SPRINGDALE — Northwest Arkansas’ first acute mental health care treatment center since 2002 opened Wednesday — the result of seven years’ labor by a group that includes families of the mentally ill, competing health providers, law enforcement agencies, donors, county and state officials and the governor.

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ROGERS — Some Beaver Lake recreation areas are scheduled to benefit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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BENTONVILLE — Twelve Benton County residents have flu-like symptoms and have been tested for swine flu, said Mike Dixon, emergency department deputy director.

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ROGERS — Veterans Park will be ready by noon Friday for a state softball tournament.

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ROGERS —The final bill for the January ice storm cleanup has been paid by the city of Rogers.

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BELLA VISTA — The Bella Vista City Council on Monday heard the first reading of an ordinance to raise traffic and misdemeanor offense fines by $15 to defray jailing costs. That rate will bring the city much more than it budgeted to pay the county for housing inmates.

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BENTONVILLE — Benton County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul J. Bevilacqua testified at trial Tuesday that he would normally fire his weapon at a person who pointed a gun at him.

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BENTONVILLE — Attorneys selected five more jurors Wednesday for the capital murder trial for 30-year-old Brandon Eugene Lacy of Rogers.

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FAYETTEVILLE — A $1 million donation from the athletic department should help the University of Arkansas avoid a tuition increase next school year, the chancellor said Wednesday.

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LITTLE ROCK — Not long ago, one of those know-it-alls at ESPN.com shaped glorious dreams of Arkansas fans when he identified John Pelphrey’s recruiting class as sixth best in the country.

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