Oden News

Eight graduates of Ozarka College's Associate of Arts in Teaching program successfully completed their student teaching during the spring 2008 semester.

“There are some superintendents with whom I would not try that at all”

Richard Abernathy applied for the Fayetteville Schools District superintendent position on the last day to file an application. via Northwest Arkansas Times

Arkansas hosted 15 recruits on official visits over the weekend and came away with three oral commitments. via Arkansas Online

“Staff Sgt. Estes grabbed the fire blanket and ran through the inferno surrounding the destroyed vehicle to render medical aid”

Army Staff Sgt. Justin "Dutch" Estes saw a humvee carrying members of his platoon explode and catch fire, throwing two of his comrades from the truck and scattering burning debris everywhere. via Arkansas Online

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has nixed a draft of a fledgling group's proposal to increase the state's severance tax to pay for a variety of causes. via Herald-Leader

Authorities in Scott County say a man was killed in a logging accident. Sheriff's deputies say 47-year-old Randy Blevins of Oden died Tuesday morning. via KATV Little Rock