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As virus surges, visitor restrictions back at HMH
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
Howard Memorial Hospital is again taking steps to restrict visitors because of the surge in the Covid-19 Delta variant in...
‘80,000’ access to Cossatot River now closed to public
The Sevier County Sheriff’s Department is informing the public that the land southwest of the Cossatot River crossing commonly referred to as “80,000” has...
Delight shooter sentenced to probation, fined
The Prescott man who was the shooter in a 2020 incident in Delight has pleaded guilty to the charge of second-degree battery and was...
Date changes for Pike County Fair
The Pike County Fair has reset its dates for the 2021 installment of the annual favorite.
Now scheduled for Sept. 4-11, the fair will feature...
Scrapper Bash set for Aug. 13
The Back-to-School Bash sponsored by the Scrapper Booster Club will be held Friday, Aug. 13, at Scrapper Stadium. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m.,...
The Cecil ‘Birddog’ Harris Memorial Early Files
123 years ago: August 1898
Arkansas troops from the very first muster until the present time have been smoother in their organization and carried themselves...
Obituary: Stephen Douglas Tollett, 82, of Prisca, Texas
Stephen Douglas Tollett of Prisca, Texas, passed away on July 19, 2021, at the age of 82. He was born on Feb. 28, 1939,...
Obituary: Gay Lynn Flaherty, 62, of Nashville
Gay Lynn Flaherty, 62, of Nashville died July 23, 2021.
There will be no obituary. Arrangements are with Latimer Funeral Home.
Obituary: Linda Ruth Duggan, 78, of Dierks
Linda Ruth Duggan, 78, of Dierks, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
She was born Aug. 8, 1942, in Newhope, the daughter of the late William...
Obituary: Vera Leona (Kropf) Hostetler, 80, of Mineral Springs
Vera Leona (Kropf) Hostetler, beloved wife of Duane Hostetler, peacefully passed away on July 20, 2021, at 80 years of age after having a hemorrhagic stroke...
