News
Hit JBU students still in regional hospitals
SILOAM SPRINGS — Two international John Brown University students remain in stable condition after being struck by vehicles while trying to cross U.S. Highway 412 Friday evening. Continue reading...
2 arrested on meth charges
SILOAM SPRINGS — An investigation by the Benton County Sheriff ’s Office resulted in the arrest of two parolees Thursday. A news release issued from the Benton County Sheriff ’s Office narcotics unit said investigators seized an ounce of crystal methamphetamine and $5,378 in suspected profit from the sale of drugs as part of an investigation into a drug distribution operation in Benton County. Continue reading...
Northside scores 2nd in state in tests
SILOAM SPRINGS — Northside Elementary School scored second in Arkansas on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills last spring, ranking in the 87th percentile on the national standardized test. The only school scoring higher was Woodruff Elementary School in Helena-West Helena achieving at the 96th percentile. Arkansas’ overall score was in the 57th percentile, which is above the 50th percentile that is considered the national average. Continue reading...
Business
Father, son team rolls out iPhone photo app
FotoLinc helps browse through smartphone photos and upload them to social media.
SILOAM SPRINGS — A Siloam Springs business owner and his son have developed an iPhone app that organizes photos as they’re taken. Continue reading...
Siloam team heading to entrepreneur event
SILOAM SPRINGS — Sticky Situation of Siloam Springs Middle School in Siloam Springs, under the sponsorship of Janis Gregory, is one of 26 finalists in Arkansas’ 7th annual Youth Entrepreneur Showcase — a statewide business plan competition for fifth to eighth graders. Continue reading...
Pour Jon’s named Best New Downtown Business
SILOAM SPRINGS — Two Siloam Springs “downtowners” received state-level recognition from Main Street Arkansas at the Arkansas Municipal League Winter Conference on Jan. Continue reading...
Sports
TIMEOUT: Tonight may be the night
SILOAM SPRINGS — "Tonight was the night.” Those four words are just an excerpt of what Siloam Springs basketball coach Tim Stewart said last Friday about junior guard Nick Seliga after the Panthers’ 66-65 win against Harrison. Continue reading...
Vilonia still the ‘measuring stick’
SILOAM SPRINGS — The rivalry between the Siloam Springs and Vilonia girls basketball teams doesn’t have the past history and tradition of that between the Lady Panthers and Alma. Or Harrison. Or Greenwood. Continue reading...
A team-first mentality
Carlson handles transition to point guard
SILOAM SPRINGS — Shane Carlson never had an apprenticeship or time spent in junior varsity games learning how to play point guard. It’s been thrown-intothe-fire, on-the-job training. Continue reading...
