January 2025
St. Bernards Medical Center performs Arkansas’ first noninvasive treatment for Prostate Cancer
For more information about the 125-year history of St. Bernards, please visit 1900. stbernards.info.
RAMBLING VINES
For your reading enjoyment, we continue to publish Rambling Vines by the late Marylea Vines as she re-calls events and names of Corning folks from many years ago. We are currently in the year 1992
Division of Agriculture releases 2025 versions of weed, pest and disease management guides
LITTLE ROCK — The most widely used publications from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture have been updated for 2025 with the latest research-based recommendations for managing weeds, disease and pests in row crop agriculture, as well as fruit, vegetable and garden production.
School NoteS
The Corning School Board met on Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. with all members present. The minutes and financial report were approved. The Board approved an extension to Superintendent Woolard’s contract through June 30, 2028. Next, the board approved the Cardiac Response Plan Policy, DESE’s K-12 Cybersecurity Policy Plan, and the purchase of library shelving from Patterson-Pope Company. Inventory Deletions were approved. Superintendent Woolard distributed the financial interest forms required by the county clerk and also shared the board training hours from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. Superintendent Woolard shared student achievement information concerning CHS with the board. With the addition of Bobcat Time to the CHS schedule, students have the opportunity to receive remediation instruction each day. This has resulted in a dramatic decrease in students failing courses. Only seven students failed a course for the first semester. Finally, Superintendent Woolard provided the board with an update on the building project. There being no further business, President Scobey adjourned the meeting.
Clay County traffic stop leads to arrests, drug charges
A high-speed pursuit on U.S. Highway 62 between Piggott and St. Francis on Jan. 18 ended with two people in custody and multiple drug charges, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
Peoria man arrested in traffic stop for drugs, firearm and cash
A routine traffic stop in Corning led to the arrest of a Peoria, Illinois man after police discovered drugs, a firearm and thousands in cash in his vehicle.