Stories from Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Berryville is making fast progress on city projects this summer. Mayor Tim McKinney said Monday that the city is hoping to have both the Freeman Street extension and the adjoining soccer complex completed by next summer. “We’ve been really pleased with the road project,” he said. “Hopefully, it will be close to complete if not complete by the time school is done. We are trying to get the part up near the school complete.”...

The artificial turf field has been installed at Berryville’s new football stadium, which is expected to be ready for the first home game of the 2018 season on Friday, Sept. 7. The Berryville School Board voted last week to name the field in honor of longtime coach Ronnie Clark...

Tyson Foods Inc. — the Springdale-based company that is the largest employer in Carroll County — said Monday that it expects its adjusted earnings for fiscal year 2018 to be lower than previously anticipated, in part because of tariffs and a volatile global market...

Karen Helmlinger stood in front of her mountain of supplies, stacked high against her cabinets. She’d had to move all her classroom materials to one area at the end of the last school year, allowing the custodians to clean her room. In two weeks’ time she will need to have the heap assembled and dispersed throughout her classroom — ready for the kindergartners’ first day of school on Aug. 13...

Dr. Aaron Rowell has joined Mercy Clinic Family Medicine-Berryville as a primary care provider seeing patients of all ages. Rowell completed his Doctor of Osteopathy at William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Miss. He recently completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ South Central Regional Program in Pine Bluff. ...

Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney has filed to seek an eighth term in office. Carroll County election coordinator Sherry Cochrane McKinney filed as a candidate for mayor on Friday, the first day of the filing period for municipal candidates in the Nov. 6 general election...

As a part of a national effort, the Berryville branch of Arvest Bank raised $1,053.25 and donated about 3,000 meals to Loaves & Fishes Food Bank of the Ozarks, an Arvest representative said. For the second year, the bank worked with Berryville Elementary School and Berryville Intermediate School to organize a food drive. The grade that donated the most food got a popsicle party, said Sarah Brown, an Arvest financial sales representative...

The repairs to Flint Street should be completely finished soon, Eureka Springs public works director Dwayne Allen said last week. A tunnel for storm drainage runs under downtown Eureka Springs, Allen said, which ultimately caused the area under Flint Street and the Grand Central Hotel’s private parking lot to collapse. Repair work began in June, and Allen said he originally expected the project to last about 30 days. Now, Allen said, he expects it to last about 60 days...

About a year ago, I decided I would learn how to juggle. It didn’t take long to find a so-called easy tutorial on Youtube, so I set my computer on a table and grabbed some oranges. While the video did not recommend using fruit, I figured it would up the stakes a bit and I could have a sweet treat once I was done. It was a win-win, right?...

A westbound vehicle missed the curve on Highway 62 West at Brushy Ridge shortly after midnight on Tuesday, July 24. The vehicle came to rest against a pile of logs and downed trees that prevented it from going farther down a steeper slope. Inspiration Point medical responders helped the uninjured driver out of the vehicle and up to a waiting ambulance for evaluation...

Steve Johnson, director of the Greater Berryville Area Chamber of Commerce, buys a pulled pork supper at a fundraiser hosted by The Friends of the Berryville Library on Thursday, July 26. The event also featured a silent auction. All proceeds went to benefit the Berryville Public Library...

The Carroll County Health Unit held its annual Back to School Immunization Clinic on Friday, July 27. Registered nurse Nikki Carpenter gives an immunization shot to Ridge, a sixth-grader at Green Forest.

The Green Forest Tiger cross country team had won three consecutive Class 3A boys state championships until finishing third last year. The girls finished second and are looking to improve on that finish. "Everyone is coming back from vacation and so we are starting the process, but they are doing pretty well," Green Forest coach Bradley James said...

While the golf season doesn't start for another three weeks, the Eureka Springs Highlanders have been preparing since June. Coach Brian Rambo said the biggest thing he has been working on with his team is trying to adjust to the summer heat. "It has been extremely hot this year," Rambo said. ...

This time last year, the Carroll County Country Club looked much different. The greens were in poor shape and ultimately dried out, forcing the club to get new seed and resize the greens. That process began in September, and the course opened back up in April. Clubhouse manager Dave Saab said the course has improved dramatically since that time...

The dog days of summer are almost over. When I was in high school, those dog days of summer started the first Tuesday of August at midnight, but my how things have changed. It seems like just yesterday I was starting my senior year by having a midnight "take flight" night. Our first practice would be a full-padded hitting and running free-for-all and the goal was to make it out alive...

The Green Forest Tiger Booster Club held its annual golf tournament on Saturday at the Carroll County Country Club. Individual results are as follows: Championship flight: Will Gotto and Austin Lasater won, shooting a 60. Clinton and Jason Hall finished second, shooting a 63. Kyle Farrar and John Farrar finished third, shooting a 64. Scott Jackson and Calvin Fish finished fourth, shooting a 65...

Sharon (Sherry) Marie Vanhoose, 61, of Pea Ridge, formerly of Russellville, passed peacefully at her home on Saturday, July 28, 2018. The daughter of James and Charlene Claypool, she was born December 27, 1956 in Iowa City, IA. Sherry spent her childhood in Tempe, AZ, graduated from Berryville High School in 1974, and attended Draugons School of Business in Tulsa, OK. She and Roger Dale Vanhoose were married on October 9, 1976 in Tulsa...