Stories from Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Laura Belle Tallant, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born Nov. 30, 1922 near Garfield, AR, a daughter of Amos Reynolds, Sr. and Nora (Baker) Reynolds. She departed this life Thursday, Apr. 5, 2012 in Eureka Springs, at the age of 89 years. Laura was a very devout Christian with her family being the center of her life. ...

On Monday, March 25, I went to Ozark Stone Co. (formerly Johnson Landscaping) to pick up a load of hardwood mulch. After they loaded my trailer with one and a half cubic yards, I started to leave but noticed that the trailer was pulling to one side...

The Eureka Springs School of the Arts would like to acknowledge all of you who participated in our Chair-ity ReArt Fundraiser on April Fools Day at the Inn of the Ozarks. We extend gratitude and hold the artists of our 2012 fabulous line up of chairs in high esteem--thank you David McKee for McKEA, Drew Gentle for Re-Chair, Robert Roman Norman for Poseidon's Throne (see picture), Adrian Frost for Hedra, John Stalling for the Metal Desk Chair, and Daniel Coy for The Planets. ...

The first week of April is Public Health Week in Arkansas. Its purpose is to help Arkansans live healthier lives by working to prevent illness and enhance overall health and well-being. It may seem obvious to say, but there is definitely a strong connection between your general health and your overall quality of life. I am encouraged that we can become a healthier Arkansas, starting today...

Members of the Eureka Springs School Board took a walk-through of the new high school Thursday. The roofs are being put on, and the project is on target for completion late this fall. The district hopes to have classes start in January 2013. From left are Laura Morrison of Morrison Architecture, Lodie Dixon of Kinco Constructors, school board members Karen Gros, Sam Kirk and Al Larson and Superintendent Curtis Turner. Kathryn Lucariello / CCN...

Caylah Ann Kaye Helland, 18 months, and her sister Kaylin Kerley, 11, navigated the sea of eggs and children in gardens of the Crescent Hotel on Sunday afternoon during the annual Easter Sunday Egg Hunt. The sisters came over from Elkins with their parents, Ben Helland and Melissa Kerley, for a weekend of shopping and sightseeing. Photo by Chip Ford...

BERRYVILLE -- 61-year-old Richard Dean Basnett, the Eureka Springs hotel owner who is facing a string of charges across the Ozarks in connection with the arson at the Pine Top Lodge and a multi-state theft ring, is currently awaiting sentencing in Oklahoma on federal weapons charges...

BERRYVILLE -- The third accident in a week on the same block, with two in the same location, had Berryville police on the scene Friday morning at the corner of Freeman Avenue and Trimble (U.S. Hwy 62). According to witnesses, an early 90s sedan was waiting in the left hand lane going south on Hwy. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Members of the Carroll County Quorum Court gathered for the first of many planned field trips to inspect roads in the county. This first trip was taken by County Judge Sam Barr, along with JPs Ron Flake, Lamont Richie and Dan Mumaugh...