Stories from Saturday, July 11, 2015

For Trumann resident Dennis Pankey, collecting antique tractors is not just a hobby, it's a way of preserving history. "My dad worked for Allis-Chalmers [Tractor Company] for about thirty years when they were here in Trumann," Pankey said. "All my life I wanted one, and that is how I got started."...

When Kristie Schmidt Dickson was first contacted by a friend from Cultural Academic Student Exchange (CASE) about hosting a foreign exchange student, her first thoughts were what most peoples' would be. "My first thought was how am I going to get out of this. I told my friend that I would talk to my husband and get back to them. When I talked to Sid about this, I just knew he was going to say no way. He was like if you want to, we will," Dickson said...