Coming up this week, the Springdale City Council learned it would have to fill the vacant Ward Teo seat before the November elections, while the Committee of the Whole set up a public hearing to change the name of a street on the east side. The Fayetteville City Council would approve the issue of $191 million in bonds for capital projects the voters approved this past March. The Siloam Springs Board of Directors would approve new rules governing electric bicycles and mobility devices on its sidepaths and trails. Planning commissioners weren't able to accomplish much in the region as incorrect information provided by the law firm representing developers of a property in downtown forced the board in Bentonville to table the rezoning request while a lack of a quorum doomed the Washington County Board.

A light week of state work saw the Board of Education endorse a new rule to help parent districts who have isolated schools opt to break away, with Kingston planning to leave the vast Jasper district that it was consolidated into a long time ago.

Our Benton County Extension report comments on the early cuttings of this year's hay crop and offers producers the chance to test the forage for nutrients.

And our trip off the beaten path takes us to Baltimore, Maryland, where even a burglar can't escape being the victim of a crime, so police were able to find him a much more secure career making license plates.