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News

Protecting students at all costs COLCORD, Okla. -- Colcord Schools is one of the first local districts to arm school staff members since Oklahoma passed a law in 2015 allowing school districts to authorize employees to carry handguns. by Janelle Jessen

Camp Siloam raises funds for storm damage Camp Siloam raised $4,855 through a Facebook fundraiser to alleviate the costs of damage suffered from the tornadoes that struck Siloam Springs on Oct. 21 and the summer storms that came through the city on June 23. by Marc Hayot Staff Writer n mhayot@nwadg.com

JBU hosts 77th annual Christmas Candlelight Services John Brown University will ring in the Christmas season with the 77th annual Candlelight Services at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Cathedral of the Ozarks. by Staff Reports

American Legion hosts Christmas Honors Ceremony The American Legion Auxiliary will host the second annual Christmas Honors ceremony at Oak Hill Cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. by Marc Hayot Staff Writer n mhayot@nwadg.com

LOOKING BACK: Panthers win eighth straight game 50 Years Ago

HEALTHY LIVING Unhappy holidays: What is seasonal affective disorder? Feelings of sadness and anxiety during the cold weather months may be caused by a common condition called seasonal affective disorder, otherwise known as SAD. by Healthy Living Siloam Springs Regional Hospital

2019 Christmas Parade Marc Hayot/Herald-Leader It would not be Christmas without Santa. Santa Claus waves at the crowd at the 2019 Christmas Parade.

Obituaries Mary Louise Andrus

Sports

Schultz, Ciesla honored by AVCA After first making an appearance on the AVCA's South Central Region team after her sophomore campaign, John Brown University volleyball's Jessica Schultz returned as a senior, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced on Friday, Dec. 6. by JBU Sports Information

Early lead evaporates for JBU An early six-point lead evaporated for the John Brown University women's basketball team as College of the Ozarks (Mo.) ended the first quarter on a big run and never relinquished the lead in an 86-65 final on Saturday afternoon inside Bill George Arena. by JBU Sports Information

Ninth-grade girls take down Bentonville West The Siloam Springs ninth-grade girls basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 42-33 win at Bentonville West on Monday night at Wolverine Arena in Centerton. by Staff Reports

Alma's buzzer-beater sinks ninth-grade girls Alma's Makia Cravey scored a layup at the buzzer to hand the Siloam Springs ninth-grade girls their first defeat of the season Thursday 34-32 inside the Panther Den at Siloam Springs High School. by Staff Reports

Golden Eagles thump Ecclesia, snap skid The John Brown women's basketball team got a much-needed win Tuesday night. by Graham Thomas

JBU shoots down Royals The John Brown men's basketball team enjoyed a big night from behind the 3-point line Tuesday to run past Ecclesia and remain unbeaten. by Graham Thomas

PREP BASKETBALL ROGERS -- Rogers High put the clamps on Siloam Springs early and cruised to a 62-33 win in a nonconference game Tuesday night in King Arena. by Paul Boyd

Lady Panthers win at Huntsville HUNTSVILLE -- The Siloam Springs girls basketball team outscored Huntsville 17-6 in the third quarter to break a tie score at halftime and pick up a 39-28 win Tuesday at Charles Berry Gymnasium. by Staff Reports

Opinion

OPINION: A few Christmas words... Amid the hustle and bustle of the reorganization of the Arkansas State Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives this past week, I called upon the members of the Northwest Arkansas delegation for a quick written assignment. by Maylon T. Rice Columnist

OPINION: What do you want for Christmas? I get racked by this question every December: "What do you want for Christmas?" by Devin Houston Write On

OPINION: The evolution of newspapers On Saturday, Nov. 30 -- on Thanksgiving weekend -- it was a rainy day in the Northeast Arkansas town of Corning, where I grew up. by David Wilson

OPINION: A little more thankful this year At first glance, you would not think anything extraordinary of the elderly gentleman entering our house. White-haired, hard of hearing, and 85 years of age, he looked like an older version of my sister's husband, Joe. This day, Thanksgiving of 2019, was his first time in my home. What many did not know that, were it not for this man's actions 40 years ago, we would most likely not be present to celebrate the holiday. by Devin Houston Write On

OPINION: Holiday books on Arkansas topics are great Yule gifts I'll make no bones about it. by Maylon T. Rice Columnist

LETTER TO EDITOR: They say They Say

Christmas Tree dread Christmas is complicated. As a child, it was really simple; all you had to worry about was conveying your list of presents to Santa and/or parents. Dad's job was to retrieve the boxes of decorations from the garage and set up the tree. Mom did most of the decorating, gift wrapping, and cooking. Being a mom is hard work. by Devin Houston Write On

I am Thankful for..... This is perhaps the best week of the year to stop, take a deep breath, and reflect, taking stock of all our many Blessings. by Maylon T. Rice Columnist

Religion

OPINION: Wright Brothers Day Next week we celebrate Wright Brothers Day. by Gene Linzey

RELIGION: Take heed to yourselves, be ready! "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man." Luke 21:34-36 by Randy Moll

OPINION: Pearl Harbor Day For years on Dec. 7, people of various ethnic backgrounds gathered around the lab where I worked and protested against the United States for bombing Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan. They denounced the U.S. for killing innocent people. They waved signs, spread out banners, hollered at passing cars, and made as big of a scene as the police would allow. When several overstepped their bounds, they were arrested, but always released within an hour. by Gene Linzey

RELIGION: Are you ready for His coming? "Now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." Romans 13:11 by Randy Moll