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Daisy Queen, Wooden Spoon named state's "best burger" finalists

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Beef Council announced the top 10 finalists of the inaugural Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest, a statewide competition celebrating 100% beef burgers prepared by Arkansas restaurants. The "Cheese Hi-Boy" from the Daisy Queen in Harrison, and the "Local Burger" from the Wooden Spoon Provisions, a food truck in Jasper, are the finalists from Region 1.

Boone County Library Corner

October Personal Care and Hygiene Donations – The library will be accepting personal care and hygiene item donations to be distributed to community members in need. Please take donations to the front desk.

M&NA Train Operations 1930 Part 2

Those involved in train operations must have an approved railroad watch that has been compared with Standard Time prior to the run. Standard Time clocks are located Joplin, Neosho and Harrison for the First District. You would typically compare times with your engineer prior to departure from Harrison so that you are both confident that you have the correct time. In the 1930’s there were no wrist watches considered capable of maintaining correct time, so approved pocket watches were required, and those had to be inspected by an approved company jeweler from time to time. It was every railroader’s prized possession and was sometimes a family heirloom passed from one generation of railroaders to the next.
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Anti-casino ballot's fate remains uncertain

LITTLE ROCK — A proposed anti-casino ballot initiative is still alive following a decision from the Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday, though its fate remains uncertain with another decision pending.

Accused criminal passed out mid-crime

GREEN FOREST — At approximately 8:51 p.m., on Oct. 4, Green Forest police were dispatched to an apartment complex on a report that a man was attempting to steal speakers from a motor vehicle. According to the affidavit of probable cause filed in Carroll County Eastern District Circuit Court on Oct. 14, when Officer Michael Voigt arrived on the scene, a witness reported that she had come outside to her vehicle and discovered her neighbor was sitting inside of it, “passed out,” with an unhooked speaker box in his lap.
An image of the moon taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is shown in two halves to illustrate the difference in the apparent size and brightness of the moon during a supermoon. The left half shows the apparent size of a supermoon. NASA PHOTO

Hunter's moon to light night sky

The next full Moon will be Thursday morning, Oct. 17, 2024, at 6:26 a.m. Central. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Tuesday evening through Friday morning.

Halloween Hustle this weekend

On Saturday, Oct. 19, Epsilon Sigma Alpha’s Harrison Chapter - Beta Upsilon, will host a 5K run benefiting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each age group.

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ARDOT proposes changes to Hwy 65

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is proposing to widen Highway 65 in Boone and Newton counties, from Highway 206 to just north of Gladden Street, within the city limits of Western Grove.

Body located in Pyatt fire

PYATT — According to a press release issued by the office of Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander on Thursday, a body was found during a recent structure fire in Pyatt. The sheriff’s office reported that on Monday, Oct. 14, at approximately 8:21 p.m., the Marion County Emergency 911 Center received a call of a structure fire on Marion County Road 3015 in the rural Pyatt area of Marion County.

Ice cream bandit busted

According to an affidavit filed in Boone County Circuit Court on Oct. 15, an unusual burglary event occurred in downtown Harrison recently. Shortly before 7 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 1, law enforcement was dispatched to the Town House Cafe for a report of a theft.
Specialist Jordan Edgmon, of the Arkansas National Guard, attends the recent Newton County Hometown Health meeting. JEFF DEZORT / STAFF

Drug task force sees prevention as part of mission

JASPER — Specialist Jordan Edgmon, of the Arkansas National Guard, is assigned as an analyst to the 14th Judicial District Drug Task Force based in Harrison.

Branded Fall Festival announced

Branded Equine Based Therapy Services will host their 2nd annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The family-friendly event will include horse rides, hay rides, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, face painting, hay maze and more. Admission to the event is free but wristbands will be available for certain activities. The event will take place at 3917 Keener Lane in Harrison.

Boone QC approves ordinances

The Boone County Quorum Court held its monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Office of Emergency Management in Harrison.

