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Berryville animal officer reprimanded after burying shot dogs, concealing it, mayor says
(Local News ~ 03/19/13)
BERRYVILLE -- A Berryville animal control officer has been reprimanded after he allegedly shot a man's dog, buried it at the city pound, and then tried to conceal the animal's death from its owners, according to the mayor's office. The debacle began in the wee hours of March 11, when Deb and Darrin Hatfield noticed their two German Shepherds, Egon and Fritz, had escaped from their yard...
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Adams, Ferguson play long ball in loss (High School Sports ~ 03/19/13)
BERRYVILLE -- Jeff Adams and Tate Ferguson both homered in a 13-9 loss to Blue Eye, MO, on Friday as Berryville dropped to 5-2 in its final game before Spring Break. Adams belted a solo shot in the fifth inning, his first of the year, and Ferguson hit a two-run shot for the first of is varsity career in the seventh... -
Nelson provides spark for Tigers as Green Forest blasts Bergman (High School Sports ~ 03/19/13)
BERGMAN -- Gavin Nelson tripled twice, doubled and drove in three runs to help Green Forest blast Bergman 15-5 in five innings Friday in a non-conference road affair for the Tigers. Green Forest improved to 2-2 with the win as Devin Taylor picked up the complete-game win on the mound... -
Noble accrues high-point honors for Lady Bobcats at Goblin Relays (High School Sports ~ 03/19/13)
HARRISON -- Hannah Noble took top individual honors and won four events Thursday at Harrison as Berryville placed second overall behind Mountain home. The Lady Bobcats accumulated 154 points, well behind Mountain Home's 271 and ahead of Green Forest's 125 third-place total... -
Bobcats split pair of outings at Remax Cup in Harrison
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/13)
HARRISON -- Berryville ran its record to 6-3 with a 2-0 win over Harrison and a 3-1 setback to Siloam Springs at the Remax Cup in Harrison on Saturday. Hanzel Ramirez and Jose Sanchez netted goals against Harrison while Douglas Sandoval scored the lone goal against Siloam Springs, his first of the year...
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Lady Cats cool at camp (High School Sports ~ 03/19/13)
From left, Allison Smith, Britni Smith, Aleksei Smith and Sarah Johnson were recently invited to participate in the Top 25 Camp in Fayetteville. Six teams comprised of 55 girls were invited to the camp. Only 25 were selected to compete in the final game, including Johnson, Britni Smith and Aleksei Smith... -
Eureka Springs basketball holds fundraiser in May
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/13)
The Eureka Springs boy's basketball team will hold a fundraiser on Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. at Eureka Springs High School Cafeteria. The fundraiser will consist of a silent auction and dinner with more than 100 items donated by local merchants and individuals...
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Soccer camp offered for youth
(High School Sports ~ 03/19/13)
The Eureka Springs Highlanders and Lady Highlanders soccer program is hositng a Spring Break Camp for kids from kindergarten through 8th grade at the Leatherwood Ballfields today through Thursday. Camp begins at 10 a.m. and concludes at 2 p.m. each day...
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Karen (Herndon) Miller (Obituary ~ 03/19/13)
Karen (Herndon) Miller, of Shrewsbury, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, Mar. 8, 2013. She was 69. Karen was born May 26, 1943 in Camden, TN a daughter of the late Joe T. and Anita (Hicks) Herndon. Raised in Bruceton, TN she graduated from Central High School where she was a member of the Central High School Band and Majorettes. ... -
Sharon K. Anderson
(Obituary ~ 03/19/13)
Sharon K. Anderson, a resident of Green Forest, AR, was born Oct. 1, 1943 in Berryville, AR, a daughter of Clinton Theo and Reba Irene (Ayers) Trantham. She departed this life Thursday, Mar. 7, 2013 in her home with family by her side in Green Forest, at the age of 69 years...
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Harold Conrad "Rick" Richter (Obituary ~ 03/19/13)
Harold Conrad "Rick" Richter, 89, passed away on Saturday, Mar. 9, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 15, at Osborn Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 16, 2013, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Officiating will be Fr. Francis Kamau, and assisted by Deacon Clary Nash, both of Sacred Heart Church. Interment will follow at Forest Park Cemetery, St. Vincent Ave... -
HISID moves forward with leak detection, plumbing inspection
(Holiday Island ~ 03/19/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- At its regular meeting Monday, the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners voted to go forward with generating a Request for Proposals for a contract to detect leaks in the community's water system. The community in experiencing 80 percent loss of treated water...
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Berryville Quiz Bowl teams are champs! (State News ~ 03/19/13)
Two teams of Berryville students brought home top honors from the 2012-13 Quiz Bowl Championships, hosted by North Arkansas College in December and January. Students with the 3rd-to-4th and 5th-to-6th grade teams outsmarted competitors from 15 other schools at the tournament, sponsored by the Ozarks Unlimited Resource Educational Service Cooperative. ... -
Featherston, Davis wed; reception is Saturday
(Wedding ~ 03/19/13)
REEDS SPRING, Mo. -- Jamie Featherston and C.J. "Chad" Davis were united in marriage on March 1, 2013, in Reeds Spring, Mo. The wedding was attended by family of the bride and groom. Jamie is the daughter of Leasa Featherston of Austin, Ark., and Chris Featherston of San Antonio, Texas...
