Board Work Starts
The Bentonville School Board will meet for the first time today following an election that brought in four new board members.
View Article$1.5 million in gifts for Child Protection Training Center
Gifts and a grant totaling more than $1.5 million were announced today for the Southern Region National Child Protection Training Center.
View ArticleCity Eyes Chaplain Program
The Bentonville Police Department will have a chaplain to help officers and families through hard times if aldermen approve a new chaplain program at tonight’s City Council meeting.
View ArticleOfficials Review Figures
Benton County’s justices of the peace learned the general outlines of the county’s 2013 budget Monday when they were told the county’s projected expenditures exceed projected revenues by about $1.6...
View ArticleDonation To Help Protect Children
Becky Shaffer said she wished there was someone trained to recognize abuse when she was a child.
View ArticlePedestrian Safety Tops Board Meeting
A parent asked the Bentonville School Board to work with others in the community to provide better pedestrian safety for students during a regular meeting Monday.
View ArticleChaplain Program Approved
The City Council approved a new policy Tuesday night allowing the Police Department to appoint a volunteer chaplain to assist officers and grieving families.
View ArticleCity Named Bike Friendly
The city became the fourth in Arkansas to receive the Bicycle Friendly Community award when the annual designations were announced last week by the League of American Bicyclists.
View ArticleRequests Seek City Money
The Bentonville Advertising and Promotion Commission will review funding requests for 13 sports and arts events planned for 2013 at today’s meeting.
View ArticleWoman Receives Probation In Theft
A Bella Vista woman will have to spend 10 years on probation and repay thousands of dollars to her former employer for stealing lottery tickets from the business.
View ArticleMan Faces Diversion Order
A Garfield man’s criminal case will be dismissed if he makes restitution in connection with the theft of cattle.
View ArticleMan Gets Probation In Tree Theft
A Springdale man was placed on three years state-supervised probation after admitting he cut trees off National Forest land to sell them.
View ArticleProcess For Bids Examined
Discussion about a bidding process could set the stage for how the new Bentonville School Board will work together.
View ArticlePolice: Bentonville student was running across road when hit
A 12-year-old pedestrian was running across traffic when he was hit by a vehicle and seriously injured last week in Bentonville, according to a news release from the Bentonville Police Department.
View ArticleTree Giveaway Slated At Market
The city’s Tree and Advisory Committee will host a tree giveaway Saturday at the Farmers Market in honor of National NeighborWoods Month.
View ArticleOfficials Question Gun Range Operation
Benton County justices of the peace expressed a willingness Thursday to close a gun range near Centerton if they’re not satisfied it meets requirements set out by a special panel of the Quorum Court in...
View ArticlePeel Park Has Family Feel
Stately old trees at Dave Peel Park dropped big yellow leaves alongside picnic tables and swing sets as families enjoyed recent fall weather.
View ArticleIced Tea Leads To Arrests In Copper Case
A gallon of Red Diamond iced tea led Rogers Police to arrest five people in connection with causing damages and stealing copper wire valued at more than $900,000 this summer.
View ArticleResident Voice Street Plan Concerns
Residents weren’t shy about presenting views about amendments to the city’s street plan during a meeting Thursday at Riordan Hall.
View ArticlePolice Blame Pedestrian For Incident
The Police Department said Thursday a 12-year-old pedestrian was at fault when the boy was struck by a vehicle while walking home from Washington Junior High School on Oct. 18.
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