🌱 Lepanto family mourns sister of resident Leonard Argo Jr.

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• Lepanto family mourns sister of resident Leonard Argo Jr.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, windy and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Madeline A. Horne (ozarkradionews.com) — Lepanto readers will note that Madeline Horne’s brother, Leonard Argo Jr., lives in Lepanto and is among her surviving family. The longtime Salem resident, originally from Dyess, passed away May 10 at age 81, remembered as a generous, hardworking woman devoted to her Methodist faith, family, and simple joys like farming, gardening, and time at the lake.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 14

• Football - RED/WHITE Game - Warrior Stadium
  Warrior Stadium Jonesboro, AR 72404
  5:00 pm
• HCGC Spring Family Event
  Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet, 133 E Military Rd, Mario
  5:30 pm
• Rising Stars of NEA Spotlight →
  Jonesboro, AR Calendar, 2720 A St, Jonesboro
  6:00 pm
• May Floral Classes →
  Bearded Bouquet, 3410 E Johnson Ave Ste P, Jonesboro
  6:30 pm

Friday May 15

• JCA BIKE NIGHT →
  Jonesboro Cycle & ATV, 11759 US-63, Bono
  5:30 pm
• Butterflies & Bloom →
  Jonesboro, AR Calendar, 223 Red Wolf Blvd, Jonesboro
  7:00 pm
• Butterflies and Bloom Celebration 2026 →
  Embassy Suites by Hilton Jonesboro Red Wolf Convention Center, 223 Red Wolf Blvd, Jonesboro
  7:00 pm
• Graduation Cermony
  Chicksaw Arena
  7:00 pm
• Link Theatre Presents "A Broadway Dreams Cabaret" →
  Jonesboro, AR Calendar, 313 W Huntington Ave, Jonesboro
  7:00 pm
• Graduation Day
  Blytheville High School
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• All Aboard Car and Air Show →
  Kirk Field - PGR, 305 Airport Rd, Paragould
  12:00 pm

Monday May 18

• JKC Graduation
  JHS Performing Arts Center

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in Trumann. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Trumann. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lepanto here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Trumann

• Investigators seize nearly 500 grams of meth in Marked Tree drug bust (kait8.com)

Osceola

• Sawyer Brown to headline 2026 Osceola Heritage Musicfest (osceolatimes.com)
• Osceola Board announces vacancy (osceolatimes.com)
• U. S. Steel to build DRI facility at Big River Steel Works (americanrecycler.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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