12/12/09 Before the Civil War, steamboats were a primary mode of transportation along the Mississippi River and its tributaries such as the Arkansas. For many steamboats, Webbers Falls was as far as they were able to travel upriver because of the waterfall located there. 12/12/09 Belmont and Travers Stakes winner Summer Bird is recuperating from surgery at Oaklawn Park. The three-year-old colt arrived earlier this week in order to mend following leg surgery. 12/12/09 Lt. William Dawson of the Greenwood Police Department believes the public has a right to know. 12/12/09 Tamie Smith is out as court clerk for the city of Warrenton after aldermen voted to fire her last week. She had been with the city for less than three months. Prior to being employed in Warrenton, she filled the same capacity for the city of Wright City for around four years. 12/12/09 LITTLE ROCK, AR AP) - The Pulaski County Special School District Board is taking action to increase pay for substitutes in case of a strike and hire 20 permanent subs during a dispute with a teachers' 12/05/09 A man suspected of stealing numerous vehicles during what appears to be a multiple-day crime spree in Boone, Newton and Carroll counties in late November was arraigned in Boone County Circuit Court on Friday. | 
