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Last Tuesday, Siemens and the City of Monticello met in Little Rock in an attempt to mediate hte situation, to avoid a lawsuit, by reaching a compromise.

It appears that on the way out of town, Siemens filed that lawsuit in the U.S. Eastern District Curt.

Last Tuesday, as local folks were feeling the first of the “hot days of summer”, a couple of ladies decided on an idea for them to “beat the heat.”

Their idea was to shoplift 2 air conditioning units from Walmart.

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Last Tuesday, Monticello mayor Zack Tucker, attorney Witt Barton, special attorney Cliff Gibson, and city clerk Andrea Chambers traveled to Little Rock, in an attempt to settle the ongoing water system improvement $10 million battle with Siemens through legal mediation.

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After 21 years with Statler Brothers, Jimmy Fortune will be in concert in Monticello.

Tickets and more information for Monticello event are at ticketriver.com

According to the Arkansas State Police preliminary report, there was a fatality wreck in Eudora, at 11:37 Saturday morning, where an adult and two children lost their lives.

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The Arkansas Highway & Transportation Dept. held a public meeting, last week at Drew Centraal, which was attended by dozens of local residents.

Design engineer David Baker gave MLive a “virtual tour” of the proposed bypass, using the map drawings on display.

The video shows all road intersections, bridge crossings, and an overpass, which will evantually be added at Old Warren Road.

Kirby Ramos is a 55 year old artist from the Osage Nation. He’ll be at Scissortail’s Trading Post on Friday and Saturday, April 24-25, from noon til 5 pm.

He’ll have several unique handcarved items available, signing autographs, and taking pictures. His work is well know throughout Indian Country.

Kirby’s work is also featured at the National Museum of the American Indian-Smithsonian Institute in NY & DC.

Today (April 15) is the due date for most tax returns and payments.

Victoria Pedraza leaving Courthouse after her 20 year sentence for Permitting Abuse of a Minor, which led to the death of her Daughter.

In July of 2013, Victoria Pedraza pled guilty in Drew County Circuit Court to permitting abuse of a minor, in the death of her 2 year old daughter, Aubriana Coke. She was sentenced to serve 5 – 20 years in ADC.

She has appealed, arguing that the circuit court judge erred by (1) requiring her to register as a sex offender, (2) engaging in inappropriate conduct during her sentencing trial, and (3) not disqualifying himself from presiding over her sentencing trial (which was held with a jury).
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