Stories from Thursday, March 27, 2003

Increased expenses coupled with traditionally slow revenue at the start of the year prompted the Carroll County Quorum Court to institute a hiring freeze during the body's regular meeting Friday in Berryville. County Treasurer Cindy Collins addressed the justices of the peace, calling for an end to budgeting carry-over funds, or savings, which are traditionally used to operate on at the first of the following year...

Kevin Wayne Senneca is a free man. Charges of two counts of first-degree murder against the 26-year-old Green Forest man were dismissed Monday after special prosecutor Bruce Rhoades stated that if a jury came back with a verdict of guilty, he could not be sure that the decision was true...

Week of March 17 March 17 6:05 a.m. ---- Police were dispatched to a Bobo Street location to investigate a report of a car running unoccupied. It was gone on arrival. 6:15 a.m. ---- Police were dispatched to Williams Tractor in response to an alarm call. Everything was okay...

Week of March 16 March 16 12:25 a.m. ---- Police were dispatched to a city motel for a disturbance. One person was transported to jail. 1:50 a.m. ---- Police were dispatched to a Cherry Street location to investigate a report of an intoxicated pedestrian. The subject was transported to jail...

Week of March 17 March 17 9:50 a.m. -- Incident report taken after bench was stolen from business. 2:14 p.m. -- Incident report taken after a caller reported females fighting in Basin Park. 5:32 p.m. -- Complainant reported a vehicle stopped in front of residence with flashers on and was causing a traffic hazard...

Wilma F. Williams, 87, of Berryville, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, in Berryville. She was born Jan. 30, 1916, in Waka, Texas, daughter of Austin Pearl and Ernestine (Woodhouse) Coleman. She was a graduate of Waka High School. She married George A. Pope, who preceded her in death. She resided in San Isabel, Colo., for several years. In 1962, she moved to Tucson, Ariz., and was employed by the University of Arizona. In 1972, she married Ola Williams. She moved to Berryville in 1976...

Adele Raishel Speltz, 84, of Eureka Springs, died Monday, March 17, 2003. She was born May 26, 1918, in Memphis, Tenn., daughter of Matt and Annie (Fabacar) Raishel. Mrs. Speltz was a devout Roman Catholic, attending daily mass for the past several years. ...

Ronald Franklin Duncan, 41, of Berryville, died Friday, March 22, 2003, at his home. He was born Aug. 21, 1961, in Panama City, Panama, son of Clifton LeeRoy and Ruby Mae (Clark) Duncan. Mr. Duncan was a disabled veteran, having served his country in the U.S. Army with the 1st and 142nd Field Artillery Brigade during Desert Shield and Desert Storm...

by Fayrene Farmer-Smith Today is the first day of spring, and Easter egg hunts are just around the corner. As a child, that was always my most unfavorite activity. Reason? I couldn't see worth a flip and was lucky to find one little banta egg, never the glorious golden egg...

BERRYVILLE ---- Police are investigating several incidents that occurred during the past week, including a rumble at the Twins Food Mart Exxon station, Coke machine break-ins, and an apparent hit-and-run traffic accident that damaged the entrance to the Hong Kong Inn...

With the last games of the year completed, Carroll County coaches last week were able to release the honors individual players received this season, as voted on by the coaches in their conference, region, and state classifications. Here's the list, with photos...

It was a match-up of friends last Friday evening when the Berryville and Green Forest soccer boys' and girls' teams met in Bobcat Stadium. When the dust settled, the Tiger boys had chalked up a 6-0 victory over the Bobcats, while the win was reversed in the girls' game...

by David McNeal (Editor's note: The column this letter refers to was in the March 11 issue and was quickly gathered when both the Berryville boys' and girls' basketball teams made it to the state tournament. I knew I didn't have time or room to include all the Green Forest Tiger teams that had been to state, but was sure some loyal Tiger fan would correct that deficiency. This letter arrived the following week.)...