Cities Defend Ambulance Budgets
Siloam Springs and Rogers officials said their reimbursement requests for rural ambulance service are based on their costs and county officials are welcome to look for a better deal.
View ArticleCity Leaders Oppose Walton Arts Center Changes
Elected officials are not taking a proposed reorganization of the Walton Arts Center’s governance structure lightly.
View ArticleWalmart Thinks Big
The world’s largest retailer likes to do things on a big scale. This week’s annual
View ArticleSchool Districts Help Feed Kids Over Summer Break
Some children in Benton and Washington counties will be able to walk to school for a free meal this summer, according to school district officials.
View ArticleAfghan blast kills soldier tied to state
A soldier with Arkansas ties was one of two who died Monday after a “suicide vehicle” carrying a bomb exploded near their unit in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
View ArticleLake Leatherwood XTERRA Festival set
The Lake Leatherwood XTERRA Festival will be Saturday and Sunday at Lake Leatherwood City Park in Eureka Springs.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Cody Carpenter will be remembered as a blessing, he will be missed, and he will not be replaced in his family, his community or among his fellow law enforcement officers.” The Rev....
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: June 6th
Today 11:30 a.m. Bentonville School Board Curriculum Committee — Administration Building, 500 Tiger Blvd.
View ArticleRECORDS: June 6th
Arrests Benton County Sheriff's Office • Nicholas Matthew King, 20, no address available, was arrested Wednesday in connection with residential burglary and theft of property. King was being held...
View ArticleStudents Blend Latino heritage for ACT Advantage
“Take out your scissors and chop up the word. Don’t just look at the whole thing,” Jeanette Arnhart told students during a bilingual ACT workshop Wednesday at Rogers High School.
View ArticleDetailed Report Card Gaining Steam
The School District is expanding its use of a standards-based report card that provides parents more information about how their children are performing both academically and socially.
View ArticleSummer Reading Program Off To Fast Start
The Bentonville Public Library’s summer reading program almost has topped last year’s record participation just three days into the two-month program.
View ArticleCooper Teacher Wins State Award
A Cooper Elementary School teacher has been named the 2013 History Teacher of the Year for Arkansas.
View ArticleCounty Still Seeks Ambulance Funding
Benton County officials tentatively have agreed to pay for rural ambulance service in 2014, but the county still lacks a long-term funding method for the service.
View ArticleRogers Man Arrested
A Rogers man was arrested Tuesday in connection with secretly recording a 15-year-old girl.
View ArticleLab Tests Food
Sam’s Club taste testers sampled about 1,700 items last year. About 80 percent of tested products received a passing grade, but only 15 percent made it on to the club’s shelves.
View ArticlePolice Warn Of Magazine Scam
University of Arkansas police are warning residents about a door-to-door magazine scam.
View ArticleTwo Sentenced In Home Invasion
Two 19-year-old men from east Arkansas were sentenced to prison Wednesday for an apartment invasion robbery last year in Springdale.
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