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TUESDAY, May 15, 2018 / Vol. 4 Issue 20 / 75 cents
Animal control says rabies a concern It is time to start cracking down on owners who are not vaccinating their animals, the Clinton City Council was told last week. Animal Control Officer Tim Pike said there have been three cases of rabies in nearby counties. Those infected animals all have been skunks, Pike said. He said skunks live about seven days when infected. He told the council he was about to begin writing citations for owners of animals that haven’t received rabies shots. Pike also issued a reminder that rabies shots must be administered by a licensed veterinarian. Medication bought at a feed store and given by the animals’ owners are not considered legal, he said. Also at the May 10 meeting, water department Manager Richard Hink and Oren Nobel of CWB Engineers gave an update on projects.
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Two projects are near completion. The no-discharge permit for the west water treatment plant is in the public comment stage and will be issued by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality when that stage ends. The permit costs the water department $6,500 per year. In the second project, at the Pole Yard pump station, the Arkansas Department of Health is reviewing the plan. As the Highway 65 projects continue, Clinton Police Chief John Willoughby noted that his department is working an increasing number of accidents because a lot of drivers are “getting confused” by all the barrels and cones. The roadwork is being done by a firm contracted by the state Highway Department and there appears to be no quick solution to the problem.
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Riley McDonald slides into home plate to win Clinton’s game against Elkins in the State Tournament on Thursday. (Photo by Lisa Warren)
South Side heads for state finals The Hornets of South Side-Bee Branch are heading for the Class 1A state baseball championship game, The Hornets have defeated three teams, Bradley High
School, 13-3 on May 10, Viola High 13-4 on May 11, and Taylor High, 2-1, on May 12. Next up is Woodlawn High School. The game is scheduled for 3 p.m. Fri-
day, May 18 in Baum. The Hornets are 29-7 for the season; Woodlawn, in Rison, is 28-6. The Clinton Yellow Jackets defeated Elkins High School in the State
Tournament May 10 in Smackover by a score of 5-4. But the Jackets season ended the next day with a 15-6 loss to Harding Academy.
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Crime Report Thieves strike while couple at church
While a Dennard couple was at church earlier this month, someone was breaking in to their home. When they returned, they discovered a broken window and four guns, $2,500 worth of coins and prescription Hydrocodone pills missing, according to an affidavit in the case. The stolen guns were a Remington .22 rifle, two Mossberg 16 gauge shotguns and an Eastfield 12 gauge. The couple said their adopted son had stolen from them before and offered that they had an outside security camera, according to the affidavit. Video footage showed their son, Kenny Wilson, and another male crawling on their stomachs up to the house and a window being broken, the report
states. Deputies located Wilson and Donald Heiser Jr. at McDonalds. Both admitted to taking part in the incident, the report states. They said the guns already had been sold, the report states. Wilson, 31, of Leslie, and Heiser, 19, of Clinton both have been charged with residential burglary, a Class B felony, and theft of property (firearm), a Class C felony. Plea and arraignment is set for June 4 for both.
Shot fired
On May 4, an argument between two women over a plastic glassful of ice led to one of the women firing a shotgun in the air to scare the other, according to an arrest affidavit. Diana Porter, 47, of Shirley has been charged with aggravated assault on family or household
member, a Class D felony.
Man arrested
A 40-year-old Mountain View man was arrested May 5 after he allegedly stole a soldering iron from Radio Shack, according to an affidavit for arrest. Rusty McClane Sims was confronted by Clinton Police Chief John Willoughby outside an auto parts store and admitted taking the item, the report states. He gave Willoughby permission to search the vehicle and the chief found a .380 handgun under the console, the report states. It said the gun had seven rounds in the clip but no round in the chamber. Sims has been charged with possession of a firearm by certain persons, a Class B felony, and theft of property, a Class A misdemeanor.
Fishin' and ridin' on a Saturday - Veterans and fish were on the agenda at Saturday's Hooked on Heroes event held at Archey Creek Park in Clinton. (Photo by Robert Snyder)
Quorum Court
An interesting ordinance is up for consideration at this week’s Van Buren County Quorum Court meeting. Making a third appearance is a proposal to create a special police team. Previously, it was called a Special Response Team, but this time around it is a SWAT - Special Weapons and Tactics - team and will have its own budget. A similar ordinance was tabled at the April meeting due to financial concerns. The proposal is sponsored by Justice of the Peace Brian Tatum, himself a law enforcement officer.
The meeting is Thursday, May 17, at the Courthouse Annex on Highway 65, Clinton. The meeting is open to the public.
Town Hall
Mark your calendars for this one: The Van Buren County Wellness Committee is hosting Healthy Active Arkansas with former Dr. Joe Thompson, the state’s former surgeon general. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. June 12, 2018, at the Clinton High School Cafeteria.
Do not call
Cell phone numbers are public now and telemarketing companies have them. Besides being annoying and oftentimes scams, these calls take minutes off your cell phone. To prevent this, call 1-888-382-1222 from your cell phone number. This is the national Do Not Call list. It is quick and easy to make this call and once completed it will block your number for five years. You must dial from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. It may take up to 30 days for the number to make the list.