Salem, Arkansas · Thursday, September 2, 2010
[Nameplate] A Few Clouds ~ 82°F  
High: 92°F ~ Low: 69°F
Double features, double excitement at WPMS (08/18/10)
Double features made for extra excitement Aug. 7 at the new West Plains Motor Speedway, and the evening ended with the first Kamakazi Race. Chuck Russell, in a front wheel drive, was the first winner. Results from the delayed night of racing on July 24 were: In the Hobbys, John Stiner and Chuck Russell of West Plains, Brock Frost of Birch Tree and Ben Piper of West Plains...
Ozarka Foundation Golf Scramble set (08/18/10)
The Ozarka College Foundation Board of Directors recently announced that its annual benefit golf scramble will be held on Sept. 18. at Cooper's Hawk Golf Club in Melbourne. First National Banking Company serves as the major corporate sponsor again this year...
Legends set to return to Horseshoe Bend (08/18/10)
Third annual Horseshoe Bend Invitational starts Sept. 18
Chuck Dennis Memorial ready to tee (08/18/10)
The Chuck Dennis Memorial classic is set for Aug. 21 at The Course on Turkey Mountain in Horseshoe Bend. The entry fee is $45 per person and the total is $180 for a four-person team. Registration and free coffee and doughnuts start at 7 a.m., with a shotgun start to follow at 8 a.m...
Cougars start golf season with hot streak (08/12/10)
A couple of days after claiming the second annual Cougar Classic championship, the Izard County Cougars took top honors in the White River Water Carnival High School Invitational in Batesville Aug. 6. Izard County shot 257 as a team for the best score in the seven-team field...
Results announced from Greyhound Classic (08/12/10)
The 19th annual Greyhound Classic Golf Tournament was held Aug. 7 at The Course on Turkey Mountain in Horseshoe Bend. Results were: Championship Flight 1st: Cody Knight/Paul Franyas -- 60; 2nd: Larry Ballinger/Jim Haney -- 60; 3rd: Billy Jarrett/Willie Jarrett -- 60...
MDC to hold open house meetings on elk restoration (08/12/10)
As part of its efforts to obtain public input regarding potential elk restoration in a limited area of Carter, Reynolds and Shannon counties, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will hold the following "open house" meetings for the public to get information and to share comments:...
Thayer II unstoppable on diamond (08/12/10)
The boys of Thayer II had an amazing season with a 10-1 record, which would be good enough to finish in a tie for first place in the 6- to 8-year-old boys' division of the West Plains Parks and Recreation baseball program. But Thayer II accomplishments are really astounding when you look at the ages of the players: one 8-year-old, four 7-year-olds, five 6-year-olds and one 4-year-old player. That would mean over one-half of the team could be playing T-ball...
Arkansas Xtreme win World Series title (08/12/10)
The Arkansas Xtreme baseball team won the 12AA World Series championship in Knoxville, Tenn., July 12-18. The Xtreme played 10 games throughout the week, finishing with a tournament record 9-1. The Xtreme were 8-0 through the finals of the winners bracket and played the Conway Cats in the finals. The Cats won the first game and forced a final game, which the Xtreme won 8-7...
Cooper starts golf season off with medalist honors (08/12/10)
Lady Rebel golfer Bobbi Jo Cooper came away with medalist honors in the second annual Cougar Classic Aug. 4 at The Course on Turkey Mountain in Horseshoe Bend. Cooper carded a two-day total of 166, 24 strokes better than the rest of the girls' field...
Salem quarterback competes in national compeition (08/04/10)
Salem's Dillon Turner recently competed in the National Underclassman Football Combine in Little Rock. This event allows some of the best in the state to compete against each other in their position. Turner's ability as a quarterback impressed fellow competitors, coaches and recruits...
Mighty Mite cheerleader camp set at Greyhound Stadium (08/04/10)
For those in grades third through sixth who want to be a Salem Greyhound Mighty Mite cheerleader, there will be a cheerleading camp Aug. 6 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Greyhound Stadium on the Salem High School campus. Anyone interested should come by or call Dayna Traw at 371-1320 for more information...
Big Bass Bash set for Lake of the Ozarks (08/04/10)
It's called the premiere amateur bass fishing tournament. The 2010 Lake of the Ozarks Big Bass Bash, is scheduled for Oct. 2 and 3. Over 160 guaranteed prizes will be paid out, totaling more than $160,000 in cash, including $50,000 to the heaviest bass of the weekend...
Show-Me Modifieds hot at WPMS (08/04/10)
The racing surface at the West Plains Speedway was ready for hot laps July 31 at 6:30 p.m., but Mother Nature saw it differently. A flash shower blew through and racing was delayed until 10 p.m. on the final night of the 18th annual Show-Me Modified Championship...
Indian Hills Bowl ready for team sweeper (08/04/10)
A five-game scratch team sweeper is slated Sept. 25 at Indian Hills Bowl in Ash Flat. Start time is 11a.m, with a 10:30 a.m. check-in time. No checks will be accepted for this event. Team entry fee is $200 per four-man team. Lineage: $50; expenses: $10; prize fund: $140...
NEA duck hunters may access public areas to repair blinds (08/04/10)
Waterfowl hunters who make use of public duck blinds on several northeast Arkansas public hunting areas will soon get their chance to perform maintenance work on these public blinds. Sportsmen may access Big Lake, St. Francis Sunken Lands and Dave Donaldson Black River WMAs from Aug. 6 through Aug. 22, to maintain public duck blinds, waterfowl hunting holes and boat lanes...