April 2023

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the winners of the 2023 Arkansas Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. The annual contest, which is open to students in grades K -12 from across the state, encourages young artists to express their knowledge of conservation, wetlands, and waterfowl while creating beautiful works of art.

Times-Democrat News Clay County Quorum Court met in regular session on Monday, April 17 at the courthouse in Corning with all justices present. After roll call, Justice Dennis Haines made a motion to suspend reading of the minutes from the previous session, this was seconded by Justice Patrick Patterson and unanimously approved.

On Thursday, April 13, 2023 the Clay Sheriff’s Department received a call from the Missouri Highway Patrol who was contacted by a female stating her husband was on the phone and having trouble breathing. During the conversation she lost contact with him. The woman informed them he was driving a semi-truck trailer. The Highway Patrol stated to the Sheriff’s Department that they had an ambulance enroute to the rest area on Highway 67 North of Corning. Upon arrival at the rest area, the Clay County Sheriff’s Department found a deceased male subject laying beside his truck in the parking lot. The Clay County Coroner was contacted. The deceased was a resident of Puxico, Missouri. His name is being held at this time.

In a press release from Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole it was reported that on Monday April 10, 2023 the Clay County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from a cleaning service reporting that a vacant residence was being burglarized on Highway 90 near Holly Island.

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