Stories from Thursday, July 14, 2011

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Whether former high school secretary Connie Bentel will get to return to her job has yet to be decided, as the school board has 10 days to make a decision following her hearing Monday night. Bentel was "sent home" from her job May 2 following write-ups by high school principal Kathryn Lavender and a letter from the district that her contract for the next school year would not be renewed...

While at a soccer game this summer I was reminded of why there is so little peace in our world. Parents from the two opposing teams almost came to blows and bloodshed while watching from the bleachers. This wasn't a game with the World Cup at stake. These were five-year-olds on the field...

Tigers' grand stadium on track