Stories from Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Irma Jean (Baker) Hostetler, daughter of Harley and Esther Baker, was born June 19, 1936, in Eugene, Oregon. She peacefully passed away in her home on July 10, 2020, at the age of 84 years and 21 days, after being bedfast around a month. Grandma suffered from dementia the last months of her life, during which she was lovingly cared for by her family. She accepted Christ as her Saviour and was baptized in her youth and was a faithful member of the Bethel A.M. Church until her death...

You can throw a rock in downtown Eureka Springs and hit a hand sanitizing station, and that’s exactly what city representatives want.

A.J. Trusty, a 12-year-old Green Forest Boy Scout, recently made a new flag box for the local American Legion post. ‘Our flag box was old and was worn out,’ said Legion member Don McNeely. ‘Without knowing anything his mom told me he has made us a new box. We were so proud to see patriotism from our youth.’

The Green Forest Tigers have plenty to work on during summer practice as they adjust to a new head coach and a new offensive philosophy.

It’s been a strange few months for Arkansas high school athletes after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of spring sports.

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 Monday, July 13, a total of 79 inmates were being housed in the detention center...

For much of the past two weeks, I have been working on our upcoming edition of Currents Magazine. Currents is one of the fun things we do at Carroll County Newspapers. The stories have more flair than what we’d write for the weekly paper, the photographs are beautiful and they marry to form a glossy, high-quality publication every time...

It blows my mind to think that there are people out there that are so greedy that they sit and just think of ways to steal money. I could have not paid my taxes and the $18 fee, or in my case it was $72. I was promised if they won I would get it back. Now they are trying to figure a way to get the $18 fee. I am a widow but I can stand it, but it is a disgrace that we have people in America that try to pull stunts as they are doing...

We have learned so much in these past few months about our community. With early trauma in March and a full shutdown in April, I was proud that our business community rallied together and supported one another. What has followed is interesting and uplifting. Specifically, when most were called back into this hyper difficult environment to re-open and operate their business the leaders of our established tourism infrastructure continued their efforts to move Eureka Springs interests to the forefront.. ...

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. Lunch is served weekdays at noon. Tuesday, July 14 Pulled pork, baked beans, fried okra, roll, ooey gooey cake Wednesday, July 15 Taco salad, black beans and corn salad, tortilla chips and salsa...

Nonprofits in Carroll County can go to arcf.org/givingtree to apply online for grants through Carroll County Community Foundation, an affiliate branch of Arkansas Community Foundation. Applications must be submitted online by Aug. 15. “Due to the issues associated with COVID-19, our local board of directors has focused these Fall grants on humanitarian response only,” said Janell Robertson, executive director of the Carroll County Community Foundation. ...

A group of Carroll County nonprofits have stepped up with $112,176 in funding to help Eureka Springs High School meet the challenge of in-class and at-home learning this fall. Two grants will give the school two distance-learning classrooms and 32 desktop computers to assist in distance learning...

This week’s Pet of the Week is Zorro. Zorro is a playful, fun cat who needs a forever home. He is currently in a foster home and would love to go from couch to couch without having to stop at the shelter! He will give you all the love and attention you could want. He has some medical needs that shouldn’t keep him from living a long life but he might do best in a single-cat household. Are you ready to open your home and heart to a special new friend? Please give the Good Shepherd Humane Society Adoption Center a call at 479-253-9188 so we can arrange for you to meet Zorro!

Mercy Health Foundation in Berryville has added a new member to its 12-member board of directors. Joining the board Aug. 1 is Brittany West, a part-time nurse at Mercy Hospital Berryville. West earned a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Arkansas Tech University in 2011. ...

Gavin Richardson is the new band director for Green Forest High School. Richardson said he wants to teach his students to take chances and to not be afraid of making mistakes. “Some of those chances don’t always pay off, and that can be scary, even for me,” Richardson said. “But that’s the only way for students to really learn.”...

A Green Forest man was killed in a one-vehicle accident just before midnight on Friday, July 10. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, Kevin J. Rogers, 55, of Berryville was driving a 2004 Chevrolet eastbound on U.S. Highway 62 when it ran off the south side of the road before going back onto the road and overturning several times and coming to a rest on the north side of the highway...

Arkansas schools will now begin in-person, blended and virtual school on Aug. 24 rather than Aug. 13.

Carroll County Circuit Judge Scott Jackson has refused to lower a $50,000 bond for an 18-year-old Berryville man who has been arrested twice this year on drug and weapons charges.

Scott Loftis, managing editor for Carroll County Newspapers, recently was honored by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Loftis won first place in the investigative reporting category for non-daily newspapers in the SPJ’s 2020 Diamond Journalism Awards, announced June 30 in a virtual presentation. ...

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arkansas continues to increase rapidly, along with the number of Arkansans hospitalized with the virus.

Eureka Springs High School graduate Megan Holloway and her classmates wore masks at the school’s 2020 graduation ceremony Saturday. For more photos, visit www.LovelyCitizen.com

The Berryville city council voted 3-1 at a special meeting Monday night to adopt an ordinance requiring that masks be worn inside all businesses in the city.