Stories from Tuesday, September 24, 2013

BERRYVILLE -- Teacher Donesa Mann has figured out a way to get more male students involved in her choir classes: barbershop. The Berryville High School Barbershop Boys performance group started last fall with 11 young men participating and has already reached a couple of milestones...

BERRYVILLE -- On Friday afternoons, some students are going home with more than books in their backpacks. Thanks to a community-wide partnership called "Operation: Food for Hungry Kids," they have enough healthy food to sustain them through the weekends...

BERRYVILLE -- A woman was shot twice on Sept. 18, but is expected to live, said Detective Robert Bartos of the Berryville Police Department. Kimberly Burrell was shot while sitting in a vehicle outside of a house on County Road 702 south of U.S. Highway 62 around 9 p.m., allegedly by Monique Marie Torres, 41, of Berryville. Burrell was then airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., Bartos said...

BERRYVILLE -- At Friday's Quorum Court meeting, Sheriff Bob Grudek admitted to not having enough funds to patrol the western district of the county and that deputies are only going there when dispatched by 911 emergency services. "That is unfair to do for people in the community out there because they pay substantial taxes," said Grudek. ...

GREEN FOREST -- Ahead of the Carroll County Super Bowl, Officer Chris Jones of the Green Forest Police Department responded to a report of graffiti on the high school gym's wall on Thursday around 10:20 p.m. "There were two different incidents, one was done Thursday and one Friday," said Matt Summers, superintendent of the Green Forest School District. "We have found some suspects from Friday from reviewing video footage, but nothing has been finalized. Thursday's case is closed."...

As Washington swirls with proposals, counter-proposals and political brinksmanship in response to diplomatic efforts on Syria, the situation has a lot of people scratching their heads. Couldn't President Obama and Congress have handled this differently?...

Dear Dr. Cheri, This is about my daughter's boyfriend. She's 21 and I'm not sure how old he is, but probably in his early 20s. I don't like anything about him. He has a menial job, he's borrowed money from her, and I don't like how he treats her. How can I convince her to dump him and find someone who's better for her?...

Tracy and Tammy Tedder of Berryville are happy to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Tabitha Jo Tedder, to Patrick Lee Brantley. Patrick is the son of Darlene and Milo Warner of Eureka Springs and David and Jaime Brantley of Centerton, Ark...

Joe and Paula Wilson were married on Sept. 27, 1963 in Eureka Springs. They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at their home at 309 CR 543, Huntsville. Family and friends are invited to attend...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Students and teachers are having to make adjustments to a new way of teaching and learning, reported Eureka Springs Middle School Principal Cindy Holt at Thursday's school board meeting. Speaking to the board, Holt said the school held a parents' night, with the main focus on understanding the new Common Core State Standards' expectations for the various grade levels. She said it was an informative meeting for all involved...