Stories from Thursday, April 13, 2006

EUREKA SPRINGS -- On Feb. 18, Patrick Crouch of Clifty, and a student of Groves Karate Studio, found that he would have to reach deep within and present himself with his six years and three days of preparation training to 25 high-ranking black belts from around the country...

HARRISON -- The Green Forest Tiger baseball team played three games in the Ozarks Classic Baseball Tournament last weekend and recorded a big win over Bradford to start the event. The Tigers got 14 runs on 12 hits to down Bradford 14-8 on Friday. One of those blows was a 3-run home run by Tiger Dustin Badley...

HARRISON -- The Berryville Lady Bobcat softball team got its first win of the season Saturday when they defeated Valley Springs 8-4 in their last game of the Ozarks Softball Classic Tournament in Harrison. That win came in extra innings after the teams went into the fifth tied 4-4. Berryville scored four runs in the extra inning, with Ashley Edens and Kim Whetsten starting it off...

Weeks of March 27 and April 3 March 27 10:50 p.m. -- Police were dispatched to barking dogs on 8th and Springfield Streets. 11:00 p.m. -- Police were dispatched to barking dogs on Cherry Street. March 28 1:17 a.m. -- Police were dispatched to Powell's One Stop to assist a county officer...

Week of April 3 April 3 12:58 a.m. -- A officer was dispatched to East Freeman Avenue regarding loud music. Music was turned down upon request. 7:19 a.m. -- A officer was dispatched to Carroll Electric to take a vandalism report. 7:48 a.m. -- A officer was dispatched to Thompson Ready Mix to take a vandalism report...

Week of April 3 April 3 7:45 a.m.-- Officer dispatched to residence after a 911 caller hung up the phone. Officer stated subject was trying to make a long distance phone call. 8:03 a.m.-- Caller reported a tractor pulling a flatbed trailer was crossing center line. Officer unable to locate vehicle...

MARJORIE E. COX, a resident of Green Forest, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, at the age of 67. Mrs. Cox was born in California, the daughter of John and Jessie (Spencer) Cothren on Aug. 8, 1938. She was a member of the Garden Web and enjoyed gardening...

WINNIE J. BOSS, a resident of Green Forest, was born Jan. 7, 1935, in Marble Falls, Ark., a daughter of Tommy and Delphia (Massengale) Henderson. She died Friday, April 7, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 71. Mrs. Boss was a music teacher. She taught at Green Forest Public Schools and other schools in Carroll County. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Green Forest, where she played the piano and organ...

BERRYVILLE -- "The future of this nation is why I'm here. We can't allow a third national election to be stolen." Those were the words of Ron Horton who met with the Carroll County Election Commission last Thursday to request paper ballots and hand-counting procedures...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Where can you submit a small, postcard-sized piece of art on which you doodled, scribbled, painted, collaged, crayoned, etched, or whatever-ed and have it accepted in an art show with no rejection whatsoever? Why, through the mail, of course. And the best part? You don't have to be an "artist" to take part...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The construction activity in Northwest Arkansas is not a good thing for the city of Eureka Springs -- only one company out of 13 solicited by Johnson Troillett Architects submitted a bid on the construction of a new main fire station...