Stories from Tuesday, December 11, 2007

GREEN FOREST -- The School Board is working toward a plan to satisfy state requirements, and the board is leaning toward a solution that will not require an additional millage. If the school district refinances bonds issued in 2003, they could simply extend the repayment period an additional five years, to 2035. The payment on the bonds would remain the same, but for a longer period, as Superintendent Bob Evans explained at a special board meeting Monday evening...

HUNTSVILLE -- It's always tough to play the Eagles at home, and last Friday night was no exception as Huntsville's 6-foot-7 Evan Robinson fouled out the Eureka Springs Highlander starters and scored 19 points along the way. Eureka vs. Huntsville 9-10, 16-33, 24-47, 31-61...

GREEN FOREST -- The first round of the Green Forest Holiday Tournament, sponsored by First National Bank of Green Forest, resulted in wins for the host Tigers and Elkins Elks. The Elkins boys defeated Kingston in a tight game, 39-37, to advance to Monday's game with Berryville, then the battle of the Tigers began...

Week of Dec. 3 Dec. 3 8:30 a.m. - Police were dispatched to a Gibson address in regards to a possible probation violation. The subject was arrested on a felony charge. 11:08 a.m. - Police filed a report regarding the theft of pawned movies. 11:30 a.m. - Police were dispatched to the Shamrock Inn to investigate a report of a domestic disturbance. The matter was resolved...

Week of Nov. 30 Nov. 30 11:42 a.m. -- Police took a report of a private property accident, with no injuries, at Eastgate Salon. 11:40 p.m. -- Police arrested an intoxicated person in the area of Spring and Main streets. Dec. 1 7:435 a.m. -- Police investigated a report of a disturbance at Eureka Suites involving parties in two different vehicles. The parties left the scene, but officers made contact and took statements from all involved...

SAMUEL BRUCE ROBINSON was born in Madill, Okla. to Velma and John Ivan Robinson on Feb. 5, 1961. He attended Madill schools until 1976. In 1976, his family moved to Tupelo, Miss. He graduated from Gateway College of Evangelism, where he met hisfuture wife, Leanne Carlton, formerly of Oak Grove. His ministerial career consisted of evangelizing and pastoring. He was currently pastoring the Madill United Pentecostal Church...

CLAIRE RICH, a resident of Berryville, was born Nov. 14, 1920, in Central City, Iowa, a son of Fred Thompson and Ida Francis (Smith) Rich. He died Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 87. Mr. Rich is survived by two sons, Charlie Rich and wife JoAnn of Berryville, and Leo Smith of Onslow, Iowa; six grandchildren, Matthew Rich, Jarred Rich, James Smith, Jennie Smith, Jackie Helgens, and Leo Smith, Jr.; and a host of other family and friends...

Eighty youngsters and their families with have a merrier Christmas this year thanks to the generosity of people who opened their hearts and pocketbooks to support the Shop with a Cop program. With $8,000 to spend at $100 each, the youngsters are expected to converge upon Wal-Mart this weekend to pick out gifts for themselves and their family members, accompanied by members of the county's law enforcement and emergency services departments...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- With 11 working days left, the Western District office of the County Clerk needs 364 marriage licenses to be issued to match the 2006 total of 3,904. The odds of meeting that number are pretty remote, however. On Saturday, Dec. 1, only 12 marriage licenses were issued in Eureka Springs, considerably below the 30 to 40 that are considered to be "good." An average of slightly over 33 per day are needed to match the 2006 number...

BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville Bobcat basketball team took its first loss of the season last Friday night when Pea Ridge's Trevathan fired in five 3-point shots on the way to 28 points and a 64-53 Blackhawk victory. Berryville (8-1) led 30-20 at the half, but trailed by one, 39-40, at the end of the third quarter...