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Pesticide training set for May 12, 17

May 10, 2022

Pesticide Applicator Training will be held Thursday, May 12, and Tuesday, May 17, at the Carroll Electric Community Room in Berryville. The May 12 session will begin at 1:30 p.m.

Sources confirm Ballinger’s debt to Ag Days

May 10, 2022

Former state senator Bryan King of Green Forest continued his criticism of state Sen. Bob Ballinger’s financial dealings recently, pointing out that Ballinger has not paid for three years’ worth of advertising in the program for Green Forest’s annual Agriculture Appreciation Days.

PEO Scholarship

May 10, 2022

Berryville High School senior Alyssa Lee has been selected as the Chapter A, Eureka Springs, recipient of a $2,500 PEO Scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year. Pictured from left to right are Nancy Werbitzky, Ann Ferrill, Terry Eilskov, Alyssa Lee, scholarship committee chair Margie Bullock and Chapter A president Sallie Pittman. Submitted photo

May 10, 2022

A family of five was rescued from the rain-swollen Kings River on Sunday afternoon, more than an hour after their boat capsized in the raging waters. According to Ted Hostetler, a team leader with the Mennonite Disaster Services Search and Rescue team, the rescue was complicated by a number of factors, not least of which was uncertainty about the location of the incident.

May 10, 2022

Carroll County is getting its first medical marijuana dispensary. Osage Creek Dispensary, owned by Berryville resident Jay Trulove, received approval from the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission on Thursday, May 5, to transfer from its location in Fayetteville to 101 E.

Top graduates reflect on high school

May 10, 2022

A year ago, school districts across the nation struggled to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of a worldwide pandemic . The 2021-2022 school year presented a more usual atmosphere as students were able to return to in-person learning, providing some relief for students, parents and teachers alike, and closed out a successful year for the Class of 2022.

May 10, 2022

Kevin and Teresa Hostetler, along with Kenyon and Josie Hostetler of K&K Farms, were recently selected as the Carroll County Farm Family of the Year by Arkansas Farm Bureau. Selection as Arkansas Farm Family of the Year is based on efficiency of production, conservation of energy and resources, leadership in agricultural and community affairs, home and farm improvement and home and farm management.

May 3, 2022

Active cases of COVID-19 in Carroll County more than doubled over the past week, with 15 cases reported Monday by the Arkansas Department of Health. Statewide, the active case total also showed an increase, rising to 1,562 — the second consecutive week of rising numbers.

Raises coming soon for ES city employees

May 3, 2022

Many Eureka Springs city employees will soon be getting a bump in salary. No action was taken by the city council on the issue at its regular meeting on Monday, April 25, but after hearing that the city could afford to make many city employee salaries at least $15 an hour, Mayor Butch Berry said the increase would likely go into effect the first pay period of May.

Berryville’s Walker named to CS Bank advisory board

May 3, 2022

Charlie Cross, chief executive officer of CS Bank, has announced Deretha Walker’s appointment to the local bank’s Advisory Board of Directors in Berryville. Walker is a former banker with approximately 40 years of experience in the industry.

News

Pesticide training set for May 12, 17

Sources confirm Ballinger’s debt to Ag Days

PEO Scholarship

Water rescue

Marijuana dispensary moving to ES address

Top graduates reflect on high school

Hostetlers honored

Active cases on rise in county, state

Raises coming soon for ES city employees

Berryville’s Walker named to CS Bank advisory board