Count Delayed
Benton County election officials were uncertain Wednesday afternoon when they would have a final vote count from Tuesday’s general election.
View ArticleAccused Killer Now Blind
A Bentonville man suspected of killing his wife and then shooting himself is now blind and suffers from retrograde amnesia, according to court documents.
View ArticleVoters Return Council Members
Voters sent three incumbents back to the City Council, but favored a political newcomer over the city’s longest-serving alderman Tuesday.
View ArticleDropouts Still In Running For Council
Candidates who dropped out of their races before election day are still in the running for a seat on the City Council.
View ArticleRogers Man Sentenced To 80 Years In Prison
While thousands of peopled voted Tuesday, 12 people performed another civic duty as part of a jury that heard a criminal case in Circuit Judge Robin Green’s courtroom.
View ArticleBenton County ballots being counted in Washington County
Benton County election officials are counting paper ballots in Washington County, using Washington County equipment.
View ArticleBallot Count Nearly Completed
Benton County election officials counted 4,364 paper ballots from Tuesday’s general election in about six hours Thursday, but 500-800 more remain to be counted by hand.
View ArticleCounty Identifies Cuts For Balanced Budget
A balanced budget plan for 2013 was presented to Benton County’s justices of the peace Thursday night, but the proposal cut about $1 million in capital requests and left no money for raises.
View ArticleDavis Arrested By Bentonville Police
Perry Dennis Davis Jr. was arrested Thursday night at a Springdale hospital in connection with the death of his wife.
View ArticleNewest Bentonville Park Named
Bentonville’s newest park will have a City Council feel to it.
View ArticleVote Count Nearing End
Benton County election officials say they counted the last of the normal Election Day ballots Friday, but final results for Tuesday’s election still await the return of overseas and military ballots...
View ArticleOfficials Honored
Sheriff Keith Ferguson and three in his command will hang up their guns at the end of the year.
View ArticleNewest Bentonville Park Named
Bentonville’s newest park will have a City Council feel to it.
View ArticleChristmas Parade Moving To Dec. 8
The city Christmas parade is moving from Dec. 1 to Dec. 8, it was announced Friday.
View ArticleSymposium Planned
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will host an Interfaith Symposium at 7 p.m. Monday in room 108 of the Student Center.
View ArticleBella Vista Lots Offered In Sale
The Benton County Circuit Clerk plans to offer 76 Bella Vista properties at a judicial sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 30 on the steps of the County Courthouse in Bentonville.
View ArticleDavis Held Without Bond
A circuit judge on Friday ordered Perry Dennis Davis Jr. be held without bond on murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the August shooting death of his wife.
View ArticleBentonville, Fayetteville Make Volunteer List
Bentonville and Fayetteville have been named as a 2012 Volunteer Community of the Year.
View ArticleRetailers Queue For Permits
The first alcohol permits could be issued as early as mid-January now that Benton County residents have overwhelmingly voted the county wet, according to an Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division...
View ArticleTrails Part Of Draw
Curious people walked for years to an observation deck along a newly opened trail to peer at the progress as the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art formed in the valley below. The museum turns a...
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