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The county's rate remains low as the delta variant of covid-19 races through the state. The variant spreads more easily and quickly than other variants, according to authorities. The state Friday had 9,750 active covid-19 cases, including 241 in Sebastian County, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. Dr. Lee Johnson, who is also a state representative and medical director of Fort Smith EMS, said the local case rate is tied to many factors, including the number of people who might have the virus, but aren't getting tested. Sebastian County had 48 hospitalizations, including 20 intens...

By News Editor And Partners • Apr 12, 2021           With hemp cultivation now underway in New Mexico, researchers and students at New Mexico State University are embarking on new studies to help crop growers produce high-quality strains suitable for marketplaces.    In one project, students in Geno Picchioni’s upper-division greenhouse management class in NMSU’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences grew hemp cultivars in a supervised classroom setting as part of a research project last fall.   The 2018 United States farm bill removed...

"I’ve been biking since I was 17. It’s something I’ve always done and it’s like cutting my right arm off if I can’t ride," says Kawasaki ZZR1400 owner, Derek Baker. Yet to turn a wheel this year at the time of talking to MCN, the Bridgnorth rider is planning to unwind from a day at his desk with evening rides both on his own and with friends from the Kidderminster Advanced Bikers IAM group. He continued: "You just get on that bike and you forget all your worries and woes. It’s a way of clearing your head and blowing the cobwebs away."

Derek Baker reacts to the news that he’ll be on TODAY

Prior to this, he was Deputy Secretary in the Department of Agriculture from 2009. He will take up the post in the Department of Education on 1 March 2021.     Education Minister, Peter Weir, said, “I want to congratulate Mark on his success in the recent competition to appoint a new Permanent Secretary for my Department.  “He brings with him an extensive range of skills and experience that are essential in such a key post. “Mark is joining the Department at a time when we continue to deal with the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector.     “I look forward to working with Ma...