Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, July 14, 2004 edition of Gurdon Times

Six seats open on School Board, three carry full four-year terms

Six of the seven positions on the Gurdon School Board are up for election this year, but only three of those are full four-year terms. Gurdon Superintendent Bobby Smithson said three of the positions are currently filled by people who were appointed to th...

Accident leaves two injured

A two-car accident that occurred at 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 5, on Highway 67 South of Gurdon sent two people to the hospital. Chad Dillard, 36, 7104 Highway 67 South, was driving a 1992 red Chevrolet pickup truck and Elizabeth "Annie" Otwell, 21, 30 Fireho...

Gurdon man charged with battery

A Gurdon man has been charged with second-degree battery for allegedly pushing a man into a ditch. According to the court records on file at the Clark County Circuit Clerk's office, Abraham Starkey Rutherford, 29, was charged about two weeks ago. The Gur...

Children enjoy "Mocha" at library

So you're thinking about adopting a pet, but a cat just doesn't have the right personality and a dog is just so ordinary. How about something a little out of the ordinary? How about a rabbit? Sharon Dumas, an educator with the House Rabbit Society, spent...

Jester charged with robbery of Hot Springs couple

Russell Lee "Rusty" Jester, 34, 286 Lone Pine Road, is one of two men charged in Clark County Circuit Court with the robbery of a Hot Springs couple on May 22. According to information on file with the circuit clerk's office, Jester and Chris Threadgill o...

Words from Wendy

My first couple of months on staff at the Gurdon Times have not been without problems, but I'm starting to learn my way around. It's been exciting, claiming the office and meeting people. I'm less than excited about the paperwork, but it'll work out. Let ...

Willene Blase

Willene "Billie" Measeles Blase, 78, died June 12, 2004, in Eugene, Ore. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Albert Blase Sr.; two sons and their wives, Albert and Jody Blase and Bob and Karen Blase; two grandsons, Steven and Tom; and one brother, ...

Beverly Wilson

ARKADELPHIA  Beverly Reid Wilson, 70, of Arkadelphia died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, in Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock of pulmonary fibrosis. She was born Nov. 11, 1933, in Gurdon, the daughter of the late Maurice and Joe Reid. She received her BS...

Bonnie McVey

Bonnie "Boka" McVey, 61, of Rosston, died July 5, 2004, in Rosston. She was born March 7, 1943, in Kansas to Thomas and Juanita Lewis Burns. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include: her husband of 45 years, LaVerne...