Task force investigation leads to arrest of Harrison man for CSAM possession

On Tuesday, October 8, an Arkansas Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigation led to the arrest of a Harrison man for 50 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), among other charges.
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Mark Lee serves Marion County

YELLVILLE — Mark Lee is a patrol sergeant with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The department has a staff of 22, according to Lee. The officer has been with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for over 5 years, starting his career with Marion County in August of 2019 as a jailer in the detention center, and then hitting the road in November of 2020.

Property taxes due Tuesday

Tuesday, Oct. 15, is the deadline for Arkansas residents to pay their property taxes. Any taxes paid after that date will have a penalty added to the amount.

Boone County Senior Wellness and Activity Center menu

Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Business
PLANO, Texas — Tyler Technologies, Inc. announced today it has signed an agreement with the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (ADLL) for Tyler’s Augmented Field Operations platform. The solution will provide ADLL with an enterprise view of all inspections across eleven agencies. ADLL artificial intelligence (AI) tools and automation will enable inspectors to work more efficiently and help the department reduce travel costs through scheduling and route optimization.
I’m getting married next month, and my fiancé and I are both following your plan. I’m on Baby Step 3. I make $65,000 a year and have $14,000 in my emergency fund. My fiancé made $90,000 a year, and he’s on Baby Step 2 paying off his car loan. He has his beginner emergency fund in place, and we already have $3,000 set aside for a honeymoon trip. I said he “made” $90,000, because the company he was working for just went out of business. He’s an experienced heating and air technician, and he has already had a few companies reach out with offers or interviews. Do you think we should still go on a honeymoon, or wait until he officially finds another job and things are a little more stable? 
The statewide gas price average in Arkansas was $2.81 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel on Thursday, according to the AAA Arkansas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is flat compared to that day last week and is 47 cents less per gallon compared to that day last year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USS Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects most US households, on average, will pay about the same to heat their homes as they did last winter. A notable exception is that EIA expects Midwestern homes heated by natural gas will pay about 11% more on average for heat than last winter.
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Harrison sophomore Sky Lee punishes Clarksville defensive players during action on homecoming Friday night. Harrison defeated the Panthers, 42-0, for their first 5A-West win of the season.
Goblins rout Panthers for first victory
The Harrison Goblins snapped their five-game losing streak to start the season when they pounded the Clarksville Panthers 42-0 on Friday in 5A-West Conference play in front of the large homecoming crowd at F.S. Garrison Stadium.
Three HHS players move to state
RUSSELLVILLE — Three different Harrison players earned a trip to the Class 5A State Tennis Tournament.
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Harrison senior Kalli Noell tips a volleyball in action on Thursday night in Goblin Arena. The Lady Goblins fell to Van Buren in three sets, 25-17, 25-15, 25-14.
Lady Goblins drop match to VB
Thursday night volleyball action saw two teams fighting for possible berths in the postseason.
Sports
Cleveland Guardians' David Fry celebrates after hitting a game-winning two-run home run against the New York Yankees during the 10th inning in Game 3 of the baseball AL Championship Series Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Cleveland. The Guardians won 7-5. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Fry's 2-run homer in 10th sends Guardians to stunning 7-5 win over Yankees, close to 2-1 in ALCS

Pinch-hitter Jhonkensy Noel tied the score with a two-out home run in the ninth inning and David Fry hit a two-run homer in the 10th, rallying Cleveland over the New York Yankees 7-5 and pulling the …
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani hits a home run against the New York Mets during the first inning in Game 4 of a baseball NL Championship Series, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Shohei Ohtani homers to lead off NLCS Game 4 for Dodgers against Mets

Shohei Ohtani homered against Jose Quintana leading off Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, putting the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead of the New York Mets. Ohtani took Quintana’s first …
Taylor Pendrith hits out of a bunker on the 9th green during the first round of Shriners Children's Open golf tournament Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Taylor Pendrith shoots 61 in first start since the Presidents Cup and leads in Las Vegas

