Official Leaves District
Justice of the Peace Frank Winscott has sold his home and moved out of District 2, but he’s not immediately giving up his seat on the Benton County Quorum Court.
View ArticleAssociation Seeks More Money From City
The Property Owners Association has requested the monthly police and fire buildings lease rate change to more than $14,000 a month from the current $650 a month, beginning next year.
View ArticleWarm Weather Bests Rink
Children aren’t the only ones dreaming of a white Christmas this year. City workers are hoping for cooler temperatures to keep ice on the skating rink at Lawrence Plaza.
View ArticleCollege To Review Contract
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s next president could be paid the highest salary allowed by the state if her proposed contract is approved during a special meeting today.
View ArticleOfficials Delay Action
Benton County planners delayed a decision on a metal recycling facility near Gentry, hoping more information will be available for a renewed discussion in January.
View ArticleLindgren Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
A Siloam Springs man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of drug crimes.
View ArticleCar-Mart opens 118th dealership, plans 3 more in quarter
America’s Car-Mart, the Bentonville-based auto lender, announced Thursday that it has opened its 118th dealership, in Enterprise, Ala.
View ArticleCDC: Language barrier caused Tyson chlorine gas leak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a chlorine gas leak at an Arkansas poultry plant last year that sickened nearly 200 people occurred because a worker couldn’t read English.
View ArticleUPDATE: Couple found guilty in death of great-grandson
William Staten, 51, and Margette Staten, 61, were found guilty this afternoon of misdemeanor negligent homicide in the death of their great-grandson, Joniah Chronister, 2. Springdale District Judge...
View ArticleMurder, kidnapping charges filed against Davis
Prosecutors filed formal murder and kidnapping charges Wednesday against a Bentonville man in connection with his wife’s death. Perry Dennis Davis Jr. is charged with capital murder and kidnapping, a...
View ArticleTwo arrested in personal ad robberies
Police have arrested two men in connection with a series of robberies that began with online personal ads, according to a news release.
View ArticleNWACC approves contract with next president
The NorthWest Arkansas Community College's next president will be Evelyn Jorgenson, according to a news release. The college's board of trustees approved a three-year contract with Jorgenson at a...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
Teen held in death of 80-year-old man Authorities have arrested a 17-year-old girl in the death of an 80-year-old man whose body was found in a ditch.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “There’s research out there that shows that kids actually do better, they eat better, if they go to recess first.” Molly Miller, a dietitian whose two children attend J.B. Hunt...
View ArticleStrawberry man stabbed to death
Authorities searched three homes in Baxter County and asked the Arkansas State Police for help in analyzing evidence Thursday in the fatal stabbing of a Strawberry man.
View ArticleTrustees to oppose effort to trim benefits
The trustees for the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System will oppose legislation to trim retirement benefits for system members and retirees, the trustees decided Thursday.
View ArticleResidents Attend Liquor Education Meeting
More than 70 people attended a liquor education meeting sponsored by the Bella Vista Property Owners Association on Thursday night at Riordan Hall.
View ArticleTwo Men Arrested in Connection With Robberies
Two Springdale men were arrested in connection with three incidents of aggravated robbery during November, according to a new release from the Springdale Police Department.
View ArticleDavis Charged with Capital Murder, Kidnapping
Prosecutors on Thursday filed formal murder and kidnapping charges against a Bentonville man in connection with his wife’s death.
View ArticleCouple Guilty in Child Parking Lot Death
A couple was found guilty Thursday in the death of their great-grandson in a car in the Springdale Walmart parking lot.
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