Horatio resident, Gayla Irvan, donated to the UA Cossatot Foundation to establish the Alex Scholarship.
The scholarship is to honor the memory of her son, Alex Irvan. The Alex Scholarship is for UA Cossatot students accepted into the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program. Eligible applicants will need to have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and have a financial need. The scholarship will award one applicant $500 for the academic year.
Irvan said, “I had a disabled child and I wanted to give to a college with an OTA program to help students who could work with people with disabilities and helping with other rehabilitation services.”
The UA Cossatot Foundation exists to create awareness of the need for scholarships while focusing efforts on raising resources to meet the need and furthering UA Cossatot’s institutional development.
UA Cossatot Foundation Director, Dustin Roberts said, “Mrs. Irvan has a big heart and a strong desire to help others succeed. This gift in memory of her son, Alex, is greatly appreciated and will help a deserving OTA student at UA Cossatot.”
For more information on how to support UA Cossatot Foundation, please contact Dustin Roberts at 870-584-1172 or droberts@cccua.edu
VIDEO - Kyle Willis at Ed 88 About Youth Umpire Meeting at Sportsplex in March
Kyle Willis came by the studio recently to talk about an upcoming meeting for anyone interested in becoming a youth umpire.
VIDEO - Keisha McKinney In Ed 88 Studio Friday
Keisha McKinney of the Sevier County Tourism Committee recently visited our De Queen studio to talk about a statewide award for which the group has been nominated, as well as a survey that local hospitality employers are encouraged to take part in, and the group's new website that is about to launch.
Lake Wind Advisory May Be Extended Through Wednesday
According to the National Weather Service in Shreveport…
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Southwesterly winds this morning will begin to transition
to a westerly/northwesterly wind this afternoon as a cold front
passes through the area. Wind gusts between 20 to 30 mph are
expected through much of the day.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest Louisiana,
southeast Oklahoma, south central and southwest Arkansas and
east and northeast Texas.
* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.
* IMPACT...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create
hazardous conditions for small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.
Rummage Sale at UA Cossatot - Ashdown February 29th
De Queen Man Facing Felony Drug and Drug Paraphernalia Charges
A De Queen man, Stacy Higgins, 50, is facing charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and felony possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop was made on him by De Queen police. More on this story can be found at:
https://www.dequeenbee.com
De Queen man facing felony drug and drug paraphernalia charges
A De Queen man, Stacy Higgins, 50, is facing charges of felony possession of a controlled substance and felony possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop was made on him by De Queen police. According to a police report, Sgt.
De Queen Man Faces Felony Charge After Being Found with a Dirty Syringe
A De Queen man, Joshua Paul Burcham, 33, is facing felony drug paraphernalia charges after after a De Queen patrolman who knew Burcham had a suspended driver’s license, pulled him over the afternoon of Feb. 17.
More on this story can be found at:
https://www.dequeenbee.com
De Queen man faces felony charge after being found with a dirty syringe
A De Queen man, Joshua Paul Burcham, 33, is facing felony drug paraphernalia charges after after a De Queen patrolman who knew Burcham had a suspended driver's license, pulled him over the afternoon of Feb. 17. De Queen Police Canine Officer Jarrin Platt wrote in his report that he was patrolling on S.
De Queen Man Jailed on DWI Drug Charge After Refusal to take Blood or Urine Test
A De Queen man, Taylor Suttle, 21, was charged with DWI drugs, after police found him slumped over in a vehicle that had come to a stop in a ditch. More on this story can be found at: https://www.dequeenbee.com
De Queen man jailed on DWI drug charge after refusal to take blood or urine test
A De Queen man, Taylor Suttle, 21, was charged with DWI drugs, after police found him slumped over in a vehicle that had come to a stop in a ditch. De Queen Police Ptl. Michael Barnes and Sgt. Wayne Baker were dispatched to Lakeside Dr. near the city swimming pool around 9:50 p.m.
Weekly Update from State Representative DeAnn Vaught
Early voting for the Arkansas Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan General Election began this week. It will continue up until the date of the election, Tuesday, March 3.
Although many of the headlines focus on the Presidential race, it’s important to remember the other significant elections on your March ballot including legislators and judges.
Non-partisan elections for judicial candidates and prosecutors are held at the same time as Democratic and Republican primaries. If no candidate wins a majority in the non-partisan races, the two candidates with the most votes participate in a runoff. If a runoff is required, it takes place on the same day as the general election for partisan races, and runoff candidates appear on the general election ballot.
Arkansas is one of thirteen states that choose their state supreme court justices in entirely nonpartisan elections and one of eighteen states that select judges through nonpartisan elections at all trial court levels.
The polls are open between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday. Early voting ends at 5:00 pm on the Monday before the election. The polls on Election Day will be open from 7:30 am until 7:30 pm. Once at the polls, you will be asked to show a photo ID issued by either the United States, the State of Arkansas, or an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the State of Arkansas.
In most counties, early voting is conducted at the county clerk’s office. In counties with off-site early voting (a location other than the county clerk’s office), local newspapers will publish the designated sites. You can also find your polling location and a sample ballot at www.voterview.org.
