NTSB Issues Preliminary Report On Airplane Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on an airplane crash last month at Rogers Municipal Airport provides little new information about the incident. The preliminary report does...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: April 2nd
Today 4:30 p.m. Rogers Planning Commission — Council Chambers, 301 W. Chestnut St.
View ArticleRECORDS: April 2nd
Arrests Fayetteville • Joshua Dunlap, 21, of 979 Betty Jo Drive was arrested Monday in connection with felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor charges of carrying a weapon. Dunlap was in the...
View ArticleState drought improves, but officials wary
The drought situation in Northwest and western Arkansas is improving, but weather-service officials warn that the tell-tale months that determine ongoing drought issues are yet to come.
View ArticleDistrict’s teachers gear up to write
Berryville teachers are joining a national project focused on training teachers in rural schools on the best strategies to teach writing.
View ArticleHouse panel OKs 2 tweaks to teacher-retirement laws
A legislative committee Monday endorsed two bills that grant the trustees for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System authority to implement certain cost-saving measures, but it rejected another bill...
View ArticleWater, mine violations result in $11,000 fine
An unlicensed Perry County open-pit sand mine on the Arkansas River and one of its owners was fined $11,000, the minimum sanction, Monday for violating state clean water and mining regulations.
View ArticleAgency reports fewer parolee crimes since ’11 law
Responding to criticism from Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola, the director of the Department of Community Correction said Monday that the number of crimes committed by parolees has dropped since a...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Gambling machines draw raid by police The Forrest City Police Department said more than a dozen gambling machines were seized after a raid last week at a business.
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Ex-vice president, president of Liberia Officials said Moses Blah, the man who served as Liberia’s president for two months after Charles Taylor stepped down, has died. He was in his mid-60 s.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Being able to really write and write well is a skill for life.Writing well means you are able to form coherent thoughts and write with an audience in mind.” Chris Goering, director of...
View Article8 centers for UAMS see names changed
The state’s medical school is renaming its eight Area Health Education Centers and their clinics around the state, it announced Monday.
View ArticleDecatur Coach Unger sees his persistence rewarded
John Unger knew taking over Decatur’s basketball program would be a major rebuilding project. The Bulldogs had struggled for more than a decade, and that trend seemed to be continuing in the winter of...
View ArticleCommission Approves Walmart Plans
The plans for a Walmart Supercenter off Elm Springs Road eased through the city Planning Commission on Tuesday with no opposition.
View ArticleTherapy Animals Help Elementary Schools
Elementary school students are learning educational and life skills from therapy animals in their classrooms.
View ArticlePrairie Grove Murder Trial Reset
The capital murder trial of four Prairie Grove residents accused in the beating death of Ronnie Lee Bradley has been reset.
View ArticleCouncil Ponders Farmers' Market Policies
Don’t expect major changes Saturday when the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market opens for another year on the downtown square.
View ArticleMembers OK With Fee Hike
Adult Wellness Center members agreed, in a recent survey, the $25 annual membership fee should increase, but there was no consensus on how much to raise the fee.
View ArticleAuthority Approves Settlement With Contractor
A three-man Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority committee approved on Tuesday a $575,000 settlement in a federal civil lawsuit with BRB Contractors.
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