Stories from Friday, February 24, 2012

The Highland Police Department is showing off some newly acquired equipment that will help the department better serve the community. Through a Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grant, Police Chief Jeremy Stevens applied for funding to assist the city with the purchase of a new police car and equipment to outfit it, including camera systems for the new car and two others...

Sidney Fire Chief Bart Schulz welcomed a new addition to the department's fleet, a huge truck obtained through the Rural Fire Protection Division of the Forestry Commission to use as a tanker to haul water. Schulz said the truck is a military surplus vehicle that has been completely revamped. The truck was sent to a fabrication shop at Cummins Prison, where inmates did all the body work, painting and metal fabrication from the cab back to make it suitable as a tanker...

Hospital recovering after administrator firing, financial woes and new management

When the Arkansas House of Representatives went into session on Monday, Feb. 13, one of its first actions was to honor former Fulton County Sheriff Walter Dillinger. The House passed Rep. Lori Benedict's motion to recognize Dillinger, who died on Dec. 11, 2011...