures are leading to long wait lists at open clinics, which has caused some patients to travel far to receive care. Last week, the Red River clinic admitted three patients who had driven four hours from the Twin Cities, because they could be seen sooner that way.

Hot Springs Village Voice

Joe Fischer Local Medicare Coverage

Stephanie Highfill

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Even in states that intend to ban abortions, many would allow the procedure to save the life of the mother or for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. But with clinics closing in states with bans, women eligible for such care may still need to travel to receive it.

The legal limbo has also been confusing for patients, said Dr. Erin King, executive director of the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Ill.

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“Every time a restriction is enacted in a state, there’s mass confusion about how to comply and what it means,” she said. “After the leak, we had patients calling to ask if abortion was still legal.

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Other clinics in states that are expected to ban abortion are fully open, like Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo, N.D. The state has a trigger ban that would make abortion illegal 30 days after a court decision. “We will continue to provide abortion in our state as long as it is legal,” said Tammi Kromenaker, the clinic director. If Roe is overturned, she plans to open a new clinic across the river,

“Trying to get information out — as providers and organizations who work directly with patients, that’s a huge part of the role.”

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buzzer sounded, instead of playing the blame game or being upset at each other for various mistakes made, their first reaction was to come together and be there for each other. The heartbreak in that line was palpable, trust me, but the love and respect for each other and our team ran deeper than any fleeting feeling caused by points on a scoreboard, no matter how big the game was. This season has been one of firsts for them and me, and I’ll

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forever be grateful to be a part of this group. I’ll take a runner-up trophy with this group of kids over the gold with anybody else, any day of the week.”

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WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another large round aid to Ukraine one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dramatic address to a joint meeting of Congress.

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devastated nation and NATO allies, more than Biden even requested, raising total assistance so far to more than $100 billion.

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The bill, which runs for 4,155 pages, includes about $772.5 billion for domestic programs and $858 billion for defense and would finance federal agencies through the fiscal year at the end of September.

“Your money is not charity,” Zelenskyy told lawmakers and Americans watching from home. “It’s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way.”

son to have read this entire bill. The bill and process ignores soaring inflation, rising interest rates and our ballooning debt of $31 trillion,” said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. “Enough is enough.”

For two senators, the bill puts the finishing touches on their work in Washington.

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The bill passed by a vote 68-29 and now goes to the House for a final vote before can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

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“This is one of the most significant appropriations packages we have done in a very long time,” Schumer said.

Lawmakers were in disagreement over which amendments were to be voted upon to lock in a final vote on an expedited basis. The impasses had the potential to prevent passage of the bill before the midnight Friday deadline. But negotiations overnight led to a breakthrough and senators gathered early Thursday morning to work through more than a dozen amendments before getting to a final vote.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is retiring after serving some 48 years in the Senate and as the current chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He negotiated the bill for months with Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the committee’s ranking Republican, who was elected to the Senate in 1986 and is also retiring.

“What a capstone to a brilliant career,” Schumer said.

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“The range of people it helps large and deep,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. said moments before the vote.

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The spending bill is supported by Schumer and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, though for different reasons.

The bill also contains roughly $40 billion in emergency spending in the U.S., mostly to assist communities across the country recovering from drought, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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Lawmakers were racing to get the bill approved before a partial government shutdown would occur at midnight Friday, and many were anxious complete the task before a deep freeze and wintry conditions left them stranded in Washington for the holidays.

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McConnell cited the bill’s 10% boost in defense spending, which he says will give America’s Armed Forces the funding and certainty needed to ensure the country’s security.

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Many also want to lock in government funding before a new GOP-controlled House next year could make it harder to find compromise on spending.

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“The world’s greatest military will get the funding increase that it needs, outpacing inflation,” McConnell said. “Meanwhile, non-defense, non-veterans spending will come in below the rate of inflation, for a real-dollar cut.”

And, of course, it includes scores of policy changes unrelated to spending that lawmakers sought to include in what is going to be the last major bill of the Congress, else they start from scratch next year in a divided Congress where Republicans will be returning to the majority in the House.

■ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, speaks with Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the House Appropriations Committee chair, the top Democrats in charge of the budget negotiations, as they await Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Congress on Wednesday at the Capitol in Washington. The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another large round of aid to Ukraine.

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Senators heard from Zelenskyy about the importance of U.S. aid to his country for its war with Russia on Wednesday night. The measure provides about $45 billion in military, economic and humanitarian assistance for the

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McConnell faced pushback from many Republicans who don’t support the spending bill and resent being forced to vote on such a massive package with so little time before a potential shutdown and the Christmas holiday.

“There has not been enough time for a single per-

One of the most notable examples was a historic revision to federal election law that aims to prevent any future presidents or presidential candidates from trying to overturn an election. The bipartisan overhaul of the Electoral Count Act is in direct response to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to convince Republican lawmakers and then-Vice President Mike Pence to object to the certification of Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, 2021.

Emmett Till and his mother honored with the Congressional Gold Medal

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WASHINGTON — The House unanimously passed bill Wednesday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.

The bill, which passed the Senate in January, is meant

Rosa Parks, the Little Rock Nine and Jackie Robinson. The designation comes months after President Joe Biden signed the first anti-lynching legislation, named after Till, into law. Until March of this year,

Congress had failed to pass such legislation nearly 200 times, beginning with a bill introduced in 1900 by North Carolina Rep. George Henry White, the only Black member of Congress at the time.

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Now in its 12th season, state-of-the art treetop adventure park Loco Ropes is a unique attraction well suited to families or other groups looking for outdoor adventure.

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Ozark Folk Center (1025A Park Avenue) and offers selfguided rope courses with three different segments and more than 30 challenges.

Tarzan swings, zip lines and suspended bridges are just some of the elements

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The Bessie Boehm Moore Stone County Library is located at 326 W. Washington St. in Mountain View.

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found on the Loco Ropes course. Courses of varying lengths are offered, as well as a few quick thrills such as the Flying Pig – a 300-foot zip line that is a feature of the course. Other elements include the Planks Peak Climbing Wall and the HotShot Freefall, a harness that allows you to drop from a height and freefall, stopping you safely before you reach the ground.

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the week, as well. Advance booking is recommended for courses including the End of the Line or Short Line Treetop Adventure. Online booking is available at locoropes.com, or you may also call (870) 269-6566 or (888) 669-6717, or email at goloco@locoropes.com to book. Walk-up reservations depend on session availabil-

ity. Prices range from $9 for individual elements like the zip line or freefall to $70 for a walk-up adult ticket on the longest course. Season passes are available, as well as package offerings with the Ozark Folk Center. The course may also be booked by companies, youth groups, etc., for team building and leadership activities.

The facility offers books, magazines, DVDs, and newspapers, as well as genealogy materials from Stone and surrounding counties. Computers are available with Internet access, including wireless, and a microfilm reader is also available. Material on microfilm includes census records from 1850-1920 and county records. A computerized card catalog facilitates searches

The website www.stonecountylibrary.com also offers a card catalog for patrons to view, hold, or renew books.

WiFi is available and may be accessed from the parking lot (password is bookworm).

The library’s regular hours of operation are 9:30-5 on Monday, 9:30-6 on Tuesday, 9:30-5 on Wednesday, 9:30-7 on Thursday, 9:30-5 on Friday, and 9:30-1 on Saturday.

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For the most up-to-date information, call 870-2693100.

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walk right out the back door and you’re at the Pickin’ Park! Quaint and cozy rooms with 2 queen beds, cable TV, Wi-Fi, private baths, air conditioning and private parking. No pets or smoking allowed.

Loco Ropes is typically open March through November, with the ropes courses open Tuesday through Saturday. Tickets are sold from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the course remains open until guests are finished.

