Teens and preteens interested in babysitting can gain essential skills through the Babysitting Basics course, offered by the Clay County Extension Service. The program, designed for youth ages 12 and older, will be held at the Piggott Public Library, 361 W Main Street, on April 9, 10, and 11 from 3:30 p.m.to 5:00 p.m. each day. Attendance on all three days is required to receive a certificate.
For your reading enjoyment, we continue to publish Rambling Vines by the late Marylea Vines as she recalls events and names of Corning folks from many years ago. We are currently in the year 1992.
Big changes are coming to your local newspaper, and we’re excited to share them with you. As part of CherryRoad Media’s Arkansas newspapers, we are moving to a digitally printed format. This transition allows us to bring you more timely news, with deadlines that ensure the most up-todate coverage possible.
Part 2: The Agricultural Wheel. Killing Clayton is a limited weekly column about a corrupt election, the assassination of possible Clay County namesake John Clayton, and the shadow it cast on Arkansas history.
Youngsters awaited the starting signal then rushed to pick up Easter eggs scattered throughout Wynn Park, Wednesday of last week. Rain had delayed the event for several days, but that didn’t slow the enthusiasm when time came to find the eggs. Hundreds of children participated in the event hosted by Corning First Baptist Church. The egg hunt was followed by awarding attendance prizes.
Charles Alvin Powell, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 92. Charlie was born on February 08, 1933, in Neelyville, Missouri to Alvin Ernest Powell and Gladys Mae Garrett Powell. He was the oldest of five siblings whom he loved and
Ruth Yvonne (Ronni) Cobb passed away peacefully in the early morning of March 9, 2025, having been surrounded by her family and friends, and held in the light of prayer by many others, in the days before her passing. She went home in complete peace, Ronni is survived by her husband of 60 years, Ernest Lee Cobb (Ernie), her children Pam Mitchell (Dan), Ernest L. Cobb II, and Cathy (Cate), and her nephews Reed and Trace Tuttle, and nieces Lonnie Jones and Traci Van der Ploeg. She was preceded in death by her brothers Punky Tuttle and Marshall Tuttle, and sister Ann Baray, Born on July 15, 1944, in El Paso, Texas, Ronni grew up in Alabama and New Mexico. After graduating from Clovis High School, she joined the Army, where she met Ernie; they married September 4, 1965, and their adventure took them and the family to Arkansas, Texas, New Jersey, Louisiana, and California before they retired and eventually settled in McCall and Boise, Idaho. She created a home and made friends in every place she lived, and enjoyed staying in touch with many of those friends over the years. Family and friends appreciated Ronni’s sharp wit, ready sense of humor, and thoughtfulness. Over the course of her life, she was an avid bridge player, a voracious reader, and a keen follower of the politics of the day. She was a Girl Scout cookie mom, Cub Scout mom, swim team mom, and camp host extraordinaire for the family camping trips of the day, and she enjoyed working as a substitute teacher and office assistant. She had a love of good food and was an absolutely amazing scratch cook, particularly with fish and fowl Ernie would bring home from his hunts and fishing trips; she was well known in some circles for her creative and delicious take on coq au vin with wild duck breast. Ronni had a generous spirit, even at times when she faced health challenges, and her life experiences, and was a person of insight and compassion who would have a kind word or a laugh for you, even if she wasn’t feeling her best. Most of all, she was a loving wife, mother, sister, and aunt, and the memories so many have shared in recent days have gifted our family with a lovely mosaic of her life for us to treasure in the days to come. We remember Ronni with love and gratitude for all that she gave us and celebrate her life and her return Home. The family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff of Grace Assisted Living and Allcare Hospice, for their kind, gracious, and caring support during Ronni’s stay and her final days. Their memories of Ronni were a great comfort.