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Community Events Calendar Tuesday January 12

Quorum Court Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Des Arc

Thursday January 14

DeValls Bluff City Council at City Hall at 6:00 p.m.

Free in Christ Substance Abuse Problems Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at DeValls Bluff Gym

Saturday January 16

District 10 Proficiency School, Order of the Eastern Star, Cabot Lodge Hall at 9:30 a.m.

Monday January 18

Martin Luther King Day HAZEN SCHOOL NO SCHOOL DAY

Tuesday January 19

Hazen/DeValls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas

2016 Prairie County Row Crop Production meeting held at Big K’s Fish Barn on January 4

By Brent Griffin CEA-Staff Chair Prairie Co. Cooperative Extension Service UA System- Division of Agriculture The Prairie County Extension service conducted the annual Row Crops Production meeting on January 4, 2016 at Big K's Fish Barn. A large group of farmers, agriculture industry representatives, crop consultants and UA Extension personal attended.

Shea Wilson, 4-H/FCS agent Prairie Co., welcomed meeting attendees at the registration table handing out 2015 Extension crop variety testing results.

Brent Griffin, CEA-Staff Chair, made opening comments for upcoming Extension trainings.

Scott Stiles, UA Extension economist, presented information con-

produce a negative return or loss. Soybean appears to be a crop that will be breakeven to a slight profit. Rice may be the most likely to show a profit, but if planted acres increase as expected, the profit potential will erode.

Dr. Travis Faske, UA

weed herbicide resistance and the confirmation of class 14 PPO inhibitors (ex.Valor, Flexstar, Blazer) resistance. The potential for full labeling of new technology is still unknown to control pigweed. The only labeled post program for

Plant Pathologist, discussed the increasing presents of fungicide resistant Frog Eye Leaf Spot for soybean. Faske informed participants of new seed treatments to control Sudden Death Syndrome in soybean, but variety resistance is preferred to fight SDS. Dr. Bob Scott, UA Weed Scientist, discussed pig-

PPO/glyphosate resistant pigweed control is the use of glufosinate technology.

The Liberty Link system should be used in a program approach with a pre-emerge herbicide such as metolachlor or pyroxasulfone plus metribuzin.

This multi-mode program approach yields the best chance of a clean field.

Scott commented on rice

PC Master Gardener Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at BancorpSouth

Wednesday January 20

Friendship Luncheon at DVB United Methodists Church 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m

Thursday January 21

Free in Christ Substance Abuse Problems Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at DeValls Bluff Gym Hazen City Council Meeting at City Hall at 6:00 p.m.

Monday January 25

Hazen School Board Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

Hazen High School

Tuesday January 26

Adult Bingo at Hazen Public Library at 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

PC Democratic Women, Murry’s Restaurant at 6:00 p.m.

Center Point Volunteer Fire Association Annual Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at 2982 N. Anderson Rd.

Thursday January 28

Prairie County Health Clinic at Hazen Community Center from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Free in Christ Substance Abuse Problems Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at DeValls Bluff Gym GFWC Elsie McCain Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

Murry’s Restaurant

Monday February 1

Chamber of Commerce Meeting at BancorpSouth at 6:30 p.m.

Biscoe City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday February 4

Free in Christ Substance Abuse Problems Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at DeValls Bluff Gym

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cerning the potential Farm Bill payments for the 2015 crop year.

Current market year price projections were used in tabulating potential ARC/PLC payments.

Should the current price environment continue through the marketing year, individual payment limits would be met.

Stiles discussed current production cost and expected production. Corn and sorghum appear on paper the most likely to

weed control and the increase in ALS nutsedge resistance and multi-mode barnyard grass resistance.

New products for controlling herbicide weeds in rice are in the pipe line but are still a few years from reaching the market.

Dr. Jason Kelley, UA Feed Grain Specialist, discussed the increased acreage during 2015 to grain sorghum, but a shift away from sorghum will occur in 2016. This comes from a combination of decreased crop price and the sugar cane aphid.

Kelley related the importance of timely planting of corn to maintain a high yield potential. 2015 weather events slowed early season plant development and limited yield.

Dr. Jeremy Ross, UA Soybean Specialist, spoke about current research work being done to maximize soybean yield by using a variety of high input recommendations.

Results showed a 4 bushel per acre increase in yield over Extension recommendations but at a cost of an additional $130 per acre. Other new research indicated that the use of a soybean seed inoculum for

mid-June to July planted soybean may give a yield bump. Ross outlined results from multi-year studies of the effect of row width and plant population. Narrow row soybean (15") yields were better than those of 30 or 38" rows. Plant population did not vary in yield response when plant stands were uniform.

Dr. Jarrod Hardke, UA Rice Specialist, discussed 2015 rice crop results and effects of planting dates on yield. Thirty years of planting date studies indicate that early rice is the best rice, but then 2015 came along and May plantings yielded better.

Rice that had reached the reproductive stage was negatively affected by June weather.

Hardke outlined results from pre-flood Nitrogen work. Dry soil applications are still the most efficient for plant uptake.

The second best is wet soil if farmers are forced to do so. The most inefficient is applications of pre flood N into standing water. The study indicated that farmers need to wait at least three weeks between pre flood N application and mid-season.

Center Point Fire Association Annual Meeting The Center Point Volunteer Fire Association will have an annual meeting on Tuesday, January 26 at 6:30 p.m. to elect officers at 2982 N. Anderson Rd. All members are invited to attend.

EACC Presents Million Dollar Quartet on February 26, Tickets on Sale January 11th Forrest CityEast Arkansas Community College presents the national tour of Broadway’s smash-hit musical Million Dollar Quartet at the EACC Fine Arts Center in Forrest City, Arkansas on Friday, February 26th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, January 11th.

Inspired by the electrifying true story, Million Dollar Quartet is the international Tony® Award-Winning musical of the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. This thrilling musical brings the audience inside the recording studio to experience a monumental night of rock and roll that explodes off the stage.

On December 4, 1956, Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” who was responsible for launching the careers of Presley, Cash, Lewis, and Perkins,

gathered the four musicians together at Sun Records storefront studio in Memphis for what would be one of the most electrifying jam sessions of all time. The Million Dollar Quartet musical brings the legendary night to life with an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal, and celebrations featuring timeless hits such as “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “That’s All Right,” “I Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Fever,” “Hound Dog,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” and more.

Produced by Prather Touring of Prather Entertainment Group in Fort Myers, Florida, Million Dollar Quartet will feature Evan Buckley Harris as Johnny Cash, Jason Cohen as Jerry Lee Lewis, Skip Robinson as Elvis Presley, and Christopher Wren as Carl Perkins. Matthew Scott will play Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’

Roll.” The cast also features Jackey Good as Elvis’ girlfriend Dyanne, Jon Rossi as Fluke, and Jody Alan Lee as Brother Jay. Lauren L. Sobon, director/choreographer, will bring the Million Dollar Quartet musical’s monumental night of rock and roll to life on stage. For over twenty-two years, Sobon has produced,

directed, choreographed, cast and performed in over eighty five productions.

Recent credits include national tours of Fiddler on the Roof, Annie Get Your Gun, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Wizard of Oz, and The Sound of Music.

Prather Touring began producing national tours eight years ago and has quickly been recognized

as a premiere tour company.

Prather Entertainment Group produces more than thirtytwo shows each year in their regional theaters.

To date, Prather Entertainment Group has produced more than 360 shows including Memphis, the Musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Beehive the 60s Musical, Footloose the 10th Anniversary Tour, The Wedding Singer, All Shook Up, Fiddler on the Roof, and more.

Tickets for Million Dollar Quartet are $39 and go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 11th. Tickets may be purchased online at www.eacc.edu, by calling 870-633-4480, ext. 352, or in person at the Fine Arts Center Ticket Office.

Group discounts and Spotlight Series season subscription packages are available and save 20%.

The EACC Fine Arts Center is located at 1700 Newcastle Road in Forrest City, just off Interstate 40.

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Obituaries Ralph Penn Ralph Lynn Penn, 65, of H a z e n departed this life Thursday, December 31, 2015. Funeral services were Saturday, January 9, 11 a.m. at Hazen Community Center. Viewing was at 10 a.m. before the service.

Services entrusted to Serenity Funeral Home, 1851 Marshall Street, Little Rock, 501-374-5025.

Helen Chadwick Helen Marie Chadwick, 80, of Arcadia, passed away in the early morning of Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. She was born on February 16, 1935 to Howard and Latishey (Bray) Hall in Hazen, Arkansas. Helen was a seamstress; and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Arcadia. She had been a pastor’s wife for 30 years.

She is survived by three daughters, Kathy Lynn (Meveral C.) Thistlethwaite, Mary Lou (Danny M.) Dozier and Nina R. (Mike R.) Westfall; two sons, Leslie N. (Cyndi C.) Chadwick Jr. and D. DeWayne (Lori G.) Chadwick; son-in-law, Jack L. Miller; four sisters, Nola Fay Hampton, Ozella Rogers, Julia Hicks and Betty Brannon; one brother, Kenneth Hall; 12 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Leslie N. Chadwick Sr. who passed away in 2008; daughter, Phyllis Marie Miller; a brother, Dewey Hall; a grandson, Kenneth Lee Baker; and a granddaughter, Sarah Sholty.

Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Randall & Roberts Fishers Mortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers, with visitation beginning at 10:00 am prior to the service.

Pastors D. DeWayne Chadwick and Jim Butler will officiate. Burial will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis.