Taylor Pendrith hasn't lost a step since the Presidents Cup three weeks ago. The Canadian matched his career low on the PGA Tour with a 61 for an early three-shot lead in the Shriners Children's Open …
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu reacts after making a three-point basket during the second half against the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of a WNBA basketball final playoff series, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Liberty hope their last-second shot provides a new outcome, a WNBA title, rather than 1999's letdown

It’s been 25 years since the New York Liberty had a chance to close out a WNBA championship. Just like in 1999, a last-second shot gave them the opportunity to play for a title. This time around, …
Community

State education board releasing new test results

LITTLE ROCK — Last spring, students in Arkansas took a new state test called ATLAS – the Arkansas Teaching, Learning, and Assessment System. It replaces the old state test and is aligned to Arkansas grade-level standards.

78th annual Turkey Trot Festival

YELLVILLE — Going strong for 78 years, the Yellville Annual Turkey Trot Festival last weekend was a hit yet again, with the event seeing record-breaking attendance.

Red Ribbon Week quickly approaching

North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (NAPHE), Project Prevent, and the Boone County Ignite Drug Free Communities Coalition, in collaboration with our Boone County School Districts, would like to invite the community to take a visible stand against drugs by Celebrating Red Ribbon Week from Oct. 23-31.

It's National Cookie Month

October is National Cookie Month, and who doesn't love a good cookie? Making cookies is one of my least favorite baking tasks, just because cookies, start to finish, are so time consuming. But I do love cookies!

"Cook of the Week" Akino Cates

Akino Cates loves Harrison. "It's a great place to make your home and raise a family," she shares. Cates was born and raised in Japan; then she met her husband, Wayne, when he was stationed as a Marine in Okinawa. The couple married in 2004. They have two daughters — Akira, and Dacey.

Carrot surplus spurs BBQ sauce at Arkansas Food Innovation Center

FAYETTEVILLE — A sweet-and-smokey barbecue sauce designed around surplus carrots is the newest product rolling out from the Expanding Farmers’ Opportunities in Northwest Arkansas program.

Ironside laid aside as dead at birth

Harry Ironside was laid aside for dead when he was born on October 14, 1876 in Toronto, Canada. His mother was in a bad state and needed of all the attention she could get if she were to pull through. But God had big plans for the "dead" baby. A nurse detected a feeble pulse in him. She popped him into a bath of hot water and he quickly exercised the vocal cords which would declare Christ to perhaps a million listeners over the course of his life.
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People
Faye Carter, county council president, opened the Extension Homemakers Club council meeting at 11 a.m., on October 11, 2024. Nancy Sharp read the minutes from the June 14, 2024, meeting. Anne Brisco made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Tammy Allen seconded; all approved. Brisco read the treasurer’s report. All three scholarships given by the County Council have been paid. Marsha Horton made a motion to accept the report as read. Becky Robinson seconded; all approved.
Legacy Hospice of Harrison has announced Angela Heath as their September employee of the month. She is the branch administrator of the company's Harrison office.
Collin Reid Bryson
On Tuesday evening, Informed Choices Women’s Center held its fifth annual fundraising banquet. The theme of the evening was “Building a Legacy”
Greetings from Capps.
Schools
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Former teachers John Taylor and Jimmy Joe Sasser were also in attendance.

Bruno High School reunion held

Bruno High School Classes of 1963, 1964, and 1965 held their class reunion at Western Sizzlin’ on Saturday, Sept. 21st.

Jones inaugurated as 13th president of Arkansas Tech University

RUSSELLVILLE — Arkansas Tech University President Dr. Russell Jones reported feeling a wide variety of emotions as he stood behind the podium at Tucker Coliseum and delivered his inaugural address to the ATU community on Friday, Oct. 11.

Nagalo first at UAMS to receive New Innovator Award

LITTLE ROCK — A researcher at the Winthrop P Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Marius Nagalo, Ph.D., has received the prestigious New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

UAMS Milk Bank sends first shipment to NWA, Mercy Hospital

LITTLE ROCK — The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers has received its first delivery of donated breast milk from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank.
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