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Lawrence County will have Class IV dumpsters available June 23-June 28. The dumpsters are for non-household waste, such as appliances and furniture. No tires, shingles or building materials will be accepted.

If you are a parent of a summer-bored child, how about reading? Or going to the library and getting books for them to read themselves? Here is a list of animal stories with morals your kids might enjoy: The Hare and the Tortoise The Two Goats The Hare and the Hound The Ugly Duckling The Fisherman and the Little Fish The Fox and the Goat The Lion and the Bear The Ant and the Grasshopper Two Cats and a Monkey The Dog and the Shadow The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Did you know that reading to children and telling them stories promotes their cognitive, linguistic, imaginative and memory development? See your local library staff for help finding these or other worthwhile animal stories.

Judy JoAnn Everett, age 45, of Swifton; bench warrant Brandy Brandon, age 45, of Hoxie; warrant Jacob Benjamin Clifton, age 34, of Smithville; petition for revocation Jeffery John Lokrantz, age 58, of Pocahontas; hold for out of state warrant Loretta Webster, age 62, of Texarkana, TX; possession with purpose to deliver controlled substance, speeding 15 over limit Brandie Nichole Gardiner, age 37; warrant FTA, FTP Brian Keith Ivy, Jr., age 37, of Warm Springs; warrant x2, driving on susp., poss of Sch 2, simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms (F) Kylan Lee Lamont McCain, age 22, of Poplar Bluff, MO; FTA warrant Amber Anderson, age 29, of Pocahontas; domestic battering in the third degree-Class A (M), engendering welfare of minor-third degree Edith Denise Clark, age 62, of Pocahontas; possession of methamphetamine LT 2 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of schedule 4 LT 28 grams Mathew Lawrence Dawson, age 35, of Pocahontas; possession of methamphetamine LT 2g, possession of Schedule 2 LT 2g, possession of drug paraphernalia-methamphetamine/ cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of firearms by certain persons (F), possession of Schedule 5 gt 28g LT 200g Kevin Christopher Johnson, age 27, of Frederick, MO; open container in a vehicle Emily Edith Kirby, age 30, of Pocahontas; absconding (F) Patrick Michael Ortiz, age 41, of Pocahontas; possession of drug paraphernalia-methamphetamine/ cocaine, possession of firearm by certain persons (F), Possession of a controlled substance Sch IV, V, unauthorized use property to facilitate crime (F), Possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine or cocaine, possession with purpose to deliver controlled substance Sch IV, V, VI Lana Joe Pennington, age 28, of Qulin, MO; driving on suspended license, DWI 2nd defense, refusal to submit to chemical test (M), driving a vehicle in unsafe condition (M), fleeing on foot, drinking on highway, open container Christopher Phillips, age 41, of Pocahontas; battery in the third degree-Class C (M), endangering welfare of minor-third degree Michael Joe Turner, Jr, age 28, of Walnut Ridge; bench warrant Edward Ray Clay, age 43, of Imboden; leaving scene of personal injury accident-Class D (F) Justin K. Jones, age 33, of Harrisburg; driving while intoxicated Jacob Ray Almasy, age 20, of Biggers; minor in possession (M) Shane Don Yates, age 47; driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked- Class U- (M)

In observance of Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19 trash will be picked up on Friday, June 20 along with Friday’s regular trash.

Maynard School memories are this column’s subject matter. They are drawn from my thirty years, 1969-1999, as well as my parents’ Brakebill School memories.