Stories from Tuesday, April 27, 2010

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Western Carroll County Ambulance District (WCCAD) Commission will have a new commissioner starting in May, with the resignation of current Chairman MaryAnn Schaefer, announced at Tuesday's meeting. Schaefer is relocating, she said. There is one year left in her term...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- In a special meeting Thursday, the Eureka Springs School Board met to hire a new high school principal for the coming school year. Kathy Lavender will take the helm in the fall. She currently works for the state Department of Education as a school improvement supervisor, overseeing charter schools in the state, and advises on education legislation and school support...

Exceptionally high pollen counts are making allergy sufferers particularly miserable this spring. "It has been absolutely awful," said Dr. Martha Hutson at the Allergy Care Center in Fayetteville. "I have seen more swollen, red, itchy eyes and miserable people this spring than I have in a good long while," she added...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- With help from a number of quarters, the Eureka Springs Music Boosters Club hopes to help give students more opportunities in music education. The group organized a meeting April 20 of parents, teachers, school board members and officials to talk about getting more help for students...

OSAGE -- A memorial fund has been established for three year-old Aiden Shea Johnson of Osage, whose funeral service was held Monday at Osage Baptist Church. The son of Misty Bell of Osage and Brandon Johnson of Harrison, the youngster was the focus of a massive search after he wandered away last Monday. He was found 20 hours later about a mile from his family home...

Dear Editor: The topic of "Territorial Jurisdiction" (wherein a city applies limited oversight to an area five miles beyond its current city limits) is once again being considered by the Eureka Springs Planning Commission. First, let me clarify that there is no such thing as "territorial zoning," as used by David Graupner in the April 8 issue of the Lovely County Citizen. ...

BERRYVILLE -- The Pea Ridge Blackhawk baseball and softball teams came a day early on Thursday to avoid storms predicted for Friday and created a storm of their own by blowing through the Bobcat teams for 4A-1 Conference wins. The Bobcat boys fell 18-3 against a hot hitting Blackhawk team, while the Lady Bobcats couldn't hit and lost 9-0...

By David McNeal CCN Sports Editor BERRYVILLE -- The Bobcat boys soccer team hosted the Siloam Springs Panther teams Friday in non-conference action and got in a JV and varsity game in spite of storms that moved through the area. The Bobcats won the JV game 3-2, but lost 3-1 in the varsity match. That wrapped up the regular season for Berryville with a 11-6 record...

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