FEBRUARY 27, 2019
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Kris Lyle Named Coordinator for the Polk County Office of Emergency Management Polk County Judge, Brandon Ellison, has announced the appointment of Kris Lyle to the position of Coordinator in the Polk County office of Emergency Management. Lyle has been the interim Coordinator since January 1, 2019 when former Coordinator, Tommy Stueart, assumed the position of Chief of Police, for the City of Mena. The Polk County Office of Emergency Management serves several functions for the county, such as; floodplain management, E-911 addressing, volunteer fire department coordination, safety training, search and rescue coordination, and gen-
eral emergency management. “I believe Kris is a good fit for this appointment because he knows the county, he knows the people of this county, he is and has been a volunteer fire department member for years, he is a reserve Deputy for the Sheriff, and has intimate knowledge of the functions of that office. After interviewing and considering the top three candidates for this position, I believe Kris is the right choice for Polk County at this point in time”, said Judge Ellison, when commenting about the decision.
Lady Eagles Move On to State as a Four Seed Submitted Photo: Polk County Judge Brandon Ellison is pictured with new Polk County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator, Kris Lyle.
Mena Elks Lodge Collects 200 Deer Hides for Veterans Leather Program Mena Elks Lodge #781 collected 200 deer hides this deer season for the Veterans Leather Program, an increase of 75 over last years tally. The program collects the hides to be used in therapy programs for recovering veterans. The hides are sent away to be worked into leather and become gloves for veterans to use with wheelchairs. These gloves are then given out at adaptive sports clinics and gatherings around the country. The gloves and therapy kits are provid-
ed at no charge. These gloves are very important to wheelchair bound veterans because the softness of the deer leather helps them in their mobility and keeps their hands and fingers from the constant wear of wheelchair use. Mena Elks Lodge President, Randal Dugan, said the Elks would like to thank the many area hunters who made the great response to the program possible and that
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Picture provided by Coach Tyler Timms The Cossatot River Lady Eagles needed one win in the 2A South Regional Tournament in Junction City last week to advance to the state tournament. The Lady Eagles punched their ticket to state with a 55-33 win over Parker’s Chapel on Wednesday, February 20th.
The Lady Eagles raced to a 26-15 halftime lead and never looked back to post the 22 point victory. Kayla Richardson led the Lady Eagles with 16 points. Kaylin McKee pitched in 13, and Ashlen Gonza-
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