Stories from Friday, March 23, 2018

A Eureka Springs man who was sent to the Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock after being ruled unfit to stand trial for attempted kidnapping in 2015 walked away from the facility on Tuesday morning with the apparent assistance of a staff member, according to the state Department of Human Services...

Local schools were on spring break this week, but kids at the Berryville Library’s Coding Camp were busy learning all about programming. Assistant librarian Jennifer Geeo led the camp and said she and the kids focused on a different aspect of coding each day. ...

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen declared on Wednesday that Arkansas’ process for licensing medical marijuana growers was unconstitutional, citing evidence of bias and the failure to verify applicants’ compliance with key requirements. In a 28-page order, Griffen issued a preliminary injunction barring the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC) from issuing the five cannabis cultivation licenses, including one for Osage Creek Cultivation in Carroll County...

Berryville’s Freeman Avenue extension project has hit a roadblock. At the Berryville City Council’s Tuesday meeting, Mayor Tim McKinney announced that the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department cannot bid the project out until late summer. “We were ready to go and told the highway department we were ready to bid it,” he said. ...

The crew of Miles Media Inc. and 4:13 Films works on a scene Thursday for their film, ‘The Penitent Thief,’ on the grounds of the Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs.

The last military parades in the United States came at the end of the Gulf War and the conclusion of “Operation Desert Storm.” This parade followed in the tradition of the great victory parades from the World Wars, and the inaugurations of Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. Both men had served with distinction in the military, the latter a decorated Naval officer, and the former was the Supreme Allied Commander during World War II...

This listing includes individuals who are booked into the Carroll County Detention Center. Charges may be reduced or dropped, and individuals are presumed innocent until being found guilty in court. As of Thursday, March 22, a total of 100 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

The Berryville Bobcats got a 4-1 road win over their Carroll County rival Green Forest heading into spring break on Friday. Berryville's Rusty Colbert scored on a fielder's choice in the top of the first for the first run of the game. With two outs in the bottom of the first, Green Forest's Dakota Grigg advanced to second base on a Pirate error, but Trey Curbow struck out to end the inning...

The Eureka Springs and Green Forest track teams competed at the Tyson Relays on Thursday in Green Forest. Rogers won the boys competition, while Green Forest finished fourth, scoring 43 points and Eureka Springs finished 15th, scoring three points. Rogers also won the girls competition, while Green Forest finished fourth, scoring 72 points and Eureka Springs finished ninth, scoring 11 points. Individual results are as follows:...

The Green Forest Tiger soccer team is limping into spring break after losing a 3-0 match at Harrison on Friday. "We lost 3-0, but that wasn't the bad part," Green Forest coach Jonathan Bryant said. "It was the way we lost. I feel like we gave up at times. We are on spring break, though. It's a much-needed break for everybody. Hopefully we will get our batteries charged and get our minds right heading into conference play when we get back."...