News
A Voice for Children
Posted: November 18, 2009 4:24 p.m.Child abuse is a silent and dark stain on our society that is fast becoming a problem of epidemic proportions.
STAR GAZING Jupiter looms large
Posted: November 18, 2009 4:22 p.m.For amateur astronomers, many good things happen in the fall, intermixed with increases in cloudy weather and rain.
Birth notices can be brought to newspaper office
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:54 p.m.Parents who wish to have birth announcements published in the Herald-Leader will now need to submit the announcements directly to the newspaper office.
SILOAM SPRINGS COMMUNITY DIGEST
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:53 p.m.PTO fundraiser The 2009-10 SSMS PTO is partnering with three local restaurants to raise money through Benefit Nights.
Cornish game hen sales dampened
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:52 p.m.John Robert Hart of Prairie Grove makes his living raising Cornish game hens for Tyson Foods, in addition to operating a small dairy farm.
Bloomfield 4-H holds awards banquet
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:52 p.m.On Monday, Nov. 9, the Bloomfield 4-H Club held its annual 4-H Achievement Banquet in the Gentry High School Cafeteria, with approximately 100 members and guests in attendance.
Firm a victim of lies, Simmons chief says
Stewardship topic in poultry litter trial
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:51 p.m.The chairman of Simmons Foods on Nov. 9 said his company’s portrayal of itself as a good environmental steward helps “combat the folks who are lying about us.”
Reward jumps for missing women
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:50 p.m.The family of two women missing since June increased a reward for information about their whereabouts, a family member said Monday.
County’s stray dog problems continue
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:50 p.m.Stray dogs in Benton County are a huge problem, County Judge Dave Bisbee said. And the county isn’t quite sure how to tackle it.
Judge targets parents owing $10,000 or more
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:49 p.m.Circuit Judge Robin Green had a simple message Thursday for parents accused of failing to pay child support.
Obituaries
Posted: November 18, 2009 3:37 a.m.Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes.
Couple recovering after husband attacks wife
Posted: November 12, 2009 6:12 p.m.A Siloam Springs couple is recovering at a Bentonville hospital after the husband allegedly stabbed his wife and then slashed himself Thursday.
County’s first convenience center opens
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.If it was an exam day, then Benton County officials would receive high marks for the county’s first convenience center.
Authorities: County jails free of H1N1 virus
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.Neither the Benton County Jail nor the Washington County Detention Center has had any cases of H1N1, authorities said last week.
Local projects make progress
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.In recent years, anxious for the completion of some highway public-works projects that promise to make driving easier and/or safer, many county residents have learned to virtually recite a list of road projects the state has worked on in Benton County.