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Stemming strays : Group raising funds for mobile spay/neuter clinic
BY TRISH HOLLENBECK Northwest Arkansas Times
Marcia Donley volunteered at the Fayetteville Animal Shelter a few years ago and saw the reality of animal euthanasia. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Community pillar continues support through community service
BY SCOTT F. DAVIS Northwest Arkansas Times
Retired local banker Loyd Swope served as the grand marshal in this year’s rain-delayed Arkansas Apple Festival parade Saturday in Lincoln. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Officials hope new gazebo, lights will increase park’s use
BY DUSTIN TRACY Northwest Arkansas Times
TONTITOWN — Residents gathered around the newly constructed gazebo in Harry Sbanotto Park Sunday afternoon for some music and relaxation, something the city hopes will become a regular weekend occurrence for its citizens. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Historic cross-country stagecoach mail route marks sesquicentennial
BY DUSTIN TRACY Northwest Arkansas Times
Visitors stepped into the 1800s Sunday afternoon at Fitzgerald Station in Springdale to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Butterfield Stagecoach Trail. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Delayed-entry programs give area recruits an edge in prep for basic training
BY JAMIE SMITH Benton County Daily Record
When most people think of the military enlistment process, they probably think a person signs a few papers, gets a haircut then heads off to basic training. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Mark Your Calendar
6 October MONDAY 2008 Public Meetings Arts Council Retreat, 9 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Restaurant Inspections
Information is from Arkansas Department of Health records. Restaurants are listed in order of inspection date. All reports are from regular food service/food store inspections unless otherwise noted. - Monday, October 6, 2008
Bond with council key for candidates
BY MARSHA L. MELNICHAK Northwest Arkansas Times
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles featuring Fayetteville’s six mayoral candidates — incumbent Dan Coody, Steve Clark, Walt Eilers, Lioneld Jordan Adam Fire Cat and Sami Sutton — and their thoughts on issues facing the community. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
ARKANSAS APPLE FESTIVAL : Red delicious Arkansas Apple Festival goes to the core of Lincoln
- Sunday, October 5, 2008
School board runoff Tuesday ! Halsell, Odom vying for at-large Position 1
BY BRETT BENNETT Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville School District residents will choose between Jim Halsell and Conrad Odom when they go to the polls to vote Tuesday in the Fayetteville Board of Education run-off election. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Peace at Home Family Shelter celebrates 30 years of service
BY KATE WARD Northwest Arkansas Times
Peace at Home Family Shelter celebrated 30 years of service Saturday during its fifth annual fiesta at the Springdale Civic Center. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Diversion programs receiving big boost for 2009 budget
BY TRISH HOLLENBECK Northwest Arkansas Times
Juvenile diversion programs will receive about $50,000 more from the county in 2009 than what was budgeted last year. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Cane Hill Harvest Festival most successful one yet ! Williams re-elected as festival chairman
BY SCOTT F. DAVIS Northwest Arkansas Times
This year’s Cane Hill Harvest Festival is the most successful one ever in terms of raising money for the upkeep of the historic Cane Hill College. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Tontitown to celebrate park improvements
Northwest Arkansas Times
A new gazebo and walking trail lights are giving the city a chance to celebrate on Sunday. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
County plans free disposal in fall cleanup
Northwest Arkansas Times
The Washington County Fall Cleanup is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Speaker to present parenting seminar
Northwest Arkansas Times
A nationally traveled speaker who hosted the PBS Series “Parenting Works” and who gives speeches across the country on parenting will visit Fayetteville High School Tuesday. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Fayetteville to give away mulch while supplies last
Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville’s Solid Waste and Recycling Division is giving away mulch while supplies last. The excess mulch resulted from tropical storm Ike. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Arrest Report Battery, endangering minor
misdemeanor charges of third-degree battery and endangering the welfare of a minor. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Walker Park plan honored with award
Northwest Arkansas Times
