Gentry News

A new part-time officer will be hired by the Gentry Police Department, though he's not new to the department.

For the better part of three years, the stretch of Arkansas Highway 59 from Gentry to Siloam Springs basically has been a maze of orange construction barrels.

BROOKE McNEELY Northwest Arkansas Times U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, right, shakes hands with Berta Seitz and Bonnie Cook on Thursday morning at Drake Field in Fayetteville.

Benton County's Farm Family of the Year, Bill and Delia Haak of Gentry, has been selected as the district farm family of the year.

Bella Vista: A fireworks show is set for dusk July 3 at the Loch Lomond dam. Admission and parking are free.

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., will make some stops in Benton County on an upcoming tour of the state.

Among incidents reported to the Bella Vista Police Department according to records, were the following: At 3:05 p.m. Friday, a Shar-Pei and a collie on Rath Drive were taken to the Bella Vista Animal Shelter.

The bank group came to Siloam Springs five years ago when it bought Arkansas State Bank.

The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith has released the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester, according to Ray Wallace, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs.

One of three local women will be crowned queen of the 51st annual Siloam Springs Rodeo this weekend.

Peaches and nectarines are now ripening on the trees at Taylor's Orchard, and blackberries are expected to be ready early next month.

Anthony and Carolyn Northcott of Siloam Springs, Ark., announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Calandria Northcott of Siloam Springs to Bradley Ward of Watts, Okla.

Arkansas Tech University has announced its dean's list for undergraduate students on the main campus in Russellville for the spring 2009 semester.

Bella Vista: A fireworks show is set for dusk July 3 at the Loch Lomond dam. Admission and parking are free.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER Army Pfc. Billy Glasscock , daughter Aubrey Glasscock, 7, and wife Lea Glasscock, all of Gentry, make their way through the food line Saturday during the second annual Welcome Home Salute for Returning Combat Veterans at the Prairie Creek pavilion at Beaver Lake.

Whitney and Chris Craft, of Siloam Springs, Ark., were married on May 30, 2009. The bride is the daughter of Tina and David Gingrey of Siloam Springs.

An old grenade was destroyed Sunday night in a remote area in north Siloam Springs.

A Gentry man was arrested Wednesday on drug offenses, including a charge accusing him of injecting methamphetamine into a teenage girl.

From 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. today, the Rogers Activity Center will be transformed into a fairgrounds of sorts for a celebration of summer.

Main Street Gentry Chamber of Commerce will award $100 cash to the winners in each of three categories at its annual Freedom Fest celebration.