Fannie Jo Flynn Fannie Jo Hackney Flynn, 91 of Carlisle, died January 3, 2016 at Chambers Nursing Home in Carlisle. She was born September 20, 1924 to Marshall and Della Blanche Hillyard. Jo was a graduate of Carlisle

High School and Draughon School of Business in Little Rock.

She worked as an office manager for Young's Department Stores for over 40 years then at Citizen's Bank and Trust until she retired.

Survivors include a sister, Addie L. Petrus of Carlisle; one daughter, Jill Miller and husband, Doug of Traverse City, Michigan; four granddaughters; nine great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Earnest Hillyard and one sister, Cora Ellen Dabbs.

Funeral services were Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 2 p.m. at the Landmark Baptist Church in Carlisle, with visitation one hour prior to the services. Burial was in the Carlisle Cemetery.

Pallbearers are Larry Hillyard, Jim Petrus, Michael Anderson, Rick Bransford, Bobby Petrus, Doug Miller and honorary, Scott Anderson.

Arrangements are by Westbrook Funeral Home of Hazen.

Landon Burrow Landon Austin Burrow, infant son of Brandy Burrow and Justin Parker passed away Jan. 7, 2016.

Survivors include parents; sister, Madison, and grandparents. Graveside Service, 2 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Memorial Gardens, arrangements by Boyd Funeral Home, Lonoke.

Dorothy Cook Dorothy Casteel Cook, 79, died Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at her home in Bentonville, Arkansas.

She was born in Bigelow, Arkansas on February 10, 1936, to Henry Casteel and Ethel Erwin Casteel.

She married Thomas Lee, who preceded her in death. She later married Clell Cook, and he also preceded her in death.

In addition to her two husbands, she was also preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Ethel Casteel.

She is survived by two sons, Jerry Lee of Ulm, Arkansas, and Tommy Lee of Biscoe, Arkansas; one daughter, Debra Lewis of Bentonville, Arkansas; three sisters, Darlene Mock of Clarendon, Cordie Smart of Carlisle, Carmeletta King of Stuttgart; ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Friday, January 8 at 2:00 p.m. at Fowler Funeral Home with Bros. Jackie Prince and Jerry Prince officiating. Burial was in

Biscoe Cemetery at Biscoe, Arkansas by Fowler Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were Cody Lewis, Tye Lewis, Zach Lewis, Anthony Blackmon, Blake Foster, and Robert Lee. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Biscoe Cemetery fund, % Carolyn Prince.

Jacqueline Meier On the evening of January 5, 2016, at 4:05 p . m .

Jacqueline “Mrs. Jackie” Kay Meier passed away peacefully in her sleep after a year-long battle with liver cancer.

Jackie was well cared for by her family in the comfort of her own home. She was 60 years young.

Jackie was born in the town of Searcy in White County, Ark., on April 19, 1955. She was the daughter of Daisy Yarber Hollis and John “Jack” Chester Hollis and was the fifth youngest child in a family of 14 brothers and sisters.

From a young age, Jackie was a kind, gracious soul on this earth who never met a stranger.

On June 19, 1971, Jackie married Herbert Franklin Meier Sr. They went on to have two children, Herbert Franklin Meier Jr. and Christina Kay Meier Brasko. Jackie had two granddaughters and one honorary grandson, Jaclyn Nicole Bailey, Kaylee Ryan Brasko and Hollis Hankins. She lived in Stuttgart for the remainder of her life.

Jackie began her career at Noah’s Ark Baptist Day School in 1988 as a teacher, eventually becoming the director of the daycare. While working she earned her Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education. She worked at the daycare for 27 years retiring in May 2014.

Jackie attended North Maple Baptist Church every Sunday and was a member for 32 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as, seven brothers and sisters.

Jackie is survived by her husband, Herbert Meier Sr.; son, Herbert Meier Jr. of Stuttgart; daughter, Christina Brasko and husband Christopher of Stuttgart; three grandchildren, Jaclyn Bailey, Kaylee Brasko and Hollis Hankins; five sisters, Mary Cox of Cabot, Jewell White, Lois Roberts and Susan Winberry of Des Arc, and Paula Johnson of Augusta; and one brother, Michael Hollis of Des Arc.

Funeral services, officiated by Bro. Scott Griffie, were 10:00 a.m. Friday at Turpin Funeral Home chapel with burial followed in Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

Flowers may be sent to Turpin Funeral Home and memorials should be sent to North Maple Baptist Church, 1111 North Main St., Stuttgart, Ark. 72160.

Charles Davis Charles Lester Davis, age 80, passed on Sunday in Cotton Plant.

He was a member of the First U n i t e d Methodist Church in Cotton Plant, past president of the Woodruff County Farm Bureau and 1966 Farm Family of the year.

He is survived by, his wife, Peggy Young Davis of Cotton Plant, son, Rob Davis of Cotton Plant, daughter, Carol (Greg) Spears of Searcy, son-inlaw, Brent Roth of Frohna, MO, grandchildren, Greyson Spears, Mallory Spears, Kallee Roth, Lilly Roth, brother, Billy (Anita) Davis of Bald Knob.

Visitation with family and friends was 6:008:00PM, Tuesday, at the First United Methodist Church in Cotton Plant.

Funeral services were 2:00PM, Wednesday, First United Methodist Church in Cotton Plant. Burial followed in the Cotton Plant Cemetery by Bob Neal & Sons Funeral Home, Brinkley.

Patrick Mayher Patrick Nathen Mayher, 60, of Humphrey passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016, at Baptist HealthStuttgart.

He was born July 4, 1955, in Carlisle to Velbert

Van Mayher and Martha Syble Boyd Mayher. He was a disabled contractor.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jesse Mayher.

Survivors are his companion of 24 years, Connie West of Humphrey; brother, Gerald Mayher of Bismark; niece, Lacey Mooneyham of Humphrey; and greatniece, Stella Grace Mooneyham.

Services are pending.

Cremation arrangements are through Turpin Funeral Home of Stuttgart.

Kirk Files Kirk Files, 74 of Brinkley passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at the UAMS in Little Rock.

He was the son of the late James A. Files and the late Ruth Barnard Files of Hunter.

He attended Cotton Plant School and was a 1959 graduate of Wimauma High School. Kirk was a farmer, a member of the Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited and the Brinkley First Baptist Church.

He is survived by his two sons Tim and Jim (Amber) Files both of Conway; 7 grandchildren, Taylor, Ashlyn Noel, Cally, Hannah, Nora and Alex Files and Mica Dikeman; one greatgrandchild, Gavin Brett Files; two sisters, Jimmie (Charlie) Berry of Tunica, MS, Diane (Wynne) Bush of Batesville, MS; special friend, Vicki Shepherd of Brinkley. Kirk was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Russell Kirk Files; three brothers, Buck, Jerry & Terry Files; two sisters, Shug Files Fletcher and Toodlum Trabert.

Visitation was held

Thursday, January 7 at Bob Neal & Sons Chapel in Brinkley from 6 until 8 PM. Funeral services were Friday, January 8 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Montgomery Berry and Rev. Jim McDaniel officiating.

Julia Hart Julia Lueise Taylor (Sample) Hart, of North Little Rock, AR, left here to go home to her Heavenly Father, on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at the age of 84.

Julia was born on July 9, 1931, in Des Arc, AR to Johnny and Lou Della (Horton) Taylor. She was the oldest of two children.

On Sept. 2, 1949, she was married to J.E. Sample, and together they had 6 children - 3 girls and 3 boys.

They were married for 45 years, before J.E. was called home. Several years later, she married R.L. Hart, gaining 3 step-children - Brenda, Judy & Larry as well as their children and grandchildren.

Julia was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands and two daughters Debbie (Sample) Shreve of Milton, FL and Robin Sample of Lonoke, AR. She leaves behind to cherish her memories: a sister, Mary Jo (Bill) Haynes of Monticello, AR; Sons, Curtis Sample of Milton, FL, John Sample of Bonneylake, WA and Tracy (Mary) Sample of Shertz, TX; a daughter Patti Hart of North Little Rock, AR; 15 grandchildren; 19 great and 6 stepgreat grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild on the way and 6 step-greatgreat grandchildren; 2 nephews and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS SOUTHERN DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NO. NO. 59SPR-15-21 WARREN N. DOSS, DECEASED LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 3636 HIGHWAY 63 DEVALLS BLUFF, ARKANSAS DATE OF DEATH: FEBRUARY 11, 2014 NOTICE An instrument dated June 12, 2008 was on the 29th day of October, 2015 admitted to probate as the Last Will and

Testament of the above named decedent and the undersigned have been appointed executor thereunder. A contest of the probate of the Will can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law.

All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. Provided, that claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent

shall be filed within six (6) months form the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate.

This notice first published the 13th day of January, 2016.

Executor: Charles Berry 10015 Silver Creek Road Dallas, TX 75243 ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE: William Reed Attorney at Law England, Arkansas 72046 Arkansas Bar No. 76103

band and wife, whose attorney is Cade L. Cox of Cox, Sterling, McClure & Vandiver, PLLC, 8712 Counts Massie Road, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72113, has filed a Complaint against you seeking a monetary judgment.

A copy of the Complaint and Summons shall be delivered to you or to your attorney upon your request. This lawsuit involves a Petition to Quiet Title for the following lands located in Prairie County, Arkansas: Part of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of Section 12 Township 3 North, Range 4 West, lying South of the Cache River, LESS AND EXCEPT the land formerly owned by Vinton Cazer. (hereinafter "Tract 1") A parcel of land lying in the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of Section Twelve (12), Township Three (3) North, Range Four (4) West, beginning at the Northwest corner of Section 12, T3N, R4W, and running South on the West line of said Section 12 666 feet to the point of beginning, thence North 68° East 469 feet to the low water mark of Cache River; thence South 23° East 246 feet along Cache River bank; thence South 68° West 634 feet to the West line of the said Section 12; thence North 236 feet to the point of beginning. At the time of the survey, declination of

5° and 30' East of North was used. LESS AND EXCEPT the following Tract: A parcel of land lying in the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of Section Twelve (12), Township Three (3) North, Range Four (4) West, beginning at the Northwest corner of Section 12, T3N, R4W, and running South on the West line of said Section 12, 875 feet to the point of beginning, thence North 68° East 200 feet; thence South 87 feet; thence South 68° West 200 feet; thence North to the point of beginning. At the time of the survey, declination of 5° and 30' East of North was used. (hereinafter "Tract 2") You are also notified that you must appear and defend by filing your Answer or other responsive pleading within thirty (30) days of the date of the first publication of this Warning Order; and in the event of your failure to do so, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint as circumscribed by the laws of this state, and you will be forever barred from answering or asserting your interest.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Clerk of the Court on this 28th day of December, 2015.

Vanessa Peters by: Gaylon Hale Prairie County Circuit Clerk

Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS 1ST DIVISION LARRY D. HALL and DOROTHY LANE, husband and wife; CHRIS CUMMINGS and LESLIE CUMMINGS, husband and wife; KEARNEY M. BLALOCK and VADA L. BLALOCK, husband and wife; PETITIONERS V. CASE NO. CV-15-33 STEVE W. JAMESON and TANJA JAMESON, husband and wife; VINTON CAZER and VERA CAZER (deceased), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Vinton Cazer; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Vera Cazer; L.W. CAZER (deceased) and MARY CAZER (deceased), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of L.W. Cazer; Spouse, Heirs, Assigns of Mary Cazer; DR. DAN STAPLES (deceased) and ETHA STAPLES (deceased), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Dr. Dan Staples; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Etha Staples; CARA BETH CAZER, a single person; Spouse, Heirs and Assigns of Cara Beth Cazer; WILLIAM KEITH CAZER, a single person; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of William Keith Cazer; CLAUDINE C. HURN and ROY HURN (deceased), wife and husband; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Claudine C. Hurn; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Roy Hurn; RALPH CAZER

(deceased) and MARTHA H. CAZER (deceased), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Ralph Cazer; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Martha H. Cazer; DALTON RAY DAVES and TARESA CAROL DAVES, husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Dalton Ray Daves; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Taresa Carol Daves; DAMON WAYNE CALLAWAY (deceased) and MELINDA ANN CALLAWAY (DAVIS), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Damon Wayne Callaway; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Melinda Ann Callaway (Davis); JOHN COURTLAND LEWELLEN (deceased) and MALINDA SUE LEWELLEN, husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs and Assigns of John Courtland Lewellen; Spouse, Heirs and Assigns of Malinda Sue Lewellen; SIDNEY STOUGH a single person; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Sidney Stough; ROBERT M. PHILLIPS (deceased); Spouse, Heirs and Assigns of Robert M. Phillips; THE ESTATE OF R. MICHAEL PHILLIPS, KIMBERLY S. PHILLIPS, ADMINISTRATOR; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of R. Michael Phillips; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Kimberly S. Phillips, Administrator; and any person, entity, or organization claiming any right, title, interest, or any ownership or claim in

and to Part of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of the Northwest Quarter (NW ¼) of Section 12 Township 3 North, Range 4 West, lying South of the Cache River, LESS AND EXCEPT the land formerly owned by Vinton Cazer. DEFENDANTS WARNING ORDER TO: V I N T O N CAZER and VERA CAZER (deceased), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Vinton Cazer; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Vera Cazer; L.W. CAZER (deceased) and MARY CAZER (deceased), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of L.W. Cazer; Spouse, Heirs, Assigns of Mary Cazer; DR. DAN STAPLES (deceased) and ETHA STAPLES (deceased), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Dr. Dan Staples; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Etha Staples; CARA BETH CAZER, a single person; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Cara Beth Cazer; WILLIAM KEITH CAZER, a single person; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of William Keith Cazer; CLAUDINE C. HURN and ROY HURN (deceased), wife and husband; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Claudine C. Hurn; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Roy Hurn; RALPH CAZER (deceased) and MARTHA H. CAZER (deceased), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Ralph Cazer;

Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Martha H. Cazer; DALTON RAY DAVES and TARESA CAROL DAVES, husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Dalton Ray Daves; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Taresa Carol Daves; DAMON WAYNE CALLAWAY (deceased) and MELINDA ANN CALLAWAY (DAVIS), husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Damon Wayne Callaway; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Melinda Ann Callaway (Davis); JOHN COURTLAND LEWELLEN (deceased) and MALINDA SUE LEWELLEN, husband and wife; Spouse, Heirs and Assigns of John Courtland Lewellen; Spouse, Heirs and Assigns of Malinda Sue Lewellen; SIDNEY STOUGH a single person; Spouse, Heirs and Assigns of Sidney Stough; ROBERT M. PHILLIPS (deceased); Spouse, Heirs and Assigns of Robert M. Phillips; THE ESTATE OF R. MICHAEL PHILLIPS, KIMBERLY S. PHILLIPS, ADMINISTRATOR; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of R. Michael Phillips; Spouse, Heirs, and Assigns of Kimberly S. Phillips, Administrator.

You are hereby notified that the Petitioners, Larry D. Hall and Dorothy D. Lane, husband and wife; Chris Cummings and Leslie Cummings, husband and wife; Kearney M. Blalock and Vada L. Blalock, hus-

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Student Council donates $500 to Library

Hazen Student Council made their annual donation of $500 to High School Library. This is one of many projects Student Council sponsors throughout the year. Samuel Harper is pictured presenting the $500 check to Angie Hambrick, Librarian. Hambrick will be able to use the money to purchase new materials for the High School Library and Book Club.

Hazen Cemetery Donations HAZEN CEMETERY DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF: Alice Foot By: Billy & Nona Gail Booth IN MEMORY OF: Dorothy Kocourek By: Ginger & Jimmy Shelman IN MEMORY OF: Loved ones By: Mrs. Ruby Harper IN MEMORY OF:

Trash Pickup Day a success

Patti Sims By: Billy & Nona Gail Booth IN MEMORY OF: Rob & Essie Cook By: Their Children UPKEEP: Melba Stine and Bill Pich Donations are greatly appreciated and may be mailed to: Hazen Cemetery P.O. Box 92 Hazen, Ar. 72064

Biscoe Cemetery Report BISCOE CEMETERY REPORT The following have made donations to the Biscoe Cemetery: DONATIONS: Clay Sayger Leland Dixon Robert Sayger Brandon Dooley Ben Prince Family Cheryl Blackwell Sears Family GRAVE OPENING AND CLOSINGS Bessie Porter Viola Baxter Kathy Dooley Clay Askins

Hazen Student Council and FFA did a trash pickup on Saturday, December 5 along with members of the Chamber of Commerce. They picked up trash on Hwy 63 from the overpass to Hwy 70. They also picked up the park area between HWy 70 and Front street. Pictured were (Back row left to right): Jonathan Weaver, Grant Shelman, Ross Harper, Mitchell McCarty, Kade Perry, Samuel Harper; (Next row left to right) - Karly Riddick, Ketrina Wallace, Brittney Hubbard, Hunter Adams, Stephanie Anderson, Allie Burroughs, Atticus Davis, Sydney Bateman, Almetia Cole, Caitlyn Duncan, Mallory Rogers, Nathan McKee, Zach Loftis, Abby Rounsavall, Logan Putt; (Bottom row): Cutler Taylor, Luke Prine, Kara Martin, Aimee Lease, Kayla Gladish, Kyra Robinson.

Jack Burroughs Karen Sandefer MEMORIALS Darline Sickel, Biscoe EHC, Vic Rhodes Ins., Harry Mason Jr., and Phyliss Edge for Viola Baxter Charles Holmes and Biscoe EHC for Jack Burroughs June Cox for Karen Sandefer Donations can be made to Danese Clark 10702 Brasfield Rd. Biscoe, AR 72017 or to Farmers and Merchants Bank in Hazen.

Slovak Lutheran Cemetery DONATIONS: UPKEEP: Paul Marek IN MEMORY OF LOVED ONES: Jeanie Shimek IN MEMORY OF STEVE CHLAPECKA, SR: Mr. & Mrs. Billy Booth IN MEMORY OF THE HAVLIK FAMILY: Emil & Mildred Mendel IN MEMORY OF ROSALIE MAREK: Eleanor Shimek Mitchell IN CELEBRATION OF PAUL & EMILY HAVLIK'S 14TH GREAT GRANDCHILD RUDRA PAUDEL: Sue Havlik Hein

Town of Biscoe

1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015

Annual Financial Statement Revenue & Expenditures General Fund Revenue & Expenditures Revenue Franchise Fees 11,561.80 State Turnback 5,063.43 Sales Tax Revenue 32,271.17 Other Revenue 28,457.53 Revenue $77,353.93 Gross Profit $77,353.93 Expenses Payroll & Benefit Expense 57,364.73 Supplies 276.78 Repairs & Maintenance 730.42 Utilities 5,022.52 Insurance Expense 315.00 Other Expense 17,464.17 Expense $81,173.62 Revenue Less Expenditures ($3,819.69) Net Change in Fund Balance ($3,819.69) Fund Balance Beginning Fund Balance $14,386.85 Net Change in Fund Balance ($3,819.69) Ending Fund Balance $10,567.16

Biscoe Fire Department Revenue & Expenditures Revenue Sales Tax Revenue 7,486.09 Other Revenue 11,019.57 Revenue $18,505.66 Gross Profit $18,505.66 Expenses Payroll & Benefit Expense 7,101.04 Repairs & Maintenance 2,503.94 Utilities 1,662.40 Insurance Expense 2,145.00 Other Expense 2,586.34 Expenses $15,998.72 Revenue Less Expenditures $2,506.94 Net Change in Fund Balance $2,506.94 Fund Balance Beginning Fund Balance $18,451.37 Net Change in Fund Balance $2,506.94 Ending Fund Balance $20,958.31

Biscoe Water Fund Revenue & Expenditures Revenue Sales Tax Revenue 6,004.84 Water Revenue 59,925.06 Other Revenue 333.84 Sanitation Revenue 22,566.78 Sewer Revenue 52,131.38 Revenue $140,961.90 Gross Profit $140,961.90 Expenses Payroll & Benefit Expense 49,472.50 Supplies 412.12

Repairs & Maintenance 7,334.97 Utilities 9,585.67 Insurance Expense 380.00 Other Expense 70,774.31 Expenses $137,959.57 Revenue Less Expenditures $3,002.33 Net Change in Fund Balance $3,002.33 Fund Balance Beginning Fund Balance $93,349.57 Net Change in Fund Balance $3,002.33 Ending Fund Balance $96,351.90

Criminal Justice Fund Revenue & Expenditures Revenue & Expenses Other Revenue 1,501.13 Revenue $1,501.13 Gross Profit $1,501.13 Revenue Less Expenditures $1,501.13 Net Change in Fund Balance $1,501.13 Fund Balance Beginning Fund Balance $1,883.39 Net Change in Fund Balance $1,501.13 Ending Fund Balance $3,384.52

Biscoe Street Fund Revenue & Expenditures Revenue State Turnback 23,968.18 Other Revenue 2,663.31 Revenue $26,631.49 Gross Profit $26,631.49 Expenses Payroll & Benefit Expense 14,718.63 Supplies 974.73 Repairs & Maintenance 1,388.02 Utilities 5,307.24 Insurance Expense 639.00 Other Expense 7,233.43 Total Expense $30,261.05 Revenue Less Expenditures ($3,629.56) Net Change in Fund Balance ($3,629.56) Fund Balance Beginning Fund Balance $7,847.68 Net Change in Fund Balance ($3,629.56) Ending Fund Balance $4,218.12

City of Biscoe Water and Sewer Departments Bonded Indebtedness 2015

Type of Debt Amount Last payment due Sewer Payment Balance $135,995.36 2015 Other Date Free of Debt 2034

Date 2034

Total

All financial records for the Town of Biscoe, AR are for public records and are open for public inspection during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday at City Hall in Biscoe, AR. If the record is in active use or in storage and, therefore, not available at the time a citizen asks to examine it, the custodian shall certify this fact in writing to the applicant and set a date and hour within (3) three days at which time the record will be available for inspection and copying.

Henderson announced Dean’s List and Honor Roll for Fall 2015 Henderson State University announces the students listed on the Dean's List and Honor Roll for the Fall 2015 semester.

To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have achieved a 4.0 grade point average for the entire semester. To make the Honor Roll, a student must have received at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester.

Students listed are based

on grades submitted to the Registrar's office as of Dec. 22.

BISCOE, AR Honor Graduate - Philip J Lightsey CARLISLE, AR Dean Undergraduate Hannah M Oden LONOKE, AR Honor Undergraduate Cheyenne D Lee and Haylee J Loter STUTTGART, AR Honor Undergraduate Bobby Rutledge

Thank You The family of Patti Sims would like to thank everyone for the love and support shown our mother during her illness.

Your phone calls, visits and prayers all meant so much to her. A special thanks to the Methodist Church for the wonderful meal provided after mother's service. Please keep us in your prayers as we work through this difficult time.

Public Notices Benefit lunch for Michael and Nicci Lawman. The lunch will be beans and cornbread, pork roast, new potatoes on Sunday January 17, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at DeValls Bluff Community Center. Donations only!

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Elementary and High School Second Nine Weeks Honor Roll 2ND NINE WEEKS HONOR ROLL 1ST GRADE: Noah Adkins, Dru Alberson *, Kiona Anderson *, Jase Arnett *, Jaelynne Barnhill, Bradley Bokker *, Michael Bowman *, Sidney Bragg *, Robert Brooks *, Cayden Calvert *, Salena Carrell, CarleyJo Carter, Peyton Cole, Levi Cook *, Ryleigh Cook, Ethan Cummins *, Noah Earl, Pyper Gaither, Isabelle Gray, Killian Heinmiller, Rayna Hester *, Teyvion Hund, Christian Hune *, Kylee McElroy *, Kadence Phillips *, Izabella Rios-Thompson *, Cael Robnett, Jase Simmons, Shelby Smith *, Shyla Smith, Luke Snider, Maverik Snider, Kenndi Swanigan*, Jeremy Tenison *, Jalynn Thomas *, Alyssa Tiner *, Enrique Villanueva, Skylar Walker, Kadence Weems *, Spencer Weems 2ND GRADE: Peyton Anderson, Felicity Avalos, Matthew Bokker*, Jacob Booth, Maria Carrell, Samareah

Earl, Eli Kitchens*, Ethan Lisko, Emily Mills, Gabrielle Morgan, Remington Phillips, Maddox Prine, Sophie Raper*, Hayden Rogers, Dylan Skarda *, Cameron Smith, 3RD GRADE: Austin Allen, Rileigh Barnhill *, Brayden Bateman, Hunter Blagg, Chloe Caldwell, Spencer Carter, Sam Clayton*, Abigail Cook, Faith Duell, Lexi Dulany *, Mason Fought, Lonnie Grable, Jaci Hackelton , Noah Hubbard *, Joseph Hurley *, Adonis Jenkins, Mattison Jernigan *, Karly Kinard, Shelton Kitchens, Makayla McCray *, Alyssa Mills, Luke Mills*, Jayden Penn, Alexander RiosThompson, Chloe Rose *, Hope Seeber, Ethan Simmons *, Owen Simmons *, Kendall Sisemore *, Hunter Smith, Mya Smith, Lora Beth Webb *, Eli Weems, Brance Williams 4TH GRADE: Brandon Addison *, Nash Arnett *, Austyn

Booth *, Bryan Brugman, Savannah Glover *, Taylor Griffin, Colton Holloway *, Abby Hopkins, Noah Lequieu, Grayson Lott, Hershel Minor III, Christabelle Newton, Mattie Perry, Adrianna Reynolds, Joshua Romero-Dawson, Kaycie Seely *, Aydin Self *, Zakery Skinner, Ethan Smith*, Karizma Sullivan, Kolton Tosh *, Brandon Vaughn, Katelin Wallace 5TH GRADE: *Grace Addison, *Ridge Bragg, Tyler Cessor, Kayedence Chevalier, Devon Derden, Rayveon Foster, Cameron Fought, *Jessica Gerlach, *Lane Harper, Cora Hodge, *Collin Kee, *Luke King, Jagur Morgan, Daja Pargo, *Natalie Robinson, *Ivan Rodriguez, Billy Simpson, Halli Sisemore, *Brooke Weems 6TH GRADE: Evan Bryant, *Wesley Clayton, Halley Cossey, Larry Craig, Mason D'Angelo, *Austin Duck, Zoe Hale, Faithe Hussey, Chloe Jackson, Kelsey Kinard, Lyndsey

Hazen High School Honor Roll for 1st Semester The Honor Roll for First Semester in High School.

9TH GRADE *Sydney Bateman, La'shawna Collins, Kayla Gladish, *Ross Harper, *Austin Hill, *Drake Jones, Darby Kiesling, *Caleb Martin, *Kade Perry, Faith Plummer, Logan Putt, *Gavin Rogers, Mallory Rogers, * R o s s Seidenschwarz',*Jackson Shelman, Tracie Strong, Chance Taylor, Jared Teer, *Lexi Tenison,

Ethan Whitworth 10TH GRADE Trevor Duck, Elizabeth Foot, *Sarina Garzetto, *Cayden Glover, Noelia Martinez, *Jenna Ronquest, Emilie Scheuss, Grant Shelman, Tyler Smith, Morgan Stock, Whitney Strohl, Hannah Walker, *Brayden Williams 11TH GRADE *Allie Burroughs, Celine Erdman, Peyton Fought, Aimee Lease, Abbi Ross, Abby Rounsavall, Cutler

Taylor, Vit Volny, Faith Young 12TH GRADE Dakota Aycock, Grant Boothe, La'Dre Brown, *Almettia Cole, *Alan Guenther, Tristyn Hackelton, Van Hamilton, *Samuel Harper, *Katie Jackson, Cody Kee, Parker Kerr, Chase Mauk, Mitchell McCarty, Paige Munnerlyn, Lamondra Pinkney, Ashton Riechenbach, Kyra Robinson Denotes all A's

NAP Changes in 2016 for 2015 Crop Year PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Important changes to the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) made by the Agriculture Act of 2014 for the 2015 crop year took effect the first of the year.

Professor Henry English, head of the Small Farm Program at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) reminds growers of perhaps the most significant change – the Buy-Up Coverage Option.

NAP coverage is now available at 50, 55, 60 and 65 percent of a farmer’s approved yield and 100 percent of the average market price, instead of only the basic coverage of 50 percent of the yield and 55 percent of the average market price, English said.

Of importance to certain growers are NAP fee waivers and premium reductions. Basic NAP coverage is now free to all farmers who qualify as beginning, limited resource or socially disadvantaged. Socially disadvantaged now includes women, he said.

Previously, only limited resource farmers were eligible for fee waivers or premium reductions.

Farmers in these categories are also eligible for a 50 percent reduction in NAP Buy-Up Coverage premiums. To be eligible, farmers must certify their status when applying for coverage at their Farm Service Agency (FSA) office.

NAP service fees will continue to be $250 per crop per county, up to $750 per farm per county or $1,875 per farmer.

However, farmers who choose the Buy-Up Coverage must pay an additional premium of 5.25 percent of the maximum NAP coverage for the crop.

To get an idea of premiums, growers can use the NAP Crop Tool at http://fsa.usapas.com/NA P.aspx. For help in using the tool, growers can contact their local FSA office, or in certain areas, their local UAPB Extension associate: Alex Cole (870) 6302005, eaec@sbcglobal.net – St. Francis, Crittenden, Cross, Woodruff, Jackson and Mississippi counties Arlanda Jacobs, (870) 7 1 4 - 5 5 3 1 , aj72342@gmail.com – Lee, Phillips, Monroe and Arkansas counties Travis Collins, (870) 3 5 5 - 7 0 0 7 , cityofeudora.collins@gmai l.com – Chicot, Desha and Drew counties Kandi Williams, (870) 9 0 3 - 8 6 6 3 , klwilliams4@gmail.com – Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Sevier and Miller counties Stephan Walker, multicounty agent, (870) 5757237, walkers@uapb.edu – Jefferson, Lincoln, Desha, Pulaski and Lonoke counties Growers of hand-harvested crops must report losses within 72 hours of harvest if harvest is complete, or when damage is

first apparent and file a written notice within 15 calendar days. This is to allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct an accurate inspection of crops that may deteriorate rapidly, English said.

Producers should not destroy the crop until a loss adjuster inspects the loss. If the crop is plowed under, the grower will not be eligible for compensation, English said.

Other changes include an increase in the maximum NAP payment to $125,000 up from $100,000, and the change in the farmer adjusted gross income (AGI) eligibility to a simple $900,000 for each person or entity.

For more information or to report any losses, contact your local FSA office.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative A c t i o n / E q u a l Opportunity Employer.

Lawman, West Lock, Quincey McAdoo, *Mary Katherine Perry, Austin Rogers, *Yonatan Romero-Dawson, *Whitney Sayger, Kentley Self, Cayden Stallings, Hailey Stringer, *Delaney Wilkerson 7TH GRADE: Juantazha Allen, * Hannah Anderson, Gracie Brown, Mitchell Brown, Emily Foot, *Brayden Lock, Kylie McCune, Raegan Mills, Rebecca Munnerlyn, Davion Penn, Gracen Scroggins, Delila Smith, *Blayne Toll, Hunter Turner, Anthony Wilson, A.J. Wright 8TH GRADE: Edward Brooks, Deangelo Buchanan,

*Coramarie Coker, Easton Glover, Josh Hambrick, Angela Hoover, Carter Mealler, Lexi Nicholas, Abby Richardson, *Jocelyn Romero-Dawson, Trey Thompson, Morgan Tosh, Julia White, *Christin Young 9TH GRADE Sydney Bateman, La'shawna Collins, Kayla Gladish, *Ross Harper, Austin Hill, Drake Jones, Darby Kiesling, Caleb Martin, Sydney Massingill, Riley Miller, *Kade Perry, *Gavin Rogers, Mallory Rogers, Ross Seidenschwarz, *Jackson Shelman, Lysaundra Shered, Jared Teer, *Lexi Tenison 10TH GRADE Elizabeth Foot, *Sarina

Garzotto, Cayden Glover, Jenna Ronquest, Emilie Scheuss, Grant Shelman, Morgan Stock, Whitney Strohl, Reagan Swaim, *Brayden Williams 11TH GRADE Allie Burroughs, Celine Erdmann, Payton Fought, Larissa Harrison, Aimee Lease, Leah Miller, Hunter Robinson, Abbi Ross, Abby Rounsavall, Vit Volny, Faith Young 12TH GRADE Dakota Aycock, Grant Boothe, *Almettia Cole, *Alan Guenther, Van Hamilton, *Samuel Harper, Katie Jackson, Cody Kee, Chase Mauk, Mitchell McCarty, Paige Munnerlyn, Ashton Riechenbach, Kyra Robinson Denotes all A's

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month: What to Know about Cancer Screening (StatePoint) More than 12,000 women are diagnosed annually with cervical cancer and 4,000 women die each year.

However, innovations in diagnostics and prevention could help reduce that number, while also giving women a better understanding of their health.

• The basics: Woman 2165 years old should have a Pap smear every three years according to new health guidelines, along with a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test in some cases -- not annually as most women were taught. The Pap smear detects changes in cervical cells caused by persistent HPV infections, and the HPV test improves detection. After an abnormal result, doctors may perform a colposcopy exam by applying a solution to the cervix and watching for areas that turn white (acetowhitening), which can indicate abnormal cells.

Certain women may need more frequent screening or treatment to remove precancerous areas.

• Computer-aided detection: Historically colposcopy has been a very subjective exam, and accurately identifying biopsy sites is a challenging task.

DySIS colposcopy, a clinically-proven, FDA-cleared device, adds Dynamic Spectral Imaging to objectively quantify acetowhitening, and displays the results in a color-coded map.

“Its ability to help me to select biopsy sites has resulted in me finding an increased number of significant pathologies,” says Dr. John Patterson of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare of DySISmap.

• Reduced anxiety: Receiving news from your doctor that your Pap smear result is abnormal is frightening for any woman. However, the new computer-enhanced imaging offers more clarity for both the clinician and the patient.

“It was really good to be able to see the screen and feel a little more in control and understand what was happening,” says Heather

Holyoak, a medical student who had three colposcopy procedures and a biopsy over the past three years. “For me, it wasn’t remotely painful or uncomfortable, and it could be something that puts your mind at ease.”

• Prevention: Two FDAapproved vaccines are highly effective in preventing infections of high-risk HPV types that cause the majority of cervical cancers. The HPV vaccine is recommended to be given to pre-teen girls and boys at 11-12 years old before they are sexually active, but can be given up to age 26 for women and 21 for men.

For more information on screening, diagnosis and prevention, visit cancer.org/cancer/cervicalcancer and www.DySISMedical.com.

Cervical cancer is completely preventable and the best prevention is being regularly tested to detect abnormalities early.

With these new tools, cervical cancer can be eradicated in our lifetime.

Ebony Events

By Clevella Mosby Funeral and burial services for Mr. Ralph L. Penn were held Saturday, January 9, at 11:00 a.m. at the Community Center in Hazen. Elder Ronnie C. Mosby officiated.

Rev. Virgil Turner of Lonoke and former associate Minister at Prairie Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Hazen is at this writing not feeling well. Hope he’s better soon.

Mr. Robert Curlett is at this writing felling better following a bout with the

flu.

Late Saturday night January 8, a fire broke out at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Penn, no one was hurt.

Visiting family and friends in the Hazen area and attending funeral services for Mr. Ralph Penn was Mr. Myron L. Moore from Topeka Kansas.

Mr. Vernard Metcalf is reported doing well following recent out patient surgery and has returned home in DeValls Bluff.

Mrs. Dorothy Rounsville is at this writing not feeling well at her home. Hope she is better soon.

Sunday was a day of regular worship at our area churches.

Please keep all our sick and shut-in, in your prayers and thoughts.

Happy Birthday wishes to; Rudolph Mills; Doris Peterson; Ruby Thomas; Corey Penn; Frances Mosby; and Emma Curlett and all born in January.

New Bethel News

By Donna Kelly We would like to extend Sympathy to the families of Lela Mae Rogers and Margaret Hansmam in the loss of their brother, brother in law, son and nephew.

We extend sympathy to family of Julia Samples Hart.

John and I went to the wound Center on Wednesday last week.

The nurses continue to come 3 times a week.

Looking good but still not well.

We went to church today, enjoyed services,

Petrus Auto Sales

on Park Ave in Stuttgart would like to welcome Bart Clayton to our sales team. Bart was born and raised in Hazen, AR and now resides in Almyra, AR with his wife Tara and daughter Tali. Join us in welcoming Bart and his family back to the community.

Contact Bart @ Petrus Auto Sales 607 S. Park Ave. Stuttgart, AR 72160 Cell 501-626-1327 rbclaytonjr@yahoo.com

had a nice crowd.

Was great to see the sun out but rather cold.

We missed Joyce and Sue, hope they are not ill.

Joyce like John and I doesn’t get around well.

Donald Kilgore had eye surgery last week. He wasn't feeling well. We wish him a good recovery.

I talked to Johnny and

Sandy over the week-end and they are doing very well.

I talked to Charles Ingle and he had an appointment last week but was doing very well.

Bruce called me and he is doing good. He had eye surgery recently.

Have a good week and keep warm if you can.

Hazen School Menu JANUARY 18 - 22, 2016

Elementary students do not have the sandwich line option. **Menus are subject to change without notice** Hot Line Sandwich Line Breakfast MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY MARTIN NO SCHOOL!!!

NO SCHOOL!!!

LUTHER TUESDAY TUESDAY KING Chicken Sandwich Pancake & DAY!!!!!