Remember, every vote counts!
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Horatio 11th Graders Check Out UA Cossatot Friday
Horatio 11th graders were on the De Queen campus Friday for “Fall in Love with UA Cossatot”.
De Queen Juniors on De Queen Campus of UA Cossatot Thursday
De Queen juniors visited De Queen’s campus of UA Cossatot Thursday for a tour of the campus.
Results from Colts Classic FFA
The Colts Classic FFA competition at UA Cossatot - De Queen was last Friday.
Results from the contest are:
Ag Mechanics
1. Fouke
2. Acorn
3. Hackett
Electricity
1. Bradley
2. Harmony Grove
3. Hermitage
Farm Business Management
1. Taylor
2. Mount Ida
3. Lake Hamilton
Floriculture
1. Dover
2. Bradley
3. Hackett
Forestry
1. Harmony Grove
2. Taylor
3. Hermitage
Horse
1. Foreman
2. Rosebud
3. Mount Ida
Land Judging
1. Dierks
2. Taylor
3. Foreman
Milk Quality & Products
1. Ouachita
2. Taylor
3. Waldron
Nursery & Landscape
1. Dover
2. Mena
3. Bradley
Poultry
1. Murfreesboro
2. Siloam Springs
3. De Queen
Veterinary Science
1. Cedar Ridge
2. Siloam Springs
3. Genoa Central
Early Voting Underway
Early voting for March 3 Primary begins today
For the complete story visit:
https://www.dequeenbee.com/…/article_7bd3329c-5267-11ea-8b0…
dequeenbee.com | The primary source of local news for De Queen and Sevier County
While admittedly not the most exciting member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. CTS Services of Benton - with a location in Lockesburg - provides a service that while seemingly mundane to ordinary folks, is vital and sometimes critical to the business that they service.
UA Cossatot Hosts the Ninth Annual Colts Classic
The ninth annual Colts Classic Career Development Event took place at UA Cossatot in De Queen on Friday, February 14, 2020, where over 700 high school students traveled to the college to compete in agricultural competitions. Thirty-four schools across Arkansas and one from Missouri participated in this event to promote the study of careers in agriculture.
At 8:30 A.M., schools began checking-in and then made way to the UA Cossatot Amphitheater. UA Cossatot Chancellor, Dr. Steve Cole, and UA Cossatot Agriculture Instructor, Kelli Harris, welcomed the students before they dispersed into different locations for the contests.
Students competed in many different contest areas, including agricultural mechanics, dairy foods, electricity, farm business management, floriculture, forestry, land, horse judging, poultry judging, vet science, and nursery and landscape.
The UA Cossatot Colts Classic is an annual event organized and hosted by the UA Cossatot Collegiate FFA and the students competing in the contests are high school FFA members. This event gives high school students the chance to learn about careers in agriculture and develop skills to be successful in these careers
Veteran Basketball Official David Hall of De Queen Honored in Nashville
Veteran basketball official David Hall of De Queen, honored in Nashville
By John R. Schirmer Nashville News-Leader
David Hall and wife Carol
Photo by John R. Schirmer
Veteran basketball official David Hall of De Queen was honored Thursday, Feb. 13, before the finals of the District 7-4A junior high tournament at Scrapper Arena.
Hall is retiring after more than 35 years of officiating.
The entire story can be viewed online at:
https://www.dequeenbee.com/…/article_b2673fc6-51ca-11ea-9e2…
dequeenbee.com | The primary source of local news for De Queen and Sevier County
While admittedly not the most exciting member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. CTS Services of Benton - with a location in Lockesburg - provides a service that while seemingly mundane to ordinary folks, is vital and sometimes critical to the business that they service.
Bicycle Friendly Community Survey
In the beginning of February 2020, I submitted an application to the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) to have De Queen recognized as a bicycle friendly community. The review of our application is now underway.
In order to gain a better understanding of local bicyclists' experiences in our community, the League would greatly appreciate your input on a survey about bicycling in De Queen.
Public Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/app_BFC_Sp2020
Whether you bike every day or only occasionally, I encourage you to complete the survey and please share it with your friends and neighbors as well. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete and will remain open through Sunday, March 22.
Spring 2020 Bicycle Friendly Community Survey
You are receiving this survey because your community recently applied for the Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award from the League of American Bicyclists , and we want to hear from residents, local area bicyclists, and bike advocates about your experiences and perceptions of bicycling in the community.
Weekly Update from State Representative DeAnn Vaught
Suicide is a serious national public health issue that affects communities everywhere. When looking at the data on veteran suicide, however, we see that veterans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than non-veterans. In 2017, Arkansas had the 9th worst veteran suicide rate in the country, with 20.8 suicides per 100,000 people.
There is currently an extensive study being conducted to address the issue of veteran suicide in Arkansas called the Arkansas Legislative Study on Veteran Affairs. The study came about as a result of the passage of Act 551, which requires the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs and the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs to examine risk factors for suicide in veterans, options for preventing or reducing the occurrence of suicide among the veteran population, and mental health care available to veterans within the state.
