CONWAY — The MWV Cooperative District Planning Board held its first meeting last month, electing Mark Hounsell of Conway as its chairman and Scott Grant of Bartlett as vice chair while laying the groundwork for what a cooperative might look like.
The board met Sept. 23 in the Professional Development Center at Kennett Middle School.
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