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The first-degree murder trial of Jason Helm — one of three Carroll County men accused in the 2018 slaying of Christopher Alvard at his home near Eureka Springs — was abruptly delayed last week in Carroll County Circuit Court.

Seven Carroll County residents have died of complications related to COVID-19 in during August, bringing the local death toll attributed to the novel coronavirus to 115, according to a Aug. 26 report issued by the Arkansas Department of Health.

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It is time to be proactive if you have Reynaud’s disease. It is still pretty hot outside with still a few months to go before colder temperatures come upon us.

Carroll County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training will be held in Berryville and Holiday Island beginning in later this month. Training will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Tuesday from Sept. 27 through Oct. 25 at the Berryville Fire Department.

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A jury trial began Tuesday morning in Eureka Springs for the first of three defendants accused in the 2018 killing of a local man trial. Jason Hartley Helm is charged with first-degree murder and cruelty to animals in connection with the death of Chris Alvard, whose body was found in his home near Eureka Springs.

Eureka Springs City Council member Bill Ott will pay the city $1,000 to settle a lawsuit Ott filed in 2021. The city council approved the settlement agreement at its regular meeting Monday night.

After a week of no reported local deaths attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arkansas Department of Health reported three more Carroll County residents had died from complications related to the novel coronavirus, bringing the local death toll to 112.

Editor’s Note: Emails quoted in this report have not been edited for grammar, spelling or punctuation. Carroll County Judge Ronda Griffin vetoed an ordinance approved by the county’s quorum court that would have rescinded the position of major in the sheriff’s office.