Attracting business a priority for 2 in House District 75 race
The race for House District 75 pits a former Democratic House member against a political newcomer who said she’s running for office because she’s run out of people to blame for the state’s ills.
View ArticleHartford gunfire leaves man dead
One man is dead and another has been questioned after a shooting Sunday night in the south Sebastian County town of Hartford.
View ArticleScam draws prison terms, fines for pair
Alice McCollough was recovering from heart surgery in 2007 and wanted to make some money to help pay her huge medical bills when she got a letter in the mail saying she could earn $10 each for stuffing...
View ArticleMotorcycle rider hits mailbox, dies
A Fort Smith man died Sunday night when the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was driving left the road and struck a brick-enclosed mailbox at a vacant home on South Albert Pike Avenue near South S Street...
View ArticleRepairs on bridges to shut I-540 lanes
Motorists should expect one-lane closures on Interstate 540 in the Van Buren area in Crawford County until Thursday, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department announced Monday.
View ArticleTuition Rate Issue Discussed
Both candidates for Fayetteville and Farmington’s state House District 85 race would support in-state tuition rates for students graduating from an Arkansas high school, they both said at a forum Monday.
View ArticleProposed Budget Will Use Reserve
The 2013 city budget proposed by Mayor Doug Sprouse will need almost $1 million from reserves to balance.
View ArticleArea House Sales Stabilizing
Northwest Arkansas Realtors are selling about as many houses as they did last year, but are pulling in more money.
View ArticleCandidate Forum Set For Tonight
The Bella Vista Weekly Vista will host a City Council candidates’ forum tonight at Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd.
View ArticleCenterton Council Event Today
A Centerton City Council meet and greet will be held at 7 p.m. today at Lifepoint Church, 409 W. Centerton Blvd.
View ArticleOrder Forbids Hunting On City Land
A park commissioner’s discovery of a recently killed deer near Lake Atalanta led to a mayoral executive order forbidding hunting on city property.
View ArticleCandidates Responsive, Agreeable, Insightful In Forum
Candidates running for Rogers alderman agreed more than they disagreed Monday during a forum sponsored by the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce.
View ArticleMan Held On $500,000 Bond
A Bella Vista man is being held in the Benton County Jail on $500,000 bond in connection with the stabbing death of a woman.
View ArticleNo Warning Sounded
There was no warning for the Saturday storm that splintered fences, damaged buildings and spiraled down 52nd Street in west Rogers and into the northeastern portion of the county.
View ArticleNo arrests reported in Hartford slaying
Sebastian County sheriff’s deputies were still trying to determine Wednesday why a Hartford man was fatally shot Sunday night outside the home of another Hartford man.
View ArticleHouse 69 candidates face rematch in ’12 election
When Betty Overbey of Lamar and Dwight Hoyle of Clarksville squared off in 2010 to seek the state House District 69 seat, Overbey won by less than 1 percent of votes cast, just 26 ballots.
View ArticleCouple Tossed, Smothered Baby, Police Say
Police said a couple was arrested Tuesday in connection with tossing their baby onto furniture and smothering her with pillows.
View ArticlePolice: Deer Crashes Into Bedroom
Police said a deer jumped through the window of a home just after 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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