Coast Guard Officer in Charge retires in traditional ceremony Aug 9, 2008
the crew was dispatched down the Mississippi River to help after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast, and they have dealt with the high water on the Arkansas River this year and in years past. The Coast Guard unit's normal assignment is to see to the safety of boat traffic on the Arkansas River by placing and replacing buoys, servicing navigation aids along the river and providing search and rescue operations. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
What I did on my Summer vacation Jul 31, 2008
Morian has also spent time on the Arkansas River with his best friends C. J. Black, Ashley Logan and Reva Humphries. We went tubing a couple of weekends ago, he recalls. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Kenneth Edward Clark Jr. Jul 25, 2008
Afterward, coming home and watching NASCAR racing on television, fishing in the clear waters of the Arkansas River or spending the day on the beach with his grandson, Michael, metal detecting. Kenneth is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Susan of Sierra Vista; daughter, Conni Cisek (Tony) of Danville, Calif. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
A year later, ballpark tragedy still unfathomable Jul 23, 2008
Players on the Drillers and Travelers had to play another game at Dickey-Stephens Park -- "The PNC Park of the minor leagues," Elson calls it, because it sits between two bridges on the Arkansas River and faces downtown Little Rock -- four days after Coolbaugh's death. "It was the most emotional day I've spent in baseball," Elson said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Corps lifts small-craft warning on Arkansas River Jul 22, 2008
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers has lifted a small-craft advisory for the Arkansas River that has been in effect for months. The corps issues a small-craft warning when river flows exceed 70,000 cubic feet per second. (WREG.com, TN)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Jul 19, 2008
The next morning brought a drive across the world's highest, suspension bridge, strung l053 feet above the foaming Arkansas River, all part of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park. Some took the trolley up the world's steepest, incline railway to the Wildlife and Buckskin Joe Frontier Town where they saw a white buffalo and its baby, just three days old. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
President Bush Signs H.R. 430, H.R. 781, H.R. 1019, H.R. 2728, H.R. 3721, H.R. 4140, H.R. 4185, H.R. 5168, H.R. 5395, H.R. 5479, H.R. 5517, H.R. 5528, H.R. 5778, and H.R. 6040 Into Law Jul 17, 2008
H.R. 781, which redesignates Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, as the "Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam;". H.R. 1019, which designates the United States customhouse building located in Mayaguez, Puerto, Rico, as the Rafael Martinez Nadal United States Customhouse Building. (White House News Releases)
Possible Broadview buyer touts experience Jul 13, 2008
She says the lobby of the building is "spectacular" and that the structure itself has "beautiful street presence." But the company would like to upgrade the side of the structure that faces the Arkansas River. "But the nature of how that would occur is beyond what I could speculate right now," she says. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Parks enlivening Brooklyn and Boise, Tulsa, and San Diego Jul 7, 2008
Stretching along the Arkansas River, River Parks leads from downtown Tulsa to the popular aquarium in Jenks, also a hub of shopping and dining. Lined with biking and walking trails, the park includes a riverfront amphitheater for concerts and music events. (Boston Globe)
14-Year-Old Rescued From River In Tulsa Jul 4, 2008
An impressive Arkansas River, full and flowing, proved to be too much to resist for one teenager. The teen was walking with a group of friends, including an adult, when the reportedly jumped off a pedestrian bridge. (FOX23.com, OK)
Colorado, feds reach $138.5M settlement over Leadville Superfund site Jul 2, 2008
The site includes an 11-mile stretch of the upper Arkansas River, and is dotted with more than 2,000 slag piles, tailings piles, waste rock piles, and abandoned mine structures, including the Yak Drainage Tunnel, which has been the primary source of contamination in the upper Arkansas River basin. Mining operations began in the area in 1859 and ceased in 1999. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Divers search Little River for weapon that killed Nashville store clerk Jun 25, 2008
LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, AR (KSLA) - A southwest Arkansas river has become the focus of authorities looking for a vital piece of evidence in a recent murder in Nashville, Arkansas. KSLA News 12 was the only station spending the day with the dive team as they felt their way around the water for the murder weapon. (KSLA.com, LA)
