Stories from Thursday, December 15, 2005

JON ELDON McKOWN was born in Topeka, Kansas on June 11, 1937. He was preceded in death by an infant brother, Jerry Paul, and his parents, Arch and Pearl McKown. Survivors include wife, Carol and daughter Coleen of Holiday Island, and two sons, Daniel Sean McKown of Hollywood, California and Patric Aaron McKown of Houston, Texas; two grandsons, Eric Hughes and Oliver Patric McKown of Houston; two sisters, Pat Smith of Coffeyville, Kansas; Kathryn Coleman of Eden, Idaho; two brothers, Mark McKown of Coffeyville, Kansas and Charles McKown of Lakeville, Minnesota; eleven beloved nephews and nieces. ...

Week of Dec. 2 December 2 11:49 a.m.-- Incident report taken on a theft at GSHS thrift shop. 3:45 p.m.-- Accident report taken after a male subject hit a fire hydrant on Benton St. while trying to avoid an accident with another car. Public Works notified about hydrant...

Week of Dec. 5 Dec. 5 12:40 a.m. -- Police were dispatched to Wal-Mart to file a report on a lost wallet. 1:32 a.m. -- Police were dispatched to a County Road 513 location to assist county deputies with a possible domestic disturbance. The matter was resolved...

December 5 4:40 p.m. -- Police went to a city residence for a follow-up. 5:15 p.m. -- Police performed a traffic stop. 5:30 p.m. -- Police escorted a subject to the jail. 7:55 p.m. -- Police went to Harp's Grocery Store for a follow-up. 8:00 p.m. -- Police responded to a domestic dispute on Estates Dr...

GREEN FOREST -- The 49th Annual Green Forest Holiday Tournament got off to a good start for the Berryville Bobcats last Saturday when they got revenge on Yellville-Summit for an early season loss at home. Coach Brent Compton's senior boys had their dander up for this one and romped to a 60-38 victory in what was still a heated contest, with a number of technical fouls called...

GREEN FOREST -- The Tiger senior high teams split games with the visiting Gravette Lions last Friday, with the senior girls taking a 46-34 victory that moved their record to 5-3, 2-1 in 1AAA play. The senior boys managed just one 3-point shot in their game, while the visitors gunned in seven on the way to a 66-51 win over their hosts...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- "I'm out there at Lake Leatherwood almost every Sunday morning," says local "birder" J. Pat Valentik. "Each week there will be one or two birds I haven't been seeing regularly. Generally it's pretty reliable." Valentik is a local 30-year resident and a carpenter who fixes old buildings, especially in Eureka Springs. ...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Four hours was long enough for the Eureka Springs City Council to agree to a compromise on one lawsuit, and to engage in a lengthy discussion on how to avoid a new one. The former, a suit concerning a rezoning request for the former First Christian Church property at the corner of White and Mountain Streets, was due to go to trial in early March, according to attorneys. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Another 22 prisoners from Crawford County arrived by bus at the Carroll County Detention Center last week, bringing the total number of Crawford County inmates housed at the facility to 33. Sheriff Chuck Medford said he receives $35 per day, per prisoner, and doesn't have to pay medical costs...