Stories from Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Ozarks Chorale rehearsing for spring concerts, seeking new members (01/11/12)
Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 10, the Ozarks Chorale will rehearse weekly at 7 p.m. at the Eureka Springs Middle School. Singers are invited to attend the Tuesday rehearsals to prepare for spring concerts. A spring concert is scheduled for May 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the Auditorium in Eureka Springs...

HI planning commission bans press from meetings (01/11/12)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The press has been banned from attending Holiday Island Planning Commission (HIPC) meetings. The news came Friday when this reporter came for the regular monthly meeting at 9 a.m. "We all agree that we no longer want you to attend our meetings," said Chairman Myrna Peterson, speaking for the five-member, volunteer board...

Oklahoma man dead before crash (01/11/12)
BERRYVILLE -- Raymond Dale Shatswell, 49, of Miami, Okla., was killed in a one-vehicle traffic accident north of Berryville Thursday afternoon. He reportedly suffered a heart attack and was dead when his vehicle left the road and struck two trees. According to a report prepared by Arkansas State Trooper Tom McLean, the accident occurred at 2:34 p.m. Thursday, two miles north of Berryville on Ark. Hwy. 221...

Berryville City Council approves construction bids (01/11/12)
BERRYVILLE -- Three companies bidding on construction equipment services for the year ahead had their bids accepted when Berryville City Council members met Jan. 3. Mayor Tim McKinney recommended they accept all three, rather than one, saying the action would give the city the option to choose "who is available and has the best equipment to do the job."...

Year in review (01/11/12)
July With summer's heat came the wagon riders who made their annual trek from Harrison to Springdale and its Fourth of July events at Rodeo of the Ozarks. Once again they camped at Carrollton, took a lunch break at the Fry Farm and stayed overnight at the Pam and Ronnie Web Farm before heading westward on their journey...

School board decides to use headhunters (01/11/12)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- At a special meeting Thursday night, the Eureka Springs School Board voted by a narrow margin to hire the McPherson & Jacobson firm to conduct a search for superintendent candidates. Board members were tasked with calling several school districts around the state who had used the firm to ask opinions on it...

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