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The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program has honored agricultural families across the state for 77 years. This year, the program has selected a farm family that is familiar with the program. Jeremy Wiedeman Farms of Corning is the recipient of the 2024 Clay County Farm Family of the Year award. Clay County soil runs deep in the bloodstream of the Wiedeman family as Jeremy’s parents, Larry and Mary Wiedeman were the 1984 Clay County Farm Family of the Year, exactly 40 years ago.

Two local clubs in Corning known for their altruistic work collaborated to assist the Corning Volunteer Fire Department in acquiring much needed gear to fight fires in the area. The Corning Lions Club and the Kiwanis Club learned of the fire department’s need for fire gear and came together with the intention of each club donating half the funds needed to purchase a complete fire fighter suit. Each club ultimately rounded up their donations to $2,500 each for a total of $5,000 to purchase one fire fighter suit with some funds remaining to help go toward more fire suits.

First grade teacher Hannah Harrison was recently named K8 News Teacher of the Month for April. Harrison has been teaching since 2014. The segment aired on KAIT on Tuesday, April 30th. Hannah, a graduate of Rector High School, is married to Tim Harrison and is the daughter of Tammy Scott Boren and the late Hoss Scott. (Courtesy photo)

If all goes well, area children and members of the general public will be splishin’ and splashin’ in the newly renovated city swimming pool by Memorial Day, says, Jason Liau, owner of JRL Construction. Liau and his crew along with, engineer John Selig, Evan Luter and other workers have worked diligently to ensure the pool and swimming area are completed on time. If the weather holds out to complete the work, it will soon be time to get out those swimsuits.

Residents know that summer is drawing nigh when the Mississippi Mudcatters hit the mighty river to get their fill of catfish. This year’s season started on Tuesday, April 30, when the Mudcatters came back to town with a haul of 140 lbs. of catfish. The largest fish weighed 65 and 45 lbs with five fish under 10 lbs. MudcatterspicturedareDennisHaines,SonnyRigdon,GlenYoungandDaltonFields.