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Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 23, 1997 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped
Expert testimony dominated much of the second week of the Joe Dansby murder trial.

Dansby faces the death penalty if convicted of killing Jeff Lewis, 24, and Malissa Clark, 21, on May 16, 1992.

However, the fourth day of actual testimony began s...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont)
It is normal practice, he said, to tag evidence at the scene, showing where it was found in an effort to reconstruct what occurred. However, he said, he did not tag the casings, nor mark the location where they were found in Dansby's back yard.

Bramb...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont) (cont)
Department on a call before he went home for the evening. This was around 2:00 or 2:30 a.m.

Kisselburg said he was awakened around 10 a.m. Sunday by his wife to go to church, with them leaving home around 10:45 a.m.

However, when he got seated i...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont)
Kisselburg and Hillery went to Beirne where Lewis sometimes rode his four-wheeler. Before they could begin searching, though, they received a call to return to Hillery's home.

Meadows was in the yard waiting when they arrived. He had the gun rack, gl...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont) (cont)
fore.

Then the questioning turned to a bicycle found near Kizer Field in late 1993.

Jackie Dansby said he had helped his mother move into the projects (High Meadow) when she and Joe separated. This was during the summer of 1993.

In December...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont)
"I deny I said he told me he rode the bike. The only way that's my signature is if I was tricked into signing it."

On cross examination by Bramblett, he went over when he had first seen the Marlin .22 rifle and how it had come into the home.

He ...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont) (cont)
color, telling the court he had pieced it together from parts of other bikes. She said he did ride the bike, but didn't know if he had ever ridden as far as Bluff City or not.

Following the murders, she said, she saw Joe picking up .22 casings from h...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont)
On May 18, he said, he and Morman went to the first scene to look for evidence. The two rode ATVs during their search, combing the area between the two scenes looking for clothing and other evidence.

The clothing was deemed important as Clark's body ...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont) (cont)
Hillery also identified a photo of the bike purchased from Page. He told the court he was with Hays McWhirter, ASP CID, and deputy William Steed when it was bought for $20 from Page's wife. In fact, Hillery recalled giving her the money himself. This bik...
Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont)
He said the statement on finding the bicycle near the airport was written the day the bike was found. Again, he said Jackie had told him Joe rode the bike there and left it in the woods.

Hillery was followed by his wife, Mary, who told what Clark was...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont)
Once the aerial search was concluded, Neel said, he dropped Morman off and returned to Hope.

He later got a call from ASP headquarters, sometime after 5 p.m., saying Duvall wanted him to bring a camera and plenty of film to the second scene, which ha...

Testimony Continues In Trial Of Joe Dansby; Juror Dropped (cont) (cont)
Williams, Cooper said, is serving time now for murdering his wife.

Gary Lawrence brought believability back to the trial with his testimony on trace evidence. Lawrence works with the crime lab.

He told the court hair samples from Clark were tes...

Property To Develop Prescott Industrial Park Is Purchased
The "best thing since black topped roads" took place Monday night as the Prescott City Council members took strides in making the city better prepared for prospective industry when it purchased two pieces of property.

Council member Dick Bright, who ...

Industrial Appreciation Day To Be Celebrated With Scramble, Barbecue
Local industries will be shown how much they are appreciated with a special day all their own.

May 22 will be Industry Appreciation Day in Prescott, according to Chandler Russ, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Economic Development Off...

Salaries, Lawsuit From Fire Is Discussed By Prescott School Board
Patrons of the Prescott School District will know by the school board's next meeting when and where a lawsuit will be filed against USF&G for non payment of fire claims in the district.

This information was presented during the regular school board m...

Legislature Override 8 Of 13 Bills Governor Huckabee Had Vetoed
IN THE SENATE

General Assembly reconvened April 17 to consider overriding vetoes of 13 bills, succeeding in eight.

The legislature overrode vetoes of these eight bills:

  • House Bill 1316, section 20, which appropriates $5...
Legislature Override 8 Of 13 Bills Governor Huckabee Had Vetoed (cont)
wagered during additional days of greyhound racing.
Scottish Heritage Of Arkansas To Be Emphasized On May 10-11
The Arkansas Territorial Restoration will emphasize the Scottish heritage of Arkansas at the Territorial Fair on Mother's Day weekend, May 10 and 11, restoration director Bill Worthen has announced.

The free event, featuring Scottish music, danci...

College News
Melissa Almand of Nevada High School has accepted an academic scholarship to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) beginning in August.

UCA awards academic scholarships, renewable for four years, based on ACT scores and class rank, as well as ...

Powell Attends HOBY
Lindsey Powell recently attended the Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation (HOBY) annual leadership seminar in Fayetteville.

Powell joined more than 130 other young leaders representing as many high schools from throughout Arkansas on April 11, 12 an...

Honor Roll
Fourth grade students named to the Prescott Elementary School honor roll for the third nine weeks are listed below:

All A's: Trevor Hunt, Ben Hale, Sam Kuehl, Caleb McClure, Samantha Gordon and Cody Thompson.

