Obstacle Competition Set
As 24 boys lined up to practice running an obstacle course set up outside Monitor Elementary School on Thursday, parent volunteer Josh Underdown urged them to get loud.
View ArticlePolice Make Pot Arrests At Airport
A cross-country airplane trip ended Wednesday at the Springdale Municipal Airport when two California men were arrested in connection with possession of marijuana worth an estimated half-million dollars.
View ArticleShelter Expanding
Capacity of the Springdale Animal Shelter will almost double following renovation to an old shelter building.
View ArticlePulaski County judge rejects challenge of abuse-report law
A Pulaski County circuit judge on Friday rejected a challenge by a fired privateschool athletic director to the state law that mandates who is required to report knowledge or suspicion of child...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “You should see the look on their faces when you tell them they’ve committed a felony.” Lenore Paladino, an investigator at the Internet Crimes Against Children Division with the...
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Violinist for Ireland’s Chieftains, 76 Martin Fay, a classically trained violinist who helped revive traditional Irish music as a founding member of the Chieftains, died Wednesday in Dublin. He was 76.
View ArticleSlain man’s family sets $15,000 reward
Family members of a man fatally shot at his home near Lake Conway have offered a $15,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in his death.
View ArticleTeen gets prison for theft of heifers
An 18-year-old who authorities said was involved in horse thefts at Southern Arkansas University at Magnolia pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing cattle near Ogden in southwest Arkansas.
View ArticlePB house fire kills mother, toddler; cause is uncertain
A toddler and his mother died in a Friday morning fire at their home.
View ArticleSodomy charge added in murder case
Two Arkansas brothers jailed in Oklahoma in the 2010 murder of a 22-yearold Fort Smith woman were charged Friday with forcible sodomy in connection with the case.
View ArticleState to get $1.5 million in drug-suit settlement
Arkansas will receive a $1.5 million share of a $90 million settlement to 38 states from GlaxoSmith-Kline over allegations the British drugmaker misrepresented the safety risks of the diabetes drug...
View ArticleIn anti-‘sexting’ effort, new tack
The state Legislative Task Force on Abused and Neglected Children scrapped proposed legislation on Friday that would specifically target minors’ “sexting” in favor of a bill that would instead educate...
View ArticleThe state/region in brief
5 Arkansans die in 3-vehicle crash Five people were killed and two were injured in a three-vehicle collision near Bismarck on Thursday, according to a preliminary crash report.
View ArticleDay By Day
Today Drop-In Drawing — Noon-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Materials provided for all ages. (479) 418-5700. Vegan (Plant-Based ) Potluck — 12:45-2 :15 p.m., Ozark Folkways, 22733 N....
View ArticleClub News
Book Club The Bella Vista Book Club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista, 20 Boyce Drive.
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Samaritan Center offers dinner The Samaritan Community Center is offering Thanksgiving dinner from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at both the Springdale and Rogers centers. The dinner is free and...
View ArticleAT OUR BEST: Walton Arts Center thanks donors
Some 370 artists and arts patrons filled the newly remodeled Arts Center of the Ozarks Nov. 8 for the 10th annual 5x5 Art Auction and Jazz Soiree.
View ArticleSPOTLIGHT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WOMEN’S SHELTER: Art gives shelter clients...
Abusers often seek to take away their victims’ ability to express themselves.
View ArticleJeffrey Ryan Nichols: A different direction
SELF PORTRAIT Date and place of birth: Dec. 7, 1978, Little Rock Family: Wife Missy, and son Sam Occupation: Filmmaker My favorite place in Arkansas is the Delta. My greatest weakness as a director is...
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