The three Tower Adventures – HotShot FreeFall, Planks Peak Climbing Wall, and the Flying Pig Zipline –are offered on Saturdays and are sometimes offered during

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Mildred’s Spice Corner

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Stone County’s fire protection is provided by volunteers who staff rural departments and raise funds to purchase equipment. Departments rely on revenue from membership dues, state funding generated by homeowners insurance, and a portion of the county sales tax. Various fundraisers and donations from the public help supplement revenue to obtain needed equipment.

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There are 10 rural departments with multiple stations that cover the entire county, though some are forced to extend beyond the typical five-mile radius to do so.

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The City of Mountain View’s fire department – with stations at City Hall and North Bayou Drive – is also staffed by volunteers. No dues are assessed.

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Certified firefighters receive at least 16 hours of training per year and some volunteers get additional certification in medical or rescue skills.

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Contact and dues information for each rural department is provided, keyed by color to match the map above, which shows basic coverage areas for each. Any residents with questions about what department covers a piece of property may contact Stone County Office of Emergency Management at 870-269-6611 to inquire.

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Allison Sylamore (4 stations) – P.O. Box 837, Mountain View, AR 72560. Dues $35. Fire Chief Mary Cossey, 870-213-0305.

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Ben – P.O. Box 73, Drasco, AR 72530. Dues $25. Fire Chief Roger Swafford.

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Iron Mountain – P.O. Box 1507, Mountain View, AR 72560. Dues $35. Fire Chief Jason Mast.

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Melrose – 35001 Hwy. 14, Marcella, AR 72555. Currently rebuilding volunteer force. Dues $25. Fire Chief Eric Tiemann, 870-652-3403.

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Pleasant Grove – P.O. Box 2, Pleasant Grove, AR 72567. Dues $25. Fire Chief Delano Huff.

Sunnyland (2 stations) – P.O. Box 946, Mountain View, AR 72560. Dues $25. Fire Chief Bill Riddick.

Timbo (6 stations) – P.O. Box 160, Timbo, AR 72680. Dues $40. Fire Chief Cody Crymes.

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leader facing Jan. 6 conspiracy charge

A message left for Andrew Jacobs, an attorney appointed to represent Tarrio, wasn’t immediately returned Tuesday afternoon.

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Phillip Linder, an attorney representing Rhodes, also didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment on his client’s behalf.

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“That’s what every waking moment consists of … I’m not playing games,” Tarrio responded, the indictment read.

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Tarrio, who has since stepped down from his post as Proud Boys chairman, didn’t immediately respond to a text message seeking comment on his arrest and indictment. He served five months for the unrelated case.

Proud Boys members describe the group as a men’s club for “Western chauvinists.”

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Its members frequently have brawled with antifascist activists at rallies and protests. Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes, who founded the Proud Boys in 2016, sued the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling it as a hate group.

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On Dec. 30, 2020, an unnamed person sent Tarrio a document that laid out plans for occupying a few “crucial buildings” in Washington on Jan. 6, including House and Senate office buildings around the Capitol, the indictment states. The nine-page document was entitled “1776 Returns” and called for having as “many people as possible” to “show our politicians We the People are in charge,” according to the indictment.

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On the morning of Jan. 6, group members met at the Washington Monument and marched to the Capitol before then-President Donald Trump finished speaking to thousands of supporters near the White House.

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least seven other defendants before him facing the same pending charge. One other, Beverly Hills spa owner Gina Bisignano, awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in a deal with prosecutors.

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tify the presidential election results, a group of Proud Boys followed a crowd of people who breached barriers at a pedestrian entrance to the Capitol grounds, an indictment says. Several Proud Boys also entered the Capitol building itself after the mob smashed windows and forced open doors.

Prosecutors have said the Proud Boys arranged for members to communicate using specific frequencies on Baofeng radios. The Chinese-made devices can be programmed for use on hundreds of frequencies, making them difficult for outsiders to eavesdrop.

In December, a federal judge refused to dismiss an earlier indictment charging four alleged leaders of the farright Proud Boys with conspir-

acy. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly rejected defense attorneys’ arguments that the four men — Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Charles Donohoe — were charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.

