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…)

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.

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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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.

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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Recent Courthouse air samples, taken by Steve Morris, of Morris and Associates, currently show that courthouse air quality has significant gains.

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Saturday at Lacey

Saturday, around noon, the driver of this Chevy van was reported to be traveling north on HWY 425, attempting to turn west, when she collided with the passenger side of a Chrysler 300, which was passing her.

Drew County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the wreck, along with a local Constable.  The State Police filed the accident report.

One passenger from the Chrysler was reportedly transferred to a Little Rock Hospital.

Wednesday on HWY 35 East

Wednesday, at approximately 8 am, the driver of this Chevy pick-up lost control, near Sixteen Section Road on HWY 35 East of Monticello.

Wednesday on HWY 278 East

This Honda Accord received only minor damage, Wednesday around 5 pm, when it’s driver lost control on the wet pavement in Dead Man’s Curve.

Drew County Sheriff’s  Deputies worked both of these Wednesday accidents.

Dense fog covers Drew County, this morning, so please allow extra time for travel.