Arkansas Game and Fish Report Jun 19, 2008
LITTLE ROCK (AP) _ Anglers after the big one on the Arkansas River will have to wait ... All along the Arkansas River is good for frogs, but use caution. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Here's hoping stadium is green Jun 11, 2008
A great example of how to operate a minor league ballpark and build upon its success can be found in Little Rock The park is on the North Little Rock side of the Arkansas River. Bridges connect the community with downtown Little Rock, which offers first-rate lodging at the Peabody Hotel, scores of shops and excellent restaurants. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Runoff driven by large snowpack spurs flood warnings Jun 3, 2008
The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for the Yampa and Elk rivers in northwest Colorado and the Arkansas River in the south. A flood watch is in place for the East River above Gunnison. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
The summer job, a teenage ritual in the U.S., looks endangered May 28, 2008
Tulsa, a town on the banks of the Arkansas River that swelled into a city amid an oil boom early last century, seems at first an easy place to find work. In this metropolitan area of 900,000, people never saw the increase in housing prices and subsequent collapse that leveled economies elsewhere. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Water levels high for boaters May 24, 2008
LITTLE ROCK With the Memorial Day Weekend approaching, the Army Corps of Engineers is reminding boaters that a small craft advisory remains in effect on the Arkansas River ... However, Corps officials warn that conditions are dangerous for small craft on the Arkansas River. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
News in Brief May 23, 2008
The Army Corps of Engineers is reminding boaters that a small craft advisory remains in effect on the Arkansas River. Recent rain in the Arkansas River basin in Oklahoma caused flows to recede slower than expected. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
Merle Haggard cancels Riverfest appearance May 22, 2008
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Country singer Merle Haggard has canceled his Friday night performance at the opening day of Arkansas Riverfest. Haggard was scheduled to perform at the Budweiser Stage, a venue on the North Little Rock side of the Arkansas River that accommodates large crowds. (WREG.com, TN)
Artist Makes Statement With Blanket-Covered Gas Station May 17, 2008
The couple are planning next to drape seven miles of the Arkansas River in fabric. Marsh, originally from Columbus, Ohio, got interested in using sculpture as social medium after a volunteer trip to Dharmasala, India, several years ago. (Fox News)
Reflecting on similarities/differences of Katrina May 14, 2008
When Katrina happened, evacuees from those Gulf States came into Russellville and other surrounding communities in the Arkansas River Valley. While the experience was similar, it was also quite different because the damage was not within the community I lived in. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
New assistant manager joins refuge staff May 11, 2008
He grew up hunting and fishing along the Arkansas River with his father. He remembers when Cleveland s oily, contaminated Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Arkansas' Civil Air Patrol exercise ends today May 4, 2008
They are practicing how well they can do damage assessments and provide photographs for emergency officials in the event of an explosion on Arkansas River locks and dams, as well as testing their skills in searching for missing aircraft. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (WREG.com, TN)
NLR utility worker electrocuted May 2, 2008
Authorities say he was doing maintenance work at a substation at Riverfront Drive and Smarthouse Way, west of the Broadway Bridge over the Arkansas River. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (WREG.com, TN)
An EPA veto should be scorned May 2, 2008
However, as we cautiously watch forecasts for the river stages, we are reminded what could happen, if the Ohio and Arkansas River Valley continue to be pelted by heavy rainfall, as our drainage is plugged until May 20. Heavier-than average rainfall in Clarksdale, Indianola, Greenville, and Cleveland, while our drainage is stopped in order to hold the Mississippi River back, would mean another huge out-migration for the economy of the South Delta, similar to 1973. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Missing construction worker's body found in Arkansas River Apr 23, 2008
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Authorities say a body found in the Arkansas River has been identified as 1 of the missing construction workers who fell in the river after scaffolding collapsed. Police say the body of Juan Manuel Flores Silva was discovered Sunday by a group of boaters. (WREG.com, TN)