Nordean, Biggs, Rehl and Donohoe remain jailed while awaiting a trial scheduled for May.

Tarrio tried to communicate with Nordean and Biggs by telephone while the two men were moving in and out of the Capitol, the indictment says. Biggs and Tarrio had a 42-second call just before 3 p.m. on Jan. 6, according to the indictment.

Information for this article was contributed by Jacques Billeaud of The Associated Press.

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Yonts also teaches basic interrogation techniques and is a bloodstain pattern and fingerprint expert (meaning she is certified as an expert witness). She has also conducted crisis intervention training.

Yonts and Bennett are working to establish an ORI (Originating Agency Identifier Number) as a separate law enforcement entity in order to tap into governmental grants and compile/submit statistics.

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Alaska Group Tour on the Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas. Standing Taylor and Kate Haenny and Rick Kirchner from Harr Travel in back Mike Maxon and Lydia McCarthy in front and Mike Morgan from the Village. Seated from the Village Jerry Barber, Joy Barnes, Marie Yeich, Larrie Yeich and Mike & Lydia’s sister Laura Aldridge from Michigan. Missing Marjorie Morgan, Dennis Aldridge and Lydia’s Grandson Nolan McCarthy from California.

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Immediate plans for the department include a new body camera system, coming in January, and an updated radio system. Plans are also in development for putting computers in patrol cars.

Yonts and Bennett are big proponents of the Citizens Police Academy and are planning some new hands-on additions to the popular course.

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In what little spare time she has, Yonts loves to cook, spend time with her father, and enter sweepstakes. She said she “enters sweeps every day” and actually wins a lot of them. A few of her prizes: a Corvette (although she took the cash equivalent), a camper, a trip to Las Vegas, and quite a few cash prizes.

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She also owns a quilting business – Arresting Designs – which she started in 2010.

Her father has also found his niche here. He loves fishing and is waiting for an open boat slip at Balboa, and he’s just joined a bowling league.

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The police department is lucky to have snagged such an experienced officer and welcomes both Yonts and her father with open arms.

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School Year from Page 1A

J. Kendall Kegley

would be a challenge for some families based on how they are currently written, if the district moved to a year-round calendar.

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In response to a Village Voice email, the superintendent told how the proposal arose.

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“Based on the level of community interest, we have discussed a 6-7-week summer break to see if the community would embrace that concept. The calendars presented in the survey were a 4-week summer break, which is a dramatic change from current summer breaks.”

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Would a potential calendar change be considered in a future year? “I do want to be clear that we will move forward with a traditional calendar and it is uncertain when the discussion will occur in the future,” Murphy said.

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Prior to the Dec. 12 board meeting, Murphy said a month’s vacation – with school days during 11 other months – could improve student learning retention. Another factor is the number of students that the district needs to support in the summer.

“We do believe a shorter break could minimize learning loss and support consistent routines for students,” Murphy said.

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Murphy said both the traditional and year-round calendars reflect 178 school days. “There’s really no financial impact to the budget based on the number of instructional days and staff contract days,” he said.

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In the past two years the Arkansas General Assembly has passed legislation allowing for a variety of calendar options. “ With staffing shortage, some areas of the country are using a four-day week as a method to recruit and retain staff,” Murphy said.

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Will any changes be coming for next summer in summer programs, or will the summer remain much the same?

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“We will evaluate our budget providing a full-day program vs. a half day. We would need to survey staff and make sure we would have the personnel to support the concept. Our summer school is typically the full month of June and is a 4-day-a-week program. We will certainly discuss options on how we can increase summer school attendance,” Murphy said.

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“In summary, I appreciate the level of staff and community input that was provided in the survey data. This information guided the decision made in the December meeting to move forward with a traditional calendar.

“I would like to thank all who participated and attended our community forum on this topic. I think the process better educated our parents on the needs of the district and the district better understands the perspective of the parents,” Murphy concluded.

Buddy and Paula Tolbert with their Village Voice in Sibenik, Croatia on their Viking Mediterranean cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Venice, Italy.

