Stories from Saturday, February 25, 2012

EUREKA SPRINGS -- If only the LUCAS Chest Compression machine didn't cost so much, it might be available to more volunteer fire departments to help save lives. Luckily, it did just that for a woman in the Western District who lives in a fire district that has one -- the Holiday Island rural fire department...

Berryville youths took to the court Wednesday after school to shoot some hoops at Pioneer Park when temperatures climbed to near 70 degrees. Many area residents were outdoors taking advantage of the spring-like weather.

Suzie Rogers Liles will present "Happy 40th Anniversary, Buffalo National River," from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Boone County Library. The library is located at 221 W. Stephenson in Harrison. Liles' program will trace the events leading up to the establishment of the Buffalo National River and share her memories of the early years of the park...

Expectations are for more twisters than last year, which was almost a record-setter

STATE COLLEGE, PA. -- AccuWeather.com reports last year, 2011, went down in the record books as the fourth deadliest tornado year ever in the United States with 550 fatalities. 1925 was the deadliest year in the U.S., with 794 killed, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ...