Stories from Tuesday, May 8, 2007

BERRYVILLE -- Marvin Higginbottom was hired by the Berryville Board of Education to work part-time as interim superintendent of Berryville Schools until a full-time superintendent is on staff. He will be paid $395 a day for his services, a rate determined by the district's salary schedule, which takes into account his master's degree and his years of experience in the profession...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- It was a runaway -- again -- for the Green Forest Tiger track teams at the 1-3A District track meet last Thursday. Completing a sweep started by the Junior Tiger teams winning the boys and girls titles earlier in the week, the senior high teams duplicated that effort and took home both team and high point trophies...

Week of April 29 April 29 1:39 a.m. - Music was turned off at a Charles Street location after police were dispatched to investigate a loud music complaint. 4:07 p.m. - Police checked on a controlled burn at a Maple Street address and found everything okay...

Week of April 28 April 28 1:38 a.m. - Police were dispatched to a loose cow at the sale barn. 2:18 a.m. - Police responded to a report of a subject banging on a door at a Sixth Street residence. Police reported subject had left the scene upon their arrival...

Week of April 30 April 30 12:26 a.m. - A verbal argument at a residence on First Street ended with no action required. 11:14 a.m. - A minor traffic accident occurred in front of the police department. 11:30 a.m. - A masseuse at a downtown hotel reported subject left without paying for a massage...

JOHN RICHARD LADEWIG, 42, died April 7, 2007, in Fayetteville. John was born Nov. 26, 1964, in Independence, Mo., the son of Orval and Shirley Cassidy Ladewig. He moved to Arkansas 15 years ago, where he made his home. John worked in the grocery business most of his life. In 2005, he was employed by Dollar Tree Stores as assistant manager in Berryville. In 2006, he moved to Fayetteville to become manager of the Dollar Tree in that location...

PATTY JO (DAVIS) HIGH, a resident of Oak Grove, was born Nov. 30, 1931, the daughter of Carl and Frances (Laptad) Flowers. She died Thursday, May 3, 2007, in Russellville at the age of 75. Mrs. High was a teacher s aide at Green Forest Schools for 22 years and also worked at Green Forest Flowers. She was a member of the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church and was also a member of the Oak Grove City Council for 16 years...

ELNEITA DOROTHY BENNETT, 86, of Berryville, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at St. John s Hospital  Berryville. She was born Sept. 9, 1920, in Cook County, Ga., to the late Wiley Rowe and Blannie Ray Rowe. In her younger years, Eleneita lived in Homestead, Fla., where she was employed as an inspector at Brooks Vegetable Co. ...

BETTY LOU ALVARD, of Berryville, was born June 21, 1939, in Temple, Texas, a daughter of Harvey Charles and Jessie Eula (Wilson) Smith. She died Thursday, May 3, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 67. Mrs. Alvard was a homemaker and attended the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Berryville...

BERRYVILLE -- Carroll County Airport Commissioners unanimously approved an expenditure of $2,000, part of $2,200 originally earmarked for its annual renewal for its antiquated weather system, to make a one-time purchase of a weather computer system...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Three businessmen have announced the formation of a new video game software development firm, "Brainstem Games," to be headquartered in the Eureka Springs area. The partnership consists of Marty Roenigk, owner of the Crescent and Basin Park Hotels as well as the War Eagle Mill, Chris Breckenridge, president of Eureka Computer Systems (ECS), and Pat Wilkinson, a New York City native with a background in design and manufacture...

SEARCY -- When a team reaches the state softball tournament there aren't any bad pitchers or bad games. The Green Forest Lady Tigers proved that last Friday at the Class AAA?State Softball tournament in Searcy although they ended their season in a 2-0 loss to Pottsville...