Best Single Supplement Ad

All Dailies

First Place

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Fayetteville

Carpets Plus

Rachel Jett

Second Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

LeafGuard

Yajaira Flores, Tracey Prowse

Third Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Slim Chickens

Yajaira Flores, Sabrina Blankenship

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Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello

Ag Up Spring Inside-Out

Kristie Nall

Second Place

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

Ozarka College

Carrie Johnson, Karen Sherrell

Third Place

Westside Eagle Observer, Gravette

Country View Animal Hospital

Staff

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Westside Eagle Observer, Gravette

Drivin my way?

Debra Ballard

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Hot Springs Village Voice

Barkansas Pet Supply Celebrating 12 Years

J. Kendall Kegley

Second Place

Hot Springs Village Voice

Shop Small Business Saturday

J. Kendall Kegley

Third Place

The Sheridan Headlight

Peyton Hill Graduation

Millie McClain

Honorable Mention

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

Mountain View Chevrolet - Ride The High Country

Ed Coates

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First Place

Best Automotive Ad

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Winrock Automotive

rot. Grow your moth orchid in a bright location near an east, west, or slightly shaded south-facing window. Plants do best when they receive 12 to 14 hours of bright light. Give plants growing in low light locations a boost with artificial light. Keep lights four to ten inches above the plants. Placing the plants on a reflective surface helps bounce light back up into the lower parts of the plant. Look for one of the

Wess Daniels, Sabrina Blankenship

Second Place

the lights on for 14 to 16 hours if this is the only light the plant receives. You can reduce the time to five or six hours for plants receiving natural light. Boost the humidity around your orchid while creating a beautiful display by placing it among other indoor plants. As one plant loses moisture from its leaves, it increases the humidity around the neighboring plants. Use gravel trays to further increase the humidity around all your indoor plants. Fill the saucer or plant tray with pebbles. Set the pots on the pebbles, elevating them above any water that collects in the saucer. When you water thoroughly the excess collects in the saucer. As it evaporates, it increases the humidity around the plants right where it is needed. Fertilize actively growing plants when the soil is moist. Use a dilute solution of a complete fertilizer such as a 20-20-20 labeled for use on orchids or flowering houseplants. Avoid excess fertilization that can cause damaged black root tips, green floppy growth, and prevent flowering. Once your orchid finishes flowering, continue growing it in a brightly lit location and water and fertilize as

First Place

by Melinda Myers

As you plan this year’s garden, be sure to include some strawberries. They are low in calories, high in vitamin C and antioxidants, and provide seasonal interest in gardens and containers.

Parker Lexus

Yajaira Flores, Tracey Prowse

Third Place

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much work, just treat it like a long blooming bouquet. Ease your guilt by gifting the plant to a fellow gardener that would be happy to accept the challenge. Then invest in a new and different orchid to brighten your indoor garden.

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Best of all, you don’t need much space to grow this delicious fruit.

There are three types of strawberries:

June or spring bearing, everbearing, and day neutral. Select the best type of strawberry for your space and harvest needs.

June-bearing strawberries produce one crop of berries in late spring to early summer, depending on where you garden. They produce the largest harvest but in the shortest span of time. Plant now and enjoy an abundant harvest next year.

Gwatney Explore

Yajaira Flores, Tracey Prowse

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porch, balcony, or deck. They'll be close at hand and easy to harvest.

Mix a few everbearing or day-neutral strawberries in with flowers to create an edible and ornamental planter. The harvest will be smaller when grown in a mixed container, but the flowers, fruit and fall color add ornamental appeal and the fruit will be a welcome treat. Boost the harvest by growing

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Everbearing strawberries usually produce two crops of berries each year. You’ll enjoy fresh strawberries early and late in the season, while day-neutral plants produce berries throughout the growing season. Delizz®, a day-neutral strawberry, was the first ever strawberry to be selected as an All-America Selections Winner. Just like the flower and vegetable winners, it was tested nationally and selected for its performance for the home garden. This 2016 winner is a compact plant perfect for hanging baskets, containers or garden beds. It can be started from seed or transplants and will produce sweet fruit the first year and all season long, even during hot weather.

