Stories from Friday, October 16, 2015

Editor's Note: This article is the third in a three-part series. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Though he has seen cases of domestic violence as Madison County circuit judge, Dale Ramsey didn't understand how complex the issue is until earlier this year. His perspective completely changed, Ramsey said, when he played an educational game at a domestic violence training session...

Because of Berryville High School's Environmental and Spatial Technology Class (EAST), Alex Warner gets to devote hours each week to video games. But Warner isn't playing video games; he's creating one. Warner, a Berryville ninth-grader, explained why he chose to make a video game at EAST Night Out Tuesday night. The technology available through EAST, he said, has helped him develop the project...

Green Forest Mayor Charles Reece will soon take home a little more money each month for his service to the city. On Tuesday morning, the Green Forest City Council approved an ordinance increasing Reece's monthly salary to $2,200 on a third and final reading. The salary increase will take effect beginning Nov. 1...

Six apartments were destroyed and three have water damage following an apartment fire early Tuesday morning in Berryville. No one was injured in the blaze. Berryville Fire Chief Shannon Chester reported that he received a call at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning saying part of the Magnolia Village Apartments on Doxey Lane were on fire. Chester said his crew stayed on the scene until 11:50 a.m., noting how hard the firemen worked to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent buildings...

After issuing five arrest warrants and arresting three individuals last week, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) has arrested four more people in connection with several property and vehicle thefts in the county. CCSO Chief Deputy Maj. George Frye said Tuesday that David Junior Cox, Marie Ann Hamm, Michael Brandon McElroy and Van Doran Weaver have been arrested. ...

If you'd like to help Carroll County children in need, Vickie Robinson has an opportunity for you. Robinson, an advocate supervisor with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Northwest Arkansas, said she is trying to recruit more advocates in Carroll County. There are too many children in need of an advocate, Robinson explained, and not enough advocates in the county...

Don and Linda Shafer (left), ticket sales leaders; and Lona Noonan, 2016 Spaghetti Dinner chairperson (right) at Holiday Island Presbyterian Church; present checks to Pat Kasner, director of Flint Street Foundation. Kasner received checks for $900 for the Flint Street Food Bank and $900 for the Back Our Kids Program. This is the 16th year for the HIPC benefit which has raised more than $54,000 for Carroll County charities. (Submitted photo)...

On Oct. 30, 1942, a pile of rubble sat at this location. The day before it had been the three-story Berryville School building, but a tornado blew through Berryville and leveled a swath through the heart of the city. The school was rebuilt on the same site and today is home of the Berryville High School. It has seen thousands of students pass through its doors. The Berryville School District is considering tearing the building down as part of a long-term construction plan. (Photo by David Bell)...

Local team "Eureka Wonder Women" recently won the master's division of Outback in the Ozarks, a 55-mile relay race through the Ozark mountains. From left to right are Jessica Guillory, Cindy Komarek, Patsy Miller, Ashley Leahy and Kathy Dolan. (Submitted photo)...

Even though Dr. Chris Baranyk served with Forward Operating Teams and saved lives in Afghanistan, he said that in medicine, it's the little victories that count. Baranyk moved from Fairbanks, Ak. to Eureka Springs with his wife and daughter a month ago and will be practicing at the Eureka Springs Hospital Family Clinic which opens Monday across from Passion Play Road...

Oct. 9 Andrew James Atwater, 30, Shell Knob, Mo., was booked on failure to appear. Clarissa Edmondson, 27, Mountain Home, was booked on failure to appear. Tiffney Atlantic Fields, 29, Berryville, was booked on violation of hot check law. Amanda Ellen Henderson, 31, Berryville, was booked on hold for Washington and Madison Counties...

Six weeks into the regular season, teams begin to get banged up. Nobody knows this better than the Mountain View Yellowjackets, who will travel to Tiger Stadium Friday night to take on the Green Forest Tigers. All-state running back Josh Burns has been injured since week two, along with many other key players. Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop is unsure if these players will be cleared to play by Friday night, but he is preparing his team as though they will be in the lineup...

GREEN FOREST -- For most Green Forest Lady Tiger volleyball players, Tuesday's home match against Flippin was just another regular season match. However, for seniors Payton Youngblood, Kelby Harness, Carley Chicas and Lexy Fernandez, it was there last. Winning in four sets, 25-17, 25-6, 22-25, 25-12, they made it one they will remember...

It has been a difficult start to conference play for the Berryville Bobcats, but coach Austin Winters is optimistic the Bobcats can have a promising season. "We are taking things one week at a time," Winters said. "We just want to keep trying to get better. The big thing is limiting the mistakes. We dig ourselves in a hole and we can't get out of it. If we do that, we give ourselves a chance."...

GREEN FOREST -- After an impressive performance over the weekend at the "Bobcat Back 40," the Green Forest Tigers wanted to continue that performance Tuesday at the Bomber Invite in Mountain Home. Despite the boys finishing second behind the class 5A favorite Harrison Goblins, the Green Forest Tigers were able to keep that momentum rolling by being the first Class 3A team to finish. Individual results are as follows:...