🌱 Osceola police urge drivers to leave the holiday rush behind
Osceola, Arkansas Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Osceola! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Osceola police urge drivers to leave the holiday rush behind
- Osceola steel projects stand out in Arkansas economic overview
- Remembering Timothy Ray Goldman, Army veteran born in Osceola
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 37.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Osceola police, MoDOT urge drivers to slow down as holiday travel picks up (kait8.com) — Osceola Police Chief William Skaggs says officers are preparing for a possible increase in crashes as holiday travel picks up. He urges drivers to leave extra time rather than rush, avoid distractions and impaired driving, and wear seat belts—simple choices he says can prevent crashes and injuries. 
• State Chamber chief says Baxter County's low workforce participation is an opportunity, not a problem (mhobserver.com) — Osceola’s steel expansion featured in State Chamber chief Randy Zook’s statewide economic overview at a Mountain Home breakfast. Hybar announced $1.1 billion in financing for its second Osceola mill in June, while U.S. Steel broke ground this fall on a $1.9 billion direct reduced iron plant at Big River Steel Works.
• Obituary: SSG Timothy Ray Goldman of Stuttgart (stuttgartdailyleader.com) — Army veteran Timothy Ray Goldman, an Osceola native who lived in Stuttgart, died Nov. 9 at age 50. He worked in grain bin construction and enjoyed the outdoors and collecting baseball cards. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Jesus Name Church of Christ in Stuttgart, followed by the funeral at 1 p.m.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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