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Up the ornamental appeal of traditional in-ground plantings with a star shaped or tiered bed. The elevated beds make for easier planting, weeding, and harvesting. You’ll find a variety of tiered shaped beds to purchase or plans to make your own.

Karen Sherrell, Carrie Johnson

Second Place

Pocahontas Star Herald

Countryside Chevrolet

Jenny Tyson

Third Place

Jed’s Auto Readers’ Choice

Vicki Kelly, Kristie Nall

Use strawberries as a groundcover in sunny well-drained locations for an abundant harvest. Their attractive leaves, white flowers, red fruit and brilliant red fall color add sparkle to the landscape and provide fresh fruit for your meals. Or grow them in a container, window box or hanging basket on your

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needed. You can either remove the faded flowers, leaving the flower stem intact and wait for a flush of smaller flowers at the tip of the stem or cut the flower stem back above either the second or third node, the thickened part of a plant stem where new growth appears, from the bottom. A third option is to cut the flower stem back to one half inch above the leaves. This is better for the health of the plant. It results in the best reblooming and allows the plant to restore energy used for flowering and focus on growing roots. If forcing your orchid to produce a second flush of flowers seems like too

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

Mountain View Chevrolet - All Vehicles

Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including The Midwest Gardener’s Handbook and Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally-syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Her website is melindamyers.com.

Always room for strawberries

Discounted

Ed Coates

Second Place

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

strawberries in their own container. Fill a hanging basket and watch as the runners cascade over the edge for added ornamental appeal.

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Try filling a traditional strawberry pot – container with planting hole openings on the top and sides – with plants that produce several harvests and remove the runners as needed.

Third Place

Art Sale

This is the final weekend of Spring River Art Gallery’s 50 percent off selected original pieces of art sale! The Gallery is located at 300 E. Main Street in Hardy. They are packed with paintings in all mediums, and have a variety of stone, glass, wire wrapped and beaded jewelry. The Gallery is open Fridays, 12 to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. They invite you to visit them in person as well as online at springriverartistsguild.com, and on Facebook.

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Keep all the plants from top to bottom looking their best with this DIY wa-

tering device. Place soil on the bottom of the container. Set a couple of perforated PVC down through the planter. Slide the plants through the hole from the inside of the pot. Fill the remaining space with soil. Gently tamp and water thoroughly to eliminate air pockets. As you water, the water travels through the pipe and out the holes, providing moisture to all plants from top to bottom. Check containers daily and water thoroughly and often enough to keep the soil slightly moist. Reduce maintenance and increase success by incorporating a low nitrogen slow-release fertilizer into the soil at planting or sprinkle over the soil surface as needed. This type of fertilizer promotes growth without interfering with flowering and fruit production.

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Best Real Estate Ad

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First Place

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Fayetteville

Lindsey & Associates

Rachel Jett

Second Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Janet Jones Top 2 Wess Daniels, Susan Webb

Third Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Porchlight Realty Congratulations

Eric Rodgers, Susan Webb

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Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

Mossy Oak Properties

Karen Sherrell, Carrie Johnson

Second Place

Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello

Hope & Co. Christmas

Theresa Perrigen, Kristie Nall

Third Place

Pocahontas Star Herald

Sold ASAP

Jenny Tyson

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Hot Springs Village Voice

BJ Conner Selling Your Home

J. Kendall Kegley

Second Place

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Trademark HSV Award for Excellence

J. Kendall Kegley

Third Place

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Remax of HSV

J. Kendall Kegley

Best Employment Ad

To individuals for all ads with items priced at $50 and under. All free ads must be for a single item, contain the price of the item and be of a noncommercial nature. Lost and Found ads and Give away ads will also qualify as free ads. All other classified ads will be charged at the rates listed above. Each household is limited to two free ads per week and will run only one week.

