Stories from Tuesday, June 29, 2010

GREEN FOREST -- The school board met Thursday night, and approved a request from Athletic Director Bill Gotto to step down as head football coach. Gotto will continue to serve as Athletic Director, and he has asked to continue coaching with the junior high football team. He will teach some health and physical education classes. He has been with the school district for 34 years...

HARRISON -- A new act prohibits people from smoking in a motor vehicle if it is carrying children under six years old as passengers. There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a news release. Even brief exposure can be harmful to a child, and that's why Act 13 has been put into place, the release said...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Two copies of Eureka Springs artist Larry Mansker's rendering of the new high school building were presented at the Eureka Springs School Board meeting Thursday night. Ken Brown, co-chairman of the new high school promotional committee, the group that worked to get the millage vote passed for the new facility, made the presentation...

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