Second Springdale Supercenter Planned
Leaders hope store spurs growth Officials hope a planned Walmart Supercenter on the west side of town spurs economic growth.
View ArticleScattered Power Outages Reported
Overnight storms and strong wind caused power outages throughout Washington County on Thursday.
View Article153 customers without power following "boom"
People in the area of a Fayetteville power outage reported hearing a loud "boom" before the power went out.
View ArticleProgram Teaches Kids Personal Empowerment
The young girl listened as deputies from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office told students they were special, that no one had the right to hurt them, that they should tell a “trusted adult” about...
View ArticleJudges Prepare For New Year
Brad Karren and Tom Smith are preparing to take the bench next year and serve alongside four other circuit judges in Benton County.
View ArticleArea lotteries
Numbers drawn Saturday: Missouri Lotto 1-7-13-30-38-44 Estimated jackpot: $2 million Oklahoma Lotto 3-15-19-23-39 Hot ball: 10 Estimated jackpot: $7.8 million Powerball 1-18-35-39-44-11 Powerball: 11...
View ArticleSchool clinics foster health of rural kids
A new health center located on the Jasper School District campus is expected to help more children see a doctor when they are sick or have a toothache, the superintendent said.
View ArticleScience complex on radar of UCA
When University of Central Arkansas trustees toured the school’s Lewis Science Center last summer, they were not impressed.
View ArticleUA author finds niche in triptychs
With a retail price of $95, it’s not likely that University of Arkansas art history professor Lynn Jacob’s new coffee table book about the evolution of the Netherlandish triptychs will be under a lot...
View ArticleUtility companies say power mostly restored
Utility companies continued working to restore power Saturday as forecasters warned of plummeting temperatures and a possibility of a white Christmas.
View ArticleMona Lisa show to open Fort Smith museum
The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum will open Jan. 19 with an opulent, 16th century Italian-themed gala and a preview of the museum’s inaugural exhibition, “The Secrets of Mona Lisa.”
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “When a nurse would call that to a parent’s attention, some of them were unable to take off work and immediately take care of the child’s needs.They couldn’t take off work or lacked...
View ArticleChristmas closings
The following state, federal and local government offices’ schedules may be affected by the Christmas holiday: GARBAGE COLLECTION Bella Vista: No routes will run Tuesday; regular routes delayed one day.
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas meetings
Monday No meetings Tuesday No meetings Wednesday Siloam Springs Board of Adjustments, 4 p.m.
View ArticleDivorces
BENTON COUNTY The following divorces were recorded in the circuit clerk’s office from Dec. 13-19.
View ArticleUA Press hosts holiday sale
The University of Arkansas Press is hosting a holiday book sale through Dec. 31. The Press is offering 20 percent off all books; free shipping is also available to campus addresses.
View ArticleARRESTS
Dec. 4 Marcie Christine Treadwell, 25, homeless. Charged with violation of a protection order. Dec. 9 Brandon Lee Doyle, 24, 705 N. Saltwell, Salina, Okla. Charged with public intoxication. Alisha...
View ArticleBarbers Cut Hair For Good Cause
Landon Michaels sat quietly in his mother’s lap in a barber’s chair Saturday with the trepidatious look all 4-year-olds wear as scissors inch closer to their hair.
View ArticleCounty Officials Studying Trucks, Bridges
A discussion about buying new fire engines for volunteer fire departments has led Benton County officials to study the county’s bridges to see if they can handle the increasing load of heavy vehicles.
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