News
Veterans Day parade set for Nov. 7
Posted: November 4, 2009 4:05 p.m.The third annual Siloam Springs Veterans’ Day parade has been slated for Nov. 7.
Thomas named new sports editor
Posted: November 4, 2009 4:04 p.m.Siloam Springs Herald-Leader staff welcomed new sports editor Graham Thomas to the paper Monday.
Panther football player dies
Posted: November 4, 2009 4:04 p.m.The Siloam Springs community was stunned Monday by the death of junior Cody Noble, a wide receiver on the Panthers football team. “It’s obviously a shock to our community and school,” Siloam Athletic Director Kerwin Dees said. “Pretty awful news to the community.” Siloam canceled its junior varsity football game Monday night against Springdale Har-Ber.
Stylists primp high school students
Posted: November 4, 2009 4:03 p.m.Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, Luigi of Super Mario Brothers, Strawberry Shortcake and ghouls and goblins galore gathered at Career Academy of Hair Design Halloween morning to primp several Siloam Springs High School students.
3 NWA cities see tax receipts decline
Posted: November 4, 2009 4:02 p.m.Three of Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities saw drops in August sales tax collections over the same month last year, according to figures released Wednesday.
County employees consider office relocations
Posted: November 4, 2009 4:02 p.m.Potential tenants of the Benton County Health Department lined up Monday to tour the building to see if it is suitable to their needs should the county Finance Committee determine it is financially feasible to move the Health Department into the Center for Nonprofits in Rogers.
SILOAM SPRINGS FIRE/ AMBULANCE
Posted: November 4, 2009 4:01 p.m.Siloam Springs Fire Department Incident Reports Oct. 26 Public service assistance at 2380 Pickwick Ter. Oct. 27 Dispatched and canceled en route to 751 E. Hwy. 16.
Siloam Springs Obituaries
Posted: November 4, 2009 4 p.m.Jimmie Lewis Elenbarger Jimmie Lewis Elenbarger, 80, of Kansas, Okla., died Oct. 31, 2009, at Northwest Medical Center.
Sales tax outcome still pending
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:57 p.m.Sales tax increased here 1 percent Oct. 1, but the town won’t know how much money it will collect until early December.
SILOAM SPRINGS ENGAGEMENT
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:54 p.m.Barclay, Eads engaged Raymond and Sandra Barclay of Fayetteville, Ark., announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their son, Jason Barclay of Fayetteville, to Michelle Eads of St. Louis, Mo.
Museum offers e-list
Free service gives details about events, exhibits, programs and more.
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:53 p.m.History museums are full of old things and are dedicated to preserving and educating others about the past. This includes activities such as historical research, educational programs and collecting, cataloging and displaying historic artifacts.
Write On Sunshine and marching bands
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:52 p.m.How wonderful it was to have sunshine over the weekend ! Rainy, cloudy weather is appreciated now and then, but almost two weeks of continuous clouds and drizzle wreaks havoc on a person’s state of mind.
LOOKING BACK 40 years ago: Train service halted
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:51 p.m.50 years Ago From the Herald and Democrat in 1959 The Siloam Springs Panthers handed the Harrison Goblins 25-12 defeat, as a rather small crowd watched in an intermittent drizzle throughout most of the evening. Officials kept changing footballs to keep a dry pigskin in the game.
SILOAM SPRINGS COMMUNITY DIGEST
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:50 p.m.Veterans Day program All are veterans are invited to attend Watt’s Veterans Day Program on Nov. 11, at 1 p.m.
Fishing regulation changes go into effect in January
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:50 p.m.The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently approved changes in fishing regulations.