Aric Bergthold News Today

The School Board voted 5-0 on Sept. 14 to add $340,000 to the budget for the baseball-softball-tennis complex currently under construction.

Work on the new athletic complex is coming along, School Board members were told during their most recent meeting.

Benton County unofficial election results show voters reject the millage restoration for Northwest Arkansas Community College and approve the dues increase for Beaver Lake Fire Department.

Incumbent Keaton Smith went into the final week of his reelection campaign for Fayetteville School Board with a lead in fundraising over challenger Heather Clouse, their latest campaign finance reports show.

The Fayetteville, Springdale, Siloam Springs and Pea Ridge school districts will see school board races this spring.