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They will pay $13 more a month for each improved lot. It was the second election meeting in two months for POA members. by Lynn Atkins Bridge on Berksdale to be removed On Thursday morning, hours before the results of the assessment election were revealed, the POA board held its regular work session. by Lynn Atkins Volunteer boards handle some city business The city has three all-volunteer boards and commissions that handle specific types of business and examine issues related to municipal code. by Keith Bryant Couponers maximize savings A Bella Vista-centered couponing group meets at the library each month to discuss the year's bargains and how to get the most out of each discount. by Keith Bryant Officers need to stay sharp to qualify Bella Vista police officers wrapped up a quarterly firearm qualifying session last week. by Keith Bryant Trucking at Tanyard A convoy of compact crawlers clambered carefully across crooked outcrops, crossed creeks and climbed precarious cliffs, facing treacherous ascents at times in the tens of feet tall. by Keith Bryant Turtle rehabber looking for helpers As the only rehabber in the area, Joyce Hicks is sometimes busier than she wants to be. She only works with turtles, but construction in the area results in a lot of injured turtles. by Staff Report Danielson January artist of the month Bella Vista writer Jim Danielson was recognized as Bella Vista's artist of the month for January during a reception last week at the Bella Vista Country Club. by Keith Bryant Community Remembering War -- in Siloam Springs and Vietnam DA NANG, Vietnam -- The man in the photo is named Mr. Lac. He is unable to hear, speak or read. He has no formal sign language. He communicates using gestures, facial expressions and drawings. With his family, he runs a small restaurant in the city of Hue -- about a two-hour drive from the quickly growing city of Da Nang, where I am writing this at an American-style café. by Preston Jones JBU Professor of History Cooper Elementary School's Big 3 Awards The Big 3 awards are presented to students from kindergarten through fourth grade who demonstrate the core values of the character education program called Core Essential Values. The Big 3 values are treating others right, making smart decisions and maximizing potential. by Staff Report Mark Your Calendar Feb. 1 by Staff Report Cards and Games Monday St. Bernard Round Robin Bridge -- Third by Staff Report Bella Vista Community TV Schedule Bella Vista Community TV by Staff Report Lottery Missouri Lotto by Staff Report Weather History Monday, Jan. 13 by Staff Report Bella Vista Weather Forecast Thursday, Jan. 23 by Staff Report Opinion OPINION: Judicial candidates fill March 3 ballots; runoffs go to November There is a full slate of judicial candidates for the upcoming March 3 preferential and non-partisan judicial primary election. by Maylon Rice OPINION: Musings, updates, and what-nots I have mentioned previously of efforts to tidy up my home, shop and personal spaces. One look at my office will inform you as to the progress, which is almost nil. However, I can provide updates and clarifications that have left some readers concerned and anxious. The majority, I know, will not really care. But I must write something if only to fill space on a page. by Devin Houston Write On OPINION: Tales From the Road: High-Speed Road Hazard Carol and I enjoy traveling. We drive the speed limit, observe traffic rules and cautions, and watch out for hazards. Watching out for hazards is sometimes nerve-wracking because there are many kinds of them. by Gene Linzey Weekly Cartoon Not dead yet by Staff Report RELIGION: Captured by sin Sin is a breakdown of personal integrity. It colors all of your life. It diminishes self-worth. It turns right and wrong into shades of gray. It blurs moral boundaries. It devalues human worth. It lowers self-respect. Sin makes humans created in the image of God into beings of dubious identity, not reflecting the Father who gave them life. Sin breaks human and divine law. Sin not only invites punishment, but it erodes personal character. by Ron Wood OPINION: Feb. 3 final day to register to vote Arkansans have less than a month to register to vote in the March 3 preferential primary and non-partisan judicial election. by Maylon T. Rice Columnist OPINION: Odd Fellow Cemetery Cemeteries contain many stories. Each grave holds a lifetime of experiences left to the memories of family and friends and then usually fades from existence. A gravestone reveals only the basics of that life: dates of birth and death, perhaps references to parents or children, perhaps a phrase attesting to the deceased's impression on others. by Devin Houston LETTER TO EDITOR: Bella Vista is growing In response to Mike Kane's letter to the editor in the Jan. 8 Weekly Vista. Mike is right on one thing, Cooper Communities Inc. has been extremely neglectful in keeping its office space up at Town Center. It has also apparently been very unresponsive to the several hotel developers we've heard have shown interest in building a hotel at Town Center. by Ralph Patterson Bella Vista Religion RELIGION: Changes If there is one thing that is certain in our world, it is change. Just stand still for a moment and things will change. In fact, some things change so fast that it makes one dizzy. Consider the fact that computers are almost out-of-date before you can get them home and hooked up. Mobile phones are the same. And, unfortunately, so is religion. by Robert Box Columnist RELIGION: Bella Vista Church News Unitarian Universalists by Staff Report RELIGION: What will it be like on the Last Day? "But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." Matthew 24:37-39 by Randy Moll RELIGION: Are you about your heavenly Father's business? "Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, 'Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.' And He said to them, 'Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?' But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them." Luke 2:46-50 (Read Luke 2:41-52) by Randy Moll RELIGION: Bella Vista Church News Highland Christian Church by Staff Report ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT NWADG Obituaries Celebrations Events NiE Advertise Sports High school College Professoinal school Outdoors Whole Hog Sports News/Opinion Local News State News National News World ...