By Lynn Kutter
Washington County Newspapers
FARMINGTON — Williams Elementary School embraced two new students this year that other schools may have viewed as an almost impossible challenge.
The girls came from China and were adopted by a Farmington couple, Travis and Velleta Scott. The challenge was meeting the girls’ physical disability. Both are visually impaired.
Jenna Scott is [...]

By Lynn Kutter
Washington County Newspapers
FARMINGTON — The July 4 holiday may be more than a month away but plans are under way to make the Farmington Freedom Fest bigger and better.
The festival will be held from 5-9:30 p.m. on July 4 with the fireworks display scheduled for the high school football field. This year, the [...]

Letha M. Johns
LINCOLN — Letha M. Johns, 98, of Lincoln died May 19, 2009, in Fayetteville. She was born May 30, 1910, in Retrop, Okla., the daughter of Bennett Arthur and Pearl Dodgion Miller.
She was a member of the Summers Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Johns.
Survivors include one daughter, [...]

Pickle Lady Perspectives
By Patricia Kienzle
This has been the fastest school year ever. Literally, when you start the fourth quarter, it goes very quickly.
Today I have been putting together some activity packets to take with me to Elaine. The students may work them and return them to us in July. That’s when we’ll have our factory [...]

Prairie Grove Senior Center News
By Maebelle Kirk
Our trip to Elkins last week to engage in a game of “Beanie Baseball” was very much a surprise for us — especially since they had crucified us when they were our guests. This time, we turned the tables and beat them. However, it’s not who beats, it’s the [...]

Lincoln Lifestyles
By Marie Roy
It takes both rain and sun to make a rainbow. We had both Saturday evening when Anna called and said, “Look out your east window,” and there was the most beautiful rainbow just for a few minutes. This proves that no matter how dreary the day, or perhaps how bad some circumstances, [...]

Farmington Folks & Feature
By Lisa Falknor
Clem S. Kirksey, a Confederate soldier who was killed in the battle of Prairie Grove December 1862, was finally given a proper ceremony and memorial headstone at the Prairie Grove Cemetery about two years ago. Cecil Kirksey, a relative from Oklahoma, erected it in the soldier’s honor.
Kirksey wrote a book [...]

FARMINGTON — Last week, I had the opportunity to spend two days touring the six senior centers located on the east side.
This was not only extremely educational but really pointed out what a beautiful center we are fortunate enough to have.
We went from Boone County Senior Center in Harrison to the most “historic” center we [...]

Editor’s note: The following article was published onDec. 11, 2002, in the Washington County Newspapers:
Mary Rice, Part 2
When I asked Ruth Reed of Cane Hill about Mary Rice, she smiled for a moment and then replied, “Mary Rice is a wonderful lady. She belonged to the circle at Cane Hill for many years, and [...]

This-n-That
By R.D. Manning
Located on the southeast corner of the junction of Buchanan and Pittman Streets in Prairie Grove is 401 E. Buchanan Street (you must go east through the stop sign to see the number and front door), is the practice of Dr. Brad H. Green, a recent newcomer and addition to the citizens requiring [...]