The Daily Press http://www.bentoncourier.com http://www.bentoncourier.com/apfeed.xml--1 Copyright The Daily Press 2013-05-24T13:56:23-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77792013-05-24T13:56:23-04:002013-05-24T13:56:23-04:00The Saline CourierRichard Gilliam, 61, was last seen leaving for work on Friday, May 17 and has not been seen or heard from since, according to police. Gilliam is a white man with brown hair and a gray and brown beard. He is about 5 feet 11 inches tall and 200 pounds. Authorities say Gilliam’s vehicle was found unoccupied recently in Little Rock, but at this time there is no reason to suspect foul play. Benton, ARNo author availableBenton police searching for missing manNo source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7779Change0Usable2013-05-24T13:56:23-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77772013-05-24T11:19:57-04:002013-05-24T10:58:12-04:00The Saline CourierRegistration for the event will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m.Featured speaker at Saturday’s event will be Ragon Don Kinney Sr., a 1960 graduate of Bauxite High School. Shepard said Saturday's program will conclude with Wilson DuVall, a 1958 Bauxite High School graduate, singing, “Proud to Be an American.”While the reunion is traditionally attended by people with ties to Bauxite, anyone is welcome to attend the event, Shepard said.Preceding Saturday's activities will be old-time movie night on Friday at 7 p.m. Bauxite, ARNo author availableBauxite reunion set for SaturdayNo source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7777Change0Usable2013-05-24T10:58:12-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77762013-05-23T17:23:53-04:002013-05-23T17:23:53-04:00The Saline CourierDepartment of Human Services Director John Selig told lawmakers Thursday that the state would draft its waiver next month for the "private option" that lawmakers approved as an alternative to Medicaid expansion. Selig said the state planned to submit the waiver to the federal government in August and hoped to get approval by October.No dateline availableNo author availableArk. to submit 'private option' waiver in AugustNo source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7776Change0Usable2013-05-23T17:23:53-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77752013-05-23T14:24:46-04:002013-05-23T14:24:46-04:00The Saline CourierThe event will begin with shopping, light desserts and appetizers. Bryant, ARNo author availableFashion for Funds to benefit Safe Haven No source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7775Change0Usable2013-05-23T14:24:46-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77732013-05-23T11:21:54-04:002013-05-23T11:21:54-04:00The Saline CourierThe first of the funerals, for a 9-year-old girl killed at a Moore elementary school that took a direct hit in Monday's storm, was scheduled for Thursday morning. A family photo showed the girl, Antonia Candelaria, beaming with a big smile and wearing a white sun hat.Early estimates indicate the tornado caused more than $2 billion of damage in Moore. Whole subdivisions in the fast-growing community of 56,000 people were destroyed. Authorities estimated that as many as 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and 33,000 people were affected — an especially traumatic toll for a city that had already suffered three other tornados since 1998.Two elementary schools were hit — one was leveled — by Monday's tornado. Candelaria was one of seven children who perished at the Plaza Towers Elementary School, a one story building with barely a wall left standing. Altogether, 10 children were killed in the storm, including two infants.The medical examiner reported that six of the children who died at Plaza Towers suffocated after being buried under a mass of bricks, steel and other materials as the building collapsed. A seventh child who died there, 8-year-old Kyle Davis, was killed instantly by an object — perhaps a large piece of stone or a beam — that fell on the back of his neck.Thursday's thunderstorms produced hail, heavy rain and high winds in the morning. A flash flood warning was also in effect. The National Weather Service said more severe storms were forecast for late afternoon and at night, and that more tornados were a possibility.The weather was hampering cleanup and recovery efforts that had just begun to accelerate now that all of the missing have been accounted for. Residents were only formally allowed back into the damage zone on Wednesday afternoon, where they picked through enormous piles of debris.Shayne Patteson was among them, moving around the ruins of his three-bedroom home. All that was left was the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood.Patteson vowed to rebuild, likely in the same place, but said next time he will have an underground storm shelter."That is the first thing that will be going into the design of the house, is the storm shelter and the garage," he said as he looked around piles of bricks and plywood where their home once stood.Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis said Wednesday he would propose an ordinance in the next couple of days to require all new homes to have storm shelters.No dateline availableAssociated PressThunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanupNo source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7773Change0Usable2013-05-23T11:21:54-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77712013-05-23T10:32:05-04:002013-05-23T10:32:05-04:00The Saline CourierAdmission will be 25 cents, and cokes and popcorn will be sold at "vintage prices" as well, according to Randle Wilmoth, coordinator for the Bauxite Reunion.The Old-Fashioned Movie Night is part of the annual Bauxite Reunion festivities, most of which will take place on Saturday. Bauxite, ARNo author availableAnnual Bauxite reunion to include Old-Fashioned Movie Night No source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7771Change0Usable2013-05-23T10:32:05-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77632013-05-22T12:42:48-04:002013-05-22T12:42:48-04:00The Saline CourierSign up for the contest at the Courier office, 321 N. Market St. in Benton, or look for entry forms in select issues of the paper.Entrants must provide a photo of the pet by itself. The pet must currently reside in Saline County. Each entry is $5.The top-12 vote-getters will be featured in a 2014 calendar, which will go on sale in November for $2 each.Each pet will be professionally photographed for the calendar.The entry period concludes Monday, June 10.Benton, ARNo author availableCourier accepting 2014 Pet Calendar entries until June 10No source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7763Change0Usable2013-05-22T12:42:48-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77582013-05-22T10:16:21-04:002013-05-22T10:16:21-04:00The Saline CourierThe run for the Benton Police Department and Saline County Sheriff's Office will start at Holland Chapel Baptist Church at 1 p.m. and will conclude at Back Yard Burgers on Military Road. The Bryant Police Department will be conduct a leg of the torch run starting at 2:15 p.m. at the Bryant High School and concluding at Bishop Park on Boone Road. No dateline availableNo author availableLocal authorties participate today in torch run for Special OlympicsNo source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7758Change0Usable2013-05-22T10:16:21-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77522013-05-21T10:57:53-04:002013-05-21T10:55:34-04:00The Saline CourierBenton, ARNo author availableWEATHER UPDATE: Flash flood watch in effectNo source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7752Change0Usable2013-05-21T10:55:34-04:00 urn:publicid:dailypress.com:77512013-05-21T10:03:12-04:002013-05-21T10:03:12-04:00The Saline CourierBenton, ARNo author availableNOTICE FROM THE CITY OF BENTON: Drainage Committee meeting todayNo source availableurn:publicid:dailypress.com:7751Change0Usable2013-05-21T10:03:12-04:00