For the Week in Clark County History, we combed through bound copies of the Daily Siftings Herald to choose some front-page news from editions dating 10, 20 and 30 years ago.
10 years ago: 2013
Baptist Health announced it would be cutting 170 jobs across the state, including some at its Arkadelphia campus.
Arkadelphia city directors axed a request from an Arkadelphia resident wanting to operate a taxi service in the city.
20 years ago: 2003
Local attorney Brian Trubitt was featured not for his knowledge of the law, but rather for his hobby of making cheese from milking his two goats, Jasmine and Jennelle, on the family farm in the DeGray community.
Arkadelphia city directors chose Coca-Cola products over Pepsi to sell at its concession stands after Coke offered a better contract.
Clark County was one of two in the state to receive designation as an Arkansas Community of Excellence, an award that then-Gov. Mike Huckabee personally delivered to county officials. Johnson County would be the other to receive the ACE award.
30 years ago: 1993
The city of Arkadelphia offered its residents a bin in which they could drop off old newspapers and aluminum cans. The bin was available twice a week and located next to the former City Hall building.
The Bismarck School District rejected a proposal made by a district resident to redraw district lines so his children could attend classes in Lake Hamilton.
The Humane Society of Clark County was featured for taking pets to the Riverwood Convalescent Home to visit with nursing home residents.
A $49,000 state grant was awarded to the Arkadelphia Chamber of Commerce, which presented the funding to the city’s train depot for renovations.
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