Stories from Tuesday, January 15, 2008

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Some people might have stories to tell about getting stuck in the elevator at the 1905 Basin Park Hotel or bemused stories about how long it takes to go from the lobby to the sixth floor. Those stories may become distant memories, as the elevator is getting "modernized," along with other changes that have shut down the hotel for several weeks...

GREEN FOREST -- Senior high make-up games last Saturday between the Tigers and Shiloh Christian Saints didn't turn out so well for Green Forest after a long trip to Lincoln the night before. Back-to-back games left the Lady Tigers with a 46-66 loss to the Lady Saints, and the senior boys with a 54-64 loss...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Lady Highlander basketball team got a big 1-3A Conference victory from the West Fork Lady Tigers last Friday, 33-28, but the senior boys suffered a one-point loss in a game that saw the final 18 seconds take more than 25 minutes...

Week of Jan. 7 Jan. 7 9 a.m. - Police were dispatched to the police department in reference to a traffic accident that occurred two days earlier and involved a motorist who initially gave a false name. 10:59 a.m. - Police were dispatched to a Spruce address to investigate a verbal dispute complaint. One of the subjects departed before police arrived...

Week of Jan. 7 January 7 7:24 a.m. - A vehicle was stopped on Phillips St. for a broken headlight. 11:30 a.m. - Two dogs were transported to the Good Shepherd Humane Society. 1:40 p.m. - An officer responded to a report of a bull loose near city park, and he assisted in corralling the bull...

Week of Jan. 7 Jan. 7 5:30 p.m. -- A suspicious truck was reported in the area of the school bus barn. Officers made contact with the car s driver and passenger and learned they were trying to find a missing dog. Jan. 8 7:46 a.m. -- A large dog was reported to be running loose in the area of the Crescent Hotel. It was gone upon arrival of police...

AUGUSTA EVELYN ELIZABETH WACASTER, 99, of Springdale, formerly of Harrison, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. with funeral services at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Holt Memorial Chapel in Harrison. Chaplain Chuck Bengston and The Rev. Chip Andrus will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery...

JAMES E. JUNIOR SMITH, 81, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. He was born July 14, 1926, at Carrollton, to the late Efton Smith and Faye Coxsey Smith. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. On Feb. 14, 1946, he was united in marriage to Lena Mae Marshall. Junior was employed as plant manager for Turney Wood Products in Harrison and later worked for Southwestern Church Furnishings in Waxahachie, Texas...

MARGARET PEGGY HARRISON, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 22, 1924, in Muskeghee, Mich., a daughter of Gilbert and Margaret (Custice) Hill. She died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Berryville, at the age of 83. Ms. Harrison was a member of Oak Grove Assembly...

An effort is underway this month to restore a population of trumpeter swans to the upper Buffalo River at Boxley with the transport from Iowa of 10 to 20 free-flying young swans and their release at the Boxley Valley Mill Pond, according to the National Park Service...

BERRYVILLE -- The upcoming presidential primary, a first in Arkansas, has sparked much interest in Carroll County, especially among young people who have registered to vote for the first time. According to Cathy Ellis, the county's election coordinator, 50 people came by the Berryville courthouse to register on the final day of registration. She said many of those were young people who registered for their first time...

CARROLL COUNTY -- Junior high basketball teams were in action last Friday and Saturday, with the following results: Berryville vs. Gentry Jr.?Girls- Coach Kristin Smith's team scored just one point in the first quarter, 1-12, then posted 12-20, 15-28 and 22-31 scores in a loss, with Brenan Epley hitting three 3-point shots the second half...