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• Arkansas law enforcement, FBI investigating alleged school shooting threat August 26, 2019
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An internet threat has Arkansas law enforcement agencies and school districts on high alert. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Arkansas State Police, and local law enforcement agencies have been working to identify the source of an alleged shooting at an undisclosed Arkansas school reportedly planned on August 29. At this time, […]
  Ed Button
• Cruisin’ on the Square 2019 August 26, 2019
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• Coffee club at library to feature crafts, school reminiscing August 26, 2019
  .WEST PLAINS, Mo. — The West Plains Public Library, 750 W. Broadway, will have another round of their Coffee Club for Adults 55 and older on Monday, August 26 in the library community room. The program will take place from 10:30-11:30 am. Attendees will be able to reminisce about school and make apple-cinnamon or fall […]
  Ed Button
• Arkansas, home to supremacist groups, weighs hate crimes law August 25, 2019
  by Andrew DeMillo, AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Long before a mass shooting killed 22 people at a Walmart in Texas, the threat of white supremacy was well known in neighboring Arkansas, where extremist groups over the decades have made their home in the mountains and dense woods of the state’s remote rural areas. […]
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• GED classes coming to Ozarka College-Mammoth Spring August 25, 2019
  MAMMOTH SPRING, Ark. —GED classes at Ozarka College in Mammoth Spring are available Tuesday through Thursday from 9 am to 3 pm beginning September 3. Instruction is available in math, writing skills, reading comprehension and refresher skills for college prep, military or employability. An instructor will also be available for one-on-one assistance. For more information […]
  Ed Button
• Cooper named outstanding alumni at Ozarka College August 25, 2019
  MELBOURNE, Ark. — Ozarka College has selected Joey Cooper of Hardy, Arkansas as recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Alumni. He currently serves on the Ozarka College Foundation Board and is an active member of his community and the region. Cooper attended Ozarka College and graduated in the fall of 2001, where he earned his Associate […]
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• Democrats flock to Kander’s veterans nonprofit August 25, 2019
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Democrat Jason Kander’s job running a nonprofit for homeless veterans has made the Kansas City site a campaign stop for three presidential hopefuls, with more likely to visit. Kander, 38, came close to unseating Republican Sen. Roy Blunt in 2016. The former Missouri secretary of state was considered a […]
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• 2 southeastern Missouri bridges among 8 state is giving away August 25, 2019
  POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — In the market for a bridge? There are two in southeastern Missouri, free for the taking. Television station KFVS reports that the Missouri Department of Transportation is giving two old bridges — one at Poplar Bluff and the other near Leeper. They are among eight bridges the department is giving […]
  The Associated Press
• Reports say stolen Hy-Vee account information being sold August 25, 2019
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based grocery chain says it’s aware of reports that hacked customer account information is being sold online. The Des Moines Register was the first to report that credit and debit card information of some Hy-Vee customers is being sold on an internet site for $17 to $35 apiece. Hy-Vee […]
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• Black faculty numbers increase at University of Missouri August 25, 2019
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Four years after hundreds of students protested a racist campus culture at the University of Missouri, the number of minority faculty has ticked up slightly, but numbers still lag the national average and the school acknowledges it struggles to retain non-white staff. Frustrated by the poor response of university leaders to […]
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