E-Books Slip Into School Libraries
Some students are reading more books in school libraries and not because the books are more interesting or the titles more intriguing.
View ArticleWaste District Investigates Hundreds of Illegal Trash Complaints
Animals tore into several bags of trash filled with plastic soda bottles, frozen food boxes and foam food containers on the side of a Washington County road just north of Budd Kidd Lake, an...
View ArticleCity Seeks Preservation Nominations
The city’s planning division is accepting nominations for this year’s preservation awards.
View ArticleMan Faces Felony Charges
A Rogers man faces a handful of felony offenses after being arrested in connection with possessing 219 grams of marijuana.
View ArticlePolice Continue Investigation in Shooting
Police are still investigating the case of a man who suffered a gunshot wound to his leg Saturday morning.
View ArticleSonora Makes Waves in Technology Program
Jillian Addington didn’t need more than a moment to think when asked what she likes about EAST.
View ArticleCity Eyes Economic Growth
City leaders said job creation and economic development is their goal.
View ArticleNo Injuries In Plane Crash
Four people escaped injury Sunday when the single-engine aircraft they were in crashed at Rogers Municipal Airport Carter Field after 8 p.m., authorities said.
View ArticleFormer Rogers Resident to Appear on ‘Southland’
Matt Cornett, 14, formerly of Rogers, will appear on TNT’s ‘Southland’ at 9 p.m. Wednesday.
View ArticleArea Of City Gaining Amenities
Infrastructure and amenities in the southwest part of the city are starting to catch up to residential growth through several city and commercial development projects.
View ArticleEducation Board Makes It Official, Weiner High School To Close July 1
The Arkansas Board of Education voted 5-2 Monday to close the 135-student Weiner High School effective July 1 at the request of a split Harrisburg School Board.
View ArticleUA Selects New Engineering Dean
John English has been selected as the ninth dean of the University of Arkansas College of Engineering, the university announced Monday.
View ArticleProsecutor Quits On Day Of Arrest
Sebastian County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Earl S. Garrett, 33, resigned Saturday, the same day he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of public intoxication at the Electric Cowboy in Fort Smith.
View ArticleFort Smith Man Gets 2 Years For Harassment
A Fort Smith man was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for making harassing telephone calls to officers of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency after they charged him with boating under the...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We want them to realize what they do here is important and what a difference it makes.
View ArticleMan Missing Since Disagreement
ROGERS — Police are looking for a man who has been missing since Sunday.
View ArticleArchaeology Lake Cruise Scheduled For Saturday
Ben Rawls, an interpreter at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, will host an archaeological and geological excursion on Beaver Lake from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
View ArticlePilot Blames ‘Atmospheric Force’
ROGERS — An investigator from the Federal Aviation Administration was in Rogers on Monday to determine what caused a single-engine airplane to crash Sunday night, according to airport officials.
View ArticleOfficials Discuss Monte Ne Restoration Costs
ROGERS — Preserving the remains of the former Monte Ne resort will be expensive, historians learned Monday.
View ArticleBomb Squad Disarms Signal Flare
SILOAM SPRINGS — A military grade signal flare, found near the Illinois River on Old Highway 68 east of Siloam Springs, caused a bomb scare Monday afternoon.
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