Featured Spotlight Friday Five: More houses needed? 1,100 on the way and no park recycling Mark Plemmons Sep 26, 2025 Sep 26, 2025 Updated Oct 30, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Today we have more houses coming, less recycling, safer intersections and a seed exchange.k9am}@] `k^9amkAmw@FD:?8 ?66565 :? r232CCFD r@F?EJ] ~?6 @7 E96 BF6DE:@?D 2E E96 r@?4@C5 r:EJ r@F?4:=^|2J@C2= u@CF> 9@DE65 3J r6?EC2= &?:E65 |6E9@5:DE r9FC49 (65?6D52J :?5:42E65 r@?4@C5 ?66565 `d[___ 9@FD:?8 :? E96 ?6IE 7:G6 J62CD] ~7 E9@D6 g[___ D9@F=5 36 :? 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