Runners In Step For Festival
Seventy-five thousand miles — that will get you three laps around the earth at its equator.
View ArticleChinese Teachers Trade Lessons In County Schools
Three teachers at Benton County schools are instructing students about their homeland’s language and culture while learning a new culture at the same time.
View Article100 Years Of Public Health
A hookworm epidemic started Arkansas’ public health system 100 years ago.
View ArticleOne killed in Fayetteville wreck
A Springdale man was killed Sunday in a single-vehicle wreck in Fayetteville, according to a news release from the Fayetteville Police Department.
View ArticleFormer Bella Vista resident arrested on rape charges
A former Bella Vista resident is being held on rape charges after being extradited from Minnesota, authorities said. Adam Gould, 38, of McGregor, Minn., was extradited from Aitkin County, Minn., where...
View ArticleNTSB Issues Preliminary Report On Airplane Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on an airplane crash last month at Rogers Municipal Airport provides little new information about the incident. The preliminary report does...
View ArticleRECORDS: April 3rd
Arrests Fayetteville • Larry Helvey, 31, of 695 N. Oak Grove Road in Springdale was arrested Monday in connection with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia,...
View ArticleAT A GLANCE: Commission Action
At A Glance Commission Action Rogers’ Planning Commission met Tuesday and approved: • A conditional-use permit for a private club at Heirloom Food & Gifts, 113 S. Second St. The property is zoned...
View ArticleCommission Approves Walmart Plans
The plans for a Walmart Supercenter off Elm Springs Road eased through the city Planning Commission on Tuesday with no opposition.
View ArticleTherapy Animals Help Elementary Schools
Elementary school students are learning educational and life skills from therapy animals in their classrooms.
View ArticlePrairie Grove Murder Trial Reset
The capital murder trial of four Prairie Grove residents accused in the beating death of Ronnie Lee Bradley has been reset.
View ArticleCouncil Ponders Farmers' Market Policies
Don’t expect major changes Saturday when the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market opens for another year on the downtown square.
View ArticleMembers OK With Fee Hike
Adult Wellness Center members agreed, in a recent survey, the $25 annual membership fee should increase, but there was no consensus on how much to raise the fee.
View ArticleAuthority Approves Settlement With Contractor
A three-man Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority committee approved on Tuesday a $575,000 settlement in a federal civil lawsuit with BRB Contractors.
View ArticleFlute, Photo, Fishing Programs Set
Several activities are scheduled this weekend at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area.
View ArticleJudge’s Wrecker Decision Backs County
A circuit judge upheld a decision by Benton County officials denying a request a couple made to operate a wrecker service from their home near Siloam Springs.
View ArticleState Supreme Court Coming To Bentonville Thursday
The Arkansas Supreme Court will be in Bentonville on Thursday to hear arguments in a case that has made national headlines.
View ArticleCommission Approves AT&T Cell Tower
The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for AT&T to build a cell tower behind Buffalo Wild Wings on Moberly Lane on Tuesday night.
View ArticlePanel OKs Road Plan
A panel of Benton County justices of the peace endorsed an expanded 2013 road work plan Tuesday, voting to recommend the county spend about $1.1 million from the $14.2 million being held in reserve.
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