Stories from Tuesday, August 7, 2007

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- An exhaustive, around-the-clock three-day search for missing kayaker Blaine Gregory ended Friday with the discovery of his body in the waters of Table Rock Lake north of Holiday Island. His body has been sent to the state crime lab to determine cause of death although no foul play is suspected, said Carroll County Sheriff's Department Investigator Jason Hunt...

As of Tuesday, Arkansans can lawfully take place in a bingo game, use deadly force if threatened around their home, and mothers can breastfeed their children in public without being charged with indecent exposure. However, new state laws also state that drivers must use a turn signal when changing lanes, dog owners can be charged with a crime if their dogs attack a person, and scrap recyclers are required to keep records of the people who sell them metals...

A list of some 3,000 people eligible for the countywide "get out of jail free" amnesty program is now available on-line at the Carroll County News Web site, www.carrollconews.com. The list is divided into three sections: Failure to Appear (37 pages); Failure to Pay (7 pages); and Hot Checks (27 pages), accessible by scrolling to the bottom of the Web page to Special Sections and clicking on "Carroll County Sheriff's Amnesty Warrants."...

AUBURN EUGENE BUELL, a resident of Lakewood, Calif., for 57 years, died on July 26, 2007, in Lakewood Regional Hospital. He was the son of George Franklin Frank and Lena Ethel Effie (Ross) Buell. He was born in Alpena Pass in Carroll County on Aug. 3, 1919...

BLAINE A. GREGORY, 49, beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend, died Aug. 3, 2007. He was visiting his mother and step-father, Rudy and Shirley Jetzke of Holiday Island. Blaine was an accomplished flutist. He was a master instrument repair technician. He enjoyed fishing, kayaking, and music. Blaine attended Illinois University...

Week of Aug. 3 August 3 12:22 a.m. - Police responded to an unhappy customer at a U.S. Hwy. 62 hotel. 10:30 a.m. - Police arrested a subject on an outstanding warrant at the court house. 11:44 a.m. - Police took a report at a local liquor store of stolen checks used to purchase merchandise...

Week of July 30 July 30 4:52 a.m. - A fire alarm at Community First Bank was checked by police, who determined that everything was okay. 11:10 a.m. - A report was filed regarding a private property traffic accident at the Carroll House Apartments. 11:38 a.m. - A forged check complaint required a report...

Week of July 30 July 30 5:40 p.m. - Police were dispatched to investigate an erratic driver. 5:52 p.m. - Police responded to a motel on U.S. Hwy. 62, where a complainant advised officers she could not get her stuff. 7:45 p.m. - Police were dispatched to Cherry Street in reference to fireworks...

by David McNeal If anyone has any doubt that this is football season, all they have to do is look at the thermometer or step outside. After the coolest, wettest, May, June and July that I can remember, summer arrived with a vengeance last week. Of course, that was the first week of workouts for fall sports...