Kraft Closing Plant
Kraft Foods announced Tuesday it will close its Bentonville factory next year.
View ArticleCouncil Tables Art Talks
The City Council held off changing its public art policy Tuesday but appointed new members to the Public Art Advisory Committee.
View ArticleNWACC Board To Hear Parsons Request
NorthWest Arkansas Community College trustees on Friday will review whether to give Marty Parsons an appeal hearing.
View ArticleBoard Approves Elementary Expansion Program
The Bentonville School Board approved $6.2 million worth of projects including expanding four elementary schools during a special meeting Wednesday.
View ArticleNo new trial for convicted killer
Convicted killer Serafin Sandoval-Vega will not get a new trial and will continue to serve a life sentence for his part in a 2006 crime that left an area man dead, a judge ruled Thursday.
View ArticleMan suspected of killing wife in critical condition
A Bentonville man suspected of killing his wife remains hospitalized for what police have described as a self-inflicted head wound. Jerri Jackson, the media relations manager for the University of...
View ArticleSunday Business Sections Combine
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC will combine Sunday business sections, the company announced Friday. Staff changes are also in progress.
View ArticleCollege Denies Appeal Request
A move by Marty Parsons to appeal his dismissal was denied by the NorthWest Arkansas Community College trustees Friday.
View ArticlePrivate Clubs Still Face Hurdles
Benton County restaurants will have to maintain their private club licenses and keep buying their alcohol retail even if voters approve the wet-dry issue in November, according to state law.
View ArticlePanel To Review Requests
Benton County’s annual budget process begins to take shape Tuesday when county officials’ requests for new equipment will be discussed.
View ArticleCommunity College Early Enrollment Down
Early enrollment numbers for NorthWest Arkansas Community College show a downturn of 3 percent.
View ArticleRural Service Still In Limbo
Benton County’s debate over rural ambulance service will not end before 2013, county officials agreed.
View ArticleSchool Board Forum Set
The public will have a chance to hear Bentonville School Board candidates’ thoughts on a variety of issues facing the district at a forum Thursday.
View ArticleGroup To Review Sign Ordinance
The Bentonville Planning Commission will revisit the city’s political sign ordinance at today’s meeting after changes to the ordinance were rejected by the City Council in July.
View ArticleJohansen trial postponed pending mental evaluation
The October jury trial for a Garfield man accused of killing his mother and grandmother was postponed Tuesday. Nicholas Johansen, 20, is charged with two counts of capital murder and two counts of...
View ArticlePlanners Halt Sign Changes
The city’s political sign ordinance remains unchanged after the revised item was pulled Tuesday at a Planning Commission meeting.
View ArticleNature Program Set
Denis Dean, Arkansas master naturalist, will teach a nature course at College at the Crossing in Bella Vista.
View ArticleJudge Postpones Johansen Murder Trial
A judge postponed the October jury trial for a Garfield man accused of killing his mother and grandmother.
View ArticleOffcials Back Subsidy
Benton County’s Finance Committee on Tuesday endorsed a $300,000 subsidy offer for rural ambulance service next year, with Justice of the Peace Tom Allen suggesting the county might cut a better deal...
View ArticleNWACC enrollment drops
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s unofficial enrollment numbers show a drop in enrollment for the fall 2012 term.
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