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In today's newsletter:

  • How a $3M grant could reshape Ozarka's Ash Flat campus

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 91, low: 68.
  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ozarka College Awarded $3M Federal Grant to Transform Student Success Through CLASS Initiative (hallmarktimes.com) — Ozarka College's Ash Flat campus will benefit from a new $3 million federal grant aimed at boosting student success, mental health support, and career pathways across the college. Over five years, the CLASS initiative will redesign courses, expand advising and workforce connections, and improve student services, with a strong focus on helping rural north central Arkansas students stay enrolled, graduate, and move into local jobs.
   

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  • 2nd Harvesting Hope Gala Highlights Child Advocacy in Batesville was a Success (arkansasradio.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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