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Local News Comments Updated: May 30, 2013 9:49pmRabies Clinic
Dr. Ben Mays will hold annual spring rabies clinics on the Saturdays of June 8 and June 15 with various scheduled stops around Van Buren County. Vaccination clinics will also...
Sunrise in Clinton
Local News Comments May 23, 2013 12:42amThe sun rises over Clinton earlier this month.
Shirley gets ready for Homecoming
Local News Comments May 23, 2013 12:31amHomecoming was the main item on the agenda for the Shirley City Council at its May 13 meeting.
Treasurer Melissa Worthing said the city has received $750 in sponsorship money, and that as...
Secretary’s salary back in spotlight
Local News Comments May 23, 2013 12:32amThe Clinton School District’s incoming superintendent created a stir at Monday evening’s regular meeting when he said there were legal issues with a salary schedule approved at the April meeting...
City appoints ‘liaison’ to shelter
Local News Comments May 23, 2013 12:32amClinton appoints shelter ‘liaison’
The Clinton mayor appointed a volunteer “liaison” Monday to represent the city’s interest at the Van Buren County Animal Shelter.
Mayor Roger Rorie...
Quorum Court gets update on hospital
Local News Comments May 23, 2013 12:33amQuorum Court gets update on hospital
The county hospital is “getting there,” the Quorum Court was told last week.
Board of Governors Chairman Donnie Collins said the expansion of Ozark...
Deputies investigate thefts
Local News Comments May 23, 2013 12:53amDeputies investigate thefts
The Van Buren County sheriff’s office received information May 7 from the Southwestern Energy Yard in Damascus that approximately $4,000 in material and other...
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Local News Comments May 23, 2013 12:33amRabies
A skunk has tested postitive for rabies, Van Buren County Animal Control Director Pam Hopkins said Tuesday afternoon. The white skunk was roaming around the grade school property then...
Man gets year in jail in neighbor’s death
Local News Comments May 16, 2013 1:38pmA man who got into a confrontation with his neighbor a year ago has been found guilty of third-degree battery.
Robert Delay, 36, of Clinton was found guilty May 10 during a bench trial in...
100-year-old shares stories of his past
Local News Comments May 16, 2013 1:31pmEditor’s Note: Last week, Watson Smith shared stories from his childhood and about teaching and politics. Here is the rest of his story.
By Jackie Sikes
Part 2: In addition to his...