Feds Kill Immigration Task Force Agreements
The agreements allowing local police to track foreign-born criminals in Northwest Arkansas expire Monday, but the effort won’t end, local officials said.
View ArticleRoads Clear Following Snow
The light accumulation of snow in Benton County on Friday didn’t seem to impact driving conditions, area officials said.
View ArticleLittle Flock Struggles With Ambulance Costs
Ambulance service will cost Little Flock $36,400 more in 2014 than in 2012 as Rogers increases the bill to meet its costs of the service.
View ArticleForum To Promote Two-Way Communication
Members will soon have another opportunity to communicate with the Property Owners Association’s board and staff.
View ArticleBoard Members Talk About Tax Hike Options
The Bentonville School Board will look to the public for answers regarding any millage increase option they plan to present to voters in the fall.
View ArticleLibrary Launches Music Option
The Bentonville Public Library will launch Freegal music Monday. The service allow people to download three free songs each week to their personal devices.
View ArticleSubdivision To Choose A City
Northwest Arkansas’ first election of 2013 will invite a small number of voters to participate.
View ArticleCity Attorney Leaves After Decade in Office
Alderman Mike Overton said City Attorney Jeff Harper is much like Will Rogers.
View ArticleIn a 1st, public to get a peek at land records
The public can access thousands of historical land records for the first time with the completion of renovations to the land commissioner’s office in January.
View ArticleGroup works to turn factory into a refuge
Efforts are under way toward turning a closed furniture-factory building south of downtown Fort Smith into a campus for providing services to the homeless.
View ArticleFewer than 21,000 lack power
Progress continued Sunday in restoring power to Arkansans who were left in the dark following the snowstorm that struck the state Christmas Day.
View Article6 more cities must devise stormwater-runoff plan
Six additional cities in Northwest Arkansas must develop a comprehensive program to curtail pollution in stormwater runoff and comply with federal regulations that have kicked in because of population...
View ArticleNOTEWORTHY DEATH
Rita Levi-Montalcini, a biologist who conducted underground research in defiance of Fascist persecution and went on to win a Nobel Prize for helping unlock the mysteries of the cell, died at her home...
View Article10 years on, Conway murder trial to start
More than a decade after two men were slain execution-style in a Conway home, the trial of a former physician charged in their deaths is to begin next month.
View ArticleNW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “When we get down to it, our environment is one of the most precious things we have. We have to be responsible for what we do to our water.” Christopher Suneson, director of planning...
View ArticlePlanners To Discuss Revitalization
The Planning Commission will discuss the city’s vision for North Walton Boulevard at a meeting Wednesday that will lead up to a public hearing and decision on the plan Jan. 15.
View ArticlePatrols To Increase At Schools
Law enforcement officials have plans to increase protection at area schools in 2013 following the school attack in Newtown, Conn., earlier this month.
View ArticleEducators Against Arming Teachers
Arming teachers or principals to protect Northwest Arkansas classrooms isn’t such a good idea, local educators said.
View ArticleTourism Increasing In Area
Business, recreation and group travel is picking up in Northwest Arkansas, advertising and promotion officials said.
View ArticleWoman Linked to October Beating
A Hindsville woman faces felony charges in connection with a man’s beating in October.
View Article