Stories from Saturday, May 12, 2012

NORTH LITTLE ROCK - DeQueen's depth proved to be the difference in a 2-0 victory over the Berryville Bobcats in the 4A-State soccer semifinals at Burns Park in North Little Rock on Saturday afternoon. "Their depth bothered us," Berryville Coach Don Earnest said. "Them having 40 or 50 kids to rotate and we're playing 12 or 13, it was tough."...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A 38-year-old Eureka Springs man remains in the Carroll County Detention Center and now faces two counts of attempted murder and other felonies from two seperate incidents. Walter Jason Ward appeared in Western District Court last week, where he was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder. Both charges are class A felonies, which carry sentences up to 30 years in prison each...

The Western Carroll County Ambulance District (WCCAD) board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, and the new contract for ambulance service with the City of Eureka Springs is on the agenda to be finalized. The contract was awarded to Eureka Springs at the April regular meeting after WCCAD received bids from both the city and Mercy Health Systems of Springfield, Mo. Eureka Springs has been the contract holder for more than a decade...