Yell County News

Sheriff requests $75K for juvenile housing Story date: June 1, 2009 By Michael Ford crime@couriernews.com The Pope County Quorum Court's Budget Committee voted Tuesday to send an appropriation of $75,000 for the juvenile housing fund of the Pope County Sheriff's Office to the full court for its consideration at tonight's regular meeting.

Monday, June 29, 2009 News briefs Story date: June 28, 2009 Rabies clinic, tick dip July 7 at Yell County Fairgrounds Yell County 4-H and Merritt Animal Clinic are partnering to host a rabies clinic and tick dip from 12:30-1:30 p.m. July 7 at the Yell County Fairgrounds in Danville.

A high-priced bond was set for the man taken into custody for allegedly committing multiple bank robberies in Oklahoma and one in Arkansas.

Infant dies after Hwy 27 accident Story date: June 23, 2009 Four additional subjects sustain injuries in crash By Michael Ford crime@couriernews.com A 6-month-old infant died in a traffic accident Sunday night in Yell County, according to a preliminary fatal crash summary by the Arkansas State Police .

Nearly nine years after the highly publicized recall of certain Firestone tires that were prone to unraveling at high speeds, causing deadly accidents, a new lawsuit targets a lurking danger - the forgotten spare tire.

Seventy four kids caught fish during the derby. The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission stocked the netted-off cove with 400 pounds channel catfish and 177 pounds were caught.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 News Briefs Story date: June 16, 2009 Rabies clinic underway The 2009 dog and cat rabies clinic is underway in Pope County.

Alleged bank robber caught in Dardanelle Story date: June 17, 2009 By Michael Ford crime@couriernews.com An Oklahoma man was arrested Monday in Dardanelle in connection with charges from several recent bank robberies in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, according to information provided by the Yell County Sheriffa s Office .

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Fort Smith police tracked a suspected bank robber through his mobile phone before he was arrested by authorities in Yell County.

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A strong storm system moving through Arkansas has caused damage in at least seven counties.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 News Briefs Story date: June 10, 2009 Gospel singing at Red Barn There will be a gospel singing at the Red Barn located 10 miles northeast of Russellville on State Highway 124 at Moreland on Friday.

Story date: June 10, 2009 By Michael Ford crime@couriernews.com The Yell County Quorum Court recognized the recent passing of former Justice of the Peace Larry Carter with a moment of silence during Mondaya s regular meeting in Danville.

Sheriff revises policy following jail escape Story date: June 3, 2009 By Michael Ford Reporter DARDANELLE - The Yell County Sheriff's Office has implemented new policies and provided one of its jailers with additional training after a female prisoner escaped the agency's custody May 17 through an unlocked jailhouse door in Dardanelle, Yell County ...

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 News Briefs Story date: June 2, 2009 Federal employees to meet The National Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at Wildflower Retirement Residence on South Inglewood Avenue.

Parents file suit against Two Rivers School District Story date: May 28, 2009 By Michael Ford crime@couriernews.com Five parents of 10 students filed a petition May 11 in Yell and Pulaski counties requesting judicial review of the Arkansas Board of Educationa s recent approval of the Two Rivers School Districta s request to close the Fourche Valley ...

Some angry parents are doing all they can to keep Fourche Valley Public Schools open despite the State Board of Education's decision.

A Little Rock woman says she paid $2,200 to have her credit repaired. What happened to her credit score? Absolutely nothing.

A county divided Story date: May 28, 2009 By Annie Spear For The Courier Although it's a point that may seem less than obvious at first, it was with the citizens in mind that officials in the mid-1840s established two courthouse districts - in Dardanelle and Danville - in Yell County.

Deep in the woods of Yell County, small family cemeteries tell stories of a community rich in Civil War history.