Stories from Tuesday, July 22, 2008

BERRYVILLE -- Rex and Ringo have joined the staff at the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. They are passive drug dogs, trained to alert when narcotics are present, schooled in the art of tracking, handler protection and criminal apprehension, but passive enough to let children pet them...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- It was "Colored Stone" team play for the Holiday Island Ladies on June 16. If the color of the stone on the green matched your assigned color, your score was used for the hole. Winners in the 9 Hole Division were: 1st with a 57- Judy Grindall, Ellen Bjork, Marilee Brodbeck...

CARROLL COUNTY -- The county will apparently have to decide by the end of 2008 how to bring its employees onto the same work schedule. In recent months, the quorum court has discussed the possible problems caused by having courthouse workers on a 35-hour schedule, while workers doing similar desk jobs at the sheriff's office or in dispatch work a 40-hour schedule...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Years spent in planning and construction of a new Park and Ride parking facility for the Eureka Springs Transit Department have finally paid off. The grand opening ceremony for the city's new Park and Ride parking facility, complete with ribbon cutting and dedication, will take place July 31 at 11 a.m. The date was chosen because it is the 30th anniversary of the birth of the modern Eureka Springs transit system...

The coaching shuffle is well underway here in Carroll County, with more shuffling in sight. It's like a game of dominos -- one coach moves and the game begins. This year Eureka Springs boys basketball coach Daniel Cornelison moved on to Omaha, much closer to his home in this $4 a gallon time...

July 14 11:18 p.m. -- A man residing on Valley View complained that he was having problems with newspaper carriers at night and would like an officer to talk to him. The officer advised that the subject will fill out a statement. July 15 7:59 a.m. -- A subject at Twins Food Mart was reported to be causing problems with customers. An officer asked the subject to leave...

July 14 12:02 a.m. - A blood alcohol test was given at the station. 1 a.m. - Two suspicious people walking on Scott Ave. were checked. 1:15 a.m. - An abandoned vehicle was checked at the tobacco store. 2 a.m. - An abandoned vehicle was checked at Sonic...

July 14 9:45 a.m. - Police filed a theft of purse report. 10:30 a.m. - Police went to Action Motors to follow up on the theft. 5:58 p.m. - A traffic stop resulted in a verbal warning. 8:33 p.m. - A forgery complaint was filed. 8:51 p.m. - A runaway juvenile was turned over to parents...

MILA JOY EVANS, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 16, 1929, in Tulsa, Okla., a daughter of Kater and Dora (Glenn) Cousins. She died Thursday, July 17, 2008, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 79. Ms. Evans was a homemaker. She is survived by one daughter, Donna and her husband John Gay of Eureka Springs; two sons, Clifford Holt of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Isacc Lee Holt of Salem, Ore.; and one grandson, Kevin Hillhouse of Eureka Springs...

JONI ROSS, a resident of Rogers, was born Sept. 18, 1956, in Berryville, a daughter of Joy and Betty (Hammons) Davis. She died Wednesday, July 16, 2008 in Springdale, at the age of 51. Mrs. Ross worked at Odyssey Salon. She attended Fellowship Bible Church in Rogers...