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February 10, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Benton Favorite Restaurant Is Looking to Open Another Location

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If you’ve ever been to eat here, you’ll know from the picture above where I am talking about. I ate at Riverside Grocery & Catering for lunch Friday on Highway 5 in Benton, and checked in on Facebook to show off my food. Owner Rick Bellinger wasn’t in the restaurant but called and let me […]

February 10, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Hundreds of Gallons of Cooking Oil

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At approximately 2:08 a.m. Thursday, Officers were dispatched to the area of Military Road and Jameson Street in reference to a truck with a large storage tank stealing cooking oil from local businesses. Officers located the described vehicle on Highway 5 North and a traffic stop was conducted. The driver of the vehicle, 25-year-old Scotty […]

February 9, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Driver Runs Vehicle Through Salon in Benton, at Least One Injured

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A tenant in the building reports that a vehicle drove from the parking lot, over a hedge and through the front glass of Gayle & Blake’s Hair Shop, striking a hairstylist as she was cutting someone’s hair. The vehicle, a Chrysler Lebaron, was able to be driven in reverse out from the rear of the […]

February 6, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Update: Found. Saline County Teen Went Missing from Camp Program

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According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Jonathan “Johnny” Newlun was located Monday night and has been safely reunited with his family. Sheriff Rodney Wright thanks the many citizens who phoned or emailed with information on his whereabouts.   PHOTO DELETED Sometime during the evening of Sunday, February 5, 2017, Jonathan Richard Newlun, “Johnny” went missing […]

February 5, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Benton PD Searching for Escapee from Rivendell

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At approximately 6:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, 20-year-old Courtney Zyronne Johnson, II, escaped from Rivendell Behavioral Health Services in Benton after being transferred there by the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office. Johnson was last seen running behind Dogwood Lakes Apartments, which is located at 1907 Arkansas Highway 5. Johnson should be considered armed and dangerous. […]

February 3, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Benton Officers Recognized by Secretary of Defense as Patriotic Employers

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Lt. Don Robertson and Sgt. Jeremy Riedmueller received recognition from the Office of the Secretary of Defense as being a “Patriotic Employer” in showing support for officers who are also members of the military. “They each received a letter and plaque that expresses the good coordination between our department and the military,” Captain Kevin Russell […]

February 3, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Benton Committee to discuss Palace asbestos, PD remodel, Animal Control relocating, more on Feb 7th

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The City of Benton will hold a meeting for the Community Services/Animal Control Committee on February 7th, 2017 at 6 p.m. in at City Hall in the Mayor’s Conference room. City Hall is located at East Street, and to get to the Mayor’s conference room, go in the main door of the building, take the […]