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Senior Center Menus: April 4-11, 2023

April 4, 2023

The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Lunch is served at noon each weekday. The suggested donation for ages 60 and up is $4. There is a $6 charge for those under 60 and all carryout meals. Menus are subject to change.

Pet of the Week

March 28, 2023

This week’s Pet of the Week is Penny!

County residents divided over plans for wind farm

March 28, 2023

An overflow crowd turned out for the Carroll County Quorum Court’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 21, with several attendees eager to voice their opinions on the possibility of wind turbines being erected on private land in the Green Forest area.

Kite Festival

March 28, 2023

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge hosted its annual Kite Festival on Saturday, March 25. Participants of all ages were able to fly their own kites or build one with the help of experts from KaleidoKites of Eureka Springs.

March 28, 2023

Join the Berryville Library in celebrating Library Giving Day! This one-day fundraising event will occur on Tuesday, April 4, and encourages patrons and library lovers across the country to make a gift in support of their local library. Donations to the Berryville Library can be made online at berryvillelibrary. org/building. Gifts also can be dropped off or mailed to the library. All gifts received for Library Giving Day this year will be used to support the Berryville Library Building Project.

March 28, 2023

Thanks to the sponsorship of the Green Forest Chamber of Commerce, the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Green Forest on Thursday, March 30. The circus will be held at the Green Forest City Park located at 498 W.

CS Bank’s Casey receives ‘Power Woman’ award

March 28, 2023

Charlie Cross, chief executive officer for CS Bank, announced that Melissa Casey, the bank’s executive vice president, chief administrative officer and chief financial officer, has been named the Arkansas Power Woman in Banking Award recipient by the Arkansas Bankers Association.

March 28, 2023

Matinee meetings of the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission are no more. With little discussion, the CAPC voted 4-0 at its March 22 meeting at The Aud to return to a 6 p.m.

Whirlybird in Berryville

March 28, 2023

A vintage military helicopter could be spotted in the sky above the Tyson Foods plant in Berryville on Saturday, March 25. The helicopter, which appeared to be a Vietnam-era Sikorsky UH-34D — the kind used by the United States Marine Corps for a variety of missions in Vietnam. On Saturday, the helicopter was used to install exhaust fans on the roof of the Tyson plant.

Spring Break Fun

March 28, 2023

The weather for Spring Break in Carroll County was damp last week, but the enthusiasm of youngsters getting a week away from school was not. Whether they were attending Spring Break Camp at the Berryville Library, enjoying the indoor pool at the Berryville Community Center or engaging in some other fun activity, local youngsters made sure to have a good time during their time off.