Free Range Conversations

GIVING BACK TO RISON - Malinda Berry stands outside the Emerson house in downtown Rison before the launch of her new florist business, My Berry Patch, five years ago. Berry said she found a much different Rison when she returned to her hometown after growing up in Arizona.

GIVING BACK TO RISON - Malinda Berry stands outside the Emerson house in downtown Rison before the launch of her new florist business, My Berry Patch, five years ago. Berry said she found a much different Rison when she returned to her hometown after growing up in Arizona.

Free Range Conversations, Episode 46: Berry Makes Investment in Hometown After Returning to Rison from Arizona

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
RISON - This week marks five years since Malinda Berry opened her florist My Berry Patch in the Emerson House on Main Street in Rison - the oldest structure in town still standing, built in the 1890s.
READY FOR YEAR THREE - In this file photo, riders are set for the 2024 Cruisin’ Cleveland County Bike Ride at the Pioneer Village. The event returns for its third annual ride Saturday, June 14. Co-organizers Darren Austin and Rison Mayor Charles Roberts joined the latest Free Range Conversations podcast to share details on the ride.

READY FOR YEAR THREE - In this file photo, riders are set for the 2024 Cruisin’ Cleveland County Bike Ride at the Pioneer Village. The event returns for its third annual ride Saturday, June 14. Co-organizers Darren Austin and Rison Mayor Charles Roberts joined the latest Free Range Conversations podcast to share details on the ride.

Free Range Conversations, Episode 44: Cruisin’ Cleveland County Bike Ride Adds New Features To 2025 Event

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
RISON - The third annual Cruisin’ Cleveland County Bike Ride is set to roll Saturday, June 14.Co-organizers Darren Austin and Rison Mayor Charles Roberts, join the latest episode of Free Range Conversations to talk about the ride and share some exclusive news regarding the event!
Woodlawn To Decide 2-Mill Tax Increase

Woodlawn To Decide 2-Mill Tax Increase

Woodlawn To Decide 2-Mill Tax Increase

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
RISON - Voters in the Woodlawn School District will be deciding the fate of a 2-mill tax increase request from the district when they head to the polls May 13 for the annual school election.
FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING - The Rison Fire Department is pictured conducting entry training to help keep firefighters safe when entering a structure fire. Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Grubb and Firefighter Keden Shrum detail some of the training and needs of the department on this week’s episode of the Free Range Conversations podcast. (Photo courtesy Rison Fire Department)

FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING - The Rison Fire Department is pictured conducting entry training to help keep firefighters safe when entering a structure fire. Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Grubb and Firefighter Keden Shrum detail some of the training and needs of the department on this week’s episode of the Free Range Conversations podcast. (Photo courtesy Rison Fire Department)

Free Range Conversations, Episode 41: Rison Fire Department Raising Funds for New Life-Saving Equipment

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
RISON - When you’re in need of help during an emergency - such as a fire or a car accident - the local firefighters are the ones most likely coming to your rescue. And now, the firefighters are the ones needing your help.
TEAMWORK - Rhonda and Ken Rudder, owners of Richland Creek Farm & Market in El Dorado, prepare their Mayhaw jelly jars at the Share Grounds processing kitchen located at the Cleveland County Farigrounds in Rison. The commercial grade kitchen can be rented by aspiring food entrepreneurs to get their product on the retail store shelf. (Division of Agriculture photo.)

TEAMWORK - Rhonda and Ken Rudder, owners of Richland Creek Farm & Market in El Dorado, prepare their Mayhaw jelly jars at the Share Grounds processing kitchen located at the Cleveland County Farigrounds in Rison. The commercial grade kitchen can be rented by aspiring food entrepreneurs to get their product on the retail store shelf. (Division of Agriculture photo.)

Free Range Conversations, Episode 40: Fairground's 'Share Grounds' Kitchen Creates Possibilities

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
RISON - For anyone who has ever been interested in selling their own food products in retail stores, or even locally at markets and events, a resource to make it happen is right here in Rison.
ROPE MAKING - Pioneer Village volunteer Shorty Drye demonstrates the skill of rope making at the 2024 Pioneer Crafts Festival. This year’s festival is set for Saturday, April 19. (Herald File Photo)

ROPE MAKING - Pioneer Village volunteer Shorty Drye demonstrates the skill of rope making at the 2024 Pioneer Crafts Festival. This year’s festival is set for Saturday, April 19. (Herald File Photo)

Free Range Conversations, Episode 39: Pioneer Village Plans Crafts Festival, Supper For April 18-19; Accepting Demonstrators

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
RISON - With the 2025 Pioneer Crafts Festival just weeks away, one of the organizers and current Vice President of the Pioneer Village Malinda Berry, joined the latest episode of Free Range Conversations to share what attendees can expect.