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June 10, 2015
THE POLK COUNTY
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Resurfacing Project Underway on County Roads BY MELANIE BUCK Polk County Judge Brandon Ellison has released a tentative schedule on the 2015 Spring Surface and Re-Surface projects that are currently being worked on. Last Thursday, county road crews worked on Polk Roads 652 and 54 and Ellison said that the set up for primer is complete and primer is applied on both of those roads. Also, the set up on Polk 41 North was in progress. On Friday the set up continued on Polk 41 North and crews completed that portion of the project by noon and then applied CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
Queen is Looking to Hire
BY MELANIE BUCK The Queen is getting close to opening and she needs help! Paula Magers, Park Superintendent at Queen Wilhelmina, said there are positions left to fill at the newly remodeled Lodge at the top of Arkansas’ second highest peak, Rich Mountain. Magers said they are still hiring for seasonal/part time positions in housekeeping for the Lodge, and they also need wait staff, bus persons, dishwashers, and cooks in the restaurant. She also said most of their full time positions had already been filled but that it would be “a great place to work.” If interested, pick up an application at the front desk of the Lodge.
The Maye Family Named Polk County’s Farm Family of the Year
The Bryan and Sonya Maye Family have been named Polk County’s Farm Family of the Year and join the prestigious list of other Polk County families who have received this honor. See our special section, PAGES 15-21, inside this issue. [PHOTO COURTESY OF RITA KEENER]
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ATV Fatality Claims Life of Oklahoma Rider
BY MELANIE BUCK An Oklahoma man was fatally injured in an ATV accident last Wednesday, June 3, evening. A call was received by the Polk County 911 Dispatch Center at 8 p.m. that a possible fatal accident had occurred on Polk Road 61, approximately 1.7 miles east of the intersection of Polk Roads 61 and 612. The driver was identified as David Dale Roberts, age 51, of CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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