Stories from Wednesday, August 7, 2002

Ernest Carroll Cisco, 68, of Cassville, Mo., died Saturday, July 27, 2002, at his home. He was born Feb. 23, 1934, in the Cisco community of Carroll County, son of Thomas Jefferson and Alice Bea (Davis) Cisco. Mr. Cisco was a veteran, having served his country with the United States Army during peacetime. He worked as a supervisor with the handicapped in Monett, Mo...

Oscar Rudolf Knob, 94, of Holiday Island, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, in Eureka Springs. He was born Feb. 19, 1908, in Milwaukee, Wis., son of August and Priska (Heinrich) Knab. Mr. Knab was an architect, working for Sollitt Construction Co. He was a member of the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Eureka Springs. His interests included building telescopes, stargazing, painting, woodcarving and photography...

L. Edna Webb, 93, of Shawnee, Okla., formerly of Berryville, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, in Shawnee. She was born Sept. 5, 1908, in Franklin, Tenn., daughter of George Anglin and Lovie (Hammons) Anglin. She attended school in Berryville and graduated from Berryville High School...

Morris Leon Risley, 65, of Rogers, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, in Brighton House, Rogers. He was born April 13, 1937, in Mano, Mo., son of Roy Edwin and Alberta Mae Holman Risley. He received his education at Golden, Mo. Mr. Risley lived his entire life in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, spending the last 30 years in Rogers. He was of the Baptist faith...

Elsie B. Meadows, 101, of Berryville, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, in Berryville. She was born June 26, 1901, in Baxter, Mo., daughter of Josephine Garrison. Mrs. Meadows was a homemaker and a health-care giver for the elderly. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Berryville...

The sound of "Hut, Hut," filled the air Monday at the Berryville Bobcat football practice field as the high school season officially opened. Coach Carl Owens and his staff sent a group of 34 senior high athletes through drills that began at 8 a.m., with Coach Owen Powell's junior high team sporting 40 youngsters for their first practice right after that at 10:30...

Green Forest Tiger basketball coach Jeff Morrow held a four-day camp for athletes in fourth through sixth grade last week, with help from Barry Mullin, Terry Harness, and former Tiger Neal Hodges. The staff taught basic skills to the 13 campers over the four days, and handed out a variety of awards during that time...

A combined baseball team of Madison and Carroll County players, the MC/CC Braves, traveled to Siloam Springs and played five games in four days at the Bump Younger Classic. The team placed third due to some solid hitting by the 11-12 year-old players, who won 3-of-5 games during the Classic...

by David McNeal Things aren't going to be quite the same in the old sports world this school year as our three county high schools aren't playing in the same leagues this time around. It's been fun the last two years as Berryville, Green Forest and Eureka Springs students competed in the 1AAA division in sports, and Class AAA for other school activities...