Stories from Tuesday, December 1, 2015

The Berryville Bobcats were still getting over the tryptophan effect of turkey in Saturday night's 45-33 victory over Lead Hill. Cole Parton made Berryville's only three-pointer of the game in the first quarter, and that helped get Berryville out to an early 10-8 lead. Parton got in foul trouble, however, and the Bobcats were never able to pull away from the Tigers...

It was a rough outing for the Green Forest Tigers on Saturday, as the Kingston Yellowjackets defeated the Tigers 59-36. Kingston got out to an early 20-8 lead and Green Forest was never able to catch up. "We just came out flat," Green Forest coach Brandon Stone said. "Didn't have a whole lot of energy. We have kind of been on that roller-coaster where we will play better one game and back down the next. We are just going in circles right now."...

Conference play finally begins next week for the Eureka Springs Highlanders, but before it does they compete in the Decatur Holiday Hoops Tournament, which starts at 4 p.m. Tuesday against Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy. For the Highlanders, this is the first and only regular-season tournament they will compete in all year...

Only a select few players go out on top. John Elway, David Robinson and Derek Jeter are a few who come to mind. Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant are two of the greatest players to ever play in their respective sports and regardless of what you think of these two stars, watching them go out the way they are is sad...

After a 37-35 victory over the Omaha Lady Eagles, Berryville Lady Bobcat coach Daniel Cornelison said his team must become more consistent. "We kind of controlled the game the whole way through. It's just, we are young," Cornelison said. "It's going to be a common theme until we figure out what we can and can't do. ...

Berryville's 2-0 start to the year gave fans reason to believe the Bobcats had got back on the right track, as that matched their best start since 2007. A 20-9 home loss to Green Forest in the Carroll County Superbowl ended those beliefs. "They got off to a fast start, which got us in the hole," Berryville coach Austin Winters said. "We battled back, but that carried over to some of those other first quarters that were 21-0."...

Eureka Springs Highlander basketball fans can be thankful that their basketball team is back on the winning track. The Highlanders got an impressive road victory Tuesday night, defeating West Fork 75-64 in overtime. With the game tied at 58, Eureka Springs' Reggie Sanchez drove the lane for two and had a chance to complete the three-point play, but missed the free throw. A West Fork player made a shot on the opposite end to tie the game at 60 and send the game to overtime...

BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville Bobcats hosted Gentry and Mountain Home on Tuesday for their first dual meet of the season.The Bobcats handled Gentry, defeating the Pioneers 60-18. Mountain Home proved to be a much more difficult opponent, but Berryville came out on top, 42-40...

BERRYVILLE -- There are some nights when a player simply dominates the game. This was the case Tuesday night when Berryville's Seth Helmlinger had 33 points in the first 14 minutes of play to lead the Bobcats to a 72-23 victory over Green Forest. Helmlinger ended the night with 38 points...

The future of ambulance service in eastern Carroll County remains uncertain, as the county's quorum court considers an ordinance that would establish an ambulance district east of the King's River and mayors of Berryville and Green Forest wait for the county's next move...

Carroll County experienced little crime and only a few accidents this Thanksgiving weekend, Sheriff Randy Mayfield said Monday. "It was a pretty quiet weekend. I don't want to say there was nothing, but it was pretty slow," Mayfield said. Mayfield noted that domestic disturbances are normally the most reported incidents during a holiday but said there weren't that many this year...

This week's weather should be mild after a wet weekend. Joe Sellers, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Tulsa, said Monday that Carroll County received quite a bit of rain last weekend. Sellers could not find precipitation totals for Carroll County but said Kingston in neighboring Madison County received 2.43 inches of rain between Friday and Sunday...

Oak Grove alderwoman Sabrina Nance has accused Carroll County circuit clerk Ramona Wilson of informing Oak Grove mayor Josh Peden that Nance reviewed public records in Wilson's office -- an allegation that both Wilson and Peden deny. In a letter to the editor published in today's edition, Nance writes that she recently reviewed public records in Wilson's office...

Jack Deaton, right, longtime chief of the Holiday Island Fire Department, passes the chief's helmet to Bob Clave upon Deaton's retirement. Clave joined the Holiday Island Fire Department in 2002 and had been assistant chief since 2009. (Submitted photo)...

Carrie Nation, at center, stands with friends in front of Hatchet Hall, her home in Eureka Springs. The date of this picture is captioned as made about 1910, which would be about a year before her death in Leavenworth, Kan., on June 9, 1911.

It seems like just yesterday that I became a father. But the reality is, tomorrow I will become a grandfather. William Edward "Liam" Loftis is scheduled to make his grand entrance into the world sometime Wednesday -- assuming that he doesn't surprise us all and arrive a little ahead of schedule...

My nana didn't work on Black Friday this year. It was the first year she's had the day off in a long time, and we spent it shopping in Branson. On the way home, I asked her how she felt about working on Black Friday. "It feels great not to do it, but it's a way to make money," she said...

City Advertising and Promotions Commissioners during last Wednesday night's budget workshop said that initial sales tax numbers through October have increased 7.1 percent, or $69,727, over last year and if the trend continues, CAPC's 2015 budget is "on track for in the black."...

The Lions Club of Eureka Springs presented food drive donations to Eureka Springs schools and the Flint Street Food Bank. (Submitted photo)

Robert Walter Allen, 39, and Erin Nicole Flusche, 31, both of Eureka Springs. Kenneth Joseph Blaschke, 51, and James Clay Hiatt, 54, both of Fort Smith. William Charles Bracas, 77, and Wanda B. Brown, 78, both of Little Rock. Floyd Campbell Jr., 54, and Victoria McGee, 50, both of Jonesboro...

"There's a saying that those who can't do teach," Shannon Haney says, her voice rising with passion. "But it's not even about that." She would know. Haney, who teaches K-8 art at the Eureka Springs School District, was chosen in October to have her art displayed at the Arkansas Art Teacher Exhibition in Little Rock. Haney's piece will be exhibited until the end of November...

The Eureka Springs Preservation Society will host the 33rd Annual Christmas Tour of Homes from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. There will be nine location in this year's tour, and all the stops on the tour are self-guided. Lavishly decorated with historical accuracy, each residence offers an opportunity to revisit the grandeur of the Victorian era...

The Snow Village and Train Exhibit at Gaskins Switch Village Shops in Eureka Springs will be open each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and each Sunday from 11 a.m .to 5 p.m. through Dec. 20. The exhibit also will be open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday, Dec. 21, through Wednesday, Dec. 23...

The Eureka Springs Farmers Market is now on its winter schedule. It will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays only.