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Numerous donations help department fund the purchase of new K9 Howard County’s new police service dog, a one-and-a-half-yearold Belgian Malinois named Dusty, and his handler, Howard County Sheriff’s Deputy Malik Bearheels, completed narcotics dog training early this month, certifying the pair to operate as a team for the purposes of narcotics detection in accordance with state law. Dusty—whose name will likely change in the weeks or months to come—came into the county’s possession in mid-July of this year, having been purchased from BlueStreak K9, a law enforcement dog training company operating out of Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Howard County Medical Center’s (HCMC) Lunch Crunch—an all-ages, half hour regiment of low-impact cardiovascular exercises performed over lunchtime— is back, in a new home. Led and initiated by Dr.

CHAINSAW ART St. Paul artisan adapts to new canvas Using only a chainsaw and a few words of advice from his father, local artisan Jimmy Smith creates all manner of art—from signs to sculptures and more— from tree stumps, tree trunks, and tree branches.