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Van Buren County will get an opportunity to vote for alcohol sales

Supreme Court turns back challenge by competing liquor retailers.
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Police kill man who had been holding child

The State Police say a trooper killed a man who lived south of Clinton in Van Buren County after the rescue of a 9-year-old girl he'd been holding at gunpoint early today.
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Van Buren County deputies kill man in disturbance call

The State Police are investigating the death of a Van Buren County man during a reported exchange of gunfire with sheriff's deputies responding to a disturbance call.

Clinton public schools briefly on lockdown after threat made

Clinton public schools in Van Buren County were briefly on lockdown as a "precautionary measure" this morning after a threat was made against the Clinton School District.
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Arkansas stands out in growth of disability claims

Bloomberg/Business Week reports on the sharp rise in Social Security disability claims, spurred in part by unemployment. It focuses on Van Buren County's high disability rate and a Republican congressman's interest in strengthening the safety net.

Ice Storm II: Feds mount another drug bust in Van Buren County

U.S. Attorney Chris Thyer today announced a second round of arrests in Operation Ice Storm, a probe of drug trafficking in Van Buren County.
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Judicial candidate Kent Tester withdraws from race after publication of racial slur in text message

Kent Tester drops out of the race for District Court Judge in Van Buren County after Blue Hog published a text message written by Tester that included a racial slur.

Recommended reading: The Atlantic on the Kentucky clerk refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses

Does religious freedom mean that a public employee gets to keep her job even if she refuses to follow the law and do her job?
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Wary of the shale

All aren't ready to blindly salute the shale exploration flagpole. Thanks to Roby Brock for noticing an effort underway in Van Buren County, the very heart of the Fayetteville shale, to form a county committee to "monitor" shale gas drilling.
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