Stories from Tuesday, November 23, 2010

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The only city in Arkansas with a Domestic Partnership Registry (DPR) is now the first city in the state to provide health care coverage for the domestic partners of municipal workers. The city's insurance provider, the Arkansas Municipal League, notified Mayor Dani Joy that beginning Jan. 1, 2011 both same- and opposite-sex partners of city workers will have the same access to health insurance as legal spouses...

BERRYVILLE -- Residents in Berryville may have noticed a new street sweeper making its way along city streets. It arrived last week, a brand new $100,000 Tymco Air Sweeper that drives down the highway like a truck, but can also sweep, vacuum, spray and dump...

The Carroll County EHC, or Extension Homemaker Clubs, are reorganizing and seeking new members. The mission of this organization is to empower individuals and families to improve their quality of living through continuing education, leadership development, and community service...

LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Arts Council is seeking nominations for the 2011 Arkansas Living Treasure. Deadline for nominations is Friday, Dec. 3. Nomination forms are available online at www.arkansasarts.org or by calling (501) 324-9766. The Arkansas Living Treasure designation is presented annually to recognize an Arkansan who is outstanding in the creation of a traditional craft and has significantly contributed to the preservation of the art form. ...

Cleta Ruth Bullard, age 98, of Berryville, AR, went to live with Jesus and her departed loved ones on Saturday morning, November 20, 2010 at Riverview Manor in Ozark, MO. She was born April 5, 1912, at Berryville, AR, the daughter of Joseph and Myra Houser Smith. At the age of 18, she lost her mother, at which time she became the surrogate mother for her six siblings, and a caregiver for Grandpa Smith...

Diane Richardson, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born March 6, 1938 in Brownwood, TX, a daughter of James Coleman and Velma "Susie" (Weems) Mullins. She passed away Saturday, November 20, 2010 in Springfield, MO at the age of 72. Diane was a homemaker and an active member of the Freeman Heights Baptist Church...

Howard Edward Grantz Jr., a resident of Berryville, AR, was born May 29, 1935 in Avonmore, Westmoreland, PA, a son of Howard Edward and Bertha Ruth (Bowman) Grantz, Sr. He passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010 in Fayetteville at the age of 75. Howard served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. ...

Paul Bayley, age 81, of Fayetteville died Thursday November 18, 2010 in Springdale. He was a Methodist. He was born April 28, 1929 in Plainview, TX to Hubert and Helen Scott. He was a farmer and Research Specialist at the University of Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his wife Diane West Bayley. He was also a U.S. Army veteran...

Sandra Schuttlefield, a resident of Holiday Island, AR, was born March 21, 1937 in Rock Island, IL, a daughter of Wayne Clinton and Inez Mae (Mick) Berry. She departed this life Tuesday, November 9, 2010 in Fayetteville, AR, at the age of 73. Sandra loved to volunteer her time helping at various organizations and charities. ...

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