Commissioners Approve Church Plans
BELLA VISTA -- The expansion of one church and the construction of another can begin, after Planning Commissioners approved large-scale plans Monday night.
View ArticleBentonville's Slaughter Pen Jam Grows Into Festival
BENTONVILLE -- The Parks and Recreation Department wants to elevate the Slaughter Pen Jam from a great race to a great event focused around a race, said David Wright, parks and recreation director.
View ArticleBentonville Community Center Topping Out Ceremony Is Friday
BENTONVILLE -- The Parks and Recreation Department will hold a topping out ceremony for the Bentonville Community Center on Friday.
View ArticleBentonville Residents Raise Concern About Rezoning
BENTONVILLE -- More than a half dozen people expressed concern about a rezoning request along North Walton Boulevard at Tuesday night's Planning Commission meeting.
View ArticleBenton County Officials Eye Ambulance Choices
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County justices of the peace said Tuesday they're still pondering how best to pay for rural ambulance service for the county.
View ArticleMatteri Named Interim Downtown Bentonville Director
BENTONVILLE -- Debbi Matteri has been named director of community engagement and interim executive director of Downtown Bentonville Inc., effective Sept. 1, according to a news release.
View ArticleHiwasse Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Rogers Bank Robbery
BENTONVILLE -- A Hiwasse man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a Rogers bank last year.
View ArticleBentonville District's Legal Costs Double Expectations
BENTONVILLE -- The School District's fiscal year was an unexpectedly expensive one when it came to legal costs.
View ArticleBella Vista Association Again Seeks Assessment Hike
BELLA VISTA -- The Property Owners Association board voted Thursday to again ask for an assessment increase, despite some residents' objections. The proposal seeks $6 more a month for improved lots and...
View ArticleBenton County Property Tax Appeals To Begin
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County property owners who are unhappy with their tax bills soon will have the chance to show why they should pay less.
View ArticleFacebook Post Brings Five-Day Jail Sentence
BENTONVILLE -- Kathryn Hackett admitted she took photos of jail inmates in court and posted them on her Facebook page.
View Article'Tour De Cave' Bike Tour Set For Saturday In Cave Springs
CAVE SPRINGS -- The Illinois River Watershed Partnership will host the Tour De Cave Bicycle Tour on Saturday.
View Article15-year sentence for sex offender who went on school grounds
A Level 3 sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting to being on the grounds of school and twice not following registration procedures.
View ArticleMan clears hurdle on path to overturning meth conviction
Osires Guevara has served more than three years of a life sentence, and he's cleared a hurdle in his effort to overturn his conviction and sentence.
View ArticleCouple Works To Stop Drunken Driving
BENTONVILLE -- Tammy and Lynn Hahn have different jobs, but they have the same goal. They don't want people under the influence of alcohol or drugs behind the wheel of a vehicle.
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