SPRINGDALE — The first round of Mayor Doug Sprouse's budget recommendations went before the City Council on Tuesday, and aldermen approved all four of the mayor's proposals. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
TEXARKANA — In outlining evangelist Tony Alamo's defense strategy for jurors Tuesday, his attorney didn't address whether Alamo exchanged wedding vows with underage girls or sexually assaulted them. He also didn't dispute that Alamo took them across state lines, as five alleged victims are expected to testify at Alamo's trial. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
FORT SMITH — Four governmental entities are taking the final steps to form a regional authority to provide a greater variety of shipping opportunities in western Arkansas. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
SPRINGDALE — Lowered property values in Washington County won't affect the Springdale School District's revenue for several years, Washington County Assessor Lee Ann Kizzar told the district's School Board on Tuesday. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
A co-chairman of a lottery scholarship advisory council said Tuesday that lawmakers are worried that the value of scholarships to be financed by the state lottery could be diminished through rising tuition and fees at higher education institutions in the future. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock and the design program at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville will each receive a $50,000 economic stimulus grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
Inaction by a federal judge is "the real hang-up " in progress to end the state's desegregation payments of about $60 million a year to three Pulaski County school districts, an assistant attorney general said Tuesday. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
QUOTE OF THE DAY "I can't make any promises." Lee Ann Kizzar, Washington County assessor, on the effect lowered property values will have on the Springdale School District Article, 1B Today's meetings Fayetteville Technical Plat Review, 9 a.m. Washington County Board of Equalization, 9:30 a.m. Washington County Rural Development Authority, 9:30 a.m. Springdale Public Facilities Board, noon Rogers Parks and Recreation Commission, 1 p.m. Fayetteville Census 2010 Complete Count Committee, 1:30 p.m. Springdale Water and Sewer Commission, 3 p.m. Rogers Historic District Commission, 4 p.m. Washington County Regional Ambulance Authority, 5 p.m. Benton County Planning Board, 5:30 p.m. Today's happenings CASA 101, 9-11 a.m., CASA of Northwest Arkansas office, 5322 Bleaux Ave., Suite A, Springdale Randall Houp: Historic Bridges of Northwest Arkansas, noon, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale Fayetteville Watershed Workshop, noon, BioBased Systems, 1475 W. Cato Springs Road, Fayetteville Summer Cocktails: Sunflow (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
Thanks to a 20-foot stack of power saws that dangle from a helicopter, Arkansas residents are less likely to lose their electricity the next time an ice storm hits or a forest fire encounters high-voltage transmission lines. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
A woman who previously worked for International Game Technology in Reno, Nev., has been hired as the Arkansas lottery's director of information technology infrastructure, a lottery spokesman said Tuesday. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)
ROGERS — There were more than a few surprised angling enthusiasts in northwest Arkansas earlier this week when FLW Outdoors posted its 2010 tour, and the Wal-Mart Open, held annually on Beaver Lake since 1998, was not listed. (Benton County Daily Record)
BENTONVILLE — Former Benton County Judge Gary Black fired back Tuesday at criticism leveled at his administration by new County Judge Dave Bisbee. In Tuesday's Benton County Daily Record, Bisbee deemed the plan for a county reverse 911 system — that was introduced on Black's watch — as "poor government." Bisbee, who took office in January, killed the program, citing reasons such as liability to the county and no county policymakers were involved in the original plan to secure reverse 911. (Benton County Daily Record)
BENTONVILLE — The Peel House Foundation plans to purchase the downtown property on which it was recently discovered that a post-Civil-War-era schoolhouse is encased, according to a release issued by the city of Bentonville on Tuesday morning. (Benton County Daily Record)
ROGERS — T-shirt-clad workers lined the fences at Glad Manufacturing's plant here, close enough to get some shade from the leaves and branches intertwined in the fence and far enough from the building to obey the evacuation order. (Benton County Daily Record)
