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The state/region in brief

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Posted: August 19, 2009 at 5:11 a.m.

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Harry Bryant of Lincoln takes the plastic tarp from his booth at the Fayetteville Farmers Market on Tuesday morning after a brief shower came through the area.

Conservation funds in store for region A formal announcement of $30 million in federal, state and private funds to benefit the Illinois River watershed will be made next week by Gov. Mike Beebe.

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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 10 on 08/19/2009

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Drunken drivers target of Labor Day crackdown

Sheila James (left) and Jessica James speak at a news conference about a crackdown on drunken driving at the Arkansas State Police headquarters in Little Rock on Tuesday. Sheila James' 18-year-old son, Josh Ricketts, was one of four killed nine years ago in a single-vehicle crash in which the driver had been drinking. Jessica James is Ricketts' sister.

Law enforcement agencies all over Arkansas will hunt for intoxicated drivers during special missions beginning... Read »

Northwest Arkansas deaths

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publishes, at no charge, death notices of reasonable length for residents of Benton, Carroll, Washington and Madison counties submitted by fun... Read »

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