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New ambulance director sets high goals
(Local News ~ 01/24/13)
The Oregon County Ambulance District has a new Executive Director at the wheel who plans to make some positive changes to improve the local ambulance system. Kenneth McKenzie, who became Executive Director in November, has been involved in EMS for a little over 30 years with experience in rural and...
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"Extreme Couponing" coming to Oregon County
(Local News ~ 01/24/13)
For those looking for ways to cut household costs and save money, Extreme Couponing is on the way. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Oregon County Extension Office will present "Coupon College -- Extreme Couponing in the Real World!" Extension Office Secretary Barb Simpson set up the class on couponing. It...
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Christos House offers dessert at tenth annual Chocolate Festival
(Local News ~ 01/24/13)
The Christos House domestic violence shelter will host its 10th annual Chocolate Festival on Saturday, Feb. 9. In addition to the chance to taste a variety of chocolate treats, auction items will be up for bid. The organization serves Howell, Oregon and surrounding counties and the event is being held at the National Guard Armory in West Plains, beginning at noon...
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Thayer Courtwarming participants (Local News ~ 01/24/13)
The 2013 Thayer Courtwarming will be held on Friday, Jan. 25. The Bobcats will be hosting the Bakersfield Lions for J.V. and Varsity boys games at 6 p.m. The coronation will take place between games. Pictured are (from left) Freshman attendant, Jana Tucker escorted by Ayden Henry. Sophomore attendant, Haley Earls escorted by Peyton Risner. Senior candidates: Ashton Rees, escorted by Richard Newman and Jacob Alford. Jordan Rhoades, escorted by Alec Smith and Zach Steed... -
Salem student takes county spelling bee title (Local News ~ 01/24/13)
Six Fulton County students, two from Salem, two from Viola and two from Mammoth Spring, faced off on Thursday, Jan. 7, at Salem Elementary School in a spell-down to determine the county spelling bee champion. The students had advanced after winning spelling bees at their schools... -
Norfork Lake body identified
(Local News ~ 01/24/13)
A man's body, found in a submerged pickup truck in Lake Norfork on Saturday, Jan. 12, has been identified as 27 year old Charles B. Csiszer of Flippin, Ark. According to the State Medical Examiner's Office, Csiszer died of a gunshot wound to his head, in an apparent suicide...
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Long-planned sewer project coming to HB (Local News ~ 01/24/13)
This summer more than five years of work and waiting should finally pay off, as a $2.2 million dollar sewer expansion project finally gets underway in Horseshoe Bend. "We had one of these public hearings almost five years to the day in regards to this same project," Mayor Bob Barnes said as a hearing began at City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 17, to outline the project that is finally taking shape... -
Rabid skunk attacks dog at Camp (Local News ~ 01/24/13)
A quiet Sunday afternoon went downhill fast for Dorothy and Fred Permenter on Sunday, Jan. 13, when a rabid skunk showed up at their Camp home. "I heard the dog barking out front and looked outside and yelled to my husband, 'There's a skunk after the dog,' Dorothy Permenter said... -
Murder suspect claims self defense (Local News ~ 01/24/13)
An Izard County man accused in the shooting death of his nephew on Thursday, Jan. 10 claims he opened fire because he feared his nephew was going to shoot him. Harvey Loosey, 49, of Calico Rock and his girlfriend, Patricia Sutterfield, 43, were taken into custody after the 10 p.m. shooting on Iuka Road, off Highway 5, north of Calico Rock... -
Faye Warren (Obituary ~ 01/24/13)
Funeral services for Helen "Faye" Warren, 88, Alton, Mo., were held on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Mrs. Warren died at 8:35 a.m., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at Ozarks Medical Center. She was born on May 31, 1924, at Peace Valley, Mo., to John B. ... -
Beatrice Elizabeth Nicholson (Obituary ~ 01/24/13)
Beatrice Elizabeth (Humphrey) Nicholson was born the daughter of Buford B. Humphrey and Iva (Tharp) Humphrey on May 15, 1922, in Mammoth Spring, Ark. and departed this life Jan. 18, 2013, at the home of her daughter, in Koshkonong, Mo., at the age of 90 years... -
Berneice Emma Murphy
(Obituary ~ 01/24/13)
Berneice Emma Murphy, 92, of Williford, Ark., was born Saturday, Jan. 1, 1921 in Fort Wayne, Ind., the daughter of Allen Topscott and Emma (Hausman) Tapscott. She died on Jan. 17, 2013, at the Ash Flat Healthcare and Rehab Center. Berneice was united in marriage to Arthur Frantz Murphy on Aug. 31, 1940 in Indianapolis, Ind.. She and her husband moved from Iowa to Ozark Acres after retiring in 1976. They were members of the Spring River Presbyterian Church in Hardy, Ark...
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Delmar C. Lawyer
(Obituary ~ 01/24/13)
Delmar C. Lawyer, 85, of Dixon, Ill., died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born May 20, 1927, in Salem Ark., the son of Carl and JoEllen (Rogers) Lawyer. He was a Control Room Operator for Medusa Cement Company in Dixon for 40 years prior to his retirement in 1982...
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Larry DeWayne Kerley (Obituary ~ 01/24/13)
Funeral services for Larry DeWayne Kerley, 64, of West Plains, Mo., were held on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Mr. Kerley died at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at Brooke Haven Health Care. He was born March 27, 1948, at Elizabeth, Ark., to Oral George and Adah Mae Silvertooth Kerley. ... -
Frances Dailey (Obituary ~ 01/24/13)
Frances Dailey of Batesville, Ark.,. died Jan. 11, 2013, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, at the age of 92 years and 10 months. She was born March 11, 1920 in Herrell, Calhoun County, Ark. to Walter Benjamin Williams and Merdie Mae Robertson Williams... -
Thayer Winter Classic girls tournament wraps up
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/13)
This year's Thayer Winter Classic girl's basketball tournament pitted a very competitive list of local teams for the 39th annual tournament, held Jan. 14-18, at the Thayer gymnasium. Morgan Stone led the number one seated, Thayer Lady Bobcats in scoring, with 12 points, to kick off the Lady Bobcats' 78-35 win over the (8) Eminence Lady Redwings, in the first round game...
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Thayer boys take home second at Liberty
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/13)
It was a busy basketball week, with area boys basketball teams competing in the 42nd annual Liberty Eagles Invitational Tournament at Mountain View-Birch Tree High School. The eight-team bracket pitted (1) Alton vs. (8) Summersville in Monday's first round game, with the Alton Comets moving on in the "A" bracket...
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Izard County Invitational begins at Melbourne
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/13)
Four classes and seven local teams are involved in the Izard County Invitational Tournament being held at Melbourne High School this week. The Cave City Cavemen do not have first-round opponents in three of the four brackets. The Cavemen get a first round bye in the senior boys and girls brackets, as well as the junior high boys bracket...
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Cougars can't stop the Longhorns
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/13)
Two games, two victories. That is what the Viola Longhorns accomplished by knocking off Izard County 47-40 on Jan. 18. Senior guard Brandyn Batterton started a dominant first quarter for the Horns on the first possession of the game with a three pointer. Senior guard Alvin Baltzell was next for the Horns to hit a three...
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Rough week for Rebels
(High School Sports ~ 01/24/13)
M.T. SpaRKS Sports Writer So close. The Highland Lady Rebels were so close to picking up their first victory of the season, but a bad fourth quarter kept them from it. Highland was tied with Jonesboro-Westside late in the third quarter, only to fall, 59-49, at Gosnell on Monday, Jan. 14...
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