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Environmental health specialist searching out illegal septic systems
(Local News ~ 01/27/05)
Illegal and failing septic systems continue to be a problem in the county, said Matthew Hicks, an environmental health specialist with the Carroll County Health Unit. Besides posing a hazard to those nearby, failed systems can also contribute to ground water contamination and affect water quality in area lakes and rivers, he said...
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Regulations on poultry farmers re implemented
(Local News ~ 01/27/05)
The state's plan to regulate the use and management of fertilizer and poultry litter, which has upset Carroll County farmers for two years, is moving right along as the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission approved last week the implementation of three new state laws...
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Watershed group gets one-year water quality report
(Local News ~ 01/27/05)
After a year of tests conducted on the Kings River, dissolved oxygen appears to be at good levels, while nitrates, phosphorus and phosphate content slightly exceeds Environmental Protection Agency standards. The results were revealed by Sam Davis, a Berryville science teacher who heads up water quality testing volunteers, during the annual meeting of the Kings River Watershed Partnership Thursday evening at Carroll Electric Cooperative in Berryville...
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Tigers test college athletic waters
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/05)
After the most successful football season in Green Forest Tiger school history that included a perfect 10-0 regular season, and an overall 12-1 record and a three-game trip into the state Class AAA playoffs, most people thought the football-playing days were over for the 2005 Tiger seniors...
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Bobcats show off threes (High School Sports ~ 01/27/05)
The Green Forest Tiger senior high basketball teams were treated to a shooting exhibition by the host Berryville Bobcats last Friday when the two county rivals met for their final 1AAA battle this season. The Bobcat boys hit seven 3-point shots the first quarter, 10 for the game, and played tough defense for a 55-31 victory. They were 15-5, 8-2 after the win... -
Highlanders can't escape Pirates in 1AA chase (High School Sports ~ 01/27/05)
A packed gym and the home floor didn't allow the Eureka Springs Highlander senior high teams to escape the Cedarville Pirates last Friday during games in Eureka Springs. The Lady Highlanders were leading 48-47 with 20 seconds to go when Cedarville stole an inbounds pass allowing Sarah Shaw to hit a long shot for the game-winner in a 49-48 heartbreaking loss for Eureka... -
Green Forest and surrounding areas Police and Fire Dispatches
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/05)
Week of Jan. 17 January 17 7:20 p.m. ---- Police provided a motorist assist at Powell Feed. January 18 4:25 p.m. ---- Police went to a Sneed Street apartment to issue a warning. 6:50 p.m. ---- Police picked up a prisoner from Madison County authorities at Osage and provided transport to the Carroll County Jail...
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Berryville Police Dispatches
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/05)
Week of Jan. 17 January 17 2:07 a.m. ---- Police responded to a complaint of loud music on E. Freeman St. The music was turned off. 10:55 a.m. ---- A report for under age drinking was filed at the Berryville Police Department. 1:31 p.m. ---- Police responded to a structure fire on Ada St. A report was filed...
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Eureka Springs Police and Fire Dispatches
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/27/05)
Week of Jan. 17 January 17 4 p.m. -- Incident report taken after dog bit subject. Complainant spoke with animal's owner. All dog's shots were up to date. 8:26 p.m. -- Accident report taken on West Van Buren incident. January 18 10:05 a.m. -- Incident report taken on items missing from hotel room...
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Jasper George Malotte
(Obituary ~ 01/27/05)
JASPER GEORGE MALOTTE, a resident of Berryville, was born April 5, 1921, in Hominy, Okla., a son of John Albert and Ruby Jane (Goble) Malotte. He died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, in Berryville, at the age of 83. Mr. Malotte was a farmer. He was a member of Senior Citizens Center, the Anti-Theft Association, and Civilian Conservation Corps. He was of the Christian Faith...
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Jack Raymond Harris
(Obituary ~ 01/27/05)
JACK RAYMOND HARRIS, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born November 21, 1925, in Lancaster, California, a son of Ray Henry and Josephine Irene (Thornton) Harris. He departed this life Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 79...
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Editorial: Here come the regs
(Local News ~ 01/27/05)
Like it or not, Carroll County farmers are about to be force-fed a series of new regulations that are intended, in essence, to stifle grumblings from Missouri and Oklahoma. This is a northwest Arkansas thing, aimed directly at the poultry industry. And everyone has seen it coming for years...
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Column: "The Sports Trail": Hometown entertainment hard to beat as cold creeps in
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/05)
by David McNeal What a perfect weekend to have a cold spell! Yeah, as the arctic air poured into our little corner of heaven last Friday night, I couldn't wait for it to get here. As the frigid blast filled our air, fans filled area gyms and auditoriums for first class entertainment...
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