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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, January 28, 1998 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Buchheit Backs Off Guilty Plea; Seeks Trial For '96 Murder
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Area Policy Agencies Make Drug Bust
Deputies with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office have been busy making drug arrests during the past week.
Plans for Industrial Park Told
Prescott City Council got a brief report from Prescott-Nevada County Economic Director Chandler Russ during its meeting Monday, January 19, at Prescott City Hall.
PSD To Be Short Of Funds Due to Falling Student Population
After receiving an unexpected surplus of funds for 1995-96 student enrollment, the Prescott school board learned last Thursday, January 22, it will lose over $120,000 in state funding from the state next year.
Filing Fees Set For Democratic Primary
Those planning to seek public office had better check their bankrolls.
James Roy Brown To Seek Second Co. Judge's Term
Nevada County Judge James Roy Brown announces his plans to seek reelection in the May 19, Democratic Primary.
Westmoreland Seeks Tax Assessor's Post
JUDY WESTMORELAND
Karen Cobb Enters Race For Treasurer
Karen Cobb has announced her candidacy for Nevada County Treasurer.
Glass Seeks Reelection
Tommy Glass has announced he will seek reelection as Nevada County Coroner. He is presently serving his first term.
65 Fed By Group Over Holidays
When push came to shove this holiday season, the people of Prescott and Nevada County were there to help.
Living Well
Candace Carrie
Potlatch Reports Lower Earnings
Potlatch Corporation reported January 21 lower earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 1997, largely due to less favorable market conditions for most of the company's products. The company also experienced transportation problems during the fourt...
Here and There
Alcoholics Anonymous, a fellow-ship of men and women who wish to stop drinking, meets every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
Club News
Double C EHC
The Double C Extension Homemakers Club met Wednesday night, January 21, for its first meeting in 1998.
Rose Garden Club
The Rose Garden Club met in the home of Barbara Stewart on January 20, with Ida Haynie as co-hostess.
Rainbow Garden Club
The Rainbow Garden Club met January 20 with nine members present.
College News
Kelly Smith of Prescott has been named to the Freed-Hardeman University dean's list for the 1997 fall semester. To be named to the list, a full-time student must maintain a 3.30 grade point average for that semester.
Angels Help 110
The Christmas Angel Tree Program, which was sponsored by Department of Human Services (DHS), succeeded in helping 110 need children have a merrier Christmas. Numerous individuals, clubs and churches bought Christ-mas presents and food for the angels.
Emmet Names Honor Roll
Emmet Elementary School held its third six weeks honors assembly program Wednesday, January 21.
PES Releases Honor Roll
Prescott Elementary School announces its second nine weeks and semester honor roll students.
PMS Top Students
The Prescott Middle School has announced its honor roll for the semester.
Blevins High School Students Are Honored
Blevins High School has announced its second nine weeks honor roll.
Blevins High School Students Are Honored (cont)
th 15 points for Prescott, while Andrea Cossey nailed a quartet of three-pointers en route to her 14 point outing.
Deaths, Funerals
Dan Hopson
Dan Hopson, 72, of Prescott died Monday, January 19, 1998, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
Lucy Mae Johnson
Lucy Mae Johnson, 75, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Prescott, died Saturday in a Chicago hospital.
Sandy Hardamon
Sandy Hardamon, 90, of Prescott, died Thursday, January 22, 1998, in Columbia Medical Park Hospital in Hope.
Bodcaw News
The sun looked good for a few days. The birds are singing like spring is near.
Boughton News
So much of my news is bad news. Herbie Ridgell spent some time in St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. Roy Brown spent several days in Wadley Hospital in Texarkana. Mildred White is in St. Michael in Texarkana. Lela House is in St. Michael in Texarkana. T...
Caney News
Coy and Grace Callicott visited this week with daughter, Ola Grace, and her family in Colt. They went to West Memphis Tuesday with Ola's daughter to visit her doctor.
Hillcrest News
Last week's news:
Oak Grove News
Our first quarter will be held at New Salem A.M.E. Church Sunday, February 1, with Rev. Lessly Banks, pastor, and Rev. T.W. Adair, presiding elder of Magnolia District. Our pastor is asking all members of the Young Circuit to please be present.
Redland News
We are having such unusual weather in our part of Arkansas. One thing for sure, though, I'm not taking my electric blanket off.

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