Many European shopkeepers and restaurant owners who operate their shops and restaurants on the ground floor of downtown buildings live in the upper floors of the buildings. They figured it out ages ago that a walk down a flight of stairs beats a commute from the edge of town. Downtown living is also beginning increasing in several Arkansas downtowns, which are actively promoting living in the upper floors like the European. I think that as the benefits become more obvious living downtown will continue to catch on.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/oct/09/downtown-living

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Special to the News-Times Paul Choate, city alderman and mayoral candidate, released his plan this week for the City of El Dorado should voters elect him to the Mayor's Office this November. The four-point plan, dubbed "Paul's Plan," provides a road map for getting El Dorado back on track and our community moving forward. "We live in a great city, but sometimes great cities need a new direction – and a plan." said Choate. "My plan lays out, in simple terms, what I will prioritize as mayor, from professionally managing city hall – and paying bills on time – to connecting our people to public access Wi-Fi in key areas of the community.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/aug/28/mayoral-candidate-choate-announced-four-point-plan

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Preparations are ongoing for the 44th annual Arkansas Governor's Conference of Tourism, which will be held Feb. 26 - 28 in El Dorado. As a first-time host of the annual conference, local organizers and community leaders, who are working with state officials to coordinate the event, want to put the city's best foot forward for a crowd of 400 - 600 that is expected from around Arkansas and other states. One component in planning for the AGCT is to help out-of-town visitors find their way around the city.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/sep/04/prep-ongoing-for-governors-conference-of-tourism

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By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rhonda Hicks could have kept working into her 60s. She loved teaching and loved her students in Philadelphia's public schools. As a Black woman, she took pride in being a role model for many children of color. But other aspects of the job deteriorated, such as growing demands from administrators over what and how to teach. And when she retires in a few weeks, she will join a disproportionately high number of Black and Hispanic teachers in her state who are leaving the profession.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/aug/06/burnout-low-pay-and-politics-are-driving-away/

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By SAM METZ and AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- As a third grader in Utah, mandolin-playing math whiz Elle Palmer said aloud what she had only before sensed, telling a friend she planned to transfer schools the following year and hoped her new classmates would see her as a girl. Several states northeast, Asher Wilcox-Broekemeier listened to punk rock in his room, longing to join the shirtless boys from the neighborhood playing beneath the South Dakota sunshine. It wasn't until menstruation started, and the disconnect with his body grew, that he knew he was one of them.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/apr/23/for-transgender-kids-a-frantic-rush-for-treatment/

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By Joe Guzzardi Mark Edward Vanderheid was born in Tonawanda, New York, on February 11, 1949. Four months after his 20th birthday, and only six months after he arrived in South Vietnam in 1968, Vanderheid, a U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal, lay dead on the Quang Tri battle field; mortar shell fragments had torn his body open. Young Mark was one of 58,222 who died in the Vietnam War. Among the enemy, an estimated 1.1 million North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters were killed. 250,000 South Vietnamese soldiers died, and more than 2 million innocent civilians were killed.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/may/29/on-memorial-day-parents-mourn-hero-son-killed-in

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By SUSIE BLANN and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia's war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. At least one person was killed, but officials said scores of drones were shot down, demonstrating Ukraine's air defense capability. Russia launched the "most massive attack" on the city overnight Saturday with Iranian-made Shahed drones, said Serhii Popko, a senior Kyiv military official.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/may/29/russia-launched-largest-drone-attack-on-ukrainian

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Two recent University of Arkansas graduates were formally awarded their diplomas on Thursday, when the second-annual Razorbug Diploma Tour made its way to El Dorado in recognition of the school's online learning opportunities and the students' successful completion of master's programs. Keri Reynolds and Doug Stringfellow, both of El Dorado, were visited at their jobs by the Razorbug, a Volkswagon Beetle decked out in the university's iconic Razorback snout, tail and razor-edged spine. "The tour is promoting online education through the University of Arkansas," Stringfellow explained.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/jun/24/online-education-gives-el-dorado-grads

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I am always looking for an excuse to revisit Arkansas' Delta bottomlands. When my girlfriend, Dalene Ketcher, asked me if I knew a place where we could meet up with her son for Memorial Day halfway between Fort Smith and Jackson, Miss., I said, "Big Woods." "You don't even want to look at a map to see if there is somewhere else we should meet?" she asked. I thought it was a no-brainer. Her son, Aaron, had been working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the past month, helping the capital city area recover from the March tornadoes.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/jun/25/white-river-refuge-biggest-wildest-big-woods

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CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Daniel Radcliffe, 33; Marlon Wayans, 50; Charisma Carpenter, 52; Woody Harrelson, 61. Happy Birthday: Put your energy to work for you. Expand your goals and search your soul for answers that make your journey more meaningful. Size up what's working for you and what isn't, and adjust your plan of attack to deliver the outcome you desire. Keep your eye on the ball and your feet firmly planted on the ground. Your numbers are 7, 12, 22, 29, 33, 40, 48. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You've got this.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/jul/23/horoscopes-july-23-2022

