SPRINGDALE : Man faces life sentence on 6 child porn charges

BY MICHELLE BRADFORD

FAYETTEVILLE — A judge found a Springdale man guilty in what the FBI said is its biggest child pornography bust in Arkansas. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

Drilling fluid use stirs fear

BY MICHELLE HILLEN

Landowners in White County have expressed concerns about traffic and pollution they say will follow the latest proposal to allow land application of water-based drilling fluids from natural gas well sites in their area. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

SPRINGDALE : Council outlaws pet sales on street

BY RICHARD MASSEY

SPRINGDALE — It’s time to find a county niche for those who make their living on roadside pet sales. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

Stretch of I-55 to get cable median barrier

BY NOEL E. OMAN

A cable median barrier will go up on Interstate 55 in Crittenden County, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from a federal transportation program aimed at making rural roads safer. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

Elderly PB couple found slain in burning house

BY MIKE LINN

PINE BLUFF — Authorities responding to a house fire early Wednesday found an elderly couple dead from unrelated trauma and the couple’s car missing, police said. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

States’ disaster funds announced

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Storm-damaged communities in Arkansas and Oklahoma will be eligible for $13.8 million in disaster funds from the federal government, Arkansas’ congressional delegation announced Wednesday. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

NW Arkansas today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “[Responsible breeders] don’t sell animals on the side of the street.” Beverly Llewellyn, a breeder of Shelties in West Fork, speaking to the Springdale City Council on banning roadside puppy sales Article, 1B Today’s meetings Fayetteville Subdivision Committee, 9 a.m. Fayetteville PEG Equipment Committee, noon Fayetteville Street Committee, 4:30 p.m. Washington County Quorum Court Public Works Committee, 4:45 p.m. Fayetteville School Board, 5 p.m. Fayetteville Telecommunications Board, 5:30 p.m. Benton County Quorum Court, 6 p.m. Centerton City Council, 7 p.m. Elkins Water and Sewer Commission, 7 p.m. Gravette City Council, 7 p.m. Today’s happenings Newton County Fair and Rodeo, all day, fairgrounds, Jasper South Sebastian County Fair, all day, Sebastian County Fairgrounds, Greenwood Healthy Chocolate Tasting Party, noon-1 p.m., Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, 506 Enterprise Drive, Lowell Looking ahead 16th annual Eureka Springs VW Festival, all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Inn o - Thursday, August 28, 2008

MUSIC REVIEW : G. Love raps blues to end summer

BY MICHELLE PARKS

FAYETTEVILLE — With the University of Arkansas back in session, just a sliver of summer remains. Three bands celebrated that carefree mindset Tuesday night as they took to the Arkansas Music Pavilion stage before a crowd of mostly 20- and 30-somethings. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

FORT SMITH : Club tipsters steer police to arrest of 3

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

FORT SMITH — In the first case of its kind in recent memory, three Fort Smith residents have been charged with running an illegal club and selling alcohol to minors. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

Arkansas Court of Appeals

The Arkansas Court of Appeals released opinions Wednesday. The court’s ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. The full opinions and other court proceedings, including per curiam decisions, orders and submissions, can be found on the Internet at: http://courts.state.ar.us. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

2 arrested, 2 sought in Jonesboro slaying

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

JONESBORO — Police arrested two Jonesboro men Wednesday on charges of capital murder and aggravated robbery in the shooting death of a west Jonesboro man Tuesday, Sgt. Todd Nelson of the Jonesboro Police Department said. - Thursday, August 28, 2008

SPRINGDALE : Council tables funding plan for I-540 exit

BY RICHARD MASSEY

SPRINGDALE — The City Council on Tuesday tabled for a month a resolution authorizing a funding plan for the gateway to Arvest Ballpark — a $20 million exit at Interstate 540 linking Don Tyson Parkway and Dearing Road. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE : Rise in scooters pushes UA rules

BY TRACIE DUNGAN

FAYETTEVILLE — D.J. Williams enjoyed tooling around the University of Arkansas campus on his motorized scooter last year. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE : Church provides parents counsel

BY MICHELLE BRADFORD

FAYETTEVILLE — A church’s day-care center that is under investigation started counseling Tuesday for parents of preschoolers who claim their former teachers made them fight during class. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

GREENLAND : New exec sees district afloat this year, but work awaits

BY EVIE BLAD

GREENLAND — Tentative figures show the Greenland School District will end its current fiscal year in the black, but it will take aggressive fundraising to maintain financial solvency into the next school year and gain independence from state control, the district’s state-appointed superintendent said Tuesday. Education Commissioner Ken James appointed former Rogers Superintendent Roland Smith to take over the fiscally distressed district after the Arkansas Board of Education voted in July to take it over and dissolve its school board. Smith has a maximum of two years to heal the district’s financial woes, including a projected negative balance of $427,000 at the end of the current school year. He held his first monthly meeting with Greenland residents Tuesday, receiving a standing ovation from 100 attendees encouraged by his financial update. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

