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Commission tables rezoning request for Silo Trails development
FARMINGTON -- A proposed single-family subdivision on 40 acres off Old Farmington Road would increase affordable housing options in Farmington for people such …
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Blood donations
Farmington High dance team helps host blood drive with the American Red Cross.
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What’s Happening
Following are some activities or events happening in western Washington County.
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Subscriber ExclusiveViney Grove Road extension opens to traffic
PRAIRIE GROVE -- It's past the contract deadline, but the Viney Grove Road extension to Buchanan Street is now open, just in time for the beginning of the new …
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Cherokee Nation places final steel beam on new hospital
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Cherokee Nation leaders gathered Thursday, July 25, to hold a topping-out ceremony in celebration of the placement of the final steel beam …
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Subscriber ExclusiveHistory of former waterworks building
PRAIRIE GROVE -- The Platform NWA at 114 S. Neal St., is located in a building that was part of the city's first water system, according to Larry Oelrich, city…
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Restaurant inspections
Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with foodborne illness. Priority violat…
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Prairie Grove, Lincoln opt out of governor’s cell phone pilot program
PRAIRIE GROVE -- While Farmington is looking at the possibility of participating in a new pilot program to store cell phones in magnetic pouches at the middle …
Sports
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Sports Column: Game on finding cure for Alzheimer’s
It's "game on" finding a cure for Alzheimer's for both Republican presidential nominee Donald "John the Beloved" Trump -- as one Arkansan, Clay Nash, calls him…
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Deadline for PG Hall of Pride approaching
PRAIRIE GROVE -- An Aug. 1 deadline looms for nominating Prairie Grove alumni and coaches or others generating a positive impact on the community representing …
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Injunction upholds protections for female athletes in Title IX
LITTLE ROCK – Title IX, the sweeping legislation that elevated athletic programs for women and girls to an equal footing with those of men and boys, originated…
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Looking for back issues of newspaper
The Washington County Enterprise-Leader Sports Department is looking for back issues of the newspaper, and asking readers who may have copies of these back iss…
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Subscriber ExclusiveKnow your RC battery and its characteristics
LINCOLN -- Budding RC enthusiasts need to know the characteristics and potential fire hazard associated with lithium polymer batteries typically called "LiPos"…
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Second generation athletes
FARMINGTON -- Second generation athletes, rising sophomore Sadie Morrison and rising freshman Easton McCullough, feed off their mother's drive for success and …
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Subscriber ExclusiveRC event builds healthy bond for fathers and sons
LINCOLN -- Between 50-60 people showed up for Saturday's RC Roundup presented by Purple 60, a nonprofit organization based in Lincoln at the Wolfpack Stadium p…
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Books open for 71st annual LRC Rodeo
LINCOLN -- Books open Monday, Aug. 5, for the 71st annual Lincoln Riding Club Rodeo to be held Aug. 8-10, at the LRC Arena, 1205 W. Pridemore Drive.
Opinion
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OPINION: Supreme Court orders Secretary of State to count the signatures
It took an emergency order issued late last Tuesday night by the Arkansas State Supreme Court to compel Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston to count the …
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The unsweet side of aging
Whether you're about to turn 40 or are turning 40 again (wink, wink), you probably know things tend to change as we age.
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House column: Arkansas sales tax holiday set for the weekend
A recent survey by the National Retail Foundation revealed that families plan to spend an average of $875 for children starting or returning to school. This ti…
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OPINION: Making peace with the passage of time
I'm not old.
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Health column: Transforming Your Life Through Mindfulness
I hit rock bottom at age 50 and had to unlearn many long-ingrained habits. Trying to run a family and a business while pleasing everyone around me contributed …
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GARY SMITH: Political violence stirs memories, emotions, a desire to just watch a sunset
I'm not going to say this is the way to do it. It's just the way I'm doing it.
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Why this nurse swapped hospitals for hemp
Wonder why a nurse would leave traditional health care to work in the CBD industry?
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OPINION: Assassinations and attempts that changed the USA
I'll never forget, as an eight-year-old, 61 years ago this November, walking home from an early dismissal from my third-grade class at Julia Shannon Elementary…
Religion
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RELIGION: What’s the triumphal entry all about?
"On the next day a great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. They took branches of palm trees, and went out to meet Him,…
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RELIGION: Sidewalks
Those of you who have been reading my column for a while now know that I am a runner. Each morning I wake up and head out the door to run the streets and sidew…
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RELIGION: Do you know the love of God for you?
"Then Mary took a pint of very costly ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. The house was filled with…
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Religion: We don’t have all the answers
In a recent issue, my column was called Trivial Pursuit. This week, I want to write about trivia. I love playing trivia games. If I am forced to watch a game s…
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RELIGION: It was expedient that One should die
"Then the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What do we do? For this man performs many miracles. If we leave him alone like this, al…
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RELIGION: Jesus has power to raise the dead
"And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come forth.' And he who was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and hi…
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RELIGION: Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth …
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RELIGION: Living and dying to the glory of God
"Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. ... Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, …
