Stories from Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Company makes quick work of debris (04/08/09)
The clean-up process is underway in Rector, as residents have likely noticed the presence of work crews and equipment from Crowder Disaster Recovery busy hauling away brush and trimming dangerous hanging limbs from city property...

Dalton Shaw moving up in world taekwondo ratings (04/08/09)
Dalton Shaw is very good at what he does. In fact, the 18-year-old with a first degree black belt in taekwondo, is number two in the world in his division. Shaw moved from number four in the world up to number two with a first place finish March 14 at a national tournament in Las Vegas...

Drug free promises bloom at Rector school (04/08/09)
The seeds of healthy choices have grown into beautiful spring flowers at Rector Elementary. Fourth, fifth and sixth grade students in Theresa Gatewood's resource classes planted 100 tulip bulbs during Red Ribbon Week in October as a way to show their commitment to lives free of illegal drugs and their influences. ...

Cougars drop three during slight slump (04/08/09)
The Cougars have hit a rough patch recently, dropping three straight games. On Monday, the squad played host to the piping-hot Warriors of East Poinsett County. The Cougars were downed 12-2 in six innings, as EPC's headline-grabber Chris Maddox hit for the cycle, capping his offensive outburst with a two-run homerun...

The key factors in happiness (04/08/09)
What makes you happy? We learned from an early age that we all have the right "to pursue happiness" in America, but somewhere along the line it seems our priorities may have become off-track...

No more pets, please (04/08/09)
No more animals for me. In my lifetime, my house has been a zoo. There were many parakeets, and many assorted dogs including pedigree hunting dogs with names like Big Boss Billy's Chief Banjo Joe. In fact there were so many hunting dogs that I lost count. Also there were stray cats, one named Ms. Black who had a litter every time a Tom looked at her, and a male stray named Cringer,...

Early morning visit (04/08/09)
Arimathea's tomb caught the dawning sun's early rays that morning as the two women hastened to visit the place where they had laid their Lord, who had been executed by crucifixion three days earlier. ...

Coy R. Crosno (04/08/09)
Coy R. Crosno, age 93 years, one month and nine days, a resident of Charleston, Mo., formerly of Hoxie, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in the Charleston Manor. Born Feb, 28, 1916, in Hayti, Mo., to the late Lander and Ada Howe Crosno, Coy lived most of his life in Arkansas. He was the owner of Crosno & Son Constructuion and was of the Baptist faith...

Nima Jean Bowden (04/08/09)
Nima Jean Bowden of Rector passed away at the age of 81 at the St. Bernards Regional Medical Center on March 31, 2009. Jean was born Sept. 28, 1927, to the late Clyde and Myrtle (Noel) Johnson in Paragould, Ark...