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TUESDAY, June 11, 2019 / Vol. 5 Issue 24 / 75 cents
Day of music - Spirit Breez performs June 8 during the Gospel Fest at the Clinton High School cafeteria. Also performing was Branson favorite Chuck Crain. The day of gospel music was a fundraiser for the Adult Education Center. (Photos by Kay Weaver and Facebook)
Extreme heat ahead It’s getting hot out there and summer hasn’t even officially begun. Watch for signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke when you’re out in the hot weather. Young children and senior citizens are more at risk to succumb to the heat. Be sure to know where to find air conditioning to cool off. Wear loose-fitting, light colored clothes and use sunscreen.
Signs of Heat Exhaustion • Excessive sweating • Nausea or cramps • Dizziness • Headache • Fainting • Weakness or confusion • Rapid heartbeat • Pale or clammy skin • Muscle cramping • Dark-colored urine
Signs of Heat Stroke • Hot, red or dry skin • High body temperature of 103 or higher • Fast, strong pulse • Confusion • Slurred speech • Seizures • Losing consciousness (coma)
Happy Father’s Day - June 16 is Father’s Day - The Voice June 12 is Philippines Independence Day. wishes a very happy day to all the dads in Van Buren County. June 14 is Flag Day. It is also National Bourbon Day, an unAlso: official holiday.
Marijuana store set to open Work on the store is done and a job fair has been held. Last week, Arkansas Alcohol Beverage Control agents inspected the site and this week should see the opening of Arkansas Natural Products in Clinton. It will be the state’s third dispensary to open since residents voted to allow the sale of medical marijuana. Clinton’s would be the first dispensary outside of Hot Springs, where two are now in operation. ABC spokesman Scott Hardin expects medical marijuana sales to continue rising. The dispensaries have sold almost 130 pounds of marijuana so far, amounting to over $800,000 in sales. Marijuana cultivation is keeping up with demand. The facility in Clinton is at 1303 U.S. Highway 65 South, in the strip mall behind KFC. The phone number is (833) 768-4357.
Scotland woman charged in theft A Scotland woman has been charged with felony theft after deputies found a stolen laptop in her car, according to an arrest affidavit. Haley Nicole Pruitt, 24, was driving a black Mitsubishi Eclipse with a license tag for a VW Jetta when she was
stopped on May 27, according to the affidavit. A woman who lives nearby had just reported that her house had been broken into and several items were missing, including a Dell laptop, two shower heads, an antique vase and some food.
The computer appeared to match the victim’s description, according to the report. Pruitt stated she did not know how the items got into her car, but then said she had put them there from her house, according to the affidavit.
Pruitt has been charged with residential burglary, a Class B felony, and theft of property over $1,000, a class D felony. Pruitt has been released on $5,000 bond. Other recent arrests: — William K.
Dempsey, 33, of Damascus was charged May 21 with resisting arrest, criminal mischief-second and assault on family household family member. — Kenny R. Slack, 42, of Clinton was charged May 18 with domestic battery III.
— Donna L. Hood, 61, of Tennessee was charged May 16 with DWI, driving left of center and refusal to submit to a breath test. Arrests are made on evidence obtained by deputies. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
Mom charged with endangering kids
Flowers and raindrops - These orange lilies are in bloom in Alread. (Photo by Robert R. Gaut)
A Leslie woman has been charged with child endangerment after a phone call to the sheriff’s office that she was incapacitated. The woman’s husband told deputies that his 7-year-old daughter called him and stated that her mother had been drinking and had passed out, according to an arrest affidavit. A deputy reported that he could see the woman lying on a couch through a window and when he knocked on the door,
she had trouble rising, the affidavit states. She tried to walk out of the room carrying a 2-year-old child, lost her balance, fell and dropped the child, who hit his head on a table, according to the report. That fall was about 3 feet, the affidavit states. The deputy asked the 7-year-old to unlock the door, which she did, the report states. The deputy said the woman was lying on a bed with the cry-
ing child and he could smell intoxicants. He said he had to tell her several times to stand and she was unsteady when she did, the report states. The father declined an ambulance for the child. Amber Dawn Gonser, 39, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor-I, a Class D felony, and two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child-II. She has been released on $5,000 bond.