School Choice deadline is May 1, 2019.
The Mansfield School District is accepting School Choice applications for the 2019 – 2020 school year.
Applications for School Choice must be turned in to the Superintendent’s Office or post marked no later than May 1, 2019.
If you have questions or need additional information, please call (479) 928-4006.
Applications can be picked up and returned to the Superintendent’s Office at 402 Grove Street, Mansfield, AR 72944.
It was another cold night on the ball field, but it didn’t seem to bother the Lavaca Golden Arrow Baseball team. The Lavaca Golden Arrows picked up the win against The Mountainburg Dragons tonight by a score of 6-1. Senior pitcher, Jimmy Hall, threw heat all night and took the win for Lavaca. He lasted five and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and one run while striking out nine and walking one. Dylan Ellison threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen. Rose took the loss for Mountainburg. He lasted five innings, allowing ten hits and four runs while striking out three.
The Arrows got on the board in the second inning when Tyler Hobbs drove in a run on a single. They add two more in the third, one in the fourth, and two in the sixth. The Golden Arrows tallied 12 hits in the game. Jimmy Hall, Trevon Moore, and Trey Castor each racked up multiple hits for Lavaca. Hall led the Arrows with three hits in four at bats.
Next up for the Arrows is an away game at Danville on Monday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30.
Carl Duncan of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Waldron, Arkansas. Carl was born August 27, 1961 in Waldron, Arkansas to Loyd and Loretta Duncan. He was 57 years old. He attended the Waldron First Church of the Nazarene and Current Church and loved Jesus with his whole heart.
Carl was a friendly, kind and gentle person. He loved everyone and never met a stranger. He enjoyed visiting with people everywhere. He was a true gentleman in every way. Carl loved life to it’s fullest and treasured every day. He enjoyed walking, going to church, playing Xbox and watching NASCAR. Carl lived by his motto: “To love and treat everyone the way you would want to be treated and most importantly to keep Jesus #1 in your life.
Carl leaves behind to cherish his memory, one brother Dennis Duncan and wife Julie of Waldron, Arkansas and one sister Rose Bates of Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Carl will forever remain in the hearts of his nieces and nephews: Loyd Duncan, Jordan Duncan, Amber Duncan and Alyssa Duncan as well as one great niece and several great nephews. Carl will be missed by all that knew him including a host of friends, neighbors and loved ones.
Carl is preceded in death by his parents, Loyd and Loretta Duncan, one brother in law, Mark Bates and several extended family members.
Carl’s celebration of life service will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 11, 2019 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Wally Beckman and Rev. Trey Broomfield officiating. Interment will follow in the Kirk Cemetery in Cauthron, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.
Carl’s pallbearers will be Loyd Lee Duncan, Jordan Duncan, Jimmy Kelley, Kelvin Kelley, Benny Newberry, Myrtie Owens and Dillan Brown.
Carl’s visitation will be Sunday, March 10, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas. You may leave words of comfort and remembrance for Carl’s family by visiting: www.heritagememorialfh.com.
Bobby Dean Richey of Boles, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Waldron, Arkansas. Bobby was born September 7, 1939 to Frank Richey and Monty (Pettit) Richey in Scott County, Arkansas. He was 79 years old. Bobby was a member of the Boles Freewill Baptist Church in Boles, Arkansas.
Bobby graduated from high school in New Mexico. Bobby lived in Parks and Dumas Arkansas and also in New Mexico before moving to Boles, Arkansas. He retired from Sears after working many years as a service technician for televisions and other appliances. Bobby loved to raise a huge garden and enjoyed sharing with friends and neighbors. He was an ordained minister and had served as Moderator of Arkansas District Association.
Bobby leaves behind to cherish his memory, one sister, Robbie and two brothers: Robert and James. Bobby will be missed by all that knew him and the many whose lives he impacted including a host of nieces, nephews, friends and his church family from Boles Freewill Baptist Church.
Bobby is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Monty Richey, 5 sisters: Ethel, Edna, Hazel, Ruby and Doris and one brother, Franklin.
