Stories from Thursday, November 2, 2006

LITTLE ROCK -- A wide-ranging Freedom of Information request for data concerning funds utilized at the Carroll County Detention Center, Sheriff's Office and Central Dispatch has been received by Charles L. Robinson, legislative auditor of the Arkansas Legislative Joint Auditing Committee...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Sharon Christine McBeth was crowned 2006 Eureka Springs Homecoming Queen last Friday night during ceremonies in Highlander gym. McBeth was crowned by senior boys team captain Jordan Parsons, who was also voted Mr. Basketball. Third runnerup was Holly Wilkerson, and second runnerup was Erika Wardlaw, who was also voted Miss Basketball. First runnerup was Ashley Walker...

Week of Oct. 23 October 23 5:58 p.m. - Police were dispatched to a trespasser on North Springfield Avenue. 6:25 p.m. - Police were dispatched to kids playing at the library. 6:45 p.m. - Police were dispatched to a fight at a residence on North Springfield Avenue...

Week of Oct. 23 Oct. 23 1:29 a.m. - Police responded to a possible domestic at Sunrise Motel. All verbal and issue resolved. 10:50 a.m. - Police provided funeral escort and traffic control on U.S. Hwy. 62 and Ark. Hwy. 21. Oct. 24 1:16 a.m. - Police responded to a domestic disturbance on Bunch Street. Verbal only and subject was warned to calm down...

Week of Oct. 23 October 23 11:30 a.m.- Incident report taken after a concrete statue was stolen from Spring St. residence. 11:50 a.m.- Incident report taken on a theft at business. 12 p.m.- Officer requested at motel in reference to subjects that had several people stay in room, but only paid for one person...

ASHLEY ELLEN PASSARELLI of Green Forest died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, at the age of 18. Born April 25, 1988, in Orlando Fla., she is the daughter of Beth and Ralph McCormick and David John Passarelli. Ashley graduated from Green Forest High School in 2006 and worked as a cashier at Green Forest Exxon until moving to Steelville, Mo. ...

"A.J." AUSTIN J. MOORE of Alpena died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, at the age of 21. Born Oct. 3, 1985, in Berryville, he is the son of Gary Moore and Teresa Ann "Scitern" Moore also of Alpena. A.J. was employed as an inspector at Claridge in Harrison. He was a 2004 graduate of Alpena School and during his senior year he also attended North Arkansas Vo-Tech College in Harrison. AJ. enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding his four-wheeler. He was a member of the Coin church...

Louise Elizabeth Richards Medlock, 92, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Oct. 24, 2006, at Red Rose Inn in Cassville, Mo., following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 3, 1913, in Burrton, Kan., to Rowland and Mary Ellen Rowland Richards. Louise graduated from high school in Burrton, and went on to attend and graduate from Bridgeport Business College. She was a secretary until her marriage on Sept. 27, 1943, to Eugene W Medlock. Their only child, a daughter, is Marilyn K. Medlock Holley...

George J. Christman, 63, of Springfield, Mo., passed away at Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, in St. John's Hospital. George was born May 14, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Madeleine (Templeman) Christman, and his son, T.J...

RICHARD B. BALLANCE, 74, of Beardstown, Ill., died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill. He was born Nov. 9, 1931, in Springfield, the son of H.U. "Skinny" and Dorma Jean Hill Ballance. He married Shirley Reed on Nov. 29, 1953 in Decatur, Ill...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- How to fund $65,000' worth of requests put back in the 2007 budget from previously unfunded items was a major topic of discussion at the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners budget work session Friday. District Manager Kevin Crosson made a presentation of Pass #2 of the proposed budget, which stood at a net loss of $81,000 initially. By the end of the session, that loss had grown to $146,000 as commissioners agreed to consider adding back in several departmental requests...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- An affidavit requesting City Advertising and Promotion Commissioners Steve Roberson and Richard Grinnell appear in court was submitted to District Court Judge MaryAnn McBeth late last week. The two, along with CAPC Executive Director Lynn Berry, allegedly met in secret, in violation of the Freedom of Information Act...

GRAVETTE -- Playing the last game ever at McAbee Field may have been the edge that got the Gravette Lions past the Berryville Bobcats 27-14 last Friday night. Berryville (6-3, 4-2) kept coming back to match scores with Gravette, tying it up 7-7 in the second quarter, then marching to a touchdown in the third quarter to pull to 14-17...

Curtis Matthews, Special to CCN News GREEN FOREST -- The Junior Blackhawks of Pea Ridge flew into town last Thursday and devoured the Junior Tigers by the score of 34-24. The Junior Hawks scored in every quarter to improve to 5-3-1 on the season while Green Forest dropped to 2-6...