Stories from Friday, July 1, 2011

This weekend, an explosion of 4th of July events are scheduled to get under way around the region. Most will be held Monday, July 4. Others have already taken place, such as Patriot's Day in Green Forest. One event, at Kimberling City, has been scheduled for Saturday, July 2. Another, in Oak Grove, is set for Sunday...

Earl Edward Ross, a resident of Alpena, AR, was born June 29, 1929 in Taloga, OK, a son of Ed and Maggie "Velda" (Hall) Ross. He departed this life Monday, June 27, 2011 in his daughter's home in Alpena, at the age of 81 years. Earl was a retired truck driver...

Wes Smelley, son of Bill and Willa Smelley, was born in Kingston, AR, and lived most of his young life in Berryville, AR. He is survived by his wife, Carol; his sister and brother-in-law, Norma and Roy Binion of Tulsa, OK; his niece, nephew and great-nephew, Suzanne, Cliff and Joseph Mobley of Broken Bow, OK; Wes is also survived by his sister-in-law, Ann Smith of Jonesboro, AR; nieces and nephews, Dr. ...

The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center June 23 through June 29: June 23 Jonathan Michael Beaird, 24, Green Forest, was booked in for failure to pay. Seth Ryan Carpenter, 27, Eureka Springs, was booked in on a hold for another agency...

BERRYVILLE -- A three-year-old boy who was struck by a vehicle on Cherry Street last Sunday evening is home from the hospital recovering from his injuries, police say. The driver of the vehicle that struck the boy, 25-year-old Luis Salazar of Berryville, is credited with calling authorities immediately to report the accident...