BENTONVILLE — According to Bentonville Mayor Bob McCaslin, residents can expect to see dirt moving for the creation of Orchard Park. And he's not hiding his expectations for the soonto-be 16-acre park. (Benton County Daily Record)
BENTONVILLE — Prosecutors now want to have one trial for the two men accused of killing a 17-year-old Centerton youth. (Benton County Daily Record)
GARFIELD — Members of the VAS Ambulance Service Corp. Board of Directors agreed at their regular meeting Tuesday night to increase the monthly fee to their accountant by up to $500. (Benton County Daily Record)
ROGERS — The City Council approved more than $130,000 in spending on bond projects prior to the 2011 vote. (Benton County Daily Record)
BENTONVILLE — A 67-year-old Cave Springs man died as a result of a Saturday motorcycle accident. (Benton County Daily Record)
PINEVILLE, Mo. — Three Benton County residents died, and a fourth was injured, in a one-car crash in Pineville, Mo., around 9:15 p.m. Sunday, officials reported. (Benton County Daily Record)
PEA RIDGE — Small in stature but big in heart, Patty Villines left an empty space bigger than she physically filled. (Benton County Daily Record)
The Bella Vista Property Owners Association has announced changes aimed at improving service to its members. (Benton County Daily Record)
A new lock system is now in place at Bella Vista's Loch Lomond Marina, a POA news release states. (Benton County Daily Record)
ROGERS — Pleasant Grove Road from Bellview will be limited to local traffic — westbound only — during water- and sewer-line construction. (Benton County Daily Record)
The Wishing Spring Art and Craft Gallery in Bella Vista has added three new exhibitors to its roster: Mary Walker, Jackie D'Anna and Marci Boone. (Benton County Daily Record)
Haley Rieff of Bentonville exhibited the Chianina Class 10 winner, CRLL Brianna 1CM, at the 2009 American Junior Chianina Association National Junior Heifer Show on June 19-20 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Benton County Daily Record)
The University of Arkansas-Little Rock has released its chancellor's list for spring 2009. (Benton County Daily Record)
BENTONVILLE — Plans for the county to fund an additional deputy prosecutor for the Public Defender's Office passed through the county's Committee of 13, but not without a little criticism. (Benton County Daily Record)
As of Tuesday afternoon, Benton County had received applications, cover letters and/ or resumes from five people expressing their interest in serving as Benton County's next parttime election coordinator. (Benton County Daily Record)
The Fayetteville School District Board of Education plans to make a decision July 23 on whether to continue with its current designer and contractor on the planned high school or open the project up for proposals from other firms. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
GREENLAND — On the heels of reporting to the Arkansas State Board of Education on Monday, Superintendent Roland Smith gave his most optimistic report yet Tuesday on Greenland School District finances. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
A review meeting held at Tontitown City Hall on Tuesday revealed that net income in the town's general and administrative budget could be lowered by more than $100,000. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
Consideration of a rezoning request for the Washington County Livestock Auction property will wait until the Aug. 4 meeting of the Fayetteville City Council. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
A Fayetteville man accused of pointing a rifle at two newspaper carriers earlier this month was taken into police custody Monday. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
15 July WEDNESDAY 2009 Public Meetings Fayetteville Forward Economic Accountability Council — Green Economy Group, 8 a.m., City Administration Building, Room 111, 113 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
HUNTSVILLE — A Huntsville City Council member was arraigned Tuesday on four felony counts at the Madison County Circuit Court. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
Stealing check Treasea Ann Berner, 43, of Tontitown faces an arrest warrant filed July 6 on charges of theft of property. She is accused of stealing a check. Aggravated robbery Dejuan Levon Echols, 28, and Paul Anthony Davila, 23, face arrest warrants filed July 13 on charges of aggravated robbery. They are accused on May 31 of committing an armed robbery at King's Corner convenience store in Springdale. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
Fayetteville police are seeking a group of suspects accused of opening fire in a local neighborhood early Sunday morning. (Northwest Arkansas Times)