Stories from Tuesday, August 18, 2009

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A collection of thousands of historic Eureka Springs and area photos is now accessible to the public on computer at three locations, thanks to a grant from the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The General Improvement Fund grant of $25,000 was made available in 2008-09 to the Community Development Partnership (CDP). Eureka Springs Historic Preservation Officer Glenna Booth took on the project, a monumental task of scanning photographs from several collections...

GREEN FOREST -- The Green Forest Chamber of Commerce stepped up last week to fill a gap in the city's budget. The chamber's board has approved the purchase of 17 promotional banners that will be produced locally and will hang from the new flower poles on Main Street and around the Square...

CARROLL COUNTY -- State Rep. Bryan King is seeking input from his constituents concerning local access channels for customers who receive their television signals through satellite. King said satellite customers in this area generally receive local channels from Springfield, Mo., but he would like to see Fayetteville stations available also. He said because of prevailing weather patterns, receiving weather reports from Fayetteville may be critical in some situations...

Eureka Springs -- The Greater Chamber of Commerce of Eureka Springs and The Eureka Springs Downtown Network (ESDN) teamed up for the first of three classes on Monday targeted toward small businesses in town this fall through the University of Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center...

GREEN FOREST -- Green Forest's Town and Country Soccer Club has scheduled a parents meeting for Monday, Aug. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Country Rooster in Green Forest. Player registration is set for the last two Saturdays in August. The cost per player is $20 for six weeks of games...

BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville senior high Bobcats and the Lady Bobcats hosted a three-way golf match Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Carroll County Country Club. Pea Ridge, Huntsville, and host Berryville played nine holes of competition. The Lady Bobcats took top honors in the girls division, with Jody King taking Medalist honors with a score of 44...

Geraldine Usrey, 67, of Berryville, Arkansas died Friday, August 14, 2009 at her home. She was born July 15, 1942 in Berryville, the daughter of Roy F. Davis and Viola "Ratliff'' Davis. On August 25, 1961 she was united in marriage to Jackie Usrey and to this union two sons were born. ...

O.V. (Oscar) Haise was born January 26, 1915, in Russell, Russell County, Kansas. At the age of three, his family moved to Crowley, Colorado, where they homesteaded near the small town. By the time Oscar was eight, he was learning to break colts at a neighboring ranch. ...

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