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Opera Guild to meet; 2013 season schedule announced
(Local News ~ 03/19/13)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- The Eureka Springs Opera Guild will hold its annual membership meeting on Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m. in the Conservatory of the Crescent Hotel. Anyone who is interested in opera, Opera in the Ozarks, vocal performance music, or just wishes to learn about the functions of the Guild is invited to attend...
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Pondering the kindness of Southern strangers
(Column ~ 03/19/13)
Lately I've witnessed more evidence of the differences between the North and the South. Recently I went to the big box store in town to pick up some prescriptions and to do some shopping. My husband usually accompanies me when I have a lot of shopping to do, but that day I was alone...
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Character development: Make those people live!
(Column ~ 03/19/13)
We read to experience other lives. We want to sympathize with the characters so that, as we live their lives with them, we feel what they feel. But sometimes we are disappointed. The characters seem distant. We don't care enough about them. What happened? How did the writer fail?...
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Reader says motorcycle noise a growing menace
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/19/13)
Beloved by some, but despised by most, is the unmuffled engine roar of Harleys riding through downtown Eureka Springs. Say the word pollution and everyone in Eureka Springs will tell you they are against it, whether it be releasing raw sewage into Leatherwood Creek, exhaust fumes, or injecting foreign fluoride into our drinking water. ...
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Readers alarmed by hog farm plans near Buffalo River
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/19/13)
Friends of the Buffalo National River are alarmed at the recent issuance of a permit by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality for the construction of a 6,500-head hog farm on a tributary of the Buffalo River in Newton County. There are numerous concerns about this industrial scale confined animal feeding operation (CAFO), not the least of which is the fact that the Buffalo National River was not notified of this project until long after the permit was issued...
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Reader excited about 30th annual Fiddlers Convention starting Thursday
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/19/13)
Hello to all of you readers and fiddle music lovers. The 30th Annual Fiddlers Convention is right around the corner. Starting Thursday, March 21, there will be music in the air and campers on the parking lots of North Arkansas College's southern campus in Harrison...
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Ranchers may be able to postpone tax payments
(Local News ~ 03/19/13)
FAYETTEVIILLE -- Arkansas ranchers who sold livestock in 2012 due to the drought may get a little extra time from the Internal Revenue Service to report income from sales. There were many ranchers who did sell last year. A study of the drought's effects on the state's beef cattle industry done by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (http://srmec.uark.edu/beef/) found that 49 percent had sold more mature cows than in a typical year and 41 percent sold more heifers...
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Eureka photo studio wins big at global competition
(Local News ~ 03/19/13)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Judge Roy Bean's Old Time Photos in Eureka Springs earned major honors at the 2013 Antique and Amusement Photographers International Photo Contest held in Las Vegas on Feb. 8. Photographers Casey Lipok, Susan Tharp and the entire staff at Judge Roy Bean's Old Time Photos earned 16 awards, three of which were first-place ribbons...
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Annual Kite Festival will benefit big cats
(Local News ~ 03/19/13)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge hosts its 23rd annual Kite Festival celebration March 23. "Art with an Altitude," sponsored by KaleidoKites of Eureka Springs, is a free family event inviting attendees to bring their own kites or buy one at the refuge. The celebration includes vendors, contests and fun activities for parents and children. A performance by local band, The Skillet Lickers, is scheduled 1 to 4 p.m...
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Carole Hilmer Run/Walk set for April 20 (Local News ~ 03/19/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- In 2009, former St. Louis resident Joanie Kratzer met Carole Hilmer on a Holiday Island Hiking Club walk. Joanie learned about Carole's dream of holding a benefit walk for The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Carole, a retired medical illustrator, had been a patient at MD Anderson. ... -
Grammy winner Jason Crabb to perform at The Aud Friday (Local News ~ 03/19/13)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Spend half your life doing any one thing, and at some point, you're bound to question whether or not that one thing was the right thing. For Jason Crabb, longtime powerhouse lead vocalist for Gospel music group The Crabb Family, the "right thing" has never been a question... -
HISID moves forward with leak detection, plumbing inspection (Local News ~ 03/19/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- At its regular meeting Monday, the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners voted to go forward with generating a Request for Proposals for a contract to detect leaks in the community's water system. The community in experiencing 80 percent loss of treated water... -
Appeals court hears civil rights lawsuit against Deputy Joel Hand (Local News ~ 03/19/13)
ST. LOUIS -- An appeals court heard arguments last Wednesday in the civil rights lawsuit against Carroll County Sheriff's Deputy Joel Hand. The hearing was the latest development in a legal battle that dates back more than two years. In the initial complaint, filed on July 7, 2011, Edward "Blue John" Chevallier contended Hand had violated his rights under the 4th and 14th amendments when he arrested him the previous August, following an argument between Chevallier and a tenant at his Berryville trailer park.. ... -
Lube center has new owners, adds auto repair (Local News ~ 03/19/13)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Locals will soon see a change of name at the lube center in the Park in Holiday Island, although the business has already been open for two weeks. Holiday Island Auto Repair and Carwash has been opened by Mike and Deyone Lane. The business offers oil changes and carwashes as the location always has, but also offers auto repair and maintenance. Mike has 25 years' experience as an auto mechanic...
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