Stories from Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Department of education may cut off grants and aid

The Krewe of Blarney Kaptains Klub selected Manon Gros to be their Colleen. She will be honored, along with the Grand Marshal, at a special Celebrity Grand Toasting. She will also ride in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade on March 12. Manon is a hard-working, determined high school freshman who hopes to pursue a career in law. She has excelled in school, and was pleased to have achieved straight A's for her first semester in high school...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The federally funded 21st Century after-school program, halfway through its second year, has almost doubled in the number of students registered. But it's also had a great response from the community in its plea for help, said Gary Andrews, who heads up the five-year program...

GREEN FOREST -- The Green Forest junior boys basketball team saw its season come to an end Thursday with a 48-25 loss to Lincoln in the semifinal of the District 3-A tournament. Ninth grader Daulton Coffey led Green Forest with nine points in the loss to the top-seeded Wolves...

Othello (Cathey) Collins, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born April 27, 1925 in Berryville, AR, a daughter of Allen Boone and Malissie Jane (Ross) Cathey. She departed this life Tuesday, February 15, 2011 in Berryville, at the age of 85. Othello worked at Ocoma and Tyson Foods. She was a member of Towering Oaks Church...

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