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Same house is site of two unrelated arrests on same day
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
Two people were arrested Thursday evening in a methamphetamine raid on County Road 608 off of Cisco Road, according to Sheriff Chuck Medford. In an odd twist to the case, two more men were arrested later in the evening after a high-speed pursuit by Berryville police which resulted in an unrelated suspect fleeing through the fields to the exact house that had been raided earlier on the drug charges...
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Two arrested on meth charges during Alpena traffic stop
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
ALPENA ---- Alpena police arrested two people last week, after officer Randy Mayfield recognized the driver, Billy Ohler, who was allegedly wanted in Boone County on four counts of delivery of methamphetamine. Mayfield made a traffic stop on the Carroll County side of Alpena just before midnight Thursday...
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BV campers take trophies
(High School Sports ~ 07/02/03)
Two boys' teams from the Berryville Junior High School competed in the Huntsville Eagle basketball camp last week, with both teams finishing second to their hosts in the eighth- and ninth-grade divisions in team competition. In eighth-grade team action, Cody Curtis, Ismal Mojica, Brent Henson, Will Marley, and Nathan Mahan beat Kingston 41-11 to meet Huntsville in the team finals, with Huntsville winning the title, 23-20...
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Pittman finishes career with All Star flourish
(High School Sports ~ 07/02/03)
Berryville's Justin Pittman had a good day at the 2003 Tyson/Wal-Mart/AHSCA All Star Baseball Games on June 18 at Baum Stadium on the University of Arkansas campus. Pittman, a senior who helped lead the Bobcats to the state baseball playoffs last spring, played his favorite spot, the outfield, for the West All Stars during the two, nine-inning games...
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Green Forest and surrounding areas Police and Fire Dispatches
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/03)
Week of June 19 June 19 6 p.m. ---- Police were dispatched to a Rose Court location to investigate a report of someone drinking in the street. The subject was gone when police arrived. 9 p.m. ---- Police transported a subject to jail who was wanted on a warrant...
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Berryville Police Dispatches
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/03)
Week of June 22 June 22 2:16 a.m. ---- Traffic stop at Wal-Mart led to arrest of female driver for DWI. 2:59 a.m. ---- Fight in progress at Railroad Circle. Gone on arrival. 9:15 a.m. ---- Officer mediated verbal dispute at Locust Heights. 1:30 p.m ---- Report of loud music and drinking outside on Charles Street. Officer told them to keep it down and take the alcohol inside...
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Eureka Springs Police and Fire Dispatches
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/02/03)
Week of June 23 June 23 3:48 p.m. -- Incident report taken after complainant stated subject went into his apartment and pushed him around and hit his car. 7:08 p.m. -- Caller reported 12-15 subjects out in the road at Spring and Main, possibly fighting. Offense report taken...
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Walter Burton Collins
(Obituary ~ 07/02/03)
WALTER BURTON COLLINS, a resident of Berryville was born May 1, 1932 in Holdenville, Okla. a son of James Ralph and Dollie (Hill) Collins. He died on Thursday, June 26, 2003 in Fayetteville, Ark. at the age of 71, Before his retirement Mr. Collins worked for Kraft Foods in Berryville for 35 years. He was a member of the Towering Oaks Church in Berryville...
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Michael Kirk Greenlee
(Obituary ~ 07/02/03)
MICHAEL KIRK GREENLEE was born May 5, 1963, in Rogers, Ark. to Roger and Kathryn Greenlee and died June 13, 2003 in Chicago, Ill., at the age of 41 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Eureka Springs, a graduate of Rogers High School and a member of the Ironworkers Local No. 1 in Chicago...
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Jane Marie Shonka
(Obituary ~ 07/02/03)
JANE MARIE SHONKA, 63, of Eureka Springs, died Monday, June 23, at Eureka Springs Hospital. The daughter of Posey and Adelle Little was born Aug. 22, 1939 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She had lived in Eureka Springs for 12 years, moving from Sioux Falls, S.D. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Eureka Springs and she and her husband were owners of the KOA Campground...
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Bonnie Beatrice Huffman Sparks
(Obituary ~ 07/02/03)
BONNIE BEATRICE HUFFMAN SPARKS, a resident of Sand Springs, Okla., was born February 29, 1904, in Caney, Kan., a daughter of Orlin Moffet and Emma Elizabeth (Bowers) Huffman. She died Friday, June 27, 2003, in Mannford, Okla., at the age of 99. Mrs. Sparks was a secretary for the Westing House Company for many years. She was a member of the Key Stone Hills Baptist Church in Sand Springs, Okla....
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Danny Lee Cook
(Obituary ~ 07/02/03)
DANNY LEE COOK, a resident of Conway, Ark., was born October 23, 1948, in Berryville, Ark., a son of Dale E. and Lucille O. (Youngblood) Cook. He died Friday, June 27, 2003, in Conway at the age of 54. Danny was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his parents, Dale E. ...
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Carlis Andy (Barley) Peden
(Obituary ~ 07/02/03)
CARLIS ANDY (BARLEY) PEDEN, a resident of Berryville, Ark. was born April 4, 1920, near Blue Eye in Stone County, Mo., a son of John Monore and Ova Deliah (Jones) Peden. He died Saturday, June 28, 2003, in Carroll Regional Medical Center at the age of 83...
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Editorial: Freedom also means the right to be wrong
(Local News ~ 07/02/03)
In his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy uttered these words: "Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans ---- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage ---- and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.. ...
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Column: "The Sports Trail": How to stay un-busy in summertime is the real key
(High School Sports ~ 07/02/03)
by David McNeal I'd like to meet the guy, or gal, that said there is nothing for kids to do in the summertime anymore ---- or adults, for that matter. Things have been hopping since school let out, with just about any form of activity available for a kid willing to get off the couch. Same goes for adults...
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