Manhunt ends with arrest of slaying suspect

BY ADAM WALLWORTH

A 41-hour manhunt ended Friday with the arrest of a man suspected of gunning down his cousin’s wife in her east Rogers home. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

JPs’ wedding fee OK, panel states

BY SETH BLOMELEY

An Arkansas Ethics Commission opinion issued Friday states that a justice of the peace may accept a gratuity for performing weddings as long as it’s $100 or less. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

2 school board races attract 8

BY EVIE BLAD

Eight candidates have filed for the Fayetteville School Board — including six for one seat — creating unusually competitive races on a board charged with several substantial decisions related to the future of the district’s high school. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

Boozman examines possible sites for new Fort Smith-area port

BY LAURA KELLAMS

FORT SMITH — U.S. Rep. John Boozman took to the air Friday to get a big-picture look at the pros and cons of sites for a new Arkansas River port in the Fort Smith area. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

Supporter of Hardin gives $500

BY JOHN KRUPA

A Conway senior citizen has donated $500 to the University of Central Arkansas to help reimburse President Lu Hardin one day for the $300,000 bonus he returned earlier this week. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

Law license of Helena mayor pulled over poor work in ’99

BY CHARLIE FRAGO

Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley lost his right to practice law for 30 days Friday, but said he had more pressing matters demanding his attention. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

NW Arkansas today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “This is not something I’ve seen in a long time. There are not huge amounts of people stepping up to be on school boards.” Dan Farley, executive director of the Arkansas School Boards Association, on several competitive school board races in Northwest Arkansas Article, 1B Today’s happenings Third annual Trek for Tykes Walk-A-Thon, 7 a.m., the Shoppes at Pinnacle Hills, Rogers Children’s Shelter Golf Classic, 8 a.m., Kingswood/Berksdale Golf Courses, Bella Vista AARP Mature Driving Course, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library Saturday Studio Hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Community Imagination Studio, 818 N. Sang Ave., Fayetteville Muscular Dystrophy Motorcycle Fun Run, 11 a.m., Pig Trail Harley-Davidson, Rogers National Federation of the Blind of Northwest Arkansas, noon, Jones Center for Families, Springdale Trail of Tears program, 1 p.m., Crawford County Adult Education Building, 605 Alma Blvd. Circle, Van Buren Fifth annual AmTryke Rodeo and Open House, 2-4 p.m., Grand Ballroom, John Q. Hamm - Saturday, July 19, 2008

Final day to register for storm aid nears

BY JOHN KRUPA

Monday is a noteworthy day for Arkansans: It’s the last day for Natural State disaster victims to register for aid. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

Study analyzes terrorism planning

BY JON GAMBRELL ASSOCIATED PRESS

Investigators searching for international terrorists who plot and carry out attacks in the United States should first look close to home, a new study shows. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

Arkansas man dies in Wyoming crash

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

An Arkansas man was killed when a motor home lost its brakes and crashed into a storefront in downtown Buffalo, Wyo. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

Quapaw Baths adds 2nd choice to park city spas

BY MARK GREGORY THE SENTINEL-RECORD

HOT SPRINGS — For the first time in nearly 23 years, a bathhouse opened Wednesday on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

Program targets minority-group kids

BY ALLISON NICHOLS

A new collaborative project intended to reduce the number of youths from minority groups who get into trouble with the law was announced Friday at a press conference at the Pulaski County jail. - Saturday, July 19, 2008

ROGERS : Police: Mother of 5 fatally shot; suspect escapes

BY MICHELLE BRADFORD

ROGERS — Police spent Thursday searching for a man accused in the fatal shooting of his cousin’s wife the night before. - Friday, July 18, 2008

SPRINGDALE : Chamber hires park area planners

BY RICHARD MASSEY

SPRINGDALE — The green fields surrounding Arvest Ballpark are ready to be developed into a 1,000-acre campus with enough retail, residential and entertainment venues to make it the region’s signature destination for locals and out-oftowners, a Texas developer said Thursday. - Friday, July 18, 2008

