Those involved in train operations must have an approved railroad watch that has been compared with Standard Time prior to the run. Standard Time clocks are located Joplin, Neosho and Harrison for the First District. You would typically compare times with your engineer prior to departure from Harrison so that you are both confident that you have the correct time. In the 1930’s there were no wrist watches considered capable of maintaining correct time, so approved pocket watches were required, and those had to be inspected by an approved company jeweler from time to time. It was every railroader’s prized possession and was sometimes a family heirloom passed from one generation of railroaders to the next.

LITTLE ROCK — A proposed anti-casino ballot initiative is still alive following a decision from the Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday, though its fate remains uncertain with another decision pending.

GREEN FOREST — At approximately 8:51 p.m., on Oct. 4, Green Forest police were dispatched to an apartment complex on a report that a man was attempting to steal speakers from a motor vehicle. According to the affidavit of probable cause filed in Carroll County Eastern District Circuit Court on Oct. 14, when Officer Michael Voigt arrived on the scene, a witness reported that she had come outside to her vehicle and discovered her neighbor was sitting inside of it, “passed out,” with an unhooked speaker box in his lap.

The next full Moon will be Thursday morning, Oct. 17, 2024, at 6:26 a.m. Central. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Tuesday evening through Friday morning.

On Saturday, Oct. 19, Epsilon Sigma Alpha’s Harrison Chapter - Beta Upsilon, will host a 5K run benefiting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each age group.

PYATT — According to a press release issued by the office of Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander on Thursday, a body was found during a recent structure fire in Pyatt. The sheriff’s office reported that on Monday, Oct. 14, at approximately 8:21 p.m., the Marion County Emergency 911 Center received a call of a structure fire on Marion County Road 3015 in the rural Pyatt area of Marion County.

According to an affidavit filed in Boone County Circuit Court on Oct. 15, an unusual burglary event occurred in downtown Harrison recently. Shortly before 7 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 1, law enforcement was dispatched to the Town House Cafe for a report of a theft.

JASPER — Specialist Jordan Edgmon, of the Arkansas National Guard, is assigned as an analyst to the 14th Judicial District Drug Task Force based in Harrison.

The Boone County Quorum Court held its monthly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Office of Emergency Management in Harrison.

On Tuesday, October 8, an Arkansas Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigation led to the arrest of a Harrison man for 50 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), among other charges.

YELLVILLE — Mark Lee is a patrol sergeant with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. The department has a staff of 22, according to Lee. The officer has been with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for over 5 years, starting his career with Marion County in August of 2019 as a jailer in the detention center, and then hitting the road in November of 2020.

Tuesday, Oct. 15, is the deadline for Arkansas residents to pay their property taxes. Any taxes paid after that date will have a penalty added to the amount.

Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.