Business leaders say Ark. economy has its strong points Apr 23, 2008
Welspun and Man each say they expect to spend $100 million for plants at the Arkansas River port. With the closure of a meat plant that burned in Booneville, that city is coping with the loss of 800 jobs, though there is a chance the plant may reopen. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Luxe Travel: Galapagos by Yacht, Biking in Paris Apr 23, 2008
Upcoming trips include NASA training with an astronaut, a hands-on dogfight simulation in real combat aircraft, helicoptering into the Grand Canyon, Class 3 and 4 rafting on the Arkansas River, heli-skiing and snowboarding at a secret British Columbia hideaway, all accompanied by major business celebrities. Membership requirements are simple but stringent: Besides your proven success and leadership, you must be willing to share your successes openly, sign a confidentiality agreement and, not... (Newsmax)
Families of construction victims sue Apr 22, 2008
The men were working on a bridge over the Arkansas River when their scaffolding collapsed ... The men were working on the bridge over the Arkansas River in April when their scaffolding collapsed. (WREG.com, TN)
Families of victims in bridge scaffolding collapse sue Apr 22, 2008
DALLAS - The families of two men presumed dead after scaffolding collapsed under a bridge over the Arkansas River filed a lawsuit Monday against two construction companies and a foreman in charge of the project in North Little Rock, Ark ... A body was found Sunday in the Arkansas River near the accident site but wasn't immediately identified, officials said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
The Fives: Tracking big cats on the Web Apr 16, 2008
Its body was found not far from the Arkansas River there. Some believe that the big cat shot in Illinois is the same one that passed through Wisconsin earlier this year. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Game Called on Account of Tornado Apr 14, 2008
But this perfect little retro park alongside the Arkansas River has a still new charm of its own ... But this perfect little retro park alongside the Arkansas River has a still new charm of its own. (Townhall.com)
4 more tornadoes confirmed in Ark; flooding continues in east Ark Apr 14, 2008
The Arkansas River running from west to east through the middle of the state is also at extremely high levels after heavy rain fell recently in Oklahoma. High water covered farms and some highways on land adjoining the river in western Arkansas. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Corps of Engineers ordered to pay settlement in Miss. boat crash Apr 13, 2008
The first 10 miles of the White River serve as the entrance channel to the McClellan-Kerr system on the Arkansas River. The first crash occurred Feb. 5, 2006, when the motor vessel Brother Wilson, owned by Jantran Inc. of Rosedale, Miss. (The Clarion-Ledger)
More of this story Apr 11, 2008
Even though several areas reported problems with high water, Hunt said there was some good news, especially for residents in the Island Harbor area who were forced out of their homes several weeks ago when the Arkansas River overflowed its banks. We re not in bad shape as far as the river is concerned, he said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Keystone Lake on alert Apr 11, 2008
As expected, the Arkansas River is rising ... "We can ride four wheelers, we can fish we're away from everyone, Shannon Watie says thats why he lives on the banks of the Arkansas River. But as he looks at the river after the recent storms, the feeling is very different. This is definitely a concern. Because if the floodgates open up, he's worried his newly built home could go down the river. We've got four children under the age of six, so we have lots of clothes, a lot of toys, a... (FOX23.com, OK)
At least four tornadoes in last bout of Arkansas storms Apr 7, 2008
A fourth traveled through Little Rock, starting near Interstate 630 before crossing the Arkansas River to head into Burns Park in North Little Rock. The tornado in the capital city had a 4. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Victims in Arkansas River bridge accident identified Apr 5, 2008
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - The three construction workers - one killed and two presumed dead - after a platform collapsed from a bridge above the Arkansas River have been identified. The men were employed by Oscar Renda Contracting Inc. of Roanoke, Texas. (KSLA.com, LA)
Agritourism topic of workshop at Delta Area Museum Apr 5, 2008
The project originally began in October 2006 when the Institute received a grant to conduct a pilot project on Agritourism in five Arkansas River Valley counties, said Foster of the area which included Conway, Johnson, Pope, Perry and Yell counties. The basic premise of the project is to expand the opportunities available for the states agribusinesses. (Tri-City Tribune, AR)
