Stories from Tuesday, February 8, 2011

CARROLL COUNTY -- Early voting in the special water board election was brisk Monday as residents hurried to cast ballots before another winter storm barreled in from the west. Election workers at the Eureka Springs courthouse said by noon on Monday they had 31 voters and a line of people waiting to vote...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The Holiday Island Planning Commission (HIPC) is considering requiring homeowners to get a permit to replace a roof. Chairman Myrna Peterson handed out a draft revision of the commission's Regulations for Construction and Residential Habitation at Friday's regular monthly meeting...

Hundreds of farmers from across the region will come to Springfield for the Missouri Organic Association Annual Conference 2011 from Feb. 10-12 at the Ramada Oasis Conference Center at 2546 North Glenstone. The public is welcome to attend individual workshops for $30 per workshop. ...

There are no second acts in American lives. F. Scott Fitzgerald said that once. A fresh start was needed, and this seemed like a nice place to try one. More than a year ago my life took an unexpected turn when I was laid off from my job as a reporter for the Commercial Appeal in Memphis. That's the newspaper I grew up reading, and that's the newspaper I thought I always wanted to work for...

These and other stories can be read in our full online e-edition or in our print edition for Feb. 8, 2011. Please click here to log in or sign up for an e-edition account. ­Quorum court votes to repeal Act 74 of 1883 - Legislative support sought to remove law that divides county revenue by district...

Who's watching out for us? Dear Editor, Though I'm no longer in public service, people still contact me. They ask me to comment on a variety of county issues or ask for my assistance, which brings me to the Western Carroll County Ambulance District (WCCAD)...