Stories from Tuesday, April 26, 2011

EUREKA SPRINGS -- In a new move against the Eureka Springs School District for not handing over nearly a million dollars in what it says are excess millage revenues owed the state, the Arkansas Department of Education will withhold $47,417 from the subsidized lunch program and the Alternative Learning Environment program for students with learning disabilities that was due to be remitted in April...

Highway widening is about to begin at the west end of Berryville and a resurfacing project is set to start on the north side. According to Dick Trammel with the Arkansas State Highway Commission, bids have been opened for both projects. The first project will widen approximately three miles of U.S. Hwy. 62 to five lanes. Leo Journagan Construction Company of Springfield, Mo., was awarded the contract at $9.4 million...

Betty Larkin, age 80, of Green Forest, AR entered eternal life on Thursday, April 21, 2011. She was born on June 22, 1930 in Oak Grove to the late Causby Norris and Ruth "Garner" Norris. Betty graduated from Green Forest High School in 1948 and went on to marry "Red" Larkin that same year...

Malcolm L. "Jake" Casterline, a resident of Holiday Island, AR, was born May 6, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, PA a son of Walter and Margaret (Kirtley) Casterline. He departed this life Monday, April 18, 2011 in Berryville, at the age of 79 years. Jake worked as an RN in the medical field. He was a member of the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Eureka Springs. Jake proudly served his country in the United States Army during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars...

Jesse Denver "J.D." Parker, Jr., a resident of Berryville, AR, was born March 10, 1944 in the Loy Community (Madison County) Kingston, AR, a son of Jesse Denver Sr. and Nettie (Ward) Parker. He departed this life Thursday, April 21, 2011 in Fayetteville, at the age of 67 years...

Carl Walker Grigg, 84, of Hot Springs Village died April 18, 2011. He was born Jan. 14, 1927 in Berryville, AR to the late Cleat Grigg and Mildred Seitz Grigg. Carl was inducted into the U.S. Army near the end of World War II and served in the National Guard during the Korean Conflict. ...

Foreign exchange student Amanda Lindberg grew up loving soccer in Sweden. But she hadn't been able to play the sport in four years. When she came to Berryville last summer, Lindberg knew she wanted to join the team. She and the rest of the Lady Bobcats are glad she did...

Dear Editor, I was interested to see that when Carroll Electric Cooperative (CECC) recently tried to justify keeping Marcie Brewster off the ballot for the board of directors despite more than 1,000 signatures of members nominating her, CECC said they make it so difficult for someone to get on the ballot because they fear a "hostile takeover."...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- "The windows may be empty and the lights are not always on, but there's still a heartbeat in the Main Stage building," wrote Main Stage Creative Community Center Executive Director Gary Andrews in a recent email to those who are wondering what's going on with the old grocery building at 67 North Main...