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Little Rock School District

Yajaira Flores, Cassandra Green

Second Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Central Arkansas Water Finance Manager

Delia Thessing, Cassandra Green

Third Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Middleton Heat & Air

Yajaira Flores, Cassandra Green

Smaller Weeklies

First Place

Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello

Drew Memorial Jobs

Kristie Nall

Second Place

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

Hatfield Ready Mix

Carrie Johnson

Third Place

Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello

Belle View Picture Yourself

Kristie Nall

Option #1

Includes date, time and location of sale ONLY!

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PAID CLASSIFIEDS: All ads with items valued over $50 and any ads of a commercial nature will be charged at the rates listed above. Classifieds to individuals must be pre-paid – you may use a credit or debit card or stop by our office at 314 N. Main St.

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Option #2

Includes date, location and brief description items. Also includes a bold heading.

We'll even list your sale on myMonticellonews.net!

Stone County Leader, Mountain View Silica Transport Company - Drivers Needed

Ed Coates

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Drew County Historical Museum is back. Opened each Saturday from 10am till 4pm. Come on by and visit with us and see some of Monticello’s treasures. We’re located at 404 South Main Street. See you soon Church Sale: Pentecostal Church of God in Christ 111 East Briarcliff Street in Monticello. Pastor Robert Marshall Sr. has for sale: One exercise bike. One queen size bed, One large 12 x 12 rug, One cash register., Baseball pants for boys (size 8 to 12). School pencils. Two pair of boots , mens or boys (size 8). For the ones that are truly interested in any of these items please call Pastor Robert Marshall Sr. at 870-2814863. Located in the Market Place parking lot every Saturday. 4tf 10/25

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HSVPOA is Hiring

need of supplies: Dog pens, kennels and crates, dog houses, 20x20 plastic tarps, dog feeders, dog and puppy food ALWAYS needed. If you would like to donate, please contact: Monticello2ndChancefurdogs@yahoo.com or find us on facebook. TFN

care and summer programs. Open Saturdays from 7 am to 5 pm. Come in for a free trial day and see what makes us different. 50% off first week. We are bilingual and accept vouchers. #81546 TFN mt-bw

COMMERCIAL TRUCK

nels and crates, dog houses, 20x20 plastic tarps, dog feeders, dog and puppy food ALWAYS needed. If you would like to donate, please contact: Monticello2ndChancefurdogs@yahoo.com or find us on facebook. TFN

Summer Benedict

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AUTO SALVAGE

Mr. Johnny Will buy junk cars running or not . 421 Ambrose Street Open M-F 8am to 4:30 pm call 870-460-5399 or 870-308-1025 4pd 1/29

‘94 Ford Truck, price reduced $6500. Good for loader truck, logging, and farm to market truck. Call 870-6921152. TFN mtbw FREE

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BUYING JUNK CARS

Post on our Facebook page designed to reunite missing pets in the Monticello/Drew County area with their owners! Monticello Lost Pet Network. TFN

REAL ESTATE APARTMENTS

Good Samaritan Join Our Team

New Year .. New Prices

$250 and up on complete vehicles

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Hope Place

Hope Place in Monticello is in need of newborn and size 6 diapers. We are open to receive donations Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. TFN f

Fight Hunger

Hope Place of Monticello invites our community to drop off non-perishable food donations. We are open to receive donations Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday from 9:30am-4:30pm. Suggested items: Pasta, Peanut Butter, Rice, Beans, Soup, Canned Meats, Canned Fruits & Vegetables, Mac&Cheese, Cereal, Juice and Boxed Meals. 224 South Main, Monticello. TFN

Historical Preservation

Funds Needed For Enon School

Funds are needed for the maintenance of Enon’s 2-room schoolhouse located at 2474 Highway 35E outside of Monticello. Any donation amount will be greatly appreciated to keep the legacy alive and well. For more information on how to help preserve Enon’s schoolhouse or to make a donation contact, James Jarrett at 870-367-3765. TFN CASA of the 10th Judicial District is seeking volunteer advocates and board members. To find out how you can help a child in need, please contact (870) 367-9449. TFN

Monticello 2nd Chancefurdogs is in

Please call 870-224-1750 8pd 2/19

WE BUY JUNK CARS

Advance Classifieds are free to individuals if the item is valued at $50 or less and the ad states the price. All free ads must be of a non commercial nature and be for one item. An example would be a sofa for $49 would be free but bales of hay for $5 each would be a paid ad.

