Vaccine reaches more in Northwest Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas residents 70 and older and educators received covid-19 vaccines throughout the week, and more mass vaccination clinics are planned.
School and day care employees and people 70 and ...
January 23, 2021
Springdale school employees get vaccinated
SPRINGDALE — School District employees began receiving covid-19 vaccinations Wednesday.
Community Pharmacy staff, along with volunteer pharmacists, nursing students from the University of Arkansas an...
January 21, 2021
Springdale school employees receive covid-19 vaccinations
SPRINGDALE -- School District employees began receiving covid-19 vaccinations Wednesday.
Community Pharmacy staff, along with volunteer pharmacists, nursing students from the University of Arkansas an...
January 20, 2021
Rogers panel approves restaurant, school, housing plans
ROGERS -- The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved plans for several projects, including a restaurant, school and housing developments.
Texas Roadhouse, a chain steakhouse restaurant, plans to con...
January 20, 2021
Fewer vaccines available than expected for now
FAYETTEVILLE — Some school employees and residents 70 and older were vaccinated Monday at pharmacies in Northwest Arkansas, but far fewer than expected will be able to get the covid-19 vaccine this we...
January 19, 2021
Bentonville schools to offer fewer covid-19 vaccines this week
BENTONVILLE — Bentonville Public Schools will not be able to give the covid-19 vaccination to as many employees this week as expected, according to an email sent to faculty and staff Monday.
The dist...
January 18, 2021
Fewer vaccines available than expected for this week
FAYETTEVILLE -- Some school employees and residents 70 and older were vaccinated Monday at pharmacies in Northwest Arkansas, but far fewer than expected will be able to get the covid-19 vaccine this w...
January 18, 2021
School, health care workers to be vaccinated
Northwest Arkansas schools are preparing to begin vaccinating their employees against covid-19 this week, and health care organizations are working on plans to distribute vaccines to more people as th...
January 17, 2021
Region's coronavirus cases continue to rise
FAYETTEVILLE -- Covid-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas increased by 4,200 in the past week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Washington County had 25,360 cumulative cases Friday, compare...
January 16, 2021
Northwest Arkansas pharmacies prepare to vaccinate more residents
FAYETTEVILLE -- Some pharmacies in Northwest Arkansas are allowing people 70 and older to sign up for the covid-19 vaccine in light of Gov. Asa Hutchinson's announcement they can get vaccinated as soo...
January 13, 2021
Rogers enters contract for event promotion at renovated park
ROGERS -- The city will enter into a contract for event marketing and programming for its new stage at a downtown park being renovated.
The tentative plan for Butterfield Stage at Railyard Park is to...
January 13, 2021
Lowell budgets for expansion in 2021
LOWELL -- The city plans to add a staff position and replace some equipment this year.
The City Council has approved a 2021 budget anticipating $11.2 million in revenue and $10.8 million in expenses,...
January 11, 2021
More than 500 in region dead of virus in 2020
More than 500 Benton and Washington county residents died of covid-19 in 2020, with December accounting for the most deaths in a single month at 114, according to the county coroners' offices.
The de...
January 10, 2021
Covid-19 cases on the rise in Northwest Arkansas
Covid-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas increased about 5,200 in little more than a week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Washington County had 23,626 cumulative cases as of Friday, comp...
January 9, 2021
Northwest Arkansas covid-19 hospitalizations remain high
FAYETTEVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas hospitals are beginning to implement plans to accommodate more covid-19 patients.
Hospitals in Benton and Washington counties had 127 patients in their covid-19 uni...
January 7, 2021