STORY


COVER


Prairie County banks on its people to get job done


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rairie County was the destination for the County Lines cover story for this spring 2013 edition. We tracked down Mike Skarda, Prairie County Judge, and spent a couple of days touring his agriculture-based county and talking about the impact of the flood of 2011 that ravaged the area. We learned that Prairie County has faced tough times in recent years with a declining population and economy. However, through that adversity, we also learned how the good people in county government and the hard-working constituency always ban together to get done whatever needs to be accomplished.


Skarda cares about the people of his county, and is proud of them. He faces challenging public ser- vice waters that many rural counties must navigate as well. His current passionate project is saving the First Presbyterian Church of Des Arc build- ing and converting it to the new county library. County Lines also took the opportunity to visit with other county officials to gain their perspective of where the county has been and where it’s headed.


Mike Skarda Prairie County Judge


COUNTY LINES, SPRING 2013


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