Stories from Thursday, July 30, 2015

It started on the Spring River when Tim Shannon, a resident of Salem was just three years old. Shannon and Salem native, Michael Willett, began fishing the river with Shannon's father. Areawide Media accompanied the guys to the exact spot that is responsible for Pond Pro, Home of the $99 Guide Trip...

A 19 year old Brockwell man lost his life July 26 in a two vehicle accident in Marion County. Robert J. Henderson was killed when the 2006 Nissan Altima he was a passenger in was traveling west bound and crossed the center line on State Highway 14, 1.5 miles from Yellville into the path of the eastbound 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Patricia Kensinger, 40 of Yellville...

School is just around the corner and many organizations in Oregon County are doing what they can to help make sure students have the necessary supplies for the upcoming school year. The Ministerial Alliance will be having its back to school event, Wednesday, August 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be a break for lunch and the event will continue from 1 to 3 p.m...

It's hard to imagine these days that there was a time when girls' sports were not as supported and popular as they are now. Polly Faulkner, also known as Coach Polly, was fresh out of college when she was hired to start the first girls' basketball team at Thayer. She taught all of the physical education classes for junior high and high school and a health class...

Viola held a public meeting July 22 at Viola City Hall. Dave Fenter, finance manager of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) was present to address the city of Viola in regards to the potential waste water project. The ANRC receives Housing and Urban Development money from the government that can be allocated to cities to use for projects such as the one Viola has proposed. ...

Friday, July 24, the OMC Alton Clinic celebrated the career of Nurse Practitioner Mary Anne Vaughn. Vaughn has worked in the Alton Clinic since 2001. Many patients came out to say their goodbyes to this woman considered more than a nurse practitioner, but as a friend who cares deeply about her patients...

Willie Ann Horrell Garner, 83, of Glencoe, was born October 24, 1931, in Lunsford, Ark. She died Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Her family has been established in Hardy, Ark. for several generations. As a young child, her first job was in her father and grandfather Horrell's grocery store. ...

Lezene Morris was born in Elizabeth, Ark. and was the daughter of Ossie Alvin and Offie Lydia (Owens) Reynolds. She departed this life on July 24, 2015, at Brooke Haven Healthcare in West Plains, Mo. Lezene was united in marriage to Vernon William Montgomery on June 20, 1945 in Salem, and later married Coy James Morris on October 30, 1965 in Salem. ...

Lezene Morris was born in Elizabeth, Ark. and was the daughter of Ossie Alvin and Offie Lydia (Owens) Reynolds. She departed this life on July 24, 2015, at Brooke Haven Healthcare in West Plains, Mo. Lezene was united in marriage to Vernon William Montgomery on June 20, 1945 in Salem, and later married Coy James Morris on October 30, 1965 in Salem. ...

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