Stories from Wednesday, March 17, 2004

An investigation into the source of noxious fumes that overcame firefighters at a structure blaze in February continues. Investigators Alan Hoos and Ralph Gordon, with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, visited the scene last Thursday and gathered samples to send to the state crime lab for analysis...

GREEN FOREST ---- Kirk Powell was named Person of the Year at the Green Forest Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Saturday night. When presenting the award, Chamber President Laura Greer said, "He's always there to lend a helping hand to all community, civic and scholastic organizations, and he's very instrumental in the annual Agri Appreciation Day celebration by unselfishly donating his valuable time and resources."...

LITTLE ROCK ---- Carroll County agriculture activist and farmer Bryan King has been appointed to a key committee on the state board that will try to get farmers and the state working together on a plan to implement new nutrient management rules and regulations...

Juanita Dee Buell a resident of Lakewood, Calif., for 54 years, died on Feb. 22, 2004, in La Mirada, Calif. after a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of John Henry and Mary Catherine (Killough) Jackson, born in the Farewell Community of Carroll County on July 5, 1923...