Celebrities team up on conservation Apr 4, 2008
On a bluff overlooking the Arkansas River, Smith is building an 1840s Greek revival farmhouse from the ground up, incorporating old farmhouse standards like Rumford fire boxes with new "green" materials like insulated windows and soybean insulation. The metal roof collects heat for a water system underneath that warms the home. (The Augusta Chronicle)
One Confirmed Dead, Two Still Missing After Fall From Interstate Bridge Apr 4, 2008
(April 3, 2008)--Rain and swift river currents are keeping divers from searching the Arkansas River for two workers from a Texas company who are missing and presumed drowned. Three workers fell into the river between Little Rock and North Little Rock when scaffolding beneath the Interstate 430 bridge over the river collapsed Wednesday. (KWTX.com, TX)
Body Recovered After Scaffolding Falls Apr 3, 2008
- The body of a construction worker was pulled Wednesday from the swollen Arkansas River, hours after he and two colleagues fell 100 feet when the scaffolding they were on along a highway bridge collapsed. There was no sign of the other two men, who were presumed dead. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
3 Workers Presumed Dead After Bridge Accident Apr 3, 2008
(North Little Rock, AR 4/2/2008) Officials working to raise collapsed scaffolding from the Arkansas River at Little Rock have decided against using a barge to raise the structure. The new plan is to close the Interstate 430 northbound lanes to traffic at 6 p.m. and use a crane to bring the scaffolding above water. (WREG.com, TN)
3 workers presumed dead as scaffolding falls from I-430 bridge Apr 3, 2008
A co-worker of three men who fell to their deaths when a scaffolding collapsed 100 feet above the Arkansas River might have suffered the same fate, but wasn't on the platform when it dropped to the water. Charles Jackson, a worker on a project to install a 30-inch water main beneath the Interstate 430 bridge across the river, said he'd been on the platform earlier Wednesday and noticed no safety problems. (Houston Chronicle)
Workers From Texas Company Fall From Interstate Bridge Apr 3, 2008
(April 1, 2008)Three construction workers employed by a Texas company were presumed dead Wednesday after falling from the Interstate 430 bridge over the Arkansas River in Little Rock, Ark. A spokeswoman for Central Arkansas Water says the men were employed by Oscar Renda Contracting of Roanoke. (KWTX.com, TX)
3 Workers Missing In Ark. Bridge Fall Apr 3, 2008
Text Size: (AP) Three construction workers were presumed dead Wednesday after falling 100 feet from a highway bridge into the swollen Arkansas River, authorities said. The men were working on installing 30-inch-diameter waterlines under and across the Interstate 430 bridge when their scaffolding platform collapsed, officials said. (CBS News -- US)
3 believed dead in scaffolding collapse Apr 3, 2008
(AP) -- One worker was killed and two others are presumed to have drowned when scaffolding slung underneath a bridge over the Arkansas River collapsed, tipping all three men more than 100 feet into fast-moving water. The body of one of the three workers was recovered about 8 hours after Wednesday's collapse. (WWLTV.com, LA)
AP Photo Gallery Apr 2, 2008
Playing just across the Arkansas River from Bill Clinton's presidential library, McClinton scored 10 straight points for Miami early in the second half, part of a 25-5 run that gave the Hurricanes a 52-38 lead. Miami (23-10) missed all six of its 3-point attempts in the first half, but McClinton alone made three in the second. (Theacc.com)
Market Forecaster for March 31 Apr 1, 2008
The U.S. Coast Guard closed Missouri s Meramec River to all navigation on Friday and the Arkansas River has also been closed until further notice, due to high water. The Mississippi River at Cairo, Ill. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Arkansas Flooding Drowns Fields, Futures... Mar 28, 2008
On the Arkansas River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recorded heavy flows Thursday morning at Little Rock, and shipping virtually stopped along the waterway, a major route to the Mississippi River. "There's some movement, but it will probably pick up as the flows come down probably late next week," corps spokesman P.J. Spaul said. (The Drudge Report)
Forecasters warn historic flooding could strike Ark. Mar 24, 2008
The Arkansas River crested in Little Rock and points upstream at 22 feet, about a foot below flood stage in the capital city. A tributary of the White River, the Black River, ruptured a levee in two places Saturday near Pocahontas, said Renee Preslar, a spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management. (Boston Globe)
Taking the long way home Mar 23, 2008
