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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
NWA Food Bank kicks off 2025 cereal drive June 1
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank will launch its annual Cereal Drive on June 1, inviting community members to donate cereal and shelf-stable breakfast items throughout the month. The drive will run through June 30, with collection bins placed at participating retail locations across the region. The goal of the initiative is to collect breakfast items that will help serve individuals and families facing food insecurity in Northwest Arkansas. Donation bins will be available at the following locations: Harps Siloam Springs – 201 US-412 W, Siloam Springs Harps Gentry – 300 S Gentry Blvd, Gentry Harps Fayetteville – 1274 N Colorado Dr, Fayetteville 10Box Springdale – 1101 S Thompson St, Springdale Asian Fresh Supermarket – 203 N Bloomington St, Lowell Ozark Natural Foods – 380 N College Ave, Fayetteville Allen's Food Market – 60 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista AKiN's Natural Foods – 4019 W Walnut St, Rogers University of Arkansas professors aim to reduce youth vaping in Central Arkansas For more information about the NWA Food Bank, head to their website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
26-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Strangers help save man from Springdale house fire
A home tucked deep in the woods of Springdale Township caught on fire on Monday morning, drawing 10 fire crews to the scene. Neighbors were the first to rush in before firefighters arrived, helping save the man who lives in the home. One of those neighbors was Della Mayfield, who saw the smoke and ran to help. "I was scared to death if he was still in the house," Mayfield said. She told KDKA she saw the elderly man outside on the porch, and with the home already in flames, she did everything she could to get him to safety. "He was out on his porch and the house was already on fire. So, I dragged him away from the fire and tried to get him up the driveway, but it was just too bad," said Mayfield. That's when two young men who were strangers to the neighborhood, but were in town for a Memorial Day party, jumped in to help. "We sprinted down and picked him up and got him up the hill until they could get someone to get him out," said Nathan Sarra. "It was bad. We kept thinking it was going to blow up because we were hearing popping and stuff," said Sean Carmichael. The two say they acted fast, not knowing if the man was still inside the burning house. "At first, we thought he was inside the house," said Sarra. "So, we went to the house, and it was just engulfed in flames and smoke. He was lying on his side. We told him we're going to get you out of here." When fire crews arrived, they were relieved to learn the man was not in the home, but they still had to navigate difficult terrain to fight the fire. "This property offers some challenges with the driveway," said Allegheny Valley Fire Department Deputy Chief Tyler Kelly. "It's about 150 to 200 feet down a gravel road to the residence. A lot of our members were walking, a lot of hose was pulled." Deputy Chief Kelly said firefighters were able to knock down the flames in about 15 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Axios
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Axios
School board races, tax increases are on the ballot
Early voting for next week's election (yes, there's an election) starts Tuesday. 🏫 State of play: A handful of school districts in NWA have school board elections and millage rate increases on the ballot starting today. Election Day is May 13. 💰 Zoom in: If you live in the Farmington, Greenland or Prairie Grove school districts, you have tax increases to consider. The school districts are requesting millage rate increases of: Four mills for a total of 44.1 mills in Farmington. Two mills for a total of 41.1 mills in Greenland. Four mills for a total of 44.6 mills in Prairie Grove. 🏡 How it works: For every one mill increase, you will pay $20 more per year in property taxes per $100,000 that your property is worth. A mill is equal to $1 of property tax for each $1,000 of assessed value. The assessed value of property in Arkansas is 20% of its market value, according to Washington County. 🧑💼 Contested school board races include: Rogers, Zone 5 — Elizabeth-Ann "Liz" Lee vs. David Regan vs. Jessica L. Thompson Springdale, Zone 5 — Incumbent Izmar (Eddie) Ramos vs. Donald C. Tippett Gravette, Zone 2 — Matt Croxdale vs. Dani Madison Greenland, Zone 4 — Kayden Dennis vs. Audrey Filmore Prairie Grove, Position 1 — Incumbent Whitney Woods Bryant vs. Ricky Carte 🚒 Zoom out: Some Benton County voters will also decide whether to increase dues for the Pleasure Heights volunteer fire department from $40 to $100 annually. Gravette voters will see an option to have fire department dues included in property tax bills. This is a change from billing separately in the mail, 5News reported. The dues are $50 annually for improved property and $35 annually for unimproved property.
