Benton County News

The proposed millage rates will result in a small tax break for Benton County residents, County Judge Dave Bisbee said.

The study will be the largest of its kind undertaken in the United States. It will study 100,000 children from conception until 21 years of age, Dr.

That's because Griffith's septic system is failing. She is disabled and living on a fixed income and can't aftord the $4,000 to $6,000 to repair the system.

Benton County police say they believe a Rogers home daycare may have served as a base for drug deals.

The plan calls for the county to purchase a building at 2151 S.W. Runway Drive in Bentonville for $1.2 million to house the juvenile probation offices and juvenile court system.

On Oct. 26, Judge Jay Finch was driving his vehicle, which had expired tags, when Craig Milligan, constable of Township 4, activated his vehicle's blue lights to stop Finch.

There is a need for more low-income housing for senior citizens in Rogers, said Jerry Mitchell, executive director for the Area Agency on Aging.

Stray dogs in Benton County are a huge problem, County Judge Dave Bisbee said. And the county isna t quite sure how to tackle it.

After reading a newspaper report about the countya s desire to have an independent analysis of all of the fire equipment in the county, David Bragg of Lowell offered to provide the assessment for free.

Two men reportedly entered a Gravette home July 13, produced a handgun and ordered two people to give up prescription medication and money, according to a Benton County Sheria-OEa s Oa-OEce release.

Benton County had suffered a shortage of beds for years because the state restricts the number to a percentage of the population.

The price tag on the move to the former St. Marya s Hospital is $1.79 million to lease a portion of the building for 15 years with two options to renew.

The Justice Department has closedits investigation related to failing newspapers in northwest Arkansas, clearing the way for a joint venture to move forward, officials of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc.

Three mass flu clinics were held today in Benton County: One at the Rogers Activity Center, one at Riordon Hall in Bella Vista and one in Siloam Springs at Eastgate Church of Christ.

The jury trial of a man accused of being an accomplice to murder has been postponed at Bentonville.

Clockwise from top-left: Jeff Jeffus, a vice president with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc., will continue to run the Democrat-Gazette operations in addition to being president of the new company; Rusty Turner, editor of The Morning News, will continue in that role, but his duties will expand to include the papers other than the Northwest ...

Wyant seeks $1,267, plus 10 percent interest. a oeMy case is an erroneous assessment that my house is complete,a Wyant told Bisbee during a hearing Thursday to decide if hea s owed a refund.

She brought along two a oestoriesa about historic sites in the area. The monthly Lunch and Learn program sponsored by the Friends of the Library was supposed to be about historic landmarks in Benton County, but the presenter was called away with a family emergency.

A planned Bentonville restaurant will be allowed to serve alcohol, the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board ruled today, rejecting arguments by the city's police chief that the business in dry Benton County would be essentially a bar.

The Benton County public defender said his review into possibly mishandled evidence in Bentonville criminal cases found no problems, but local defense lawyers say potential issues could take years to surface.