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14-year-old graduates from community college
ROGERS, Ark. — The 14-year-old graduate from Northwest Arkansas Community College started taking classes at 11. Rayana Holikova moved to Northwest Arkansas in August 2020. Shortly after, she started taking classes at the community college. “I have a younger brother. He has a genetic disorder. He was born when...
Multiple swim beaches closed at Beaver Lake due to high E. coli levels
ROGERS, Ark. (KY3) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has closed several swimming beaches at Beaver Lake due to higher than acceptable E. coli levels. The swim beaches include Hickory Creek, Horseshoe Bend Campground, Indian Creek, Lost Bridge South, Prairie Creek, Rocky Branch Day Use, Rocky Branch Campground, Dam Site Island, War Eagle, and Horseshoe Bend Day Use Area.
3 injured in Hwy. 86 wreck
Three women were injured in a single-vehicle wreck at 2 p.m. on Friday on Highway 86, one mile east of Eagle Rock. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Dawna Headgepath, 67, of Eagle Rock, was driving a 2016 Buick Envision eastbound when her vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a sign and a guy wire for a pole.
Three vehicle crash involving concrete truck affecting traffic in Northwest Arkansas
GARFIELD, Ark. — A three-vehicle crash is affecting traffic on U.S. Hwy 62 near Garfield. A report from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) says that the crash involves a concrete truck. The report says that all lanes in both directions are impacted but that there are no known...
Census: Tontitown had highest growth rate in Northwest Arkansas for 2023
TONTITOWN, Ark. — It's no secret the population in Northwest Arkansas has been on the rise for years, and while Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Rogers are all growing as you'd expect, the smaller cities in the area are becoming especially appealing to newcomers, according to new Census data. In 2020,...
Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant’s campus offices. It also said it will require most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to its primary offices in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Man & woman from Anderson die in single-vehicle crash
MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — Two people are dead after a single-vehicle crash in southwest Missouri, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported. Dane Paulson, 25, was driving northbound along Highway 59 in Ginger Blue when his vehicle left the right side of the road and struck a tree. The crash happened just after midnight on Monday.
Tigers claw way to history
Wednesday afternoon in Hurley, the Exeter baseball team experienced a, “Wow, that just happened,” moment. Down by 2 early and trailing 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh in the Class 1, District 5 title bout, the Tigers (15-8) plated a pair of runs and brought the game to a final out. A mid-range fly ball tested right fielder Kronikel Lokot, but the senior snagged the catch to win Exeter its first-ever district championship.
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