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BIC Schools announce vital dates
(Local News ~ 07/13/24)
The Buffalo Island Central School District has announced important dates for the 2024-25 school year. Professional development will be held Aug. 12-13 for teachers. An open house will be held Aug. 12 from 5:30-7 p.m. The first day of school will be Aug. 14. School will not be in session on Sept. 2 for the Labor Day holiday...
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Arkids Pediatric Day Centers to host backpack give-away
(Local News ~ 07/13/24)
Arkids Pediatric Day Centers, 1201 S. Division St., Blytheville, will hold a Drive-Thru Backpack Giveaway Tuesday, July 30. The giveaway will be held from 5-7 p.m. and is free to the public. There will be backpacks, school supplies and snacks.
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Editor’s Corner: The ability to forgive
(Editorial ~ 07/13/24)
Life is full of situations which take us by surprise and we don’t always handle surprises very well. That’s where the words “I’m sorry” come into play. According to Erich Segal’s best selling novel Love Story, “love means not ever having to say you’re sorry,” but in reality that just doesn’t wash. When we chose not to forgive, we destroy a part of our own soul...
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Dept. of Labor announces Dollar General settlement
(Local News ~ 07/13/24)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor Thursday announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has entered into a corporate-wide settlement with Dollar General and its retail subsidiaries to make significant workplace safety improvements in stores nationwide. ...
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High river levels can be saving grace to lower Mississippi
(Local News ~ 07/13/24)
By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor While recent rains and Hurricane Beryl have caused flooding of the upper Mississippi River they have been a blessing to the lower river towns including Blytheville and Osceola. The Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) held a press conference Thursday morning to discuss recent flooding of the upper Mississippi River and the possible effects on river towns...
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Trump rally shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, officials say
(Local News ~ 07/13/24)
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV as he pumped his fist in a show of defiance...
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