7,000 tested last week for covid in Benton, Washington counties
FAYETTEVILLE -- About 7,000 people in Benton and Washington counties were tested for covid-19 within the past week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
A total of 30,197 tests were done i...
August 8, 2020
Rogers panel approves building projects
ROGERS -- An organization that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities got the OK to expand.
The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved Bost Inc.'s plans to add a 2,860-square...
August 5, 2020
War Eagle Fair canceled
The annual War Eagle Fair set for October has been canceled because of covid-19, according to a statement from the fair.
The 67th annual fair has been pushed to Oct. 14-17, 2021. The event takes plac...
August 2, 2020
About 5,500 people tested for covid in past week in Benton, Washington counties
FAYETTEVILLE -- About 5,500 people in Benton and Washington counties were tested for covid-19 within the past week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
A total of 27,568 tests have been d...
August 1, 2020
Rogers mayor runs for reelection
ROGERS -- Mayor Greg Hines loves his job and wants to hold onto it.
Hines, 44, has been mayor for nearly 10 years. He served one six-year term and one four-year term.
"I love the work," he said.
Hi...
August 1, 2020
NWACC board reviews plans ahead of school year
BENTONVILLE --The Northwest Arkansas Community College board had a chance to review the school's plans and policies Thursday at an annual retreat.
Ricky Tompkins, vice president of learning, discusse...
July 31, 2020
Rogers receives grant money
ROGERS -- The Rogers Executive Airport has a more than $3.2 million federal grant to construct a new taxi-lane and renovate a taxiway.
The City Council voted Tuesday to accept the grant from the Fede...
July 29, 2020
Covid-19 outreach program in works
The Arkansas Department of Health is working to put together a group that will focus on outreach in minority-group communities statewide to help stop the spread of covid-19, the department's director ...
July 26, 2020
Sites continue to test for covid-19; death toll rises
FAYETTEVILLE -- About 9,700 people in Benton and Washington counties were tested for covid-19 within the past week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
A total of 25,600 tests total have ...
July 25, 2020
National Guard on site at Washington Regional, relieving health care workers
FAYETTEVILLE -- The National Guard is helping Washington Regional Medical Center at its covid-19 call center, allowing health care workers to focus on patients, the hospital's president said Wednesday...
July 23, 2020
Rogers panel approves shopping development, delays Walmart AMP decision
ROGERS -- A commercial building with multiple stores is set to be built on South Eighth Street across from Heritage High School.
The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved plans for the Shoppes at 8...
July 22, 2020
CDC recommends plan for virus in state’s Northwest
SPRINGDALE -- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its findings and recommendations on the spread of covid-19 in Northwest Arkansas' Marshallese and Hispanic communities...
July 20, 2020
Masks effective in controlling coronavirus, doctors say
FAYETTEVILLE -- Face coverings can help stop the spread of covid-19 -- if everyone wears one, Northwest Arkansas doctors said.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday he would issue a statewide face c...
July 20, 2020
Northwest Arkansas sites continue to test for covid-19
FAYETTEVILLE -- At least 6,839 people in Benton and Washington counties were tested for covid-19 within the past week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
A total of 22,108 tests, includi...
July 18, 2020
Rogers to purchase sanitizing technology
ROGERS -- City buildings will soon be equipped with technology that will disinfect employees' electronic devices.
The City Council on Tuesday voted to purchase 25 PhoneSoap Med Pro units, which use u...
July 15, 2020