NOTEWORTHY DEATH
Famed feminist, editor of Ms. magazine YONKERS, N.Y. — Prominent feminist Mary Thom, a writer and former editor of Ms. magazine who also was an avid motorcyclist, crashed while riding on a highway and...
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It encourages students to do their very best, to concentrate on their grades, to be cognizant of the grades they had last semester. It gives us something to motivate students with a...
View ArticleFilm focuses on Arkansas photographer
The Fayetteville Public Library will host a free screening of the documentary Disfarmer : A Portrait of America at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
View ArticleSpot on lottery panel filled
Senate President Pro Tempore Michael Lamoureux appointed a spokesman for Sam’s Club to the Arkansas Lottery Commission, Lamoureux said Tuesday.
View ArticleRESTAURANT INSPECTIONS: April 29
Information is from state Health Department records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service food store inspections unless otherwise noted.
View ArticleMARRIAGE LICENSES: April 29
April 18 Cody Dale Calcott, 26, and Brandi Kathryn Randel, 25, both of Siloam Springs
View ArticleBUILDING PERMITS: April 29
Building permits issued in March for Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale on projects valued at $75,000 or more:
View ArticleRECORDS: April 29
Arrests Benton County Sheriff’s Office William Douglas Hibbard, 28, of 307 S. Main in Bentonville was arrested Saturday in connection with felony domestic battering in the second degree.
View ArticlePUBLIC MEETINGS: April 29
Today 9 a.m. Benton County Election Commission — 1204 SW 14th St., Suite 6, Bentonville
View ArticleBuilding Permits Up
Northwest Arkansas’s four biggest cities issued 23 percent more building permits in the first three months of this year compared to the same time frame in 2012, according to a compilation of city...
View ArticleCounty Has Designs on Veterans Court
One person has been accepted into a planned veterans court, and a local circuit judge hopes to have space for as many as a dozen people once the court gets its footing.
View ArticleNew Legislation Could Help Veterans
Veterans seeking work in Arkansas have a better chance now of landing a job with the passage of legislation giving employers legal protection if they adopt a veterans preference policy.
View ArticleInterpretations Raise Cost of Prosecutions
Disagreement over a single word during a trial two years ago led to an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that requires interview transcripts to be done by state-certified translators in order to be...
View ArticleOwl Creek School Considers Longer School Year
Teachers and administrators at Owl Creek School are putting the finishing touches on information for parents about moving to a continuous learning calendar for the 2014-15 school year.
View ArticleMan Arrested After Car Chase
A Siloam Springs man faces felony and misdemeanor charges in connection after a high-speed car chase in Springdale early Sunday morning.
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to rape while freed as state prisoner
John Scott Landingham admitted Monday to raping a 17-year-old girl while he was state prisoner and free as part of a furlough program. Landingham, 42, pleaded guilty to rape, a Class Y felony, which is...
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Man who shot wife killed, officials say MELBOURNE — Authorities said officers shot and killed a Melbourne man accused of shooting his wife.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “So all the housing trends point to urban housing.You see that happening in Fayetteville already with the multifamily housing coming up in downtown.” Stephen Luoni, director of the...
View ArticleRECORDS: April 30th
Arrests Centerton • Robert James Kramer, 32, was arrested Monday in connection with a parole violation. Kramer was being held Monday in the Benton County Jail with no bond set.
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