Stories from Thursday, June 29, 2017

Nearly a year after she went missing, a Eureka Springs woman has been located alive in Alabama. A press release from the Eureka Springs Police Department says Shastah Naumann called a family member on June 28 saying she was in Alabama. The dispatcher on duty contacted the Orange Beach Police Department, the release says, and officers located Naumann at Barber Marina...

The Rat Race 5K honoring Tommy Ratzlaff took place on Saturday. Ratzlaff, a native of Green Forest died while serving his country in 2011 and this marked the fifth year of the Rat Race. Patrick Hunter won with a time of 17:24. 2. Shane York, 17:48 3. ...

High school athletes are free to do what they want for the next two weeks, as the athletic dead period began on Monday. Local coaches hope the athletes take this time to rejuvenate and get ready for what is to come. "I want them to get away from it for a little while," Green Forest football coach Bobby Bishop said. "I advised them to get their mind off football for a little while. Go get them a job, earn a little money and go have a good time with your friends."...

We have officially hit the worst part of the sporting year. The NBA Finals, which didn't live up to expectations, have come and gone and we are still two months away from the start of football season. Or are we? For those of you who have access to cable, you might have noticed that the ESPN family of networks were showing football over the weekend. And it wasn't replayed games from a year ago. It was our brethren up north playing a game that looked like American football, with a few differences...