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Ryder Cup traditions: Europe wins, questions follow
MEDINAH, Ill. — The Ryder Cup didn’t end with the closing ceremony at Medinah. In a tradition that began about the time Europe started winning with regularity, no Ryder Cup can be put to bed without second-guessing. It figures to last for at least a …
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Sports Briefs
Pro baseball The Athletics, Tigers and Nationals all clinched playoff berths Monday night, leaving only one of baseball’s 10 postseason berths up for grabs with two games left in the regular season. Coco Crisp hit a go-ahead double in the fifth inning of the A’s …
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Scoreboard
Football HIGH SCHOOL AP poll LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Here are the Top 10 overall high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, as voted by a panel of Associated Press-member sports writers and broadcasters. …
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News of Other Days
Editor’s note: This column ran previously in the Guard on April 22, 1993. 96 YEARS AGO What was probably the most valuable hog ever marketed in Newark was bought a few days ago by J.M. Sisk. The hog was sold by R.D. Fallis of the …
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Residents can learn about SNAP while fighting flu
LITTLE ROCK — To help address the ongoing issue of food insecurity for many seniors and families in Arkansas, the Department of Human Services (DHS) will be at flu clinics across the state this year educating people about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly …
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Many Iraq, Afghan vets choosing ‘second service’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Part of the occasional series Coming Home, about veterans’ adjustment to civilian life. RALEIGH, N.C. — The link between U.S. military service and running for office is as old as the republic itself. It started with George Washington, who famously wrote that, …
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Woman finds life after Whirlpool
FORT SMITH (AP) — Like thousands of kids, Judy Harrington of Fort Smith went back to school this fall. Unlike many, she has not attended school in nearly 39 years. Harrington enrolled at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith as a next step in …
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ATV wreck kills one
OKOLONA (AP) — Authorities say a 29-year-old Shannon Hills man has died after crashing his all-terrain vehicle in Clark County. Arkansas State Police say the fatal crash happened Saturday afternoon in Okolona. Authorities say Rodney Aaron Cook was driving his ATV on East First Street …
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Family awaits answers in fatal Alexander shooting
ALEXANDER (AP) — The family of a 30-year-old man fatally shot by an Alexander police officer is still seeking answers about the man’s death. Authorities say Carlton Wallace was killed when Officer Nancy Cummings’ pistol accidentally discharged on Sept. 8. Authorities say Cummings was searching …
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Hospitals open children’s care clinic in Jonesboro
JONESBORO (AP) — Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are teaming up to expand pediatric health care services in northeast Arkansas. The institutions announced Thursday the opening of the Centers for Children in Jonesboro, which is initially offering neurology and …
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Meteorites to be topic of discussion
CHEROKEE VILLAGE — Steve McMann, associate professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge, will present a program about meteorites at the Spring River Gem & Mineral Club at 10 a.m. Thursday at Omaha Center, located at 20 Omaha …
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Fall festivals planned
Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 4501 The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4501 will hold a fall festival beginning at 8 a.m. Oct. 27 at the post, located at 1680 Chaney Drive in Batesville. Baked goods, jewelry and consignments will be for …
