Stories from Thursday, June 26, 2003

Carroll County's Osage Creek makes federal endangered list -- EPA targets Osage as Kings River source of pollution (06/26/03)
Since the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to add two dozen waterways in Arkansas to its endangered list, questions have been raised about why the EPA excluded the Kings River from the list, but added the Osage Creek in Carroll County, the major tributary of the Kings...

Editorial -- Time for a little self-control (06/26/03)
Carroll County is now the 17th most populous county in the state, largely perceived to be fueled by the growth of the Hispanic population in the Berryville and Green Forest areas. But to the west of the Kings River ---- that ever-present dividing line of culture ---- an equally large influx of newcomers have settled in the hills and hollers of Holiday Island and the Grassy Knob areas, who are primarily white retirees who speak English...

Quorum court talks taxes; okays vicious animal law -- Shrunken revenue stream leaves county in financial lurch (06/26/03)
BERRYVILLE ---- The Carroll County Quorum Court was applauded by the audience after unanimously approving a vicious animal control ordinance, and skirted the "T" word (a new tax) during an informal discussion of the county's current revenue crisis...

Chief Deputy makes report -- Sheriff's department spending is laid out before quorum court (06/26/03)
Concerns of the quorum court regarding over-spending in the sheriff's office were eased somewhat during Friday's meeting, but questions from some court members remained. Captain David Slaton, Sheriff Chuck Medford's chief deputy, reviewed the department's finances, noting more than $31,000 in one-time expenses which will not recur in the current fiscal year. ...

Gold Wings rally at Inn of Ozarks (06/26/03)
The Arkansas chapters of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA), all 13 of them, held their annual rally in Eureka Springs last weekend. Charlie Fortson, Arkansas District Director of GWRRA, said they estimated 400 to 500 riders in town, representing nine states, including Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Louisiana, Kansas, Tennessee, Iowa, and Illinois...

Free physicals not out for all county athletes -- Health privacy requirements no problem at Eureka (06/26/03)
The new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) recently passed by congress to insure privacy of medical records has apparently caused a policy change at the medical clinics in Berryville and Green Forest concerning free physicals for athletes, but not in Eureka Springs...

Column: "The Sports Trail": Spirit of Relay for Life not being honored by everyone (06/26/03)
by David McNeal Cancer never sleeps. It doesn't rest on the weekend, it doesn't stop for a job, it doesn't care if you're tired or have something else to do. Those who have it have to deal with it. That feeling is unlike any other, and until you have experienced it personally, as a patient or as a patient's spouse, you can't really know what it is like to deal with cancer ---- unless you attended the American Cancer Society Relay for Life event in Berryville last Friday night, and stayed the entire night.. ...

Opal Wright (06/26/03)
OPAL WRIGHT, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas was born March 27, 1911 in Seneca, Missouri a daughter of Johnny and Catherine (Crumpacker) Middleton. She died Tuesday, June 17, 2003 in Berryville, Arkansas at the age of 92. Mrs. Wright was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God Holiness Church in Berryville...

Henry George Story (06/26/03)
HENRY GEORGE STORY, a resident of Eureka Springs, Ark., was born Oct. 4, 1913, in Neosho, Mo., a son of George and Augustina (Ellwanger) Story. He died Thursday, June 19, 2003, in Fayetteville, Ark. at the age of 89. Mr. Story owned and operated a trucking company. He was a veteran, having served his country with the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the Penn Memorial Baptist Church...

Peggy Martinson (06/26/03)
PEGGY MARTINSON, a resident of Holiday Island, Arkansas, was born September 6, 1937, in Grove Lake, Minnesota, a daughter of Ralph T. and Mary Helen (Murray) Halstead. She died Monday, June 2, 2003, in her home at the age of 65. Peggy devoted her life to her family, and to the care of family, friends, and others in need. ...

Dwain L. Holman (06/26/03)
Dwain L. Holman died in his home at Two Harbors, Minn. on June 20, 2003. Born on Oct. 2, 1940 in Pasadena, Calif. to Clifford and Elsa Holman, he enjoyed his childhood in Pomona, Oxnard and later in Santa Barbara, Calif. Dwain had many employment opportunities and enjoyed new challenges. Health problems forced him to leave his own business in Eureka Springs, Ark. to move north to drier air...

Glen William McCullough (06/26/03)
GLEN WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, a resident of Shell Knob, Missouri was born July 12, 1925 in Stone County, Missouri a son of William Turner and Allie (Meadows) McCullough. He died Wednesday, July 18, 2003 in Berryville, Arkansas at the age of 77. Mr. McCullough was a veteran having served his country with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a carpenter...

Montie Mae Cantwell (06/26/03)
MONTIE MAE CANTWELL, 85, of Alpena, died June 18, 2003 at the Eureka Springs Hospital. The daughter of John and Pearl (Hodges) Graves was born June 22, 1917, in Omaha. She has lived in this area all her life, was of the Baptist faith, and a member of the Quilting Club of RSVP - Alpena...

Eureka Springs Police and Fire Dispatches (06/26/03)
Week of June 16 June 16 9:27 a.m. -- Officer removed tree limbs that had fallen off vehicle onto roadway. 10:45 a.m. -- Caller reported a possible sick raccoon on Benton St. 11:30 a.m. -- Caller reported motorcycle passenger riding dangerously. Officer observed riders and reported passenger was riding with his feet on pegs designed for passenger...

Berryville Police Dispatches (06/26/03)
Week of June 16 June 16 4:42 a.m. ---- Extra patrol at Community Center. All secure. 4:48 a.m. ---- Extra patrol at Southern Heights Baptist Church. All secure. 9:14 a.m. ---- Abandoned trailer checked and logged at Tourist Information Center. 12:40 p.m. ---- Accident report taken in parking lot on West Church...

Green Forest and surrounding areas Police and Fire Dispatches (06/26/03)
Week of June 16 June 16 5 p.m. ---- Police were dispatched to a Rose Court location to investigate a harassment complaint. 7:20 p.m. ---- Police were at the police department preparing for a special assignment. 7:45 p.m. ---- Police and county deputies went out on a special assignment...

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