Expenses claims dip $1 million since 2010
The amount of money that state lawmakers collected in per diem, mileage and expense reimbursements from the state was $1 million lower in 2012 than in 2010.
View Article13% of ZIP codes on hidden-guns list fake
Three Arkansas concealed-handgun licensees live in the 75502 ZIP code. Two of them are men. The other is a woman. Or at least their names suggest that is the case, according to the Arkansas State...
View ArticleChurch-shooting witness OKs bill
Sarah Roy remembers the Sunday in 1994 when a man walked into the sanctuary of United Pentecostal Church in Springdale with a sawedoff 12-gauge shotgun and shot his estranged wife twice.
View ArticleArea lotteries
Numbers drawn Saturday : Missouri Lotto 18-19-24-29-30-31 Estimated jackpot: $2 million Oklahoma Lotto 4-10-13-22-25 Hot ball: 17 Estimated jackpot: $1.4 million Powerball 5-6-16-36-58 Powerball: 3...
View ArticleFor 50 years, facility teaches the disabled
Fifty years ago Elizabeth Richardson took up a torch for area schoolchildren who had disabilities beyond what public schools could accommodate.
View ArticleCherokee Nation hands out new ID cards to Arkansans
Dozens of Arkansas residents obtained new Cherokee Nation photo identification citizenship cards Saturday in Rogers.
View ArticleUSDA proposal targets school a la carte menus
Snacks in schools The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed minimum nutritional standards for snack foods sold in schools apart from a school breakfast or lunch.
View ArticleGroom’s parents balk at cost of hosting rehearsal dinner
DEAR ABBY: My stepson “Steve” is getting married out of town. His fiancee is an only daughter with three brothers, and her family is throwing a large, traditional, formal wedding.
View ArticleRECORDS: February 10
Arrests Bentonville - Joshua Aquila Tippie, 28, of 802 S.E. Falcon No. 20 was arrested Friday in connection with felony terroristic threatening in the first degree and misdemeanor resisting arrest.
View ArticleBIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Briane and Andrew Derousseau of Rogers, a girl, Anna Claire, born Jan. 13, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers.
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: February 10
Monday 3:45 p.m. Washington County Job Evaluation/Salary Administration Program — Fifth Floor Conference Room, Washington County Courthouse, 280 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville
View ArticleMedical School Evolving
The offerings continue to evolve four years after the first students set foot on the Northwest Arkansas satellite campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
View ArticleGenocide Expert Back From War Zone
Relentless dust, intense heat and the constant threat of a bomb falling on him were just some of what one Washington County resident experienced during the holiday season.
View ArticlePaneitz Appoints Two To Cabinet Status
Becky Paneitz, NorthWest Arkansas Community College president, announced two interim appointments to her college cabinet on Friday.
View ArticleCampus Gun Bill Likely To Be Changed, Lawmakers Say
A bill to allow some concealed carry permit holders to bring guns onto public college and university campuses will probably not pass in its current form, a House co-sponsor said Tuesday.
View ArticleSunday Alcohol Sales Gain Momentum
A dozen cities in Arkansas allow retail alcohol sales on Sunday.
View ArticleSheriff's Office Investigating Cable Thefts
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating numerous thefts involving telephone cable over the past few weeks.
View ArticlePolice Link Man to Kidnapping
A 28-year-old Springdale man faces felony charges after police said he picked up his 13-year-old girlfriend from school and left town.
View ArticleCoroner to 'Spot Check' Nursing Home Deaths
Washington County Coroner Roger Morris decided to check on the death of an elderly nursing home resident with a cracked skull earlier this month.
View ArticleBoard Revokes Teachers’ Licenses, Cites Violations
The Arkansas Board of Education on Monday revoked the state teaching licenses of two teachers, Keith B. Dooley and Wanda Lee O’Quinn.
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