Stories from Friday, July 17, 2009

Thousands of dollars in damage being tallied following Thursday morning break-in; owners hope to re-open today

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Mayor Dani Joy has publicly expressed her disappointment at the way the governor handed out federal stimulus funds. At Monday night's meeting of the city council, Joy read a letter she had written to Governor Mike Beebe, asking why Eureka Springs received no funds, while other municipalities received grants which seemed outside the criteria of the stimulus program...

BEAVER -- Beaver Council meetings regularly tend to run short -- an hour or less -- but the July 13 meeting was over in a half hour when both the town recorder/treasurer and an alderman (a wife and husband) resigned. The cause stemmed from the mayor's and council's dissatisfaction with the job town Recorder/Treasurer Michelle Pool had been doing for several months...

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Vera E. Pierson, age 89, of Eureka Springs, AR, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009, in Brighton Ridge. She was born May 1, 1920, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Sander and Gunda (Erickson) Swanson. She was united in marriage to Irving Pierson in Chicago, Illinois, who preceded her in death on November 4, 2002, after 59 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, Kenneth Pierson and a son-in-law, Jim Graham...

Margaret Polk, a resident of Holiday Island, AR and formerly of Green Forest, AR, and long time resident of Little Rock, AR, was born February 14, 1916, a daughter of John J. and Ida Neoma (Gipson) Matthews. She departed this life Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in Berryville, AR at the age of 93...

Henry H. Wall, a resident of Berryville, AR was born June 25, 1924, a son of Arvel and Bessie (Russell) Wall. He departed this life Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in Berryville, AR at the age of 85. Henry was member of the Berryville Baptist Church and was a lifetime member of the VFW. He served in the Army during WWII...

Bart McCord, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born July 12, 1964 in St. Petersburg, FL, a son of Frank G. and Katherine Ann (Fisher) McCord. He departed this life Wednesday, July 8, 2009 in Eureka Springs, at the age of 44. He is survived by his mother, Katherine Ann McCord of Eureka Springs, AR; one sister, Star (Dennis) Bailey of Florida; one brother, Mack McCord of CA; one niece, Deana Bailey of Florida; one nephew, David Bailey of Florida...

Betty Moore, 76, of Green Forest, AR, passed away July 13, 2009 in her home, with her family by her side. She was born September 18, 1932, in Boone County AR, daughter of Marion Graves and Mary Jane "Gifford" Graves. On March 3, 1948, she was united in marriage to Myerl Moore and to this union two children were born. ...

BERRYVILLE -- The All-Star Youth Football Camp for students going into grades three through six hosted 55 eager athletes this week, with awards presented on Wednesday to competition winners. The Bobcat football staff, with help from present and former members of Bobcat teams, taught skills and team concepts during the three days, then served up watermelon on awards day...

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Benny Hinn Ministries will host a Fire Conference July 31-Aug. 1 at the Overland Park Convention Center. Hinn states, "We are living in the most prophetic season in 2,000 years of church history," and that God is moving mightily in Africa as well as throughout the world. He added, "I have been in the ministry over 35 years and the power I'm seeing demonstrated today is the greatest ever."...

Carroll County will share in $9,849,056 in Department of Transportation disaster assistance to assist in ongoing cleanup and recovery efforts from the January ice storm. The announcement was made on July 7 in Washington, D.C., by Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Prayor and Representatives Marion Berry, Vic Snyder and John Boozman. The money is part of $14,849.105 in disaster assistance...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A referendum petition drive is planned by some residents unhappy about the lack of prior notice and opportunity to have input into the recent unanimous decision of the Eureka Springs City Council to approve $30,000 for the purchase of parking meters to replace pay stations at two downtown parking lots...