Bobby’s life celebration will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Boles Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Pat Ray Biggs officiating. Interment will follow in Hawkins Cemetery in Parks, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.
Bobby’s pallbearers will be Larry Boren, Gary House, Dub Rose, Rick Davis, Billy Biggs and Daniel Fielding. Honorary pallbearers will be Mack Rose and Troy House.
You may leave words of comfort and remembrance for Bobby’s family by visiting: www.heritagememorialfh.com.
The Mansfield School District is committed to increasing health awareness in the community through health education and prevention. The 7th Annual Health and Wellness Fair is a great way to learn about health issues in a fun, supportive environment!
The goal is to provide students, staff, parents and the community with education opportunities on a wide variety of health, wellness and safety issues.
Come and join the fun at the Mansfield High School gym on Friday, March
Sponsors of the event will provide a table and two chairs per vendor. Vendors are also asked to bring a door prize for a donation.
The Mercy Mobile Mammography unit will be at the Mansfield High School Health Fair. Please call 479-314-7855 to schedule your appointment.
For any questions please feel free to call at 479-849-7616 or email HERE.
The members of the Mansfield/Huntington Area Chamber of Commerce members met on Thursday, March 7.
President Mike Gipson commented on the success of the recent Tiger Plunge, and initiated discussion on the upcoming Community Easter Egg
The City of Mansfield’s grant writer, Shelby Allen, addressed the chamber members and stressed the importance of the upcoming census. Allen wants to form a committee to help educate residents on what the census is about.
Representatives Ashley Garris and Sasha Grist from the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District were also present. Grist spoke briefly on the critical role WAPDD plays within the town and with businesses.
The next Chamber of Commerce meeting will be on April 4 at noon.
Hunters can help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission track hunting effort and success throughout turkey season this spring by signing up to be a part of the annual Spring Gobbler Hunting Survey. It’s free to participate and your responses will help shape important aspects of wild turkey management in Arkansas.
The spring turkey hunting survey has been in place since 2007 to gather information on hunter activity, gobbling activity, turkey observations and hunting success throughout turkey season. Volunteers record data from each hunt in a small booklet provided by the AGFC and send the results to be analyzed at the end of the hunting season. Biologists then compile all the data to identify trends in hunter participation and satisfaction and provide a report for all hunters to compare notes.
With days getting longer and hopefully warmer, many turkey-hunting fanatics already have reorganized their hunting vest so many times they are beginning to lose patience. Some die-hards will be scouting for this year’s turkey-hunting prospects in the next few weeks, if they haven’t started already. This scouting data also is very important to the survey, as it helps biologists see what most hunters are experiencing in the woods throughout the state all spring.
“It gives us a snapshot of how each season progresses and helps show trends in gobbling activity, flock breakup and other factors that influence turkey hunting,” said Jeremy Wood, turkey program coordinator for the AGFC. “We’ll send the results of the survey out later in the year, so both managers and hunters can look at how the season was with some perspective.”
Participation in the survey has waned in recent years, but Wood hopes more hunters will take advantage of this tool to help the AGFC manage turkeys and turkey hunting opportunities in Arkansas.
“We’re only looking to identify the eco-region and whether hunters were on private or public land, so hunters can speak freely about their experiences without worrying that they’re giving away any secrets,” Wood said.
It’s no secret that wild turkey populations have declined throughout the southeastern United States in the last decade. Even turkey hunting destinations like Missouri have seen as much as a 17 percent decline in turkey harvest from spring 2017 to spring 2018. Arkansas’s turkey population has seen the same decline, and biologists are working to reverse the trend. It may be easy to pick out one or two obvious things that have changed since Arkansas’s turkey hunting heyday in the early 2000s, but many factors play into turkey population health. Overall, declines in high-quality nesting and brood-rearing habitat have been a major player in the downward trend, but poor hatches from cold, wet springs, declining demand for fur, supplemental feeding of wildlife during the spring which congregates nest predators in certain areas while hens are trying to nest and potential disease transmission, all may be playing a role in local areas contributing to statewide declines.
