50 Years Ago
Herald and Democrat in 1964
Benton County was allotted $120,565 in emergency Agricultural Conservation Program funds to help farmers re-establish permanent pastures and meadows damaged or destroyed by the prolonged drought of 1962, '63 and '64.
In announcing the allocation, Carl Cosand, ASCS office manager, commented that funds should be sufficient to approve all applications that were received.
Applications totaling $20,000 had already been received.
25 Years Ago
The Herald-Democrat in 1989
Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital had verbal approval of the relocation of its helicopter pad, according to the hospital's administrator.
Larry Winder told the hospital's board of governors the Federal Aviation Administration inspector had given a verbal OK to move the pad north from its location on the north side of the hospital.
Several things needed to be done before that could happen including tearing down the hospital-owned house on which the new pad would set and burying several power lines near the site, Winder said.
10 Years Ago
The Herald-Leader in 2004
For the first time in several years, the Siloam Springs Junior High Lady Panthers basketball team was under the mentorship of a new coach.
Rebecca Mullikin, a 1999 graduate of John Brown University, took on the title of junior high girls basketball head coach, replacing Janet Moore, who would be working exclusively with the senior high girls basketball program with head coach Debbie Sharp.
Mullikin was also the assistant junior high volleyball coach under Joellen Wright and assisted Brian Matchell with seventh-grade girls basketball.
Community on 07/30/2014