Pam Bock is pictured with her Katahdin sheep flock. Two of the ewes had triplets on February 28 and another ewe had a set of twins on March 8, born on their farm.

Rice growers who lost sales after genetically modified rice seed mistakenly entered the U.S. market five years ago have until Monday to sign on to a $750 million settlement proposed by the company blamed for the problem.

First Electric Cooperative held its annual membership meeting on June 30th at the company headquarters in Jacksonville.A First Electric Members, voting by mail-in ballot, re-elected Tom Hasty and Robert Maertens to serve six year terms on the cooperative's board of directors.

ALEXANDER Kimberly D. Lanier, 15000 Kent Circle, May 20, Chapter 13. ALMA Charles Myrl and Laura Lorraine Gallander, P.O. Box 1478, May 24, Chapter 13.

Agnes "Marie" Benson, 81, of Bella Vista died May 16, 2011, at Circle of Life Hospice Legacy in Bentonville.