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Water Situation Improving

UPDATE THURSDAY JAN. 25 4:30 PM: The situation at the Mountain View Water Treatment Plant intake structure continues to be managed with the assistance of portable pumps as needed, while the gravity flow …
Sports

Linville Sparks Rebels Against Tigers

Balanced scoring in the first half helped the Timbo senior boys stay within two points of Rural Special when the two county teams matched up for their second game of the season Jan. 23. However, …

Mountain View Hosts Melbourne

Mountain View teams hosted Melbourne Jan. 12 for Homecomimg and the visitors proved to be spoilers for two of the three games. The junior boys were downed 48-25. Kade Shipman scored 7 points, …

Rural Special vs. Timbo Sr. Boys Dec. 5

Rural Special hosted Timbo for an in-county matchup between the two rural campuses of the Mountain View School District. The Rebel senior boys defeated Timbo 64-49, and the Timbo junior girls hung on …

Rural Special Hosts Shirley

Rural Special won two games against Shirley Nov. 7, with the junior boys taking a 42-30 win, and the senior boys  notching a 51-42 victory. The Shirley senior girls dominated the fourth …

Yellowjackets Repeat As 8-Man Football Champs

Trailing by four points late in the fourth quarter, the chance to repeat as state champs in 3A/4A 8-man football was on the line for the Mountain View Yellowjackets. The Corning Bobcats had pushed to …
Features
Believed to date to about 1940, a photo shows sisters Fannie Hinkle Carter and Nioma Hinkle Rushing who were visiting their childhood home.

Hinkle Homestead Homecoming Planned

A celebration of 150 years for the Hinkle cabin located at the Stone/Van Buren County line is scheduled for Saturday. The public is invited to the Hinkle Homestead Homecoming from 10 a.m. to …

Events
Early last week, the chance of rain in the forecast for the weekend increased each day and it appeared the entire weekend might be a wash-out. But the first day of activities for the 41st Bean Fest …
Business
The new Dollar General store in Pleasant Grove is now open. It is located at 28402 Hwy 14. The location offers household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, …
Schools
School Board Approves Staff Bonus Payments

Mountain View School Board approved a proposed budget last week that includes a $5,000 bonus for all school employees, as well as a scaled-back HVAC plan for Rural Special and Timbo gyms and several …

Opinion
It’s premature to say that Arkansas Democrats are back, but they probably had their best week since 2010. When the candidate filing period for next year’s elections ended at noon …
At the recent meeting of the Dogs of Dustlandia committee, I was invited to speak about the ancient ones who have crossed the rainbow bridge. Oral traditions are important since dogs have no thumbs …
We have the God-given power to think. Not just a straight line between grocery list and dinner, to-do list to calendar, and not just to memorize enough information to keep ourselves alive. We have …
Music, Arts, Crafts

New Radio Station Launched

Springdale resident Joe Hart has been successful in launching a local radio station devoted to the presentation and preservation of local music. KWMV 88.5 is now on the air, and programming is …