Beginning July 11, the Jacksonville Senior Center will host a Super Noggin’ program, which is designed to help senior adults prolong or prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

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For safe canning and to avoid under processing, the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service recommends testing pressure canner gauges yearly.

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The coordinator of the 2011 Shirley Homecoming told the City Council she was resigning.

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The director of the state Oil and Gas Commission will propose a permanent end to disposal of natural gas drilling fluids in deep wells in an earthquake-prone area of Central Arkansas, the agency announced last week.

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A two-vehicle accident killed one person and injured two others Saturday on Highway 65 in Clinton.

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Regina Chaney has recently accepted a position as an Extension agent — Family and Consumer Science in Van Buren County. She will be working with the Extension Homemakers and 4-H Clubs in the county.

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On Friday, June 24, 2011, the Masonic Lodges of Van Buren County celebrated St. Johns Day at the Choctaw Lodge in Choctaw along with Boy Scout Troop 152 in Clinton, guests, family and friends.

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A Van Buren County Circuit Court jury returned a guilty verdict last week in the trial of a man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

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Calhoun: Put brakes on spending and debt before we hit the end of the line. When President Obama attacked Congressional Republicans Wednesday over the federal budget, it made me wonder if he fully grasps the scope of the threat our nation faces from runaway debt. Let’s look at the evidence. The U.S. federal debt now clocks in [...]

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LITTLE ROCK — Net proceeds from the Arkansas lottery’s second year likely won’t crack $100 million, Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue said today.

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