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Dogwood Festival returns to Siloam Springs this weekend
The Dogwood Festival will return to downtown Siloam Springs this weekend.
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John Brown University hosts NWA Student Essay Competition winners
John Brown University's Department of Political Science hosted a reception at Simmons Great Hall on April 17 for the NWA Student Essay competition winners.
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Subscriber ExclusiveBenton County Planning Board approves proposed RV park just outside Siloam Springs
BENTONVILLE -- The Benton County Planning Board voted 4-1 to allow a planned 42-space recreational vehicle park in the Siloam Springs area to move forward.
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Subscriber ExclusiveSiloam Springs man gets additional 25 years for sex crimes in Washington County
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Siloam Springs man previously sentenced in Benton County to 100 years in prison and ordered to be a lifetime registered sex offender after ad…
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Community digest
Iddy Biddy baseball/softball
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Siloam Springs School District holds Community Night at the Park
Marc Hayot/Herald-Leader Chrisie Smith (left) waits as Lindsey Taylor and Whitney Unser talk at Community Night at the Park on April 18 (See related coverage o…
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Boys and Girls Club offers snack program
The Boys and Girls Club of Western Benton County, 655 Heritage Court, will offer a snack to children during the club's summer program at the Siloam Springs uni…
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SSHS softball vs. Russellville
Photo courtesy of Krystal Elmore Aspeyn Downing prepares to cross home plate after hitting a home run against Russellville on April 16.
Sports
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Subscriber ExclusiveSiloam Springs baseball picks up win
Andrew Elkins pitched a complete game three-hitter as the Siloam Springs baseball team snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 7-0 win over the NWA Hornets at…
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Subscriber ExclusiveSiloam Springs soccer teams keep winning
The Siloam Springs boys' soccer team misfired on a bundle of first-half scoring chances against Alma, but when the Panthers finally found their touch, it was a…
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JBU tennis team finishes regular season with pair of wins
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Aided by a pair of runaway wins over Baker (Kan.), 7-0, and Grand View (Iowa), 6-1, the John Brown University men's tennis team finished its …
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Subscriber ExclusiveSiloam Springs swimmers honored
The Siloam Springs Swim Panthers held their awards banquet April 10.
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McDonald’s Relays results
Siloam Springs results from the McDonald's Relays held in Fort Smith on April 18.
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Subscriber ExclusiveSSHS soccer defuses Bombers
The Siloam Springs soccer teams continued their run through the 5A-West Conference with a sweep of Mountain Home at Panther Stadium on April 12.
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Two decades-old program records fall as Golden Eagles compete at Gorilla Classic
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The John Brown University men's and women's 400-meter relay teams shattered decades-old program records as the Golden Eagles captured a trio…
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Gravette Lion Invitational
Siloam Springs results from the April 11 Gravette Lion Invitational.
Opinion
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION: Missed opportunity: Governor, top staff fail to end this mess
Deep into the meeting of the Legislature on the audit of the purchase of a lectern (not a podium) state Rep. Robin Lundstrum, R-Springdale offered the most lev…
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OPINION: Critical focus needed on local restaurants
The famous Greek philosopher, Socrates once said, "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
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Do you believe God’s words?
"And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God he…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | GARY SMITH: Technology is powerful, but so is the capacity to forget
As a person who has spent most of his life at least dabbing in the written word as a means of effective communication, it occasionally pains me to have to admi…
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OPINION: Why a Fiscal session?
As the Legislature started meeting last week in Little Rock for its budget and finance only session those same old questions of who, what, when and why we are …
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OPINION | GARY SMITH: Eclipse shines light on the one who embraces life
First off, I've gotta admit, the eclipse was pretty cool.
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OPINION: Local and regional banks can combat Wall Street
When I titled this column "Building Main Street, not Wall Street" I did so for many reasons, not the least of which was the stranglehold that Wall Street banks…
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OPINION: ‘Hey, you want to sign the petition?’ common cry in state these days
Usually, I am one of those curmudgeons who really despises those canvassers who, with clipboard in hand, hawk the latest petition for folks to sign outside the…
Religion
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RELIGION: Tool time
It's really windy in Northwest Arkansas. It makes total sense to me now, considering that we are so close to Oklahoma. The song rings true, "Oklahoma, where th…
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Springtime
Spring is here. The birds are singing. The bees are buzzing. And cute little animals are becoming more active, searching out sources of food and water so they …
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RELIGION: An eclipsing
So, the Great North American Eclipse ... pretty cool, right? It's not every day that you have a total solar eclipse occur in your own backyard, and only an hou…
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RELIGION: Memories of Bogg Springs
"I would like to have seen Montana."
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RELIGION: Are you a child of the devil?
"Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is n…
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RELIGION: The NIL deal
And now some news from the world of sports.
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RELIGION: The one ring
This past weekend I was sitting in the kitchen minding my own business when all of a sudden I heard Samantha cry out, "I've lost my wedding ring." She frantica…
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RELIGION: Let the Son make you free
"They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I …