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With a month remaining in the regular season, South Arkansas Community College has already moved past their win totals from last year both overall and in conference play. The Stars won 24 games overall and 13 in conference play in their debut season. Presently, the Stars have a winning streak that matches their conference win total from a year ago. Thanks to that, SouthArk recorded another first for the program. The Stars moved into the NJCAA Division II poll this week, checking in at No. 20. 'It's good for their confidence, it's good for recruiting, it's good for our team, our town, our college,' SouthArk coach Cannon Lester said of being ranked for the first time.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/apr/08/southark-redlands-set-to-meet-in-region-series/

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King Charles III makes his declaration during the Accession Council at St James's Palace, London, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, where he is formally proclaimed monarch. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP) By JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- Two days after his mother's death elevated him to the throne, King Charles III was officially proclaimed Britain's monarch Saturday in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism -- and, for the first time, broadcast live on television and online.

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Residents of the Golden Keys Senior Living apartments flock to a trailer full of water being delivered by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. A recent flood worsened Jackson's long standing water system problems. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Water pressure continued to improve in Mississippi's capital city Friday as repairs continued at a long-troubled water plant, but some in the city of 150,000 still had little or no water flowing from taps, officials said.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/sep/03/jacksons-new-worry-more-water-pressure-could

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By YESICA FISCH Associated Press SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian rocket and artillery strikes hit areas across the Dnieper River from Europe's largest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials said Sunday, as fears persisted that fighting in the vicinity could damage the plant and cause a radiation leak. Russian forces took control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant soon after the war began and hold adjacent territory along the left bank of the wide river. Ukraine controls the right bank, including the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets, each of them about 10 kilometers (six miles) from the plant.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/aug/29/cities-near-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-shelled

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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Bumper Pool likes tackling Mississippi State Bulldogs.Pool, a University of Arkansas fifth-year linebacker, has 43 tackles against Mississippi State in three games.That includes a career-high 20 tackles for Pool two years ago when the Razorbacks beat the Bulldogs 21-14 on the road.The 6-2, 232-pound Pool will be looking for another big game when Arkansas plays No. 23 Mississippi State at 11 a.m. today at Davis Wade Stadium.'He's got one of the greatest football names ever, especially for his position,' Bulldogs Coach Mike Leach said.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/oct/08/pool-closing-in-on-school-record-for-tackles-in-career

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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the nation to show Daniel Penny that "America's got his back." Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley called for New York's governor to pardon Penny, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy donated $10,000 to his legal defense fund. Republican presidential hopefuls have lined up to support Penny, a 24-year-old U.S. Marine veteran who was caught on video pinning an agitated fellow subway passenger in New York City to the floor in a chokehold.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/may/21/2024-republican-hopefuls-rush-to-defend-marine

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An El Dorado man already serving a prison sentence was sentenced to five years in prison and 10 years suspended imposition of sentence on Tuesday after pleading guilty to his sixth DWI offense. Gary Alan Ward, 62, was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Feb. 23, 2022, while on conditional release from the Union County Detention Facility for medical treatment, according to court records. Ward was sentenced in November 2021 to five years in prison and ten years suspended imposition of sentence after pleading guilty to his fifth DWI conviction.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/may/22/el-dorado-man-sentenced-for-sixth-dwi-conviction

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After a successful career providing wildlife researchers with tools to investigate many living creatures, in retirement Robert Hawkins has focused on birds -- all over the world. Hawkins' photography studio has no walls. With a pair of binoculars constantly at hand, he scarcely ever ventures outdoors without a camera. Even indoors, he is looking out the window of his high seaside apartment, watching for a gull or frigate bird to exhibit some novel behavior that he can capture on film. In 2005, within hours of the Department of Interior's announcement of the supposed rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker near Brinkley, Hawkins, of Sail Boat Key, Fla.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/jul/09/globetrotting-photographer-snaps-2000-bird/

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FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas football team has multiple positions on defense that Coach Sam Pittman thinks he and the coaching staff will have to fortify when the NCAA transfer portal re-opens on April 15 for a 15-day span. One of those is not defensive end. With a handy crop of veterans and some spring enrollee transfers already in place, Pittman touted the work done by the ends in last Saturday's scrimmage as the first thing on his mind earlier this week. Specifically, junior Landon Jackson was uppermost in his mind.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/apr/08/arkansas-jackson-leading-standout-group-at-defensive-end/

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Poison hemlock mars perennial garden bed Q: I think my perennial bed has poison hemlock in it. It's thriving, and I have no idea how to get rid of it safely. Any suggestions would be appreciated, I live in Prairie Grove. I've never had this problem before. A: Poison hemlock started becoming more of a problem a few years ago, and is still primarily a problem in the northern tier of our state, but has been spreading. Be sure to properly identify it, as it can look very similar to Queen Anne's lace, a common biennial in our gardens.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/jun/11/in-the-garden-poison-hemlock-in-the-garden