FURNITURE

Cherry curio cabinet for sale. $50. 870-224-1250. 1/15 1tf

Apartment for rent two bedroom, two bath. 373 East Willis in Monticello call 870-367-6921 4pd 2/5 2 bedroom Duplex for rent 1585 Old Warren Road call 870-723-3309 4pd 1/22

Cedar Hill Apartments

Newly renovated. Veteran units available. New appliances and interior. Income restrictions apply. Washer/dryer in each unit. 839 S. Gabbert St. 870-367-3394. TFN cc-11/28

We buy Junk cars! Will haul them away. 870-723-9698. TFN mt-bw

CARPET CLEANING

NOTJUSTDISASTERRESTORATION CARPET MEDICS RESTORES & CLEANS CARPETS 24/7 Emergency (870)723-2395 24/7 870)723-2395

Steam Cleaning Carpet, Upholstery & Tile Back to Life Since 1993

Flood & Fire Restoration Service

(870)367-1911

TFN CHILD CARE

Good Shepherd 203 E. Trotter Avenue, Monticello (870)460-0503 Educational child care, after school

We buy estates and household furnishings. 870-308-5827 or 870-3080663. Selling used furniture and varieties at 1320 N. Hyatt St. #102391

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PARKHILL APARTMENTS

MISCELLANEOUS

Mr. Johnny is buying precious metals. Gold, Silver, Copper etc. 421 Ambrose Street M-F 8am to 4:30 pm call 870-460-5399 or 870-3081025 4pd 1/29

Barn kept 4x5 Round bales of hay. $30 per bale, Square bales of hay fertilized. $5.00 per bale. 870-7233788 16pd 3/19

Call the Federal Trade Commission to find out how to avoid scams. 1-877-FTC-HELP. Never give any personal or financial information to unfamiliar websites without researching those sites. Even those sites listed in classified ads here. A message from The Advance Monticellonian and the FTC.

PETS

Monticello 2nd Chancefurdogs is in need of supplies: Dog pens, ken-

Newly renovated 1 and 2 Bedrooms, CH/A. All electric, water paid. Call 367-6241 from 9 am to 5 pm. #61104 TFN mt-bw

Weevil Run Apartments

Choose 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom or 1 bedroom, 1 bath. All feature stove, refrigerator and dishwasher, hook-up for washer/dryer. Adjacent to UAM campus. Email: weevilrun@ gmail.com. Find us on Facebook. Phone: 723-2342. #52703 TFN mt-bw Westside Manor Apartments. 2 BR, 1 BA. Refrigerator & stove provided. Washer/Dryer hookups. (870) 8535345 or 870-818-6702. #80594 12/19 TFN mt12w COMMERCIAL

For rent: 1,700 sq ft warehouse with 300 sq ft office/showroom. Address 155 Market St. Monticello, AR. Contact 870-723-9439. #102370 1/2

Best of Show

Best Single Ad - Over 10” & Under Half Page

Karen Sherrell, Carrie Johnson

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

Roberts Tractor, Out of this World

Sweepstakes Award

All Daily Newspapers

Smaller Weekly Newspapers

Larger Weekly Newspapers

First Place

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock

Second Place

Northwest Arkansas

Democrat-Gazette, Fayetteville

Third Place

The Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs

First Place

Pacesetting Times, Horseshoe Bend

Second Place

Advance-Monticellonian, Monticello

Third Place

Pocahontas Star Herald

First Place

Stone County Leader, Mountain View

Second Place

Hot Springs Village Voice

Third Place (tie)

The Sheridan Headlight

The Weekly Vista, Bella Vista

Members of the Mississippi Press Association judged a total of 574 entries from Arkansas newspapers.