News in Fayetteville, Ohio

Fayetteville Public Library used bookstore disses Science Fiction/Fantasy readers
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:11:14 -0800

So this won’t create much of a ripple in the space/time continuum, but its passing deserves a few lines, I think. One of the greatest inventions in the world after Saran Wrap (sorry - an old Mel Brooks/Carl Reiner 2,000 Year Old Man joke there) has been the creation of the used bookstore. And the Fayetteville Public Library, like most libraries in America, has a dandy used bookstore. But ...

And the winners are .  .  .
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:45:50 -0800

In a recent column, I announced a giveaway of 50 copies of The New Crow by Michelle Alexander. Twelve thousand entries later, the winners have been chosen. Here’s the list. If you are a winner, the book should be in your mailbox shortly.

Prep basketball: Renegades move to 20-0
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:27 -0800

Class AA No. 2 Westside defeated Mingo Central Wednesday to pick up its third victory in as many nights and remain undefeated on the season.

Fayetteville Restaurants Week of Deals Boosts Business
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:28:51 -0800

Many Northwest Arkansas businesses are getting a boost during one of their slowest times of the year. Restaurant Week startedThursday and businesses are keeping it local with deals and discounts they hope will attract customers.

Otherwise Announce Pop Evil Tour Dates
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:36:12 -0800

Otherwise will be hitting the road with Pop Evil for a North American tour

Ex-soldier dies, had N.C. ties
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:17:07 -0800

Notorious former Special Forces soldier Jonathan "Jack" Keith Idema has died at his home in Bacalar, Mexico . Idema, a former Fayetteville resident who was sentenced to prison in Afghanistan on torture charges in 2004, had been sick with AIDS, said his former girlfriend, Penny Alesi of Connecticut. Alesi said Idema was taken to a hospital on Jan. 9, but he refused to stay there and returned home ...

Woodsman Announces March Dates, Reissues Early EPs
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:09:23 -0800

Brooklyn-based psych rock outfit Woodsman have announced a series of March dates and will also be reissuing some of their earlier EPs. Before hitting the road, the band will perform a one-off Dog Gone Blog event with Yellowbirds on February 17 at New York City’s Mercury Lounge.

Police association plans ethics complaint against Fayetteville City Council for consent search decision
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:15:27 -0800

A police association says it will file an ethics complaint against the Fayetteville City Council for its decision to suspend vehicular consent searches and ask the state Attorney General's Office to investigate.

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsArkansas downs No. 25 Vanderbilt 82-74
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:36:59 -0800

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Vanderbilt's road success this season wasn't enough to overcome Arkansas' seeming home invincibility.

Forty complaints of bias filed against the Fayetteville Police Department since 2007
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:17:23 -0800

The Fayetteville Police Department has had 40 complaints of bias-based policing filed against it since 2007. The department is required to keep a record of the complaints to report annually to The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement.