May 13, 2015
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County Judge Makes Disaster Declaration Following Weekend Flooding
Both Ladycats & Lady Tigers Headed to State Tournament
BY MELANIE BUCK The county was hard hit by weekend storms and officials took advantage of Monday’s sunshine to assess the damage. After traveling to various damaged areas, Polk County Judge Brandon Ellison explained that it will take several days to make an accurate assessment of all the flood damage, but, he said, “I have seen enough today [Monday] to believe that the county has met the threshold to ask for financial help CONTINUED ON PAGE 4-5
(Above) Two rained out days of 4A South Regional play has not dampened the spirits of this Ladycat Softball team who has their eyes set on returning with the State Championship title. Mena is the host for the 4A State Tournament that will be played May 14-16. SEE CENTERSPREAD FOR LIST OF TEAMS. (Below) the Acorn Lady Tigers earned their place as the No. 3 seed going into the 1A State Tournament that will be played in Armorel later this week. Watch for updates at MyPulseNews.com.
Mena Police Enforcing “Click it or Ticket”
[MENA, Ark.] The Mena Police Department will be participating in the yearly Click It or Ticket program starting May 18 through May 31. Officers will be enforcing the current mandatory seatbelt law that states that “Each driver and front seat passenger in any motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt properly secured to the vehicle.” This CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
National Lum & Abner Society Returns for Upcoming Festival
BY MELANIE BUCK The National Lum and Abner Society will be returning to Mena for the 2015 Lum and Abner Festival. Their award-winning special guests are cartoonist John Rose (“Snuffy Smith”) and writer Mike Curtis (“Dick Tracy”), both fans of Lum and Abner. John Rose became the cartoonist for King Features’ “Barney Google CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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