Cruising along the Arkansas River bottom lands, I passed through the hamlets of Solgonhachia and Cleveland. Then something surreal happened. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Hoops fans keep businesses hopping in Little Rock, N. Little Rock Mar 22, 2008
The yellow trolleys that run through the downtowns of the two cities helped move visitors across the Arkansas River, and helped spread out the visitor spending, too ... In North Little Rock, high water on the Arkansas River caused the U.S. Razorback submarine to close to visitors, flooded part of the Riverfront Trail and forced an RV park near downtown to send its patrons to a park a few miles away. (KSLA.com, LA)
Delta region seeks to reap benefits of agritourism Mar 22, 2008
In 2006, the Rockefeller Institute received a 50,000 Rural Business Opportunity Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to research agritourism potential in the Arkansas River Valley. This activity has led to a growing effort to develop agritourism statewide. (Tri-City Tribune, AR)
McClinton carries Canes to next round Mar 22, 2008
"Once I made a couple of shots, the defense was kind of on their heels."Playing just across the Arkansas River from Bill Clinton's presidential library, McClinton scored 10 straight points for Miami early in the second half, part of a 25-5 run that gave the Hurricanes a 52-38 lead. Miami (23-10) missed all six of its 3-point attempts in the first half, but McClinton alone made three in the second. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Big time in Little Rock for MSU Mar 21, 2008
Commercial Dispatch Online. By Danny P. Smith Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:12 AM CDT. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Police identify body found in creek Mar 19, 2008
People spotted the body in the 2000 block of East 81st Street in Fred Creek, which comes from the Arkansas River. Police say they know who the man is but have not yet notified his next of kin. (FOX23.com, OK)
Western Montana Lives - Even with a hard life, Cleo Potter was all smiles Mar 18, 2008
His mother, wrote Don, had a multipurpose broom, good for shooing rattlesnakes away from the front door along the Arkansas River in Colorado and swatting and shooing away a pair of fighting bulls over the front yard fence in Richland County. "Of course, she did have a pitchfork standing near as a backup," wrote Don, who lives in Bonner. (Missoulian, MT)
MSU draws Oregon; Valley to face UCLA Mar 17, 2008
Alltel Arena in North Little Rock (across the Arkansas River from Little Rock) is a drivable trip for most MSU fans in Mississippi. I think its great were being sent to Little Rock, Stansbury said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Corps does dry run for river flooding Mar 16, 2008
"We monitor what's going on in the Missouri, the Ohio and the Arkansas river basins. We can see it coming," Powell said. The Mississippi River levees in front of the corps' New Orleans District headquarters can handle 1. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Billions of gallons of water threaten old mining town (1) Mar 16, 2008
The World Link: Billions of gallons of water threaten old mining town. Billions of gallons of water threaten old mining town. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Making music and memories in Memphis and Little Rock Mar 15, 2008
We had a lovely room on the 12th floor of the Peabody Hotel overlooking the Arkansas River ... We enjoyed walking along the banks of the Arkansas River in almost springlike weather and next time in Little Rock we will climb aboard the paddle wheeled Arkansas Queen. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Arkansas History Mar 7, 2008
My vivid reports or things in which I remember the most are the stories of Petit Jean, the girl who was mistaken for a boy, who came up the Arkansas River from Arkansas Post and settled on the mountain bearing her name. I can only imagine the characters she did run across in one of her escapades on the river up to Little Rock. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
Lamborn, Udall back bill on cleanup of Leadville mine drainage tunnel Feb 29, 2008
Collapses in the tunnel have caused water to build up underground, leading to seepage into the Arkansas River and fears of a catastrophic blowout. This will clearly put the responsibility for cleaning up the backlog of contaminated water, 1 billion gallons of it, with the (U.S.) Bureau of Reclamation, said Lamborn, whose district includes Leadville. (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Backed-up toxic water threatens town Feb 29, 2008
In the 1940s and '50s, the federal government built a two-mile mine drainage tunnel to carry off contaminated rainwater and snowmelt into the Arkansas River. But a tunnel collapse that was detected in 1995 caused water to back up behind the rubble. (MSNBC -- Environment)
