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In the long ago year of 1958, Larry Hodge was a first grader at Huttig Elementary. His first day of school, a day already filled with all the normal trepidations, became even more anxious when his teacher announced that the students could be sent to school in Strong the following year.

“That sure did upset me because I didn’t want to go to school in Strong,” said Hodge, who now serves as the mayor of Huttig. “But that just shows you how long the rumors of consolidation with Strong have been going around in Huttig.”

Unfortunately for the tiny community of Hu...