FORT SMITH : Oklahoma native voted new city administrator

BY DAVE HUGHES

FORT SMITH — Directors ended a five-month search for a city administrator Tuesday when they offered the job to the deputy city manager of North Miami, Fla. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

NW Arkansas today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “If an athlete’s doing it, nobody’s going to say it’s not cool.” Andy Gilbride, program adviser for UA’s transit and parking department, on the growing popularity of scooters on campus Article, 1B Today’s meetings Fayetteville Technical Plat Review, 9 a.m. Springdale Water and Sewer Commission, 9 a.m. Springdale Housing Authority, noon Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission executive committee, 1:30 p.m. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Star party planned at Withrow Springs

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

The Astronomical Society of Northwest Arkansas will host a star party at 8:15 p.m. Sept. 6 at the crossbow pavilion in Withrow Springs State Park near Huntsville. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Teen charged after kitten is set on fire

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

WYNNE — Police arrested a 16-year-old Wynne boy Tuesday and charged him with cruelty to animals after he confessed to setting fire to a kitten that later had to be euthanized. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Internet stalker gets sentence of 10 years

BY STEVEN MROSS THE SENTINEL-RECORD

HOT SPRINGS — A Hot Springs man arrested last year in a sting operation targeting online predators pleaded guilty to a felony charge of Internet stalking of a child Monday in Garland County Circuit Court. - Wednesday, August 27, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE : 2 accused of setting up church day-care fights

BY MICHELLE BRADFORD

FAYETTEVILLE — Two teachers lost their jobs at the Central United Methodist Church day care after state and local officials started investigating reports that preschoolers were being made to fight. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

SPRINGDALE : Olympic athlete receives welcome

BY EVIE BLAD

SPRINGDALE — When pole vaulter April Steiner-Bennett walked out of a long tunnel and into the bright lights illuminating the field at Beijing’s National Stadium, her banter with other athletes halted and her eyes filled with tears. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

New prosecutor says boyfriend rightly cleared

BY DEBRA HALE-SHELTON

RUSSELLVILLE — The special prosecutor investigating the 2005 slaying of Nona Dirksmeyer said Monday that he believes the victim’s boyfriend, who was acquitted of the murder last summer, is indeed innocent. Kevin Jones, 22, of Dover said of the comments by special prosecutor Jack McQuary: “An authority figure with as much access to the information as he has will surely change people’s minds.” Before, skeptics would say, “It’s just the family” professing Jones’ innocence, he said. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

SPRINGDALE : Yard sale signs create nuisance for city staff

BY RICHARD MASSEY

SPRINGDALE — Each Friday and Monday, code enforcement officers scour the town for illegal yard sale signs. Tacked to telephone poles, placed at street corners and in the public right of way, they’re not hard to find. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

New figures list Sugg as highest-paid in education

BY CAROLYNE PARK

University of Arkansas System President B. Alan Sugg is the highest-paid higher education official in the state, according to revised compensation figures released Monday. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

NW Arkansas today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I looked up at that flame, and I thought ‘I get to see this. I’m in the middle of it.’” April Steiner-Bennett, a Springdale teacher who competed in the pole-vaulting event at the Olympics Article, 1B Today’s meetings Siloam Springs Board of Adjustments, 4 p.m. Fayetteville City Council Agenda Session, 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville Equipment Committee, 5:15 p.m. Fayetteville Environmental Concerns Subcommittee, 5:30 p.m. Fayetteville Water and Sewer Committee, 5:30 p.m. Bentonville City Council, 6 p.m. Springdale City Council, 6 p.m. Cave Springs Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Rogers Transportation Committee, 7 p.m. Tontitown Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Rogers Community Environment and Welfare Committee, 7:15 p.m. Rogers Finance Committee, 7:15 p.m. Rogers City Council, 7:30 p.m. Today’s happenings Newton County Fair and Rodeo, all day, fairgrounds, Jasper South Sebastian County Fair, all day, Sebastian County Fairgrounds, Greenwood Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Open House, 10 a.m.-noon, University - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE : Pontious hired for UA fundraising post

BY TRACIE DUNGAN

The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has filled a key fundraising position that had been vacant for nearly a year. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Teachers group pulls student survey rapped for questions on God

BY KENNETH HEARD

An Arkansas teachers organization agreed Monday to remove an Internet questionnaire for middle-school students to assess their attitudes after a parent objected to eight questions that she said were religious in nature. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Woman sentenced in NLR car crash

BY JOHN LYNCH

A Cabot woman convicted of second-degree battery for crippling another woman in a North Little Rock car crash was sentenced Monday to four years on probation with a $500 fine. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Man pleads innocent to harboring suspect in slaying

BENTON COUNTY DAILY RECORD

BENTONVILLE — A Springdale man pleaded innocent Monday to harboring a suspect wanted in connection with the death of a Rogers woman. - Tuesday, August 26, 2008