Stories from Tuesday, February 3, 2009

BERRYVILLE -- Emergency response personnel and chain-sawing teams have been working tirelessly to ease the burden of those hardest hit by the ice storm that crippled the northern half of Arkansas last week. Individuals and businesses also stepped up to help by donating food and services wherever needed...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Holiday Island is a community that listened to its fire chief about disaster preparedness, and because of that, last week's ice storm had less of an impact on its residents than it might have. Fire Chief Jack Deaton reported power went out in Elk Ranch and Beaver at about 10 a.m. ...

Dorothena Hency, a resident of Berryville , AR , was born December 20, 1924 in Eureka Springs , AR , a daughter of Hal Charles and Elsie Grace (Johnson) Worley. She went to be with the Heavenly Father on January 25, 2009 at the age of 84. Dorothena was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Green Forest , AR. ...

In loving memory of Phyllis Lee Hammerbacker (Hardy) born January 11, 1927 in Eureka Springs, Ark. She died Monday, January 19, 2009, in Issaquah, WA at the age of 82. She is survived by: daughter Janis L. Wiseman of Issaquah, WA; grandchildren, Ray R. ...

EULETA SUE HARRIS, a resident of Berryville, was born Oct. 18, 1931, in Green Forest, a daughter of Hugh Dudley and Beulah Avis (Farmer) Monger. She died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, in Berryville, at the age of 77. Euletta was a member of the Valley View Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was very active in church work. She worked as a commercial representative for Alltel for 19 years,...

SONYA J. FARMER, a resident of Green Forest, was born Nov. 10, 1961, in Harrison. She died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, in Berryville at the age of 47. Sonya attended the Green Forest United Methodist Church. She was also a member of Emmans. Miss Farmer is survived by one daughter, Lacey Ayn Farmer of Green Forest; one brother, John Denny Farmer of Berryville; two sisters, Sandra Farmer and Cindy and husband Lonnie Robbins both of Berryville; special friend, Cynthia Burkit of Green Forest; Papa Jim and Granny Mary Glisson of Berryville; three aunts, Joanne Morris, Barbara Canada and Peggy Phfister; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.. ...

ELWYN MUNSELL FROST, a resident of Green Forest, was born Jan. 8, 1914, in Rollington County, Va., a son of Orla and Cora (Lewis) Frost. He died Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, in Berryville, at the age of 95. He is survived by his second wife, Naoma Ruby (Ayers) Frost, who survives him of the home. ...

PAUL COLVIN, a resident of Berryville, was born March 10, 1943, in Etowah County, Ala., a son of Ross Colvin and Doris (Williams) Smith. He died Jan. 26, 2009, at his home in Berryville, at the age of 66. He is survived by two sons, Paul Colvin and Steve Colvin; two brothers, JM Colvin and Larry Wayne Colvin; and two sisters, Katie and Faye...

Jan. 26 3:08 p.m. -- A caller advised a car slid off the road by McDonald's and hit a flower bed and drove off. Officers were unable to locate the driver. 3:21 p.m. -- Eureka Springs Fire Dept. member reported that there were cars sideways in front of Matterhorn, officers assisted and got the traffic flowing...

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FAYETTEVILLE -- Whole Hogs half-off ring no-sale with John Pelphrey. The Arkansas coach unplugged his emotions to vent with voltage about his Razorbacks' first-half attitude in general and mentioned powerless power forwards in particular following last Saturday's 79-69 SEC West loss at LSU...

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EUREKA SPRINGS -- In a city dependent on tourism, Mayor Dani Joy wants to make sure the word gets out that, "We're still in business!" Joy said the city has received calls from people who think of Eureka Springs as their getaway. After seeing news reports, they expressed concern about the extent of blocked roads and power outages...