The Arkansas Chapter of the American Planning Association announced Wednesday that the Walker Park Neighborhood Master Plan won the 2008 Achievement in Comprehensive Planning award, which is given to plans that demonstrate “an outstanding feature relative to the integration of development concepts and the intended use of resources.” Kristina Jones, long-range planning technician for the city of Fayetteville, will also receive the 2008 Achievement in Technology award for her work on a Sketch-Up model of South School Avenue as envisioned in the Walker Park Neighborhood Master Plan. The awards will be given Oct. 24 at a luncheon during the Arkansas American Planning Association’s fall conference. The vision document, Illustrative Plan and Sketch-Up model are available at http://cityplan2025.accessfayetteville.org. The guiding principles for the neighborhood are balance of uses and housing, connectivity and walkability, Jefferson Square as neighborhood core and accessible green space. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Air Museum to host Fall Kite Festival
Northwest Arkansas Times
The Arkansas Air Museum will hold its first Fall Kite Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18. The festival will take place in a 16-acre field across from 2536 N. McConnell Ave. near the Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville. Events will include a fun fly, a kids fly and kite making for kids. The event is geared toward children and their families to encourage and teach them about kiting. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Mark Your Calendar
5 SUNDAY October 2008 Events and Activities Heritage Trail Partners will make up the celebration of the sesquicentennial commemorative Butterfield stagecoach ride at noon today at Fitzgerald October 2008 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Station. There will be stagecoach rides, Dutch oven cooking contest, live music and more; Jacci, 841-1900 or Donna, 530-6462. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Court Brief
Judgment against Barber A consent judgment for $31,645 plus interest was entered Friday against the Barber Group Inc. in favor of Miller, Boskus and Lack Architects. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
Court Briefs
Locking kid in car Maureen Drennon Garner, 24, was charged Sept. 25 with first-degree endangering the welfare of a minor. She is accused on Aug. 22 of leaving her 4-year-old locked in a car for more than one hour during 85-degree weather. Using stolen credit card Rocky Rowell and Kelli Rowell, both 26, were charged Sept. 25 with accomplice to fraudulent use of a credit card. They are accused from June to August of using a stolen credit card. Leaving accident scene Michael Wayne Wilmouth, 27, was charged Sept. 30 with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and possession of marijuana. He is accused on Nov. 12, 2005, of leaving the scene of an accident and having a bag of marijuana in his car. Theft of washer, dryer Alex Lowrey of Fayetteville faces an arrest warrant on charges of theft of property. He is accused of stealing a washer and dryer from a residence he was renting. - Sunday, October 5, 2008
WASHINGTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT Planning staff researching wind farms
BY TRISH HOLLENBECK Northwest Arkansas Times
Washington County Planning Director Juliet Richey says she has recently received inquiries concerning wind farms. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Boston Mountain program draws students from across the region
BY BRETT BENNETT Northwest Arkansas Times
Every school day, more than 80 students ranging from middle school to high school travel from across Washington and Benton counties to Fayetteville to go to school. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
FHS homecoming court announced
Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville High School will hold its homecoming festivities next week, which culminate on Friday with a parade through downtown and the coronation before the home football game. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Brothers honored for rescuing each other ! Sheriff''s Office salutes Oustanding Citizen award recipients
BY KATE WARD Northwest Arkansas Times
Thirteen-year-old Bradley Wilson and his 7-year-old brother, Cody Moseley, were recognized as the youngest Outstanding Citizens in Washington County on Friday. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Firefighters cooking breakfast today to benefit programs
Northwest Arkansas Times
The Fayetteville Fire Depar tment will host its annual pancake breakfast from 5-11 a.m. today. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Accused stalker Clapp faces new burglary charge
BY SCOTT F. DAVIS Northwest Arkansas Times
A Russellville man who was arrested last week for stalking his exwife faces an arrest warrant on new charges of residential burglary. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
Iceland water company considering Fayetteville ! Bruarfoss looking at city's former Tyson property, mayor says
BY SCOTT F. DAVIS Northwest Arkansas Times
An Iceland-based water company is considering Fayetteville for a new distribution center and company officials are scheduled for a third visit next week. - Saturday, October 4, 2008