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By the time that Carole Baskin was reaching fame through Netflix's popular show "Tiger King," Tanya Smith had been rescuing big cats from abusive situations for decades. Smith and her family began the Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs in 1992, often taking lions, tigers, bears and assorted other wild animals from the homes of people and breeders who had no training for caring for wild animals. Turpentine gives those animals rehabilitation, a place to live out their lives with the proper care peacefully.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/jun/11/tanya-smith-offers-refuge-for-exotic-animals-at

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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- Toshihiro Mutsuda was only 5 years old when he last saw his father, who was drafted by Japan's Imperial Army in 1943 and killed in action. For him, his father was a bespectacled man in an old family photo standing by a signed good-luck flag that he carried to war. On Saturday, when the flag was returned to him from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years, Mutsuda, now 83, said: "It's a miracle." The flag, known as "Yosegaki Hinomaru," or Good Luck Flag, carries the soldier's name, Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, and the signatures of his relatives, friends and neighbors wishing him luck.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/jul/30/its-a-miracle-say-family-of-japanese-soldier/

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Summer fun kicks off at noon today with the final installment of Summer on the Square in downtown El Dorado. "Back to School Bash with a Splash" is the theme and activities, many of them water-based, will be centered in the area of Jefferson and Elm streets, said Beth Brumley, executive director of Main Street El Dorado, which is presenting the event. "There's going to be so much going on. I hope the weather stays just like this," Brumley said Friday with a laugh. Admission for Summer on the Square is free and the event is open to the public.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/aug/27/final-installment-of-summer-on-the-square-today

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By Tom Purcell I trekked to St. Germaine School every morning in my sturdy Buster Brown shoes. Designed for rough-and-tumble boys, these heavy-duty shoes could take a scuffing and, with a good polishing, keep on shining -- pretty much the way rambunctious kids like me were able to do in our elementary school years. The good sisters who ran St. Germaine in the 1970s weren't especially sensitive to boys like me who spent more time fidgeting and looking out the window daydreaming than following their lessons.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/aug/24/when-it-comes-to-boys-schools-are-flunking

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The South Arkansas Children's Coalition on Friday highlighted the Arkansas children killed by abuse in 2022. The organization's annual balloon release marking April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month followed a different program this year, with no balloons actually released into the sky due to environmental concerns. Instead, as case workers, SACC representatives and other community leaders gathered in the Union County Courthouse, they saw 13 blue balloons tied to 13 pairs of child-sized shoes and an additional 24 white balloons carried by volunteers, each balloon representing one child killed by abuse in 2022.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/apr/22/deadly-toll-of-abuse-highlighted-at-childrens/

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FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Razorbacks will have veteran upperclassmen dotting the depth chart at several key position groups when football  training camp opens in August. Yet the University of Arkansas will definitely need some younger talent to begin contributing if the program is to restore the upward trajectory Coach Sam Pittman and the Hogs began creating in 2021 and 2022. Some of those young players, most notably receiver Isaiah Sategna, began earning credentials and building respect among their teammates during the 15 practices of spring, which concluded with last week's Red-White spring showcase.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/apr/22/underclassmen-make-impact-during-spring-practices/

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Yocum and Yocum Primary leaders have seen positive developments at both schools this year, the El Dorado School Board learned on Monday. Yocum Primary Principal Kristen Thomas and Yocum Elementary Principal Jessica Moore gave a joint presentation on their schools. Students that complete first-grade at Yocum Primary move on to finish elementary school at Yocum Elementary, so the schools are closely linked. The pair first highlighted the teachers, faculty and staff who make the mission of the two schools – educating local children – possible.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/may/13/yocum-and-primary-wms-northwest-give-positive

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By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America. Angels even get more credence than, well, hell. More than astrology, reincarnation, and the belief that physical things can have spiritual energies. In fact, about 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. "People are yearning for something greater than themselves -- beyond their own understanding," said Jack Grogger, a chaplain for the Los Angeles Angels and a longtime Southern California fire captain who has aided many people in their gravest moments.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/aug/06/do-you-believe-in-angels-about-7-in-10-us-adults/

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El Dorado-based comic and card store and Youtube channel Gabe's Cave officially has its very own comic and, as of Thursday night, has launched a Kickstarter to help fund a full run. The comic, called "The Adventures of Gabe's Cave," was created by Robert Dieterle and Tone Rodriguez along with Marty Rosson, one of the founders of Gabe's Cave. Dieterle is the founder of Aequitas Comics and created of "OMG! A Horror Anthology" and Rodriguez has been an artist on projects including "Stray Dogs," "The Simpsons: Tree-house of Horrors" and "The Adventures of Jimmy Halpert" featured in the television show "The Office.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2023/apr/08/gabes-cave-launches-kickstarter-for-original-comic/

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Attendees listen as El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bill Luther gives an update on the local economy during the fall Economic Outlook Luncheon at the El Dorado Conference Center on Wednesday. (Caitlan Butler/News-Times) Despite the high inflation and reported worker shortages plaguing the nation, the local economy is doing pretty well, El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bill Luther told Union County business leaders on Wednesday. Luther provided an update on the local economy during the Chamber's fall Economic Outlook Luncheon, where leaders from local industry, government and education gathered late Wednesday morning.

https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2022/sep/15/local-economic-outlook-promising-unemployment-low

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