Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 20, 2006 edition of Gurdon Times

One dead following Saturday altercation

One Gurdon man is dead and another is in police custody following an altercation in Gurdon on Saturday evening. According to Gurdon City Marshal Don Childres, police were called to a fight in progress at 319 Childres Street around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. He ...

Citizens hear of potential for growth

Residents of Gurdon were encouraged to dream big by those coordinating the Clark County strategic planning process during a town hall meeting at Gurdon City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Ed Bee, facilitator for the Clark County Strategic Planning committee,...

78-year-old arrested at Gurdon Senior Center

An alleged assault at the Gurdon Senior Adult Center on Friday, Dec. 14 resulted in the arrest of one senior citizen and injuries to two others. Gurdon Police were called to the center on South Main Street at 10:45 a.m. Friday after a call was received re...

Opal Niehuss

Opal Barringer Niehuss was born in Wheelen Springs on Feb. 1, 1914, and peacefully passed away in Dallas, Texas, on Dec. 6, 2006. She was 92 years old. She grew up in El Dorado and lived in Gurdon and Arkadelphia for many years before moving to Dallas. S...

Earl Smithpeters

Earl Smithpeters, 88, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006. He was a retired Forestry Technician for International Paper Company and a member of the Maryetta Pentecostal Church in Okolona. Survivors include three sons, Robert Smithpeters and wife, Shirley of Okol...

James Crigg

James Marrion Crigg, 72, of Gurdon, died Dec. 14, 2006, at his residence. He attended the Assembly of God Church in Gurdon, was a self employed painter and served in the Navy during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Stella Marie Crigg of Gurd...

David Badeaux

David Aaron Badeaux, 51, of Whelen Springs, died Dec. 14, 2006, at his home. He was born April 30, 1955, in Willits, Calif., the son of Theobald and Melba Creech Badeaux. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and a truck driver. He was preceded in ...