“We are conducting other surveys, such as brood surveys and telemetry studies that will look more in-depth into population characteristics, but this survey is designed around hunter participation, expectations and satisfaction,” Wood said.
Email Wood at [email protected] or call 800-364-4263 to participate in the survey. Hunting journals will be mailed within the next few weeks.
Last week the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning to residents, particularly senior citizens, throughout the county about a scam artist.
As of yesterday, March 6, that alleged scammer, Brian Stanley, had been located and placed under arrest. Stanley was located in Pocola,
He was taken to the Leflore County Detention Center on an outstanding warrant out of Leflore County for forgery. The Pocola Police Department and Arkansas State Police also assisted in locating and arresting Stanley.
Two nurses at Baptist Health-Fort Smith (formerly Sparks Hospital) were recently awarded the nationally recognized Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses, according to Fort Smith’s Southwest Times.
Lavaca’s Kasey Champion, RN, is a “float pool” nurse: a nurse who can move from one hospital to another depending on staffing needs. She
“She could have just told me to contact the doctor, but she took time out of her busy day and took care of it for me,” the letter stated. “That really means a lot.”
The goal of the Daisy Foundation’s program is to inspire nurses to provide exemplary care and applaud them for their compassion and skill, the release added. Recipients of the Daisy Award are honored with a congratulatory banner to be hung in their unit until the next award is given, a plaque and Daisy pin, and a “Healer’s Touch” sculpture handcrafted in Zimbabwe.
Patients and their family members can nominate nurses who they feel go above and beyond to provide safe, quality medical care for the Daisy Award.
Nomination letters can be placed in designated Daisy Award drop-off boxes throughout the hospital or mailed to Baptist Health-Fort Smith, Attn: Dina Cox, Nursing Administration, 1001 Towson Ave., Fort Smith, AR 72901. For more on the Daisy Foundation, visit daisyfoundation.org.
Lavaca is proud of Kasey for her professionalism and care she gives to her patients. She makes our community so very proud!
Source: SWTR. 06 March 2019
The Mansfield Lady Tigers have had a pretty spectacular week in softball. Over the past weekend, the girls competed in the Tyson Classic at Pottsville. Mansfield ran the show in both of their games, conquering the win 18-10 against Clinton and blowing Pottsville JV out of the water 15-1.
Coach, Kent Elmore, further explains the Lady Tigers run in the Classic, “We hit the ball well and were able to score a lot of runs. Defensively we still have to stop having self-created errors. It’s been tough to get better defensively because of the limited outside practices.”
On Tuesday night, Mansfield stayed home for a non-conference game against the Hackett Hornets. Coaches, players, and fans from both sides knew it was going to be a rough one to begin with because apparently, the wind was trying to set a new record in speed and strength. With the face, hands, and feet numbing cold to the side, Hackett and Mansfield got things moving with a 5-5 tied ballgame in the seventh inning.
Unfortunately, the Lady Tigers finished their eight-inning game barring a loss of 9-5. “Mansfield dropped a tough one last night against Hackett,” said Coach Elmore. “The girls did a great job of not quitting and forcing extra innings! We stranded too many runners to come out on top. The Lady Tigers are getting better day by day!”
Better at running than a carton of egg whites was Kylie Eveld, Maggie Strunk, Abbi Morgan, Amber Elmore, and Hailey Walker who all added one run apiece. Hitting harder than Mike Tyson on a good night, was Kylie Eveld and Rylea Weaver with two hits each. And combining with four hits was Kyli Davidson, Shyann McDowell, Abbi Morgan, and Amber Elmore.
One thing is for sure. If you live in a glass house, you do not want to make Lady Tigers pitcher, Caroline Nicodemus, mad. Earning herself 115 pitches, Caroline struck out six players and had 88 strikes thrown.
On Thursday, March 7, the Mansfield Lady Tigers will head to Paris to take on the Lady Eagles with a start time of 4:30 p.m. Then it’s on to the Clarksville Tournament this weekend to take on the Dover Pirates.
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