Changes Coming To Former Travelodge
The Planning Commission will consider a lot split today for the former Travelodge on South Walton Boulevard, the site where Cracker Barrel applied for a sign variance in May.
View ArticleVoters To Decide Ambulance Fee Issue
Voters in the Northeast Benton County Fire Department’s emergency medical services district will decide July 9 if they’re willing to pay more for ambulance service.
View ArticleWoman Claimed Son Injured Self With Knife
The mother of a 5-year-old boy who shot himself in the eye told medical personnel her son injured himself with a butcher’s knife, according to court documents.
View ArticleHit-and-Victim Identified
Police identified Gary Todd O'Neil as the man who was injured in a hit-and-run accident Monday.
View ArticleFree Pet Adoptions At Shelter
The Washington County Animal Shelter will offer free adoptions of dogs or cats to any active military personnel or veteran Friday and Saturday to celebrate Independence Day.
View ArticlePolice Officer Cleared In Shooting
A city police officer was cleared of wrongdoing when he fired shots during an incident in the parking lot of Neighborhood Market on East Robinson Avenue on June 12.
View ArticleOrscheln Moves To Tontitown
A larger, more varied selection of merchandise awaits customers at Orscheln Farm & Home, which opened June 17 in a new facility at 211 N. Maestri Road in Tontitown.
View ArticlePolice Identify Hit-and-Run Victim
Police identified Gary Todd O’Neil as the man injured Monday in a hit-and-run accident.
View ArticleCommission Repeats Its ‘No’
A second effort at allowing an auction house in an industrial zone met the same negative fate as the first.
View ArticleFormer Tyson Site Cleared
The former Tyson Mexican Original factory is down, but the building’s foundation and concrete slab remain.
View ArticleCause Of Fatal Fight Not Clear
It’s not clear what sparked a fatal fight under an Elkins bridge, but it may have been two drunken ex-cons telling prison stories.
View ArticleAT A GLANCE: Commission Action
At A Glance Commission Action Rogers' planning commissioners met Tuesday and approved:
View ArticleGarfield Serves Up Summer Reading Program
Children at Garfield Elementary School started the summer with a book.
View ArticleLawsuit Filed Over Waste Districts’ Fee
A disagreement between two solid waste districts has resulted in a lawsuit.
View ArticleAT A GLANCE: School Board Filings
At A Glance School Board Filings The following candidates filed Tuesday for school board seats in Benton County. The filing period ends at noon July 9. The election is Sept. 17.
View ArticleDowntown Lots Zoned For Higher Density
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a rezoning request Tuesday night for four lots in southwest downtown to make room for additional houses.
View ArticleJorgenson Gets A Raise
Evelyn Jorgenson, the new president at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, will earn 3 percent more in salary this fiscal year than what the Board of Trustees originally approved.
View ArticleCommittee OKs Security Camera Request
A request for more digital security cameras in and around the county courthouse got the Quorum Court Finance Committee’s approval Tuesday.
View ArticleProsecutors Charge Elkins Woman
Prosecutors have filed a formal charge against an Elkins woman accused of attempting to hire a woman to kill her ex-husband.
View ArticleRogers Man Sentenced To 15 Years
A Rogers man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to drug and sex crimes.
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