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New leash on life; Dog found shot and rescued is getting surgery
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Apollo, a dog that had been shot and left to die on a road near Green Forest, went out for surgery at 4 p.m. Monday Apollo was found on May 29 and transported to the Good Shepherd Humane Society with the help of Go East Young Dog and Unconditional Love Pet Rescue, according to Amanda Van Sickle of Good Shepherd Humane Society... -
School will continue healthy foods without grant
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Local efforts will be made by the Eureka Springs School District in the coming school year to continue to provide fresh fruits and vegetables despite not being renewed for a grant, Superintendent David Kellogg told the board June 19...
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Two found dead in HI wreck
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- A couple from Illinois were killed in a motorcycle accident north of Holiday Island, and they were discovered Monday, Arkansas State Police reported. Trooper Drew Widner reported that Steven E. Harvey, 59, and Linda M. Harvey, 56, of Waukegan, Ill., were traveling north on State Highway 23 North on their 1997 Harley Davidson motorcycle, when Steven failed to negotiate a right-hand curve, losing control and exiting the left side of the roadway... -
Airport Commision, Flying Club continue squabbling
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
BERRYVILLE -- A meeting of the Carroll County Airport Commission Thursday afternoon yielded some glimpses of deep divisions on the commission. The agenda had included time for the Ozarks Flying Club, but CCAC Chairman Lonnie Clark announced at the outset of the meeting that OFC representatives would not appear as planned. ...
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Missing girl is found safe by authorities
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
ALPENA -- Treyli Sue Blackwell, who had been missing from her home in Alpena for a week and a half, was found Monday in Dublin, Texas, according to Carroll County Sheriff Bob Grudek. Treyli was found safe after being spotted a few days earlier on footage from a security camera at a dollar store in Dublin...
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A new day in the Ozarks
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/24/14)
Today is a good day in the Ozarks, the sun is out and we are full of hope. Order 36 by the Arkansas Public Service Commission is a small step in the right direction. We will continue our struggle with renewed strength and dedication. APSC Commissioners, for the first time in over 10 years, recently ruled in favor of the long-term benefit of the people of Arkansas. ...
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Tennant, Hollowell are married in Fayetteville church ceremony
(Wedding ~ 06/24/14)
Katherine Ann Tennant and Zachary Lee Hollowell were married Saturday, June 7, at Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. The bride is the daughter of Allison and Jason Tennant of Berryville. She is the granddaughter of Julia Ashby Walker and the late Henry Walker of Cordova, Tenn., and Dr. and Mrs. Forrest Tennant of Fayetteville...
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How Levi Phillips 'rigged' elections all this time
(Column ~ 06/24/14)
For most journalists, the best stories always come with a bit of luck. Just a few days ago, luck dropped the scoop of the millennium right in my hands. Levi Phillips finally explained how he had rigged elections all those years. I hadn't seen Levi in a while, not since he resigned from the Election Commission after several decades of service. ...
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Doesn't everybody already have a book?
(Column ~ 06/24/14)
Our column this week from the Village Writing School family is by Pat Carr, our new Program Coordinator. Pat will teach once a month and help me line up great visiting instructors. Today, she comments on the learning process for writers at any level...
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Carroll Co. Airport to host Fly-In Sat.
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
The Carroll County Airport is hosting a Fly-In from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 28. The event is planned in honor of former airport managers Perry and Sheila Evans, who will soon relocate. The public is welcome to attend, and pilots, members of the community, friends and colleagues will convene to visit with Perry and Sheila. ...
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Minton named ES branch manager
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
Arvest Bank is pleased to announce that Mark Minton has been named branch manager in Eureka Springs. Minton has 14 years' banking experience, most recently as a vice president and regional director for Cornerstone Bank in Holiday Island since 2003. Prior to that, he worked as a registered representative for Edward Jones Investments in Dardanelle since 2000... -
Gospel-blues duo put on their travelin' shoes
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Hallelujah. God talking to me. Put on my traveling shoes. Rachel Fields adds the words of this old gospel song at the end of the Jericho song, about people and places in the Old Testament. Written by her uncle, it describes Joshua crossing the Jordan, Daniel in the lion's den, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego walking in the fiery furnace...
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Still sizzling, not fizzling; Fire on the Mountain to take place after all as residents unite to raise funds for it
(Local News ~ 06/24/14)
BERRYVILLE -- Dust off your lawn chairs and scout your favorite locations. Berryville's annual bacchanalia of fireworks, Fire on the Mountain, is on. The annual Fourth of July fireworks display was in danger of fizzling this year -- not from the weather forecast or another uncontrollable disaster but from negligence. ...
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Frances Janet West Clark
(Obituary ~ 06/24/14)
FRANCES JANET WEST CLARK was born January 20, 1932, north of Berryville, Arkansas at the home of her parents, Digby Clarke and Edith (McMasters) West. She passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Tablerock Healthcare, Kimberling City, Missouri as a result of complications from Alzheimer's... -
Mills appointed to HI board
(Holiday Island ~ 06/24/14)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Following the resignation of Ken Ames from the Holiday Island Board of Commissioners, remaining board members returned from executive session Monday to appoint Ken Mills to fill Ames' remaining term, until the end of this year. Mills served three consecutive terms on the board, from 2001 to 2009, but lost the 2009 election. He has also served on ad hoc committees. He currently serves as the Holiday Island representative on the Western Carroll County Ambulance Commission... -
HI committee meets to recommend legal services
(Holiday Island ~ 06/24/14)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The Ad Hoc Committee - Legal Services met for the first time Wednesday to review and discuss the qualifications of legal firms wanting to do business with Holiday Island. The committee is composed of District Manager Dennis Kelly, Fire Chief Jack Deaton and property owner Wes Stille...
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