Stories from Tuesday, December 12, 2006

EUREKA SPRINGS --With Aldermen Robert Berry and Rick Rojeck absent from Monday night's City Council meeting, little actual business was resolved from an abbreviated agenda. One ordinance, #2032 amending the 2006 city budget, did receive enough votes for passage on its third reading, but an attempt to have it go into effect immediately upon publication was derailed when Alderman Lori Weaver voted against its implementation by means of an emergency clause. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Hoping to open bids the first of June for construction of new school facilities, the Berryville Board of Education met with project architect Gary Jackson Thursday evening to review preliminary plans. During the informal two hour meeting, Jackson, representing Hight-Jackson Associates, outlined the procedure for meeting stringent state guidelines that are tougher than usual because of the state's funding participation...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District (HISID) will hold a public hearing on the wastewater treatment plant facility plan concurrent with its regular work session on Monday, Dec. 18, at 9 a.m. The extensive plan has been several years in the making and came about as a response to state mandates to reduce the levels of phosphorus being discharged into Table Rock Lake and as part of Holiday Island's long-range plan for infrastructure improvements to accommodate future growth.. ...

BERRYVILLE -- The Bobcats hosted the Pea Ridge Blackhawks last Friday night, and it was Berryville with a varsity sweep of their Benton County friends from the 1-3A Conference, 48-40 and 51-34. Berryville won a JV girls game, 21-18, while Pea Ridge won a JV boys game 35-24...

Week of Dec. 4 December 4 4:20 p.m. - Police responded to a fight at the city park. 5:10 p.m. - Police were dispatched to be advised of a drunk driver. Police followed the suspect vehicle and performed a traffic stop. December 5 12:50 a.m. - Police were dispatched to an Arch Street residence in reference to someone rattling their door...

Week of Dec. 4 Dec. 4 10:43 a.m. - Officer responded to a minor traffic accident on County Road 426. Accident occurred in the county and the Sheriff s office was advised. 11:27 a.m. - Officer was dispatched to Heritage Park Apartments to take a report on theft of a DVD player...

Week of Dec. 4 December 4 9:19 a.m.- Incident report taken after Christmas wreath was stolen from business. December 5 7:52 a.m.- Officer stopped vehicle for speeding and found driver had an outstanding warrant. Driver was given a speeding citation, a court date and released per issuing agency...

THELMA MYRL PINKLEY, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 28, 1916, in the Rock House Community, a daughter of Louis and Clem (Johnson) Worley. She died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in her home at the age of 90. Mrs. Pinkley became a Christian at the age of 17. She was a charter member of the West Side Christian Church, which she attended faithfully until her health failed...

EVELYNN BELLE GREGG, 84, the daughter of Allan Lynn and Olive Belle (Blakely) Rogers, was born Dec. 1, 1922, in Schell City, Mo., and died on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at St. John s Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Evelynn lived in Schell City then moved with her paternal grandparents, George and Myrtle Rogers, to Gravette. She graduated from Gravette High School in May 1940 as Class Valedictorian. Upon graduation she moved to Hollis, Okla. to live with her mother...

GREEN FOREST -- The 50th Annual Green Forest Holiday Tournament kicked off last Saturday with three games on tap and a full slate set for this week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The championship games will be Friday night. On Saturday, the Elkins and Alpena boys took the floor at 1:30 p.m., with the Leopards of Alpena taking a 56-38 victory to advance to a game played Monday at 7 p.m. against the top-seeded Huntsville Eagles...