Leah Cotter News Today

Cody and Hannah Walker of Henderson have been named as the 2021 Baxter County Farm Family of the Year, the Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced. The Walkers — along with their children, 4-year-old Claire and 2-year-old Charlie — will be recognized as the Farm Family of the Year this fall at the annual Baxter County Farm Bureau convention. County winners are under consideration to be named district Farm Family of the Year. The eight district winners are eligible to be named the Arkansas Farm F...

Cork students investigate: How much plastic is in your teabags? ELLIE O’BYRNE reports on more of the fantastic projects at this year’s BT Young Scientist awards, which gets underway tomorrow.— including projects on plastic in teabags and another on synchronised swimming. Transition year students at St Marys High School in Midleton, Suzanne Dignam, Grace Rooney, and Anna Brenner with their science teacher Niamh Jones who have worked on their project on plastic in teabags for the BT Young...