Bridgeman Sentenced
Jana Bridgeman, who with her husband, David, was accused of chaining a 5-year-old girl to a dresser and leaving her at home, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Robin Green on Monday.
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty in infant's death
Michael Proffitt Jr. pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering an 11-month-old boy at a Rogers motel last month.
View ArticleLawson Tapped For Search
NorthWest Arkansas Community College has selected the person to lead the school’s committee to search for a new school president.
View ArticleMan Pleads Not Guilty To Murder
Michael Proffitt Jr. pleaded not guilty Monday to murdering an 11-month-old boy at a Rogers motel last month.
View ArticleMan Gets Six Years For Assaulting Boy
Jerry Parham pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy and was sentenced to six years in prison. His trial in Benton County Circuit Court was set to begin today.
View ArticleEarly Voting Begins
Election officials were surprised Tuesday by the volume of early voting in the special election on the Bentonville School District’s proposed millage increase.
View ArticleDistrict Millage Opposition Grows
Opposition against the Bentonville School District millage issue continues to grow as Tuesday’s election nears.
View ArticleDispute Stalls Subdivision
A question of jurisdiction has again stalled a residential development originally approved by county planners in 2006.
View ArticleCounty Challenges Bella Vista Annexation
Benton County Judge Bob Clinard filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Bella Vista’s recent annexation vote.
View ArticleState hospital evaluation for murder suspect
A hearing set for Thursday to consider suppressing evidence in the capital murder case against Nicholas Johansen was postponed until after he has an evaluation at the Arkansas State Hospital.
View ArticleJune sales tax down in Bentonville, up elsewhere
Sales tax numbers increased in Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale and decreased in Bentonville for June. Fayetteville and Rogers increased by 8.6 and 8.5 percent. Both cities had sales tax revenues...
View ArticleAlligator — or caiman — reported in Benton County
Residents in the Spring Valley Road area of Benton County saw something in the road Thursday evening. They’re just not sure what it was.
View ArticleCounty Mulls New Offices
County offices have been a fixture on or near the Bentonville square for decades, but that could become just another part of the county’s history.
View ArticleMore than 4,000 early votes cast in millage
More than 4,000 voters cast their ballots early in voting for Tuesday’s special school millage election, more than twice the number in the Bentonville School District’s most recent millage vote.
View ArticleVote Calls For Regional Hazmat Team To Disband
Area fire chiefs voted Thursday to disband the Northwest Arkansas Regional Hazardous Materials Response team.
View ArticleFormer Lowell Officer Files Suit
A former Lowell police officer claims he was fired for refusing to carry out what he describes as an “unlawful ticket quota directive.”
View ArticleSignature Check Will Continues Today
The Benton County Clerk’s office staff will work today to verify petition signatures for a referendum allowing alcohol sales in Benton County.
View ArticleStreet Projects Abound In Bentonville
The city has taken an “extremely aggressive and progressive” approach to upgrading road infrastructure in recent years, Mike Churchwell, transportation director, said at a regional summit.
View ArticleRun To Test Riders’ Skills
The knobby front tire of Seth Jacobs’ Salsa mountain bike flew over the lip of a 10-foot dirt mound and Jacobs went soaring through the air, landing the bike on the down slope at Slaughter Pen’s latest...
View ArticleSmith Makes Bid For City Council
Bentonville City Council candidate James Smith said he will use his experience as a financial planner to help keep the city on firm financial footing if he is elected to the Ward 3, Position 2 seat. He...
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