Carroll County News: News

Police seek driver in Hwy. 23 North rollover accident (08/27/08)

24-year-old illegal alien arrested at Sunrise Motel with kidnapped 13-year-old (08/26/08)
BERRYVILLE -- More than a dozen law enforcement officers converged on the Sunrise Motel in Berryville Monday evening to arrest a man that was reported to be an armed and dangerous gang member with a 13-year-old "willingly" kidnapped girl at his side...

A primer on the workings of county government (08/26/08)
A who, what and why of the elected officials who make all the decisions

LaBarge cuts 100 jobs in Berryville - and other local news and community stories found in our 8-26-08 print edition (08/26/08)
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Quick response saves Office Pub at Golden (08/26/08)
GOLDEN, MO. -- A quick response by firefighters saved the Office Pub and Steakhouse restaurant and bar from burning to the ground early Monday morning when the adjoining liquor store went up in flames. Firefighters were called to the longstanding business, located on Missouri Highway 86, near Golden, Mo., at 12:45 a.m...

HI Board continues to discuss cleaning and rental fees (08/26/08)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- After reviewing yet a third draft of Reg. 26, Amendment #12 on cleaning and rental fees for Holiday Island facilities, the Board of Commissioners was no nearer to agreement on a fair way to handle it, although the board passed it on first reading...

Assistance agencies, agriculture girding for winter heating costs (08/26/08)
BERRYVILLE -- While the cost of gasoline has dropped in recent weeks, the elderly, people on fixed incomes, homeowners and poultry farmers are looking at increased costs of propane, which has risen from 35 cents per gallon in 1999 to more than $2 today...

Vicious new phone scam leaves victims fearing for family (08/22/08)
Two local residents so far have been duped into having their phone service secretly rerouted

Early deadlines for Labor Day (08/22/08)
Classifieds, Classified Display, Display Advertising and Public Notices are due at noon, Wednesday, Aug. 27 Public Notices are due 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 Classifieds, Classified Display and Display Advertising is due at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 Our offices will be closed on Monday, Labor Day...

Revenues down 9.5 percent, HI Commissioners are told (08/22/08)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- District Manager Kevin Crosson did not have good financial news for the first six months of 2008 for the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners at Monday's monthly work session, but revenues may yet improve, he said. He told the board district revenues are down 9.5 percent from estimates, with lagging assessment payments being the main culprit. Assessments, which comprise 52.7 percent of the district's income, are down $102,000 year-to-date compared to last year...

HI groups protest cleaning and usage fees for facilities (08/22/08)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Representatives of several property owner groups protested the implementation of Amendment #12 at the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners meeting Monday. The amendment imposes a cleaning fee to cover the cost of "deep cleaning" the district's meeting facilities, in addition to a standing cleaning deposit groups must post to cover a possible failure to do minimal cleaning after their events. The district will contract with someone to clean all the facilities once a month...

Local church stories found in our 8-22-08 print edition (08/22/08)
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Miracle show available for broadcast (08/22/08)
LOVELAND, Colo. -- Before angels and supernatural events became dramatic devices for television shows, the CBS Television Network aired a series of true stories of people who had experienced life altering, often inexplicable events. The Grizzly Adams award-winning series, "Miracles and Other Wonders," has been updated and is available for North American broadcast and DVD...

First Baptist Berryville revival slated Aug. 25-29 (08/22/08)
BERRYVILLE -- First Baptist Church, 510 East Madison, Berryville will condcut revival services Aug. 25-29 at 7 p.m. nightly. Pastor Steve Westbrook writes, "Revival is a title some might consider old fashioned, since it was widely used in past generations to refer to the week-long singing and preaching meetings held by churches, usually in the summer. ...

Island Community offers Bible study (08/22/08)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Holiday Island Community Church is offering a seven-week Bible study based on the book "Calm My Anxious Heart," by Linda Dillow. "If you are tired of worrying about the 'what ifs' in your life and want to experience the calm and contentment promised in scripture, 'Calm My Anxious Heart' is what you've been looking for," said spokesperson Myrna Peterson. ...

Local news and community stories found in our 8-22-08 print edition (08/22/08)
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Construction manager is hired to oversee Green Forest School project (08/22/08)
GREEN FOREST -- The school district hired a construction manager for the new middle school building. During Monday night's school board meeting, the board interviewed representatives of four companies to serve as construction manager/general contractor (CMGC)...

Berryville School Board votes to help finance street improvement (08/22/08)
BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville Board of Education voted to contribute $50,000 to the West Freeman Avenue improvement project that is expected to cost the City of Berryville around $200,000. The project is currently underway at the school's West Campus where the city has extended the roadway further into the campus and is currently widening Freeman to accommodate a left-hand turn lane, which will help with traffic flow at the Freeman/U.S. Hwy. 62 intersection...

Workin' on the railroad (08/22/08)

Newcomers seeking ES Council positions (08/19/08)
Hahn, Harrison and Scheunemann all facing opposition this November

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