Benton County Official Says Greed Drives City Demands
A Benton County justice of the peace said Friday greed is behind the increasing demands of cities for payment for rural ambulance service.
View ArticleMan Being Held On $100,000 Bond
A woman claims a Siloam Springs man raped her because the police had been called about him smoking marijuana, according to court documents filed Thursday.
View ArticleBenton County Readies For Ambulance Vote
Benton County officials have prepared for the Feb. 11 vote on rural ambulance service by sending letters to voters and holding public meetings on the issue. They also are getting details of the voting...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Classical Academy Plans Expansion
Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy officials expect nearly all of their classrooms to be full even after they increase capacity by more than 20 percent this fall.
View ArticleDecatur couple whose son shot himself sentenced
Criminal proceedings ended today with a jail and prison sentence for the Decatur couple who were arrested after their 5-year-old shot himself.
View ArticleCase Ends With Jail, Prison Sentences For Decatur Couple
A Decatur couple received prison and jail sentences after their 5-year-old shot himself last year.
View ArticleMore Benton County Ambulance Town Halls Set
Benton County’s plan to pay for future rural ambulance service will be discussed at the following town hall meetings:
View ArticleWindmill Road Project Starting In Bentonville
Officials hope a road project that’s been in the works for nearly three years will be finished by this fall.
View ArticleCivil-rights era studied through letters and art
Mouie Lanje, 16, was sitting in the “hot seat” in the middle of his sophomore English class at Bentonville High School when he asked his classmates what it would be like to live without basic human...
View ArticleNWACC's Spring Enrollment Down
NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s enrollment is down 6.1 percent from what it was this time a year ago, something officials attribute largely to an improved economy and a new academic policy.
View ArticleAdministrator Leaving Bentonville School District
One of the School District’s top administrators will leave this summer to lead a district in Kansas.
View ArticleMayor Gives State Of Bentonville Report
The city has become the preferred place for work, play and living life, Mayor Bob McCaslin said in his State of the City report at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
View ArticleBentonville Library Has Teen Dating Awareness Workshop
The public library will hold a Dating Awareness Safety workshop at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday where teens will hear from professionals about warning signs of unsafe relationships.
View ArticleBentonville’s Douglas Seeks Second Term
Rep. Dan Douglas, R-Bentonville, will run for re-election to the District 91 seat of the state House of Representatives, he announced Wednesday.
View ArticleFormer Rogers Youth Minister Begins Jail Sentence
A former youth minister who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl will serve 118 days in the Benton County Jail.
View ArticleChinese New Year Dinner Gala Set In Bentonville
The Asian Pacific Associates Network will host a 2014 Chinese New Year dinner gala from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Li’s Home Cooking.
View ArticleBentonville Dance Team Headed For National Stage
Bentonville will be represented when the best dance teams from across the country converge in Florida this weekend.
View ArticleAmazeum Get Money For Touchable Tornado
Amazeum recently received $20,000 from two state representatives that will help pay for a Touchable Tornado section of a weather exhibition at the children’s museum.
View ArticleMurder Suspect In Benton County Jail
A murder suspect will make his first court appearance Friday morning after being brought from Virginia in connection with the death of a Springdale man.
View ArticleBentonville Middle School Reports Pertussis Case
An Old High Middle School student was diagnosed with pertussis this week, prompting the school to send letters home notifying parents of other students who might have been exposed to the disease.
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