EUREKA SPRINGS : Law hazy on who must levy hotel tax

BY ROBERT J. SMITH

The Legislature should clarify whether bed-andbreakfast inns and other specialized lodging in Eureka Springs must keep collecting lodging taxes from their guests, according to an opinion issued this week by the Arkansas attorney general’s office. - Friday, July 18, 2008

SPRINGDALE : Airport officials fear doom in loss of tower

BY RICHARD MASSEY

SPRINGDALE — Those associated with the municipal airport here said losing their air traffic control tower is unacceptable. - Friday, July 18, 2008

Man jailed on 4 counts in assaults

BY DAVE HUGHES

FORT SMITH — A Fort Smith man was charged Thursday with two counts of rape and two counts of firstdegree battery after his arrest Wednesday in the sexual assault of a woman and the beating of two men. - Friday, July 18, 2008

The state/region in brief

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Comments invited on beltway project Comments on a proposed western beltway are being accepted by the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission. - Friday, July 18, 2008

Board gives Ozark pair approval to run winery

BY L. LAMOR WILLIAMS

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board granted Leslee Post a small farm winery permit for Claire Benet Cellars to manufacture and sell in her garage on Buelah Land Drive in Ozark. - Friday, July 18, 2008

Other days

100 YEARS AGO July 18, 1908 MEMPHIS — Having no money but wishing to see his sister, who is in a local convent, Leo Gibson, 10 years old, walked from Helena to West Memphis, nearly 100 miles, then swam the Mississippi River and was taken in hand by police, who will return him to his parents in Arkansas, after allowing the game youngster to spend a few days with his sister. - Friday, July 18, 2008

Governor’s appointments

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Gov. Mike Beebe has made 23 more appointments to state boards and commissions, his office announced Tuesday: Jordan Brown of Alma was appointed to the Arkansas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies for a term expiring May 26, 2012, replacing Joey Smith. - Friday, July 18, 2008

State PSC leader returns from Iraq

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

State Public Service Commission Chairman Paul Suskie has returned from his stint in Iraq as a judge advocate general in the National Guard. - Friday, July 18, 2008

NW Arkansas today

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “If you let the tower fall, it will never be what it was. - Friday, July 18, 2008

Regulators impeding advances in cleaner coal power, 200 told

BY BILL W. HORNADAY

HOPE — China is one of the world’s biggest users of power and one of its worst polluters, yet some say that country stands to overcome the United States in lower-emission coal-fired power plants, if U.S. regulators continue to reject such projects. - Friday, July 18, 2008

Copter blade hit power line before crash

BY JULIE STEWART SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

MOUNTAIN HOME — Skies were clear and winds were less than 4 mph when a helicopter crashed and killed two people in Baxter County this week, the government’s lead investigator into the accident said Thursday. - Friday, July 18, 2008

Pair reclaims land at sale

BY AMY UPSHAW

ASH FLAT — At an auction Thursday, the commissioner of state lands sought to collect $16,000 in unpaid property taxes owed on land linked to developer Wayne Watkins, but at the end of the sale, the state had netted only $2,000 in taxes. - Friday, July 18, 2008

VAN BUREN : City, county levees get funding for tests

BY DAVE HUGHES

VAN BUREN — Crawford County officials will meet next week to consider hiring a Fort Worth consultant to conduct certification studies on levees in Van Buren and Crawford County. - Thursday, July 17, 2008

Principals must be better leaders, educators state

BY CYNTHIA HOWELL

Three of Arkansas’ past and present education chiefs said Wednesday that the role of a school principal must evolve from building manager to instructional leader if student achievement is to continue to climb. - Thursday, July 17, 2008

FORT SMITH : Police to obtain 85 Tasers

BY DAVE HUGHES

FORT SMITH — The Police Department will get to spend more than $130,000 on weapons that can do their intended job without being fired. - Thursday, July 17, 2008

Copter lost power first, angler says

BY JULIE STEWART SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

MOUNTAIN HOME — Larry Kuykendall was cleaning fish on the bank of the North Fork River on Tuesday when he heard an aircraft with engine trouble. - Thursday, July 17, 2008