Monticello Live

Monday night, the Drew County Quorum Court approved the county employee insurance for 2014.

The insurance will be provided by United Healthcare, and will cover 60 county employees, plus 9 library employees.

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Friday evening, around 7 pm, the Pendleton Inn Apartments, located at the Arkansas River Bridge, east of Dumas, was the scene of a small explosion, followed by a fire that destroyed 8 housing units. (more…)

Monticello’s Fire and Police Departments responded to a structure fire, in the trailer park just off of Highway 425 S. at the intersection with Westgate Drive.

This morning’s NOAA forecast, which forecast a 60% chance of “Wintery Mix” of ice, has now been changed to a 70% chance or “only” rain, for this afternoon.

At 1:45, Thursday, the Monticello Fire & Rescue Team was paged out to the report of a Ford pick-up that missed the HWY 278 curve at the east entrance to Wilmar, and crashed into a nearby wooded area.

Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies worked the accident, where a 31 year old Bryant resident was transported to JRMC by SEEMS. Dan’s Towing removed the vehicle.

On December 2, 2013, a 20 year old Warren resident came to the Drew County Sheriff’s Office, spoke to Sheriff Mark Gober and reported that the night before at a location on the Old Warren Rd. he had been shot at multiple times.

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 When a member of the Public Defender’s office stopped by their office, Saturday evening, to pick up a file, they found the building ramsacked, window blinds destroyed, tables turned over, and files strew all over the desks and floor.

A trail of mischief led them to a back office where the masked suspect was found sleeping in the corner of another room.

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Monticello is the winner of the 2013 Arkansas Business City of Distinction Quality of Life category for cities with a population between 5,000 and 20,000 people, because of the Ridgeway Hotel renovation.

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Kelsey Windham was crowned Sat as Miss Hamburg Holidays 2013. She also received awards for Most Beautiful & Best Personality. Kelsey is the 17 year old daughter of Teresa & Scott Duckworth & Darrell Windham. She is a senior at Monticello High School.

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When the Monticello Fire Dept. responded to the Turtle Creek Apt. fire, Thursday morning, they had no idea that a miniture Dachshund puppy was inside of one of the two apartments.

The pet’s owner, Ms. Raquella, when she realized that her apartment was filling with smoke, and possibly fire, told the firefighters, who were able to enter her apt., and remove the pet-carrier that little Mylia was waiting in.

Raquella is shown here, seconds after being re-united with her puppy, and them later, after they had both had an opportunity to

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Found on the corner of Hyatt and Oakland, Chocolate longhair weenie dog.

Very cute. When found she was injured and needs attention soon.

Please Call/text for pics 870-723-9176

Last week’s city council meeting included budget requests from city department heads, as well as the MEDC and Boys & Girls Club.

Those requests and videos are posted below.

Tri-axle dump truck – $135,000
trac-hoe – 57 hp – $100,500
trac-hoe – 93 hp – $138,450

30 bullet-proof vests – $25,000
2 used cars for CID / staff – $14,000 each
Replace Animal Control truck with newer truck, with cab space for equipment – $7,000
New patrol car – $35,000

1. Repair Driveway at Station #2 $15,000.00
2. Build a covered building for the dive van and boat $5/000.00
3. Refurbish the drill tower at the training center $15,000.00
4. Finish the inside of Station #2 $5,000.00
5. Buy a new rescue / brush truck to replace FR 1 $150,000.00

JORDAN PARK:
$9,000.00 – Scoreboard for Williams Tucker Field
3,000.00 – Fibar Bark
MCCLOY PARK:
8,000.00 – Skate Park
6.000.00 – Fibar Bark
SPORTS COMPLEX:
4,000.00 – Co-Ed Field
3,000.00 – Fibar Bark
78.000.00 – Grant Match for Lights Co-ed Field
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES:
25,000.00 – Boys <& Girls Club requested GRAND TOTAL: $136,000.00

Compost equipment shed – $30,000
Weight scales – $60,000
Computer & printer- $1,500

Diagnostic computer for engine analysis – $1,900

Used automated trash truck – $60,000

$18,000 for new meter reading truck.

Minutes before 1 pm, Monday, a local man, walking his bicycle across McCloy Street at the 3-way stop sign at the Town Square was hit by a car.

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Around noon Saturday, a Drew County man, estimated to be in his 20s, was seriously injured when a hunting rifle discharged as he was getting it out of his truck.

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A former UAM Vice Chancellor’ financial records where the topic of a recent UofA Trustee meeting.

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