Bentonville News Archives

“Wal-Mart is pleased that NAD has confirmed that the express claim, 'Wal-Mart Saves the Average Family $2,500 per year,' which was the intended message, was substantiated”

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. needs to change its advertising to avoid suggesting its shoppers save an annual $2,500 per family, the advertising industry's self-regulatory body said in a report today. via The Wichita Eagle

“We need to distract these kids, teach them life skills: How do you say no, when you are wanting to look like your friends?”

Northwest Arkansas police want the community to rise and meet the challenge of street gangs, who they say are enticing children to criminal activity.

'There is no greater force of nature than a community,' said Springdale Police Chief Kathy O'Kelley. 'We must do this, and not out of a position of fear.'

To various degrees, area police are struggling with gangs and their vandalism, crime and intimidation.

For decades, newspaper articles have explored the debate: Do we have gangs here? Read more

“We're exited to contribute to this capital campaign that will support a larger facility and help the program to expand its services to meet area children's needs.”

Representatives from Arvest Banks in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Prairie Grove, Rogers, Siloam Springs and Springdale came together Wednesday to make a joint donation to the Northwest Arkansas Children's ... via Herald-Leader

The parents of five children who were killed in a house fire have been tested for drug use and Bentonville police are working with the prosecutor to determine if any criminal charges are warranted. via KATV Little Rock

“The collection, as far as it's been made known, is superb”

Avid collector, Alice Walton plans major American art museum in Arkansas AP An architect's model of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art shows the proposed design for the museum in Bentonville, Ark. via MSNBC

A 16-year-old Missouri girl was held in juvenile detention Tuesday, facing a possible charge of killing the newborn baby found in her closet. via Daily India

“We've listened to customers and are pleased that our suppliers are helping us offer Great Value milk from cows that are not treated with rbST.”

Suppliers pledge to provide milk from cows not treated with rbST BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 2008 - Wal-Mart announced today that its Great Value milk is now being sourced exclusively from cows that have not been ... via WebWire

Five children were killed Tuesday morning when their Bentonville, Ark. home went up in flames The girls' parents, who were asleep on the first floor of the two-story home, were blocked by smoke and heat from ... via KWTX

Five children have died in a house fire in Bentonville, Ark., after their parents couldn't get to them. via WCBS

Five children, ages 7 through 13, died early Tuesday morning when their Bentonville home caught on fire. via FOX16.com

Spring is in full effect in the county - and for northwest Arkansas, that means it's storm season once again. via Herald-Leader

“It went pretty good. There were some people actually wanting some lots.”

A judicial lot sale on March 7 in Bentonville paid off for the Bella Vista Property Owners Association. via The Weekly Vista

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Upstate New York will soon be home to the nation's largest Wal-Mart store. Workers are combining a standard-sized Wal-Mart store with space left vacant by a failed Sam's Club warehouse outlet on the outskirts ... via 1010Wins

“Wal-Mart is piloting new technologies, driving innovation and leveraging advances in building design to better align our stores with the communities we serve”

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has opened its most energy-efficient U.S. store, dubbed the HE.5 prototype, that's expected to use up to 45 percent less energy than the retailer's traditional supercenters. via VMSD

An Arkansas man who as a child helped kill four classmates and a teacher during a 1998 Jonesboro school shooting has pleaded not guilty to theft and fraud charges. via KATV Little Rock

“This is not just a baby step. This is a big step”

A fluid cooler, foreground, is installed on the roof of a Wal-Mart store as application engineer Chris McCarty checks on the E2 control system in Las Vegas on Friday, March 14, 2008. via WTOP-FM Washington

“I hope it doesn't happen to us”

The school board might make the call on what to put on the ballot, but the public gets to make the final decision on whether a high school project proceeds as planned. via Northwest Arkansas Times

“Our office monitors these types of situations very closely and we don't approve them lightly.”

Former top Wal-Mart executive Tom Coughlin had permission to attend a hunter's banquet last week where participants drank alcohol and bid on firearms, though he remains under house arrest, a probation officer ... via Log Cabin Democrat

“Sometimes, it's a great chance for kids to show off what they've learned to their parents”

Voices filled a crowded classroom at Eastside Elementary School as Rebecca Booth led her class in a chant of the alphabet. via Herald-Leader

“We are seeing overcrowding now”

Eleven special elections, the majority of them involving public schools, are scheduled for Tuesday. via Herald-Leader

“It will change that neighborhood even more drastically.”

When Paul Esterer, CEO of Vanadis 3 Companies, LLC, appeared before the Bentonville Planning Commission with a rezoning request for property on Northeast McCollum Road near Arkansas Highway 72 and Interstate ... via Herald-Leader

“I went down into the water to see if anyone was down there”

A Bella Vista man risked his life Thursday to save the life of a man whose car crashed upside down in Little Sugar Creek. via The Weekly Vista

“Don't flush them down the stool”

Safely ridding one's home of medications can be a problem, but Benton County, with the help of the Bella Vista Police Department, has a new program designed to do just that. via Rogers Hometown News

A man who, as a boy, fatally shot his father with a crossbow has been arrested on drug charges stemming from his association with convicted school shooter Mitchell Johnson. via WMC-FM

“It's easy to do the status quo. It's easy to keep doing what we're doing”

A committee working to develop Bentonville's second high school wants the building to be as "green" - environmentally friendly - as the school district can afford. via Herald-Leader

Local students on the Missouri State University Dean's List include: Amanda D. Anschutz, Kristen R. Keith and Kaitlyn E. Obanion, all of Bella Vista; Matthew K. Potter of Bentonville; Michele L. Carter and ... via Benton County Daily Record