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Kent Marts

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PARADISE ONE STEP AT A TIME

BENTON COUNTY COUPLE BUILDS HOUSE OUT OF LEFTOVERS

Subscriber onlyGARFIELD — For three years, heavy sack by heavy sack, Lisa and Paul Majors’ home has grown from their patch of paradise on the northeast side of Benton County’s Posey Mountain. Continue reading...

Drive-By Shooting Reported

Subscriber onlySPRINGDALE — Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night. Continue reading...

John Ault Was An Unsung American Hero

Subscriber onlyTuesday afternoon next to one of the grand trees in Bentonville Cemetery, an unsung hero of the Greatest Generation was laid to rest. Continue reading...

PEOPLE & PLACES

Subscriber onlyWilliams Marks 98th Birthday Continue reading...

Pica Pole | Muddy water

Subscriber onlyWith news of flash floods in south Arkansas and Oklahoma City, I’m reminded that flash floods can happen anywhere, including right here in Siloam Springs. Continue reading...

Pica Pole : A new chapter begins at the paper

Subscriber onlyBENTONVILLE — With the recent announcement of the possibility that the newspapers in the region might merge, a number of people have asked how that affects me. I put the curious off by noting that it won’t affect me unless the merger happens. Continue reading...

Pica Pole : Balloon Boy story had wings

Subscriber onlyBENTONVILLE — Debate has rolled along in the newsroom and elsewhere since Friday, when what quickly became known simply as “Balloon Boy” floated in to fill the insatiable appetite of network television. Continue reading...

Pica Pole : When rain becomes routine

FAYETTEVILLE — Couple of days ago, someone asked me if I thought it was going to stop raining. Continue reading...

Pica Pole : Fascination with stars is universal

Subscriber onlyBENTONVILLE — Did you feel it? Do you remember where you were at 4:18 p.m. Tuesday? Continue reading...

Pica Pole : Aw, nuts! Acorns hard to find

Subscriber onlyBENTONVILLE — It is going to be a very rough winter for our forest friends that rely on oak trees to fill the cupboard. Deer, squirrels and most small mammals, and many bird species, rely on acorns to provide the vast majority of winter calories. Continue reading...

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