A's and B's: Aaron Bullock, Ka...

A-Plus Program Puts Young Women Back On Track To Successful Life
Dr. Sandra B. Nichols, Director

Arkansas Department of Health

During the fall of 1994, Kacie Mitchell (not her real name) was an unmarried 16-year-old high school junior with a six-month-old daughter.

According to statistical trends,...

Basinger Joins Local Law Firm
Marsha Basinger has recently joined the law firm of Honey and Honey, P.A.

Honey & Honey was established in Prescott in 1966 by Charles L. `Chuck' Honey. In additon to Bassinger, the firm includes its founder, Charles L. Honey and his son, Marc.<...

Curley Wolves Defeat Bulldogs And Scrappers, Lose To Cobras
Prescott's diamond Wolves had a busy week, playing three games. They managed a 2-1 split in wins.

The Wolves, playing Delight Monday, April 14, posted an 8-4 win to go 6-1 on the season.

They opened with three in the first, closing with a pair i...

Curley Wolves Defeat Bulldogs And Scrappers, Lose To Cobras (cont)
awry at second.

A double by Cowling was wasted when he was called out for missing first base.

The Scrapper offense exploded in the fourth, firing its last blast, with four runs.

C. Reed opened with a homer, the first allowed by Cowling thi...

Lady Tracksters Burn Up Cinders
Prescott's seventh and eighth grade track teams have been burning up the cinders.

Coach Cecily Butler said the squads, along with the senior thinclads, have been running quite a bit lately and doing a good job.

In the recent Cub Relays, K. Sorre...

PHS Defeats Nashville
There's nothing more satisfying than beating an old foe.

This is exactly what Prescott's tennis teams did when they played Nashville Wednesday, April 16. The Wolves posted a 6-2 win, while the Wolverettes were 7-1 on the day.

Scott Graham opened...

Relays Set For Thursday
The 23rd annual Prescott Merchant Relays will be held Thursday, April 24.

"This is the last major meet before district, so once again we are expecting a large turnout of schools," coach Eddie Jackson said.

The awards are made possible by th...

Obituaries
Jimmy `Jim' Daniels
Jimmy L. `Jim' Daniels, 57, of Bodcaw died Tuesday, April 15, 1997, at University Medical Center in Little Rock.

Born July 17, 1939, in Stamps, he was the son of I.J. and Norris Rogers Daniels. He was a USDA civil engineer with the Natural Resour...

Dovie Gordon
Dovie Carrington Gordon, 90, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Prescott, died Tuesday, April 15, 1997, in Sacramento.

Born October 14, 1906, in Smackover, she was a housewife and mother.

Survivors include one son, James Gordon of Fair Oaks...

Charles T. Campbell
Charles T. Campbell, 64, of Prescott died Saturday, April 19, 1997, at Columbia Medical Park Hospital in Hope.

Born June 22, 1932, in Nevada County, he was the son of Charlie C. and Vollie McBride Campbell, a retired distributor for Borden Milk C...

$4 Million To Be Used For Dianosis, Treatment Of Breast Cancer
Dr. Sandra B. Nichols, Director

Arkansas Department of Health

When Governor Huckabee signed the Breast Cancer Act into law on March 12, for many it was an extremely emotional event.

Friends and relatives of breast cancer victims crow...

Show Is Planned
The Prescott Middle School PTA is sponsoring a spring variety show and hamburger supper on Tuesday, May 6, from 6:00-8;00 at the middle school cafeteria.

Students from the middle school will entertain guests with singing, dancing and skits of th...

School News
Georgia Estes, left, a teacher at Emmet High School, and Tiffany Elliott, a ninth grade student at the school, recently had singing roles as Sister and Postulant in `The Sound of Music.' This musical was presented March 13-16 by the Southwest Arkansas ...
Earnings Are Up
Potlatch Corporation on April 10 reported higher earnings for the first quarter of 1997 despite lower realizations for all of the company's pulp-based products, as well as oriented strand board, compared to the first quarter of 1996.

Results for...

PHS Finishes 3rd At Track Meet
The 1997 Wolves finally got a chance to compete in a major meet with almost a full squad.

Led by senior Channing Butler, the Wolves hung in the race with Stamps and Mineral Springs for a third place finish.

Butler qualifed for the state me...

PHS Senior Jason Webb -
All American Scholar Named
The United States Achievement Academy has announced that Jason Webb has been named an All-American Scholar.

He is a student at Prescott High School

Webb was nominated for this national award by coach Cecily Butler.

Webb will appear ...

PHS Athletes Earn Honors
Prescott's basketball teams are still being honored by coaches in the area.

Coach Cecily Butler said Stacy Stockton was chosen to the All Area team for Arkansas and Texas recently. She also earned an honorable mention for the All Sophomore team in th...

Extension Service
by Richard Maples

Communications Specialist

Cooperative Extension Service

BITTER COLD DAMAGES SOME LANDSCAPE PLANTS

An `early' spring enticed many Arkansans into planting landscape plants and vegetables sooner than th...


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