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Clear Spring School in Eureka Springs recently received a $2,490 grant from Cox and used the funds to improve its “Wild Science” programming. “It’s an outdoor education grant to help support our field sciences,” said Jessica FitzPatrick, head of school at Clear Spring.

The Pet of the Week is the adorable Canyon! Canyon is a playful, social and energetic 1-year-old mixed breed female who would love to find a home of her own. Meet Canyon at the Good Shepherd Adoption Center, located at 6486 Highway 62 West in Eureka Springs. The adoption center is open from noon to 5 p.m. daily.

Central Supply Manager Leslie Waltz is Eureka Springs Hospital’s Employee of the Month for June 2023. Leslie has worked in healthcare for 30 years, mostly in the pharmacy. She and her musician husband wanted to move to Eureka Springs, so she joined the hospital team in central supply. “I needed a change of pace, but I wanted to stay in healthcare,” Leslie said. “Eureka Springs has a very unique vibe and I’ve loved it for many years.”

“Flags on the Bayou” By James Lee Burke c.2023, Atlantic Monthly Press, $28.00, 288 pages There’s right. And there’s wrong.

A Berryville man was sentenced to eight years in prison last week after pleading guilty to felony charges and admitting he arranged to meet a law enforcement officer, whom he believed was a teenage girl, for a sexual encounter.