Museum of Native American Artifacts: Dr. Joe Bohanon, an assistant professor at Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla., took a photograph with his cell phone of an artifact at the Museum of Native American Artifacts in Bentonville on Wednesday evening. Leaders from more than 20 American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the country toured the museum Wednesday as part of a multi-day event where Wal-Mart hosted tribes, businesses and educators in celebration of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. SARAH NADER / Benton County Daily Record
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Widening project under way : Portion of Highway 102 to be five lanes by 2011
BENTONVILLE — Out with utility crews, in with the heavy machinery. — Thursday, November 13, 2008
Siloam Springs abuzz Panther pride swells for home playoff football game
When the Little Rock Christian buses and fans roll into Siloam Springs on U.S. Highway 412 for their firstround Class 5A playoff football game against the Panthers tonight, there will be no doubt they’ve found the right town. The IGA Super Center marquee reads, “Go Panthers. Beat LRC.” The sign at the AAF automotive dealership a few doors down reads, “Go Panthers,” as do the marquees at the McDonald’s and several other businesses. — Friday, November 14, 2008
Casino driven: Communities on both sides of border weigh pros, cons
WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. — The economy has some mayors in northwest Arkansas tightening the budget straps and, perhaps, even nibbling their nails a bit behind closed doors. Meanwhile, Elaine Carr, mayor of West Siloam Springs — situated just across the Oklahoma state line from Benton County’s westernmost community, Siloam Springs — is as happy and optimistic as ever. — Saturday, November 15, 2008
Wake up to the shocking reality: The Samaritan Community Center is on pace to serve 50 percent more people this year, one-third of which have never had to depend on a soup kitchen or food shelf before.
ROGERS — The Samaritan Community Center goes by the motto “Breaking the Cycle of Hopelessness.” But even the 250 volunteers who keep the facility running can’t begin to grasp just how much hope is needed until they’ve spent a few days on the job. — Sunday, November 16, 2008
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ... READING : Hanging on word every
A2004 survey by the National Endowment for the Arts, “Reading at Risk,” described a nationwide, very steep downward trend in book consumption in almost all demographic areas in general and, specifically, the reading of poetry, fiction and drama. — Monday, November 17, 2008
Target set to open in March
ROGERS — Target Corp.’s red bull’s-eye is hardly a household trademark in Benton County. For years, the nearest Target store has been in Fayetteville, in neighboring Washington County. But the bull’seye has been shining brightly along Interstate 540, in the shadows of the Pinnacle Hills Promenade, for the past couple of weeks. — Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Benton County draws an ACE
BENTONVILLE — Members of who’s who of Benton County government were out in full force Tuesday as Gov. Mike Beebe presented the county with the Arkansas Community of Excellence Award. — Wednesday, November 19, 2008
