Siloam Springs Herald-Leader

News

State sees 912 new virus cases, 18 more deaths; interim health chief tapped to fill post Arkansas recorded 912 new cases of covid-19, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday, as well as 18 more deaths of infected patients. by Nyssa Kruse

Obituaries for Aug. 5 Albertha "Bep" Henrica Maria Morrison Barnes by Janelle Jessen

Position Seven Candidates Siloam Springs residents will be voting for three city board positions as well as for mayor this year. Municipal elections will take place on Aug. 11. If no candidate receives the majority of votes cast in the primary, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be the nominees for their respective office, according to a post on the city's website. The Herald-Leader will offer a glimpse of each candidate running. This week the Herald-Leader will focus on Position Seven candidates David Allen, Bob Coleman, Michael Henry and Frank Johnson. by Marc Hayot

Position 7 candidate David Allen Have you ever served on the city board? by Marc Hayot

Position 7 candidate Bob Coleman What made you decide to run for another term? by Marc Hayot

Position 7 candidate Michael Henry What made you decide to run for city board? by Marc Hayot

Position 7 candidate Frank Johnson Have you ever been on a city board before? by Marc Hayot

Virtual Main Event a success The Main Event, the 10th annual fundraiser for Main Street Siloam Springs, went virtual on July 24. by Janelle Jessen

Sports

Panthers turn up intensity The Siloam Springs football team held its first fall practice Monday, and there was a noticeable difference in the atmosphere at Panther Stadium, according to the Panthers themselves. by Graham Thomas

Golfers open season The Siloam Springs golf teams opened the season Monday in the Ultimate Auto Group Invitational held at Big Creek Golf & Country Club in Mountain Home. by Graham Thomas

JBU volleyball received ninth straight AVCA academic award For the ninth consecutive season, the John Brown University volleyball team has been awarded the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2019-20 season, alongside two other Sooner Athletic Conference institutions and a record 66 NAIA programs. by Graham Thomas

SAC announces plan for fall sports Sooner Athletic Conference presidents met via video conference Thursday afternoon and affirmed a plan to proceed with practices and intercollegiate competition this fall, the conference office announced. by Graham Thomas

Coaches pick Panthers sixth in 6A-West The Siloam Springs football team is picked to finish sixth in the 6A-West Conference according to the conference coaches. by Graham Thomas

Panthers to strap on helmets Monday For the first time in many months, the Siloam Springs football team will add a layer of protection to its workouts. by Graham Thomas

Daugherty named SAC's AD of Year John Brown University Director of Athletics Robyn Daugherty has been selected as a recipient of the Sooner Athletic Conference AD of the Year Award for 2019-20, the conference offices announced Friday morning. by Graham Thomas

High school football practices can start Monday, governor says; virus cases rise by 752 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Friday that high school football teams in the state can begin practicing with helmets Monday, while officials reported 752 new cases of covid-19 Friday and 11 more Arkansans died of the virus. by Nyssa Kruse, Jeremy Muck

Opinion

OPINION: 130 Days Into Pandemic, Please No Politicking Remember back in early March, we all hoped this virus would be just a temporary pandemic, causing a simple, brief shut-down of the state and our nation? by Jackie Brooks

OPINION: The pouty POTUS Young children are limited in conveying their wishes and desires. They don't have the vocabulary to explain why they are upset, so they rely on purely emotional responses. We have all seen the look: Lips pursed, eyes lowered into a glaring stare, arms crossed. While adorable in a 4-year-old, it is not so in adults. We see it regularly in Donald Trump, the pouting POTUS. by Graham Thomas

Letter to the Editor The murder of Emmett Till

ASTRONOMY: When it comes to night sky, be prepared! An amateur astronomer must always be prepared for the unexpected. This preparedness really helped when Clinton Willis and I photographed our "mystery object" on the night of April 20th. by Graham Thomas

OPINION: Yard wars "Sir, perimeter scouts report incoming toxic spray!" Wasp Leader One took the news with a grim nod. "It's been a week since the last attack. We survived it and the many that came before. We'll survive this one, too. Send out more fighters, let's try to sting the attacker. He usually runs away when we show force."

OPINION: Social trust and Siloam Springs When news broke that Sweden wouldn't lock down in response to the coronavirus, we heard a lot about that country as a "high trust" society that didn't need restrictive government mandates. Sometimes the conversation went on to suggest that the U.S. is a lower trust society. by Preston Jones

OPINION: Writing books I have been working on some new books. Two are already up on Amazon, "Knowing God's Word" and "Hearing God's Voice." The third, "Speaking by the Spirit," is unfinished, three or four weeks more. Writing is rewarding but it's very hard work. No other job is quite like it. Other work is easy by comparison. I pray more when I'm writing. by Jackie Brooks

OPINION: Just how 'safe' is absentee voting in November election I am back from a break in the summer heat to continue the discussion on voting by absentee ballots for the Nov. 3, 2020, election. Already we know there will be a surge in folks asking about and requesting to vote by absentee ballot in November due to the covid-19 pandemic. by Maylon T. Rice

Religion

RELIGION: Why was the Apostle Paul suffering? "Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily." Colossians 1:24-29 by Randy Moll

OPINION: The Butterfly Palace A few weeks ago, our granddaughter, Hannah (my Kitten), was with us. This past week, her sister, Kayla (my Lamb) stayed with us for two weeks. Kayla will tell you about it.

RELIGION: How can we be presented holy and righteous before God? "For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister...." Colossians 1:19-23 by Randy Moll

OPINION: 2020 Roy Chesney Poetry Contest Do you know that today is the first day of the rest of your life? Well, it is. And every day that you get out of bed, you can truthfully say, "Today is the first day of the rest of my life." by Gene Linzey