Stories from Friday, February 4, 2011

CARROLL COUNTY -- With the threat of a historic winter storm looming on the horizon earlier this week, emergency teams prepared for the worst -- and were relieved to have "dodged the bullet," reported Jason Morris, director of the Carroll County Office of Emergency Management...

ALPENA -- During their early years, siblings Bernal and Elaine Green (Alpena alumni of 1951 and 1955) realized that the key to their success was the need for education that their mother Quintilla (Burns) Green insisted they have. She had the foresight and determination to see that they gained basic and non-traditional education -- and the intellectual ability to use their knowledge...

There will be a Gospel Singing this Sunday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Church of God (Holiness). Bro. Phil Avery and the congregation invite everyone to come and enjoy an afternoon of really good gospel singing. All area musicians and singers are encouraged to come and bring their special songs...

FARMINGTON - Three games in four days was too much to ask for the Berryville senior high boys basketball team. The Bobcats fell 65-35 Monday on the road to top-ranked Farmington. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was moved to Monday because of the weather...

Mrs. Audrey Winifred McLaughlin Campbell, age 86, a resident of Berryville, AR, died Monday January 31, 2011, at home. Audrey was born to Stuart J. and Annie (Dunn) McLaughlin in Steubenville, OH, on August 19, 1924. She was united in marriage with Bluford P. ...

Diane Biegel, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born December 19, 1945 in Jersey City, NJ, a daughter of Richard and Marie (Poshs) Biegel. She departed this life Saturday, January 29, 2011 in Eureka Springs, AR at the age of 65. Diane was affiliated with several different National Dog and Rescue Associations. She moved to Eureka Springs in 1991 and has lived there since...

Elna Sieg, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born May 27, 1928 in Umapine, OR, a daughter of Irvin Scott and Blanche (Gentry) Mayberry. She departed this life Sunday, January 30, 2011 in Springdale, AR at the age of 82. Elna was of the Methodist Faith. She liked to play golf in her spare time. She worked in the educational field for many years...

Jack Edward Tuttle, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born February 7, 1925 in Houston, TX, a son of Jack and Jewell (Elliott) Tuttle. He departed this life Thursday, January 27, 2011 in Fayetteville, AR at the age of 85. Jack served in the USMC for 20 years and retired as Gunnery Sgt. ...