Future Farmer wants an agriculture teacher

The president of the Future Farmers of America at Pocahontas County High School wants to know why she doesn’t have an agriculture teacher. Senior Kelsey Beverage told the Board of Education and School Superintendent she and her fellow FFA members need a real, full-time teacher, and soon.

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First Market of the season

The Highland Farmers’ Market offers a local option for putting food on your table. It gives local farmers one venue to raise money off of what they raise. It sometimes doubles as an arts venue. And as Market Master Bonnie Botkin reveals, it gives shoppers a good feeling to know where their food came from.

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