Deputies Find Man Hidden In Closet
More than three hours after Benton County Sheriff’s Office deputies began searching for David Johnson, they found him in a closet where he hid.
View ArticleTunnel, Sidewalk Plans OK’d
The City Council’s Street Committee approved two sidewalk and trail projects Tuesday after weeks of public discussion.
View ArticleOld Post Office Sale Promoted With Event
The owner of the Old Post Office in the center of the downtown square is stepping up efforts to market the property to buyers.
View ArticleKraft Closing Plant
Kraft Foods announced Tuesday it will close its Bentonville factory next year.
View ArticleCouncil Tables Art Talks
The City Council held off changing its public art policy Tuesday but appointed new members to the Public Art Advisory Committee.
View ArticleBeebe: Tax Only Hope
There will be no new money for roads in the foreseeable future unless voters approve a temporary sales tax in November, Gov. Mike Beebe told an audience Tuesday in Rogers.
View ArticleMan arrested following brief standoff
A Rogers man was arrested Tuesday in connection with residential burglary and aggravated assault on a family or household member after a former girlfriend said he broke into her residence and assaulted...
View ArticlePolice: Madison County man made child porn
Acting on tips, police in Madison County on Tuesday arrested the owner of a convenience store on multiple counts of rape, possessing and manufacturing child pornography, among other other charges.
View ArticleNWA football openers rescheduled for Thursday
The first games of the 2012 football season will come earlier than expected for some Northwest Arkansas schools.
View ArticleCollege Board To Hear Request
NorthWest Arkansas Community College trustees on Friday will review whether to give Marty Parsons an appeal hearing.
View ArticleVandergriff Dies At 93
Harry Vandergriff, 93, a retired educator and school superintendent, died Wednesday.
View ArticleHudlow Responds To Dismissal Motion
Legal briefs are accumulating in the wrongful termination suit filed by Jerry Hudlow, former city treasurer and chief financial officer.
View ArticleExhibitors Welcome Isaac’s Rain
At many county fairs, “the hurricane” might be a reference to a wild carnival ride. At the Washington County Fair, which continues through Saturday night, the reference is all about the weather.
View ArticleFeral Cat Plan Proposed
A proposal to control the feral cat population and lower euthanasia rates at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter is headed to the City Council.
View ArticleBoard Approves Elementary Expansion Program
The Bentonville School Board approved $6.2 million worth of projects including expanding four elementary schools during a special meeting Wednesday.
View ArticleMarijuana growing arrest made
A Garfield man was arrested Wednesday in connection with charges related to growing marijuana.
View ArticleBids for Springdale project under estimate
Bids received for improvements on Johnson Road came in well under estimates. APAC-Centtral bid $9,825,782 for improvents on Johnson Road in Springdale and extending the street in Johnson.
View ArticleHigher education notebook
Ex-UAPB chief gets emeritus tag The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees awarded emeritus status to former University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Chancellor Lawrence Davis Jr. on Friday.
View ArticleMore girls claim rape by suspect in Japton
Five more girls have told Madison County authorities that a 66-year-old store owner, already under arrest on rape and child pornography charges, also committed sexual crimes against them, Sheriff...
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