Sweet Potato Fries Sausage or TUESDAY Lettuce/Tomato/ Cereal & Toast or Croissant Club Pickle Sausage & Biscuit Baked Potato Diced Pears Diced Pears Lettuce/Tomato Birthday Cake Juice Pickle Spear Milk Milk WEDNESDAY Diced Pears WEDNESDAY Milk Scrambled Eggs Bacon, Egg, & WEDNESDAY Sausage/Biscuit/ Cheese Biscuit or BBQ on Bun Jelly Cereal & Toast or Baked Beans Hashbrown Sausage & Biscuit Slaw Tomato Wedges Tropical Fruit Tropical Fruit Gravy Juice Milk Tropical Fruit Milk THURSDAY Milk THURSDAY Buffalo Chicken THURSDAY Honey Bun & Bites Chicken Breast on Baked Potato Cereal or Cereal Wild Rice & Toast or Tossed Salad Steamed Veggies Sausage & Biscuit Pickle Spear Tossed Salad Honey Dew Texas Toast Hot Roll Melon Honey Dew Honey Dew Melon Melon Juice Milk Milk Milk FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY Hot Dog Biscuit & Gravy Cheeseburger Great Northern or Cereal & Toast Sweet Potato Beans or Sausage & Fries Slaw Biscuit Lettuce/Tomato/ Pickle Graham Crackers Orange Wedges Orange Wedges Orange Wedges Juice Milk Milk Milk Sponsored by Grand Prairie Herald Publishing Co., Inc.

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Plant of the Week

Viburnum Leatherleaf Viburnum look-alikes Impatience is a character flaw amongst us gardeners: we do stupid things like plant shrubs that will grow too large as foundation plants or crowd things together so they don’t have much of a chance of showing their worth.

Add look-alike plants to the mix that grow different sizes and things get complicated.

Leatherleaf viburnums (Viburnum rhytidophyllum) and a couple lookalike plants are good examples of the need to know specifics before planting.

Leatherleaf viburnum is a large, coarse-leafed, multi-branched evergreen shrub that grows 15 feet tall and wide with a mounded form. It has lustrous evergreen leaves that are rough-textured and to 6 inches long and 2 inches wide. In the summertime the leaves lie flat but in winter they roll inward along their length and take on a bit of a purplish cast.

Flower buds are produced terminally in late

By: Gerald Klingaman, Retired Extension Horticulturist - Ornamentals summer and resemble a Lantanaphyllum vibur- Leaves are slightly broad- travel trailer or ugly outsmall, open cauliflower num, is a look-alike and er and not as rough tex- building they are a good head. In mid spring these sound-alike plant that tured as Leatherleaf choice or they can funcopen and produce a head may be more common in viburnum and the overall tion well as background of slightly fragrant flowers nurseries in the mid”south flowering effect is a bit shrubbery with other, more refined broadleaf to 5 inches across, fes- than Leatherleaf vibur- nicer.

Prague viburnum (V. x evergreens. They are not This hybrid tooned with numerous num. blossoms. In late summer species resulted from “Pragense”) is a 1955 suited for use as foundaLeatherwood hybrid that originated in tion plants. Fruit set is red turning to black, it crossing produces peanut-sized viburnum with V. lantana Prague where it was usually better when severberries in dense clusters. and has the overall form selected for its superior al kinds of viburnums are Overall, the flower and of its parent but is only cold hardiness. It grows planted together to help fruiting effect, though about 10 feet tall and in an upright oval form to assure pollination.

The most freeze tender of ornamental, isn’t exactly wide. It is evergreen in 10 feet tall with more narnorth Arkansas but tends row, willowy leaves than the group, the Leatherleaf satisfying.

Viburnum x rhytidophyl- to drop more leaves in a the previous two plants. viburnum, is top hardy to loides, which in references bad winter than the It is perhaps the least about -15 with the other viburnum. common of the big ever- two somewhat more toleris called the Leatherleaf green viburnums but is, in ant. They are generally my view, the most attrac- considered safe in zones 58. These viburnums will tive of the set.

All of these large ever- grow in sun or moderate green viburnums need shade but are more open room to grow and develop in the shade. Once estabso only plant them where lished they have good they have ample room. If drought tolerance. Size you have a large land- can be maintained by scape and want to hide a occasionally cutting the

Civil War Column

By Ron Kelley

2016 Pesticide Application Clinics The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is again hosting Pesticide Application Clinics across the delta this February and March. The clinics will be held: " T u e s d a y , February 23th at the Cotton Research Station in Marianna " We d n e s d a y , February 24th at the Rice Research Center in Stuttgart " Thursday, February 25th at the Men's Center in McGehee " Tuesday, March 8th at ASU Newport in Newport " We d n e s d a y , March 9th at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Paragould " Thursday, March 10th at the Conway County Fairgrounds in Morrilton Registration opens at 8:30 am with large group sessions starting at 9:00.

The day will end with a free lunch. Producers and

applicators alike are encouraged to attend to gain valuable information on how to be more productive and efficient in the field. The clinics are free and there will be door prizes provided by several companies.

Session topics and demonstrations are listed below. " New herbicide technology update " Identifying percent wear in nozzles " Application tips for matching proper nozzles with chemistries " Pulse Width Modulation demonstration " Avoiding cleanout issues demonstration " Electronics in applications demonstration " Multiple spray table nozzle demonstrations Also we will be conducting FREE nozzle tests.

Producers should bring a sample of nozzles from their equipment to be

analyzed for % wear (3-5 nozzles and caps). This valuable tool has the potential to save a producer thousands of dollars in the upcoming spray season.

3 hours of CCA credit will be available.

For more information concerning these events please contact Jason Davis by phone at (501)749-2077 or email at jdavis@uaex.edu.

University of Arkansas, United States Department of Agriculture and County G o v e r n m e n t s Cooperating.

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Prairie County Jail Report As of Monday, January, 11 at 8:30 a.m. the Prairie County Sheriff's Office had 24 inmates booked at Prairie County Jail in Des Arc, AR which included: Cohen, Robert Lewis, black male, age 34, incarcerated on January 5 for failure to pay fine and cost, failure to appear, failure to appear, and failure to pay fine and cost.

Jones, Joseph, black male, age 50, incarcerated on January 9 for hold for PC hearing.

Washington, Earl, black male, age 47, incarcerated on December 28, 2015 for criminal mischief - 1st.

Dulaney, Malary L., white female, age 31, incarcerated on December 19, 2015 for capital murder, kidnapping and terroristic threatening felony.

Grady, Bethany Ann, white female, age 24, incarcerated on December 17, 2015 for theft of property and theft of property.

Harrison, Samantha Jo, white female, age 31, incarcerated on December 21, 2015 for breaking or entering, theft of property and theft of property.

Johnson, Delissa, white female, age 45, incarcerated on December 29, 2015

plants back hard in early spring and regrowing the top.

For more information about horticulture or to see other Plant of the Week columns, visit Extension's Web site, www.uaex.edu, or contact your county extension agent. The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the U of A Division of Agriculture.

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

for failure to appear.

Underwood, Cindy Denise, white female, age 51, incarcerated on January 5 for commitment.

Walker, Dominique C, black female, age 33, incarcerated on January 8 for failure to pay fine and cost.

Carpenter, Matt Leo, white male, age 36, incarcerated on November 4, 2015 for commitment, possession of controlled substance - felony and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Clark, Ronnie Lee, black male, age 59, incarcerated on January 6 for failure to appear.

Colony, Michael, white male, age 45, incarcerated December 16, 2015 for commitment.

Dobbins, Tony, white male, age 29, incarcerated on January 7 for failure to appear.

Hill, Zachery, white male, age 24, incarcerated on January 7 for non-support.

Thomas, Antonio, black male, age 32, incarcerated on January 4 for commitment.

Woodworth, Cecil B, white male, age 45, incarcerated on January 9 for failure to appear.

Humbert, Mandrell, black male, age 34, incarcerated on January 6 for battery domestic - 3rd degree and parole violation.

Newton, Hayden Grant, white male, age 23, incarcerated on January 4 for theft of property.

Earl, Clifford, black male, age 55, incarcerated on December 15, 2015 for probation violation.

Hood, Paul Anthony, black male, age 42, incarcerated on November 8 , 2015 for rape and sexual assault.

Sanders, Teddy Ray, white male, age 40, incarcerated on January 8 for del/manu of cocaine.

Hambrick, Seth A, white male, age 27, incarcerated on December 10, 2015 for failure to pay fine and cost, driving on suspended D.L. and DWI #1.

Palton, Mario Markell, black male, age 22, incarcerated on November 3, 2015 for possession of controlled substance, failure to pay fine and cost, driving on suspended D.L. and driving without insurance.

Riggins, Cleophis Oliver, black male, age 32, incarcerated on November 4, 2015 for commitment.

One hundred and fiftyfive years ago, the great question of whether Arkansas was going to leave the union or not was on the table. 1860 was a year that propaganda began to heat up as the election drew closer. As Lincoln was elected in November 1860, he was not on the ballot in any Southern state. The South saw Lincoln as a Northern president with hits of abolition in his political platform. In any case, would Arkansas give him a chance?

Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector, in the "Journal of the Convention of the State of Arkansas", in "An Act to Provide for a State Convention" sets February 18, 1861 as the date of the election on whether Arkansas would hold a convention to decide whether to leave to Union or not. If the people of the state decided to hold a convention, it would begin on March 2, 1861.

With one hundred and fifty-five years of hindsight separating us from the January 15 question

Governor of Arkansas in 1861 Henry M. Rector being considered, we know it took Arkansas two conventions to secede from the Union, only because of Lincoln's request for troops on April 15. Using the make-up and general rules guiding the General Assembly in 1861, the governor began using a proven model of legislation. While composed of ten sections, Section 8 of the Act provided, "That upon the organization of said convention, it shall take into consideration

that condition of political affairs, and determine what course the State of Arkansas shall take in the present political crisis."

While secession was being considered in mid January 1861, a Federal artillery unit had been garrisoning the Little Rock Arsenal since November 1860. While Little Rock was not as politically fervent on secession as, say Helena or Pine Bluff, the capital city became the perfect backdrop for the drama that was about to play out. The first communication sent officially from the Little Rock Arsenal by the Federal commander will be discussed in the next column.

The editor of this column, Ron Kelley, is a Public Historian in Helena, Arkansas and writes for the Helena World newspaper. Kelley is the author of Diary of a State: 1860 and Arkansas in the Civil War: 1861. For more information on Arkansas in the Civil War, go to www.arkansastoothpick.com.

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Sheriff Department joins ICAC Prairie County has now begun working as an affiliate agency of the Arkansas Internet Crimes against Children Task Force (ARICAC).

In December, Prairie County joined forces with agencies across the state and across the nation to combat the exploitation of children over the inter-

net.

The purpose of the ARICAC Task Force is to address the threat to children of the nation and across the State of Arkansas and focuses on child pornography, often called images of child sexual abuse; online enticement of children for sexual purposes; commercial exploitation of children and child sex tourism.

As an affiliate of the ARICAC a new line of communication is open to enhance efforts to prevent, interdict, investigate and prosecute internet crimes against children and technology-facilitated child exploitation.

Detective James Medlin has been named as the county's ICAC Coordinator and investigator. Medlin will serve as the primary point of contact by and between the Arkansas State Police, the ARICAC Task Force and the Internet Crimes against Children community.

As an ICAC affiliate, Medlin will have access to ICAC sponsored training both in-state and outof-state hosted by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention (OJJDP), the National white Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and other federal partners.

Medlin said that although the sheriff's department has only recently joined the task force, his office has already generated complaints and investigations of online enticement.

Medlin said that while working with an undercover identity, there have been incidents reaching from Tennessee, Kansas and New York state and there "seems to be no shortage of violators reaching into our community by means of the internet".

As an affiliate agency of the ARICAC, Medlin and the sheriff's department will be conducting proactive investigations as well as reactive investigations in response to citizen complaints, CyberTipline Reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), referrals from the state police or other intra-state and inter-state ICAC affiliate agencies who may not be an affiliate agency.

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Civil War Column

By Ron Kelley One hundred and fiftyfive years ago today On January 10, 1861, the Colonel of the 24th Arkansas Militia, Donelson McGregor send a communication to the Governor of Arkansas, Henry M. Rector, that an election was held in Company A in the 1st Battalion of the 24th Regiment and Lewis S. Reed was elected 2nd Lieutenant.

By the start of the Civil War, Jefferson County's 24th Arkansas Militia would have seven units, or companies of men: The Jefferson Guards, Southern Guards, Pine Bluff Artillery, Bradley Guards, McCullock Guards, Arkansas Travelers, and the Hardee Guards. Most of the units in the original 24th Arkansas Militia would serve with units hailing largely from Phillips County, including the leadership under Colonel Patrick R. Cleburne from Helena, Arkansas.

Jefferson County's 24th Militia's sister unit from Phillips County was the 12th Militia Regiment, comprised of six companies of men, including Volunteer Company Cavalry, Phillips Guards, Yell Riflemen, LaGrange Cavalry, Tappan Guards, and the Helena Greys Artillery Company.

The volunteers in these units saw some of the

hardest combat during the Civil War. A large percentage of these men became casualties during the first hour of the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862.

The next "155 Years Ago" column will feature legislation enacted on January 15 to put the

question of secession on the table as Arkansas bean a new year amid uncertainties and a brewing storm could be seen brewing on the horizon.

For more information on Arkansas in the Civil War, go to www.arkansastoothpick.c om.

responsible for many projects in Hazen.

One long time project was heading up the March of Dimes when they actually went in to the community and collected money for helping to stamp out polio and to help some of the victims of the disease. They collected hundreds of dollars in the one night effort when the entire community was canvassed by members and volunteers.

She thought that the members might discuss some of the projects at each meeting to refresh the memories of things that were done by the Club in the past.

The president had a list of the personal items and a few clothes that were

taken to Open Arms Shelter in Lonoke before Christmas. Items included shampoo and rinse, lotion, dental floss, tooth paste and tooth brushes, socks, tee-shirts, and pants, underwear and gowns and some pencils for the school children.

They will be collected again for the box next Fall.

THe Spring Convention in March in Carlisle was announced. Also “Read Across America” on March 2 was mentioned.

The next meeting will be Thursday, January 28, at the home of Chris Weems. This is the time members will be finishing up the annual reports.

The meeting will be at 6:00 p.m.

Protecting the Second Amendment

Arkansas commander Dandridge McRae posing in his Arkansas Militia uniform before the Civil War. McRae would take command of a group of soldiers and stormed Battery C in Helena, Arkansas on July 4, 1863.

By Pam Padget that govern the definition, collection, handling, and disposal of healthcare waste, meaning each state uses its own definition to identify medical waste. OSHA did publish a definition that identifies it as "any liquid or semiliquid blood or other potentially infectious material and etc.", very long and drawn out. In summary, sharps (needles), and any item dripping, pourable, or squeezable with blood or other infectious material are medical waste and must be disposed of properly.

The EPA has its own set of definitions. These only serve as a guide but each state sets its own regulations. The definitions do make it clear that everything used in patient care or has some blood on it is not medical waste.

Reading all the states guides makes your head spin. Why is one thing medical waste in one state and not another?

Studies do show that untreated medical waste can be safely disposed of in properly operated municipal waste landfills.

All states definition list sharps as medical waste and appropriately so, since sharps such as needles, scalpels, and even lancets have been shown to pose a risk for disease transmission.

Studies show that sharps injuries are the primary risk for exposures among healthcare personnel. Since

2000, OSHA has updated its requirement to the use of needle-safe devices.

This has reduced the injury rate from sharps 50 percent. As homehealth industry grows, the public is concerned about medical waste found in residential waste. However, studies show that this waste doesn't contain any greater risk than regular residential waste and that household waste was more microbial contaminated than hospital waste.

A key factor in studies that is missing is whether medical waste can transmit an infectious disease.

There are several factors that come into play about disease transmission, one being bloodborne diseases require blood-to-blood contact. The CDC and EPA only consider waste to be infectious if it contains a sufficient number of pathogens to cause illness. In other words, not everything needs to go in a "red-bag". To date there is no evidence that a waste worker, sanitary sewer worker, or a member of the public has ever acquired an infection from medical waste. Fear has superseded science and education. I hope this article will put some of you, the public, at ease.

Understanding true risk versus perceived risk will assist in lowering apprehension levels among members of the public.

Consumer Alert DON’T LET RETURNS MAKE FOR A BLUE CHRISTMAS

From Attorney General Leslie Rutledge CONSUMER ALERT: Refund Anticipation Loans Could Be Costly LITTLE ROCK – As tax season looms, Arkansans will see offers for tax refund anticipation loans or checks. These offers of immediate cash are often attractive to consumers in difficult financial situations, but the products could ultimately reduce the total amount of the consumer’s refund and may even cost extra money.

Refund anticipation loans (RALs) and refund anticipation checks (RACs) are high-interest loans that must be repaid by the actual tax return proceeds, essentially borrowing your own money.

If the actual tax refund amount is less than estimated, the buyer is on the hook for the difference.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued today’s consumer alert to warn Arkansans about these products that take advantage of vulnerable Arkansans.

“Some businesses will encourage Arkansans to allow them to estimate a tax refund to be used as a down payment for a vehi-

By Chris Weems GFWC Elsie McCain Club members were reminded of the Operation Smile items to be sent for the Spring and Summer clinics, they were reminded at the regular meeting at Murry’s Restaurant Thursday night with Nell Pich, hostess. Chris Weems, president presided.

The meeting began with current events. After the routine business was handled. Nell talked about her department, Public Issues. In her discussion, she mentioned that in the 70 years the club will celebrate next year, the “Elsies” as they are affectionally called by themselves and former members, the club has been

U.S. Senator John Boozman

EMS Corner - “Medical Waste” There is a lot of controversy about what is and what not medical waste is. Perhaps you have encountered what you thought was medical waste at some point.

Waste generated by health care providers may be referred to by different names, medical waste, infectious waste, biohazardous waste, to name a few. Management and disposal regulations are issued by states and differ greatly. Most people assume there is considerable risk associated with medical waste if it is not properly handled or disposed of. Concerns over medical waste began in 1987, when syringes and other medical waste washed ashore onto New Jersey and New York beaches.

Misleading media reports led the public to become concerned over the possibility of contracting a bloodborne pathogen. There were also concerns about the emission from the incinerations of this waste.

In addition to state regulations, there are three federal agencies that address medical waste issues, the EPA, OSHA, and the CDC. Waste from hospital and other healthcare settings that fall under "medical waste" is actually very small but concerns about risks associated with this waste is high. There is no universally accepted definition used by state regulations

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cle, furniture or other large purchase,” said Attorney General Rutledge. “But these practices are simply a loan until an official tax refund is provided by the government. Consumers must remember that the loan amount is only an estimate, so you are responsible to pay the difference.”

Attorney General Rutledge released the following options for Arkansans to consider before agreeing to have your taxes prepared as part of a refund anticipation loan or check: Consider the free or lowcost options such as the online Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File program or the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.

