Gateway News

Authorities said Thursday Independence Day in Benton County went smoothly, due in part to a burn ban throughout most of the county.

Longtime motorcycle mechanic Bill Bryant works Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, to replace the rear suspension on a custom motorcycle for a customer at Happy Trails Motorcycle Connection in Fayetteville.

The Benton County Election Commission voted Wednesday to comply with state guidelines concerning the assignment of poll workers and resubmit the county's request for reimbursement for expenses from the May 18, 2010, primary to reflect state rules.

Matt Frye, a Pea Ridge National Military Park ranger, guides the basket Janis Boydston is lying in Tuesday.

The state in May shut down a summer program designed to help high school students make higher scores on a college entrance exam, potentially leaving hundreds of students across the state in a bind for the summer.