Stories from Thursday, July 5, 2012

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- In a special meeting Friday, the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners tackled questions from the district manager about how to handle quit-claim requests and gave an answer to a request by property owner Dave Bischoff. District Manager John Kennedy wanted to know how to proceed in terms of property owners who want to quit-claim their lots to the district. He said he has four requests for quit claims on his desk...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- New Good Shepherd Humane Shelter Director Janice Durbin grew up in southwest Missouri on a farm that once belonged to her grandparents, and she currently lives on a farm outside Powell, Mo. She came to the job on May 7, and says she's having a great time with a good group of people to work with...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Eureka Springs Alderman Butch Berry has concerns about the action the City Council could take regarding commissioners who miss too many meetings. "It seems to me like it's a method of removing members," Berry told Carroll County News this week. "I have concerns there."...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- In a special meeting Friday, the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners tackled questions from the district manager about how to handle quit-claim requests and gave an answer to a request by property owner Dave Bischoff. District Manager John Kennedy wanted to know how to proceed in terms of property owners who want to quit-claim their lots to the district. He said he has four requests for quit claims on his desk...