Research shows that there is a lower increase in the suicide rate among veterans in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care than among veterans who are not in VHA care. The problem is that veterans are not automatically enrolled in VHA care, so it may be difficult to get those who are struggling the help they need. By connecting them with veterans’ healthcare services and other resources, legislators hope to see the number of veteran suicides decrease.
The committees have met in various locations across the state to study the issue. They will meet next at the Heritage Church in Van Buren on February 24 at 1:30pm.
During a joint committee meeting held in October in El Dorado, Mandy Thomas, Injury and Violence Prevention, Section Chief, Department of Health shared some interesting data on suicide prevention efforts in Arkansas. According to data collected from the period between January 1, 2019, and September 30, 2019, 23% of calls initiated to the Arkansas Lifeline Call Center by an Arkansas area code pressed #1 for the Veteran Crisis Line. The top five resources provided to callers include: Community Mental Health Centers, VA Crisis Line, AR Department of Veteran’s Affairs, National Domestic Abuse Hotline, and National Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline.
The Arkansas Lifeline Call Center, which is open through the Arkansas Department of Health, is open to use for anyone. The center answers calls made in Arkansas to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
Veterans can access the Veteran Crisis Line by calling the national line at 1-800-273-8255 and pressing 1. Anyone can also text the crisis line by sending TALK to 741741, or chat online at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/ .
Lifeline Chat
Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat. All chat centers in the Lifeline network are accredited by CONTACT USA. Lifeline Chat is available 24/7 across the U.S.
Sevier County Quorum Court Met February 10th
Sevier County Quorum Court meeting notes
Quorum court discusses time-keeping system
By Marty Bachman editor@dequeenbee.com
At the Sevier County Quorum Court regular monthly meeting held last Monday, Feb. 10 at the courthouse, the justices heard from attorney Kaylen Lewis of Jason Owens Law Firm, concerning a proposed ordinance revising county employment policy and the use of time clocks.
For more details on this story, visit:
https://www.dequeenbee.com/…/article_fc5b389a-5192-11ea-95a…
dequeenbee.com | The primary source of local news for De Queen and Sevier County
While admittedly not the most exciting member of the De Queen/Sevier County Chamber of Commerce. CTS Services of Benton - with a location in Lockesburg - provides a service that while seemingly mundane to ordinary folks, is vital and sometimes critical to the business that they service.
AMS Global & Norwegian Based Jets AS North American Training Seminar
Arkansas based AMS Global & Norwegian based Jets AS held their 1st Annual North American Training Seminar on the Campus of UA Cossatot in De Queen on February 12th & 13th of this year. Attendees were giving theoretical and hands on training on Vacuum Sanitation Technology during the event.
There were 27 total people attending the event from 10 States including Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, California, Arizona, New York & Michigan as well as attendees from 2 other countries including representatives from the Province of Quebec in Canada and Norway.
AMS Global Representative Clint Nelson indicated he is “Extremely Grateful” for the hospitality shown by UAC’s Dr. Steve Cole and Tammy Coleman for helping to make the event a success. The “UAC Facilities were outstanding and all attendees were very complimentary of them” said Nelson.
Norwegian based Jets AS is the world leader in pioneering eco-efficient technology with a distribution network that spans the globe. AMS Global, in De Queen, is the proud, land based, North American Distributor for Jets AS.
Create Bridges to Conduct Additional Surveys in Six Arkansas Counties
A pilot program focusing on rural economic development in six rural Arkansas counties is surveying employees to learn more about job training and experiences that can bolster businesses in the retail, tourism, entertainment and accommodations industries.
Create Bridges, a multi-state program to help communities strengthen their retail, tourism, accommodations, and entertainment sectors, which in turn provide jobs and business opportunities that can boost rural economies, is seeking survey participants. In Arkansas, the efforts are organized by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Community, Professional and Economic Development unit.
The program was established in October 2018 in two regions in Arkansas. The 3Cs Region includes Howard, Little River and Sevier counties, while the Ozark Foothills Region is made up of Fulton, Izard and Sharp counties.
In 2019, Create Bridges held forums in several counties throughout the state to gather information about community assets in the retail, tourism, entertainment and accommodations industries. They also interviewed business owners to learn about the opportunities, benefits and challenges of operating a business in rural Arkansas.
Now, the project is focusing on gathering employee insight, asking survey participants about their current skills, areas in which they want to improve, and training available to them. The survey also asks about the types of benefits employees appreciate in their jobs, such as flexible scheduling, training opportunities, childcare assistance and insurance. Finally, the survey asked participants about the factors affecting their ability to work, including limited transportation options, housing availability, and child or elder care access.
Employees in the six program counties can access the survey at http://bit.ly/CBEmployeeSurvey. The survey is anonymous and takes about 15 minutes to complete. Results will be used to create strategies to support these businesses including workforce training.
Julianne Dunn, economic development instructor for the Division of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service, encouraged employees to participate in the program.
“The employee perspective will be invaluable to identifying training and policy opportunities to promote the flourishing of these types of businesses,” Dunn said.
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Create Bridges — an acronym for Celebrating Retail, Accommodations, Tourism, and Entertainment by Building Rural Innovations and Developing Growth Economies — has already held community forums and a retail academy for regional leaders.