Baby goats look on as people participate in yoga Saturday during Keep Van Buren Beautiful s fourth annual Earth Day Festival in historic downtown Van Buren. More than 40 vendors of food, crafts, plants and clothing products, as well as civic groups, local farmers and recycling services, were on hand for the six-block family event. Other notable exhibits included a butterfly experience tent and goat yoga. Visit rivervalleydemocratgazette.com/photo for today s photo gallery.
VAN BUREN Crawford County s largest city is going strong with partnerships and a new plan for economic development despite losing a local employer, according to Mayor Joe Hurst.
Crawford County residents will head back to the polls this month to decide whether a member of the Quorum Court or the county road superintendent will be their next county judge.
Election results are in for the Crawford County Judge position as of Wednesday morning, with 2,776 or 31% votes for Raymond Dale Harvey, 4,148 or 46% for Chris Keith and 2,116 or 23% for Scott Overby.
A member of Crawford County's Quorum Court, the county road superintendent and a political newcomer and local business owner seek the Republican nomination for county judge.