Decatur churches find new ways to minister to their flocks
DECATUR -- When the covid-19 pandemic ramped up in the U.S. in March, it prompted local, state and national officials to essentially close down much of the cou…
DECATUR -- When the covid-19 pandemic ramped up in the U.S. in March, it prompted local, state and national officials to essentially close down much of the cou…
DECATUR -- After a run of 66 years, one of Decatur's iconic festivals will come to an end this year due in large part to the uncertainty that faces the nation …
DECATUR -- Memorial Day began hot and humid with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s and dew points hovering in the upper 60s in northwest Arkansas and ea…
DECATUR -- With the possibility of high school football games looming on the horizon, Decatur Bulldog athletic director Toby Conrad announced May 20 that the 8…
DECATUR -- Cemeteries around the nation prepared to observe the annual Memorial Day holiday, a time to remember soldiers from the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine…
DECATUR -- High school seniors across the nation have looked forward to their moment to walk across a stage and receive a high school diploma in a big elaborat…
DECATUR -- The Decatur School District announced it will participate in the Seamless Summer feeding program again this year. The dates for the program are June…
DECATUR -- With Memorial Day a little over a week away, the Decatur Veterans Committee and the Howard-Parrish Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9834…
DECATUR -- With the increase in housing came the need for more businesses in Decatur. Over the past three years, the city has enjoyed several new businesses of…
DECATUR -- Utilizing all the safety protocols set forth by Governor Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Municipal League, the Decatur City Council gathered both in…
With summer heat slowly creeping in, there is one important safety measure that people of all ages need to remember. It takes only a few minutes for a child, a…
DECATUR -- A train is not a train without cars and a locomotive or two. Likewise, locomotives without cars do not make up a train. Every day, Decatur area resi…
DECATUR -- A two-vehicle accident on Arkansas Highway 102 in Benton County sent one driver to the hospital, with three others checked by emergency medical tech…
DECATUR -- When the Gallery Cafe was forced to close its doors due to the pandemic in March, it left the city with only two takeout services, TNT truck stop an…
DECATUR -- High school graduation is a time of rejoicing for many seniors across the country. It is a time when a long 12-year journey ends and another lifetim…
DECATUR -- Over the past five years, Crystal Lake has been the permanent home of several species of large waterfowl, including a common white duck, herons, Egy…
DECATUR -- Which is worse, being a fish out of water or a crawdad up a tree? Yes, Abby, there was a crawdad in a tree.
DECATUR -- "Decatur 1, Chief Joe Savage, 10-7 for the final time, April 30, 2020," was the last radio transmission to Benton County dispatch that one 29-year l…
DECATUR -- One of Decatur's greatest weaknesses over the past five years has been in the housing market. With the completion of the Simmons processing plant in…
DECATUR -- For the second day in a row, the skies over Northwest Arkansas began to darken, giving way to much more powerful thunderstorms than the previous day.
DECATUR -- The afternoon in Northwest Arkansas was full of sunshine and nice temperatures on April 27. In Decatur, it was an average Monday afternoon under the…
DECATUR -- One good thing which has emerged out of the current coronavirus pandemic is that first responders and police officers are finally getting the recogn…
DECATUR -- Mercury was rising over Decatur Apr. 21 but it was not the planet closest to the sun but was instead a rather big airplane named Mercury.
DECATUR -- The Decatur school board held its second virtual meeting on April 20 to hear an update from Steve Watkins concerning the covid-19 lockdown of all Ar…
DECATUR -- One of the highest honors that a teacher in the United States can achieve is the National Board Certified Teachers certification. For one Decatur No…
DECATUR -- When visitors come to Decatur via Arkansas Highway 59, one thing catches their eye, the Decatur train depot and iconic F7 locomotive and caboose. Re…
DECATUR -- A high-speed pursuit along Arkansas Highway 59 ended with a 2010 white Chevrolet Equinox crashing through a sign and into a culvert in Decatur on Ap…
DECATUR -- This story begins on a nice tranquil evening in Decatur on April 14, around the 5 p.m. hour. Traffic was flowing normally on Arkansas 59 from Decatu…
DECATUR -- Decatur Police Chief Joe Savage spent April 17 finishing up paperwork and tying up loose ends as he wrapped up his final day on duty as a law enforc…
DECATUR -- A pair of items needing approval faced the Decatur City Council April 13 in one of the most bizarre meetings to date. The council held its meeting n…
DECATUR -- Since its retrofitting project was completed in March 2019, the Decatur wastewater treatment plant has drawn a lot of national attention.
DECATUR -- Decatur High School released the names of its students who made the third-quarter Superintendent, Principal and Bulldog Honor Rolls April 7.
DECATUR -- When the administrators and coaches of the Decatur School District approached the Arkansas Activities Association about forming an 8-man football le…
DECATUR -- The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently restocked Crystal Lake with more than 670 pounds of channel catfish for the summer fishing season.
DECATUR -- The covid-19 lockdown around the world and the numbers of cases and related deaths have topped the headlines in every major global news media outlet…
DECATUR -- With school closed to in-house instruction by Governor Asa Hutchinson due to the covid-19 pandemic, the Decatur School District formally announced t…
DECATUR -- In spite of the covid-19 restrictions, the city of Decatur will hold its annual citywide cleanup on Thursday, April 23, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
DECATUR -- The Decatur school system has provided free breakfasts and lunches to students who cannot afford a meal. Many of these students would go hungry thro…
DECATUR -- Since the last student transport vehicle pulled out of the parking lot at Decatur High School March 16, school buses in the district fleet have rema…
DECATUR -- In one of the most bizarre meetings in its recent history, the Decatur School Board held its first virtual meeting not in the boardroom at Decatur M…
Westside Eagle Observer/MIKE ECKELS Emmanuel Thao (Decatur 5) and Holden Wills (21) collide in mid-air trying to get to the ball during the first half of the D…
DECATUR -- With the weather warming up to the low 80s March 25, area residents from Decatur and Gravette took a little time away from the constant bombardments…
DECATUR -- "A what is running loose?" was the question a city of Decatur employee asked as he answered a call for a runaway animal in Decatur.
DECATUR -- With the covid-19 shutdown across the state going into its third week, Decatur Mayor Bob Tharp, in keeping with guidelines set by Governor Asa Hutch…
WESTSIDE -- It is becoming more and more apparent as March passes into April that the sports shutdown by the Arkansas Activities Association because of the cov…
DECATUR -- Spring has accelerated over the past two weeks, with several varieties of flowering trees in full bloom across Northwest Arkansas.
DECATUR -- At 5:20 p.m. Saturday night, Jonesboro, a city in northeast Arkansas with a population of 67,263 (2010 Census), was hit with a devastating tornado t…
DECATUR -- Over the past three months, several utility companies have been working to relocate underground and aboveground cables near the Decatur Branch bridg…
DECATUR -- Rain continues to plague Northwest Arkansas, again causing serious flooding concerns over the region. In one day, northwest Arkansas received a tota…
DECATUR -- Everywhere one looks in Northwest Arkansas, the signs of spring are popping up. All one has to do is simply open the front door and there it is, spr…