Stories from Tuesday, December 9, 2003

After three or four years of relatively few cases of flu, Carroll County is in the midst of a flu epidemic, according to Dr. David Busby, emergency room physician at St. John's -Berryville ---- and the season is about three to four weeks ahead of schedule, to boot...

The Highlander senior boys' and girls' teams made the long trek to Johnson County Westside, just outside Clarksville, last Friday, with both teams coming out with big 1AA Conference wins. Coach Josh Hill's Highlanders won 80-62, moving their season record to 9-2. Coach Aaron Hall's Lady Highlanders also won, 60-53, giving them a 4-6 season mark. Both are 1-0 in 1AA play...

The Eureka Springs Lady Highlander basketball team made 3 of 6 free throws in overtime, and junior forward Becca Wallis hit two baskets to give the team a 50-44 victory over Yellville-Summit in the first round of the 30th Annual North Arkansas College Senior Girls' tournament last Saturday...

The Berryville Bobcat senior boys' basketball team came away from the First National Bank Classic at Valley Springs with a perfect 2-0 mark after defeating Flippin and host Valley Springs last Friday and Saturday. Berryville defeated Flippin 80-52 on Friday, Dec. 5, then came back the next night to ruin the Tigers' Homecoming, 54-46...

Week of Dec. 4 December 4 8:40 p.m. ---- Police were with a subject at the police department and provided transport to the county jail. December 5 2:57 a.m. ---- Police responded to a fire on the town square. 11:40 a.m. ---- Police were dispatched to the Tyson Foods complex to investigate a report of stray cattle. Police located the cattle and put them in a fenced field...

Week of Dec. 1 December 1 8 a.m. ---- Report taken on theft from vehicle on East Mountain. 10:15 a.m. ---- Report taken on theft from vehicle on Champion Hills. 3:40 p.m. ---- Cows out on highway near Economy Drug. Officer rounded 'em up and patched the fence...

POLICE DISPATCHES WEEK OF DEC. 1 December 1 2:15 p.m.-- Subject turned self in during warrant amnesty program. Subject was booked and released. 3:25 p.m.-- Incident report taken after complainant reported the loss or theft of her cell phone. 4:06 p.m.-- Offense report taken on vandalism to car on Armstrong...

ORVAL LOGAN, a resident of Green Forest, was born Aug. 23, 1933, in rule, Ark. a son of Joe Frank and Gladys (Gibson) Logan. He died Saturday, Nov. 29, in Fayetteville at the age of 70. Mr. Logan was a farmer. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He attended Freewill Baptist Church in Berryville...

RALPH EUGENE KALER, a resident of Green Forest, was born Sept. 2, 1941, in Calf Creek, Ark., a son of Troy Claud and Beula Watkins (Williams) Kaler. He died Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, in Green Forest at the age of 62. Mr. Kaler was a retired farmer. He is survived by his children, John Kaler of Green Forest, Tony Kaler of Springdale, Nancy Kaler of Gentry, and Jozi Long of Berryville; two sisters, Loretta Goss and Shirley Granger, both of Green Forest; one grandchild, Judith Lee Alewine of Russellville; other relatives and friends.. ...

PEARL FULTZ, a resident of Green Forest, was born April 28, 1916, in Osage, a daughter of Monroe and Lottie (Slapes) Phillips. She died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, in Berryville, Arkasnas, at the age of 87. Mrs. Fultz was a homemaker. She attended the Rule United Baptist Church...

DOILIS (DOT) V. FOREMAN, 87, of Fountain Lake Nursing, Hot Springs, Ark., formerly of Green Forest, died Sept. 18, 2003 in a local hospital. She was born Aug.12, 1916, in Ohio County, Ky. to Ellis Leslie and Cordelia Mae (Lee) Toms. Doilis married Paul J. ...

GREEN FOREST ---- A replacement for departing city water superintendent Steve Patton will be delayed while city leaders expand their search. Mayor Leonard Tidyman announced last week that Patton was leaving after some 20 years with the city to accept a position with the YMCA in Hollister, Mo...

A fourth suspect in the murder of Richard Wesley Gerrard Jr. turned himself in to police in Buffalo, Mo., in Dallas County on Friday, according to Sheriff Chuck Medford. Brandon Lee Webb, 21, was being held in Missouri Monday awaiting extradition proceedings on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Gerrard, 36, who was found dead in his doorway south of Green Forest June 4, with multiple .22-caliber gunshot wounds to the head, neck and chest...

by David McNeal I can't help it. Although I had a lot more fun this past weekend driving Judge Alan Epley's classic car in the Eureka Springs holiday parade while he played on his trumpet, I've got to talk about the bowl championship stuff that absorbed sports fans this past weekend...