Stories from Tuesday, March 29, 2011

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A public hearing during the recent Parks and Recreation Commission meeting revealed that opinion is clearly divided on the issue of developing Basin Park. At the center of the debate is a plan to redesign the park's fountain with a spiral stairway which would descend nine feet to provide a view of the basin...

This Wednesday, March 30, has been designated "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution designating the day, which coincides with the date in 1973 when all U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam after more than 58,000 lost their lives and more than 300,000 were wounded...

BERRYVILLE -- A Civil War inspired campaign to raise funds for historical signs got a boost recently when a $1,500 mini grant from Arkansas Humanities Council was awarded to the project. Gordon Hale, president of the Carroll County Historical and Genealogical Society, said he wrote the grant and recently received the money...

Donald L. Herndon, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born September 28, 1942 in Eureka Springs, AR, a son of Clara Earl and Delia May (Grandstaff) Herndon. He departed this life Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Eureka Springs at the age of 68. Donald proudly served his country in the U.S. ...

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