Suicides Leave Pain For Survivors
Five people committed suicide in April in Springdale compared with eight for the 11 months before, according to police records.
View ArticleParties Prepare To Spar Over Region
Democrats need to do better in Northwest Arkansas to regain their majority in the state Legislature, a political science professor and author said.
View ArticleBUILDING PERMITS: May 27th
Building permits issued in January for Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale on projects valued at $75,000 or more:
View ArticleState Dollars Boosts School Construction
Some Northwest Arkansas schools are getting ready to start construction or repair projects, knowing they will receive $23.8 million in state aid in the coming months.
View ArticleMARRIAGE LICENSES: May 27th
May 16 Juan Antonio Aleman-Arrue, 30, and Maria Isabel Bravo-Rodriquez, 23, both of Siloam Springs Joshua Kyle Baker, 24, Rogers, and Allison Jane Gaither, 22, Springdale Myron Amor Frazier, 32,...
View ArticleRESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: May 27th
Information is from state Health Department records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service food store inspections unless otherwise noted....
View ArticleLAWSUITS: May 27th
May 16 State of Arkansas v. $2,845 U.S. Currency, Malinda Willis and Gregory Holcomb Tina Bell, Curtis Bell, Jennifer Arms and Cable Arms v. Gayla K. Marks
View Article‘Visionary’ Hammons dies
John Q. Hammons’ first business went bust, saddling him with debt. Yet the son of a poor Missouri dairy farmer paid it off within two years and turned his sights to hotels, the cornerstone of what...
View ArticleI-5 bridge collapse clogs commercial artery in Washington
For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington’s bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20...
View ArticleOld fire station receives new life
The firefighters assigned to the state’s largest airport haven’t had time to settle in to their newly refurbished station house.
View ArticleFounder of UAPB praised at ceremony
Gladys Turner-Finney of Dayton, Ohio, has been researching an Arkansas mystery since 2008.
View ArticleCity near LR adds library to resources
Wrightsville opened its own public library Saturday.
View ArticleTornado stirs safe-room interest
Crawford County Judge John Hall said that when his justices of the peace asked him what could be done about raising funds for additional safe rooms around the county during Thursday night’s Quorum...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Shooting accident kills 14-year-old TEXARKANA — Police in Texarkana said a 14-year-old boy was killed over the weekend in an apparent accidental shooting.
View ArticleArkansas historic locations put on endangered-sites list
Stressing the importance of protecting vital pieces of the state’s heritage, the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas on Thursday released its 2013 listing of “most endangered places,” which...
View ArticleOfficials transfer Alamo to facility in Oklahoma
Imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo was moved recently from a federal prison in Marion, Ill., to the Bureau of Prisons Transfer Facility in Oklahoma City.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We have schools in fiscal distress.When you’ve got a school in fiscal distress, I don’t see them making this a priority.They have other issues to handle.” Mike Galligan, planner for...
View ArticleRECORDS: May 28th
Arrests Bentonville • Joshua Lee McMillon, 33, of 400 Old Forge Drive was arrested Monday in connection with forgery, attempted forgery and breaking or entering. McMillon was being held Monday in the...
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: May 28th
Today 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville City Council — Room 326, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St. Walton Arts Center Council — Starr Theater, Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville
View ArticleHonoring The Fallen
The women gathered their arms around each other and smiled, knowing they were and are there for each other and tears welled up in their eyes.
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