Stories from Sunday, November 18, 2012

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Taylor Osterhout scored 21 of Eureka Springs' 28 points as the Lady Highlanders improved to 4-3 with a 38-24 win over Haas Hall on Monday. Osterhout connected on a pair of 3-pointers and was 9-of-13 from the free throw line in a near two-hour affair plagued by fouls and play stoppage. There were 45 total fouls in the game and 56 free throws attempted. Eureka Springs went 15-of-32 from the charity stripe...

I walked up the stairs to the lobby of The Aud for the Folk Festival's big event last Saturday, not knowing much about the headliner other than he was the one who played the "Dueling Banjos" role in the 1972 movie "Deliverance." That's about it. At the top of the stairs this tall fellow stuck out his hand and said, "Hi, I'm Ronny and I'm glad you're here."...