Electronically filed returns can be deposited in bank accounts in as few as eight days.

The IRS can also provide refunds by check or prepaid debit card.

Always get a written list of fees before entering into any agreement or having any tax preparation services performed.

RALs and RACs may seem attractive because tax preparation fees can

also be covered, but m a n y Arkansans can obtain free tax preparation services. The IRS provides a Free File program online that is a federal tax preparation and electronic filing program for approximately 70 percent of taxpayers who earn less than $62,000 in annual adjusted gross income. Eligible consumers can go to IRS.gov and choose from multiple private companies that will file federal returns at no charge.

Some Arkansans may also be eligible to receive free help through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

Meanwhile, seniors can contact AARP to learn more about the tax preparation services they provide.

For more information about refund anticipation loans and checks, tax preparation and other consumer-related issues, call the Arkansas Attorney General’s office at (800) 482-8982 or visit ArkansasAG.gov or facebook.com/AGLeslieRutled ge.

Our founders emphasized the importance of the right to bear arms. As a strong supporter of this fundamental right, I am working to protect the Second Amendment.

This Congress I helped introduce the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015. This bill would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state to exercise those rights in any other state that also has concealed carry laws, while abiding by that state's concealed carry laws.

While I'm working to uphold the Second Amendment through legislation and the judicial system, this constitutional right is under constant attack by the Obama administration.

Last year I took action to prevent erosion of this right by: " Preventing the implementation of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) proposal that would severely limit access to rifle ammunition primarily used for sporting purposes. " Urging the Secretary of State to modify or delay proposed changes to definitions in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which has the potential to limit Americans' constitutionally-protected freedoms. " Calling on the Social Security Administration to drop its plan to deny Second Amendment rights of Americans who receive

Social Security and disability benefits and use a representative payee to handle their finances. " Voting to fix the problems with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) and increase resources and tools to combat violent crime using the laws already in place, all without infringing on the Second Amendment.

Last week President Obama issued new gun control mandates. This continues his efforts to skirt Congress, which has already stopped his attack on the Constitution.

If the President wanted to take a serious approach to reducing violent crime, he would work with Congress to pass mental health reform and violent crime reduction initiatives and he would instruct the Justice Department to do more to enforce the laws already on the books. In fact, the number of gun crime convictions U.S. Attorneys have secured have declined since the President took office.

They dropped dramatically the year after the Sandy Hook tragedy and have continued to drop each year since, despite President Obama's pledge to combat violent crime and get tougher on people who illegally buy guns.

The Senate has attempted to take real action to reduce gun violence by considering measures that would prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms, incentivize states to provide mental

h e a l t h records for background checks and criminalize straw purchasing and weapons trafficking in a responsible way.

Unfortunately, the President's own party blocked these common sense measures from moving forward in the Senate.

Instead, the President proposed more window dressing and red tape that will increase the burden on law-abiding citizens and infringe on their Constitutionallyprotected rights. This is not a serious proposal. It is little more than politicking and a last-ditch legacy-building effort.

Following the President's announcement, the chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee announced a hearing on the President's executive actions and invited Attorney General Loretta Lynch to testify. As a member of this subcommittee, I am eagerly awaiting this opportunity to press the Attorney General on why the administration believes we should appropriate funds for its attempts to erode the Second Amendment.

As the details of these proposals are released, my colleagues and I will work to ensure that mandates that strip Second Amendment rights away from law-abiding Americans are not implemented.

State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Jonathan Dismang LITTLE ROCK – The Secretary of State’s office has issued new rules for groups that want to place ballot issues before voters in the November general election.

The rules reflect changes enacted by lawmakers in the 2013 legislative session. Not all the provisions were upheld when the Supreme Court ruled in a legal challenge of the 2013 law. The Supreme Court rulings and a few changes made by the legislature in 2015 are also reflected in the new rules.

Amendment 7 to the state Constitution grants Arkansas citizens the right to place initiated acts and proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot. Two recent examples garnered a lot of publicity - in 2008 voters approved the lottery scholarship program and in 2012 they voted against a proposal to legalize medical marijuana. Both measures were on the ballot because supporters had gathered enough signatures on petitions.

For citizens to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot they need to collect signatures of registered voters.

They must get 10 percent of the number of votes cast in the most recent election for governor. This year that number will be 84,859.

For initiated acts, the number of valid signatures is 8 percent of the total cast in the previous gubernatorial election.

This year that will be 67,887.

Signatures must come

from at least 15 of the state’s 75 counties, and they must be submitted to the Secretary of State at least four months before the November general election. This year, that deadline is July 8.

Before June 30 sponsors must publish their proposed initiative in a newspaper of statewide circulation.

Before circulating petitions, sponsoring groups must first submit their proposal and its ballot title to the Attorney General, who will determine whether the title accurately reflects the contents of the initiative.

If the sponsoring group spends or receives more than $500, it must file a statement of organization with the state Ethics Commission and will have to file monthly financial reports.

Groups must file if they are formed either to support or oppose an initiative. Individuals who spend their personal funds, in excess of $500, must also file.

It’s common for organizations to hire paid canvassers to collect signatures. The legislature passed transparency and accountability laws to

prevent abuse of this system.

G r o u p s must now submit a complete list of their paid canvassers, along with their addresses, and the canvassers must undergo a criminal background check by the State Police.

Sponsoring groups must submit a sworn statement that paid canvassers have not been convicted of a criminal felony or an offense involving identity theft, forgery or election laws.

On or before July 8, when sponsoring groups submit petitions with signatures to the Secretary of State, at least 75 percent of the signatures must be valid in order for the groups to gain an extension.

In the past, in order to buy extra time, some groups have submitted petitions on which as few as a third of the signatures were valid. Now, their initial submission must include the minimum number of signatures and if more than 25 percent are found to be invalid, they will not be allowed to submit additional signatures.

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VEHICLE To Whom It May Concern: A 2008 Nissan Altima 2.5S VIN# 1N4AL21E88N467690 was picked up on 12/13/2015 on Hwy. 63 near Tollville, AR at the request of the Prairie County Sheriff's office.

This vehicle is in the possession of Rick's Automotive & Wrecker Service 801 Hwy 70 W, Hazen, AR, 72064, 870255-3305. Towing, storage, & administrative costs are accruing as legal liability of the owner.

Rick's Automotive & Wrecker Service claims first priority possessory lien on the said vehicle and its contents for all such charges.

The vehicle and its contents will be dismantled, destroyed, or sold at public sale to the highest bidder if not claimed within 45 days and constitutes a waiver by the owner and lien holder of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle. To take possession of this vehicle, you must appear during normal business hours, Mon-Fri, 8am - 5pm, provide proof of ownership and pay all associated charges.

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Unless vehicle is claimed within 10 days the owner and/or lien holder waives all rights, title and interest in the vehicle and its contents and consents to sale of the vehicle. Vehicle will then be sold for towing and storage fees.

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District is taking bids on the sale of a 2001 Blue Bird 23 Passenger School Bus and a 1997 Thomas 65 Passenger School Bus. Sealed bids are due in the Superintendent’s Office by noon January 29th. Buses can be seen at the football field parking lot. The Hazen School District reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.

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Performed as a Warfield Concert, “Let’s Hang On!” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, in Lily Peter Auditorium at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA).

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Staff Sergeant Robert P. Kerr honored at Retirement Ceremony Staff Sergeant Robert P. Kerr, HHC 39th Brigade Support Battalion, was honored with awards, medals and pins at the his Retirement Ceremony at the Hazen Armory for 20 years of Military Service - 3 years in Navy and 17 years in National Guard, all spent in Hazen). He has been on 2 tours with the Guard. He started his Guard career at the Old Armory in

Hazen. He is employed in the VA Hospital System.

Kerr is the husband of Danielle Kerr of Hazen, father of daughter, Gracie Hall and son, Parker Kerr. Parker is is also in the Guard. He has two grandsons, Gabriel and Isaac. He is the son of Parker (Lyndi) Kerr of Hazen and Regina (Cliff) Rutan of Heber Springs.

His biggest supporter is his grandmother,

Lieutenant Colonel Richardson presenting the awards.

Elizabeth Kerr.

Kerr was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Certificate of Appreciation by Commander in Chief, Certificate of Appreciation by Asa Hutchinson Governor of Arkansas, Certificate of Service, the Arkansas Exceptional Service Medal and a Lapel Button. A Certificate of Appreciation was also given to Danielle Kerr.

Lieutenant Colonel Gib Richardson presented all

Gracie, Isaac, Robert, Gabriel, Danielle and Parker

Kerr and his dad, Parker

Elizabeth Kerr and grandson, Robert Kerr.

Melissa LeCrone and Kerr the awards and medals to Kerr.

After the ceremony, Kerr and his family enjoyed the cake and refreshments. Kerr was hit in the face by his son Parker with a piece of cake.

Congratulations to Staff Sergeant Robert Kerr for your many years of service and dedication.

Hornets host games against Clarendon Lions, come up short with wins

Arkansas Tech announces fall 2015 Dean's List RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (January 11, 2016)-Arkansas Tech University has announced its Dean's List for undergraduate students on the main campus in Russellville for the fall 2015 semester.

A student must achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least 12 hours of collegelevel coursework to be named to the Dean's List.

A total of 1,888 Arkansas Tech students achieved that distinction during fall 2015, an increase of 4.83 percent over fall 2014. Included in the fall 2015 Dean's List are 718 students that achieved a 4.0 grade point average.

The members of the fall 2015 Arkansas Tech University Dean's List, listed alphabetically by

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