Stories from Tuesday, August 5, 2008

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Researchers interested in the springs of Eureka Springs now have a convenient source for their inquiries: "The Springs of Eureka Springs," a DVD database of more than 3,000 source materials gathered by June Westphal and Kate Cooper...

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The USA Basketball men's team is on a roll in pre-Olympic tuneups as they travel across China playing exhibition games before the main action on Aug. 8. I'm excited about these summer Olympics and particularly about this team. They pounded Turkey 114-82 in their first outing in Macau, and did it with team play and defense. Then they beat Lithuania 120-84 on Friday the same way...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- After 12 years as a school board member, and serving several as secretary, Sarah Setzer resigned her position Thursday at a special Eureka Springs School Board meeting, effective immediately. "And now for the most unpleasant item on the agenda," said Superintendent Wayne Carr, as he proceeded to read her letter of resignation...

CARROLL COUNTY -- The August meeting of the Quorum Court will be moved up a week, to 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 8. This will avoid a conflict with a meeting of the Association of Arkansas Counties, set for Aug. 13-15. Friday's agenda includes a resolution requiring all county employees to work a 40-hour week. ...

Cassville, Mo., company wins $471,000 contract