On this week's episode, our busy week began with the Bella Vista City Council rushing through the creation of an Advisory Green committee while taking its time discussing a sales tax reduction proposal, the Springdale City Council approving its updated land use plans, the Bentonville City Council turning down the noise, the Benton County Quorum Court sitting through the sound and fury while approving a bond issue to help build more health care facilities and the Fayetteville Board of Education approving a maximum price construction contact for the future Ramay Junior High School.

We also had plenty of crime to keep our police busy while the latest shoe dropped in the case involving Benton County's lone County Judge candidate who may be closer to sitting behind bars than the podium at future Quorum Court meetings.

Our Benton County Extension report celebrates the accomplishments of some area 4-H youth.

And our trip off the beaten path might be better known as a trip to the Roadkill buffet with a couple of food haulers dropping off their cargo sooner than expectted.

On this week's episode, it was a mixed bag of news this week with Springdale officials hearing about plans for the Rabbit's Foot Lodge, Fayetteville would adopt tighter restrictions on data centers, Siloam Springs would place their sales tax extension on the ballot and Washington County's legislative branch would exert more control over its budget.

In the school house, Rogers would approve new courses as part of its advanced curriculum while Bentonville approved a contract for the expansion of one of its newer elementary schools.

Statewide news would see the apparent end of the proposed mega-prison in Franklin County and the setback in Arkansas ballot measures in federal district court.

Our Benton County Extension Report weighs in on the mental health crisis.

And our short trip off the beaten path takes us to Crawford County, where a young Fort Smith flimmer-flammer was stuffed in the slammer while preparing for what may be a tour of court houses across the state for a series of command performances before a black-robed audience.

Coming up on this week's episode, our busy week saw the Washington County Quorum Court look to assert greater control over capital outlays, the Springdale City Council back to full strength, the Rogers City Council moving its bond issue and sales tax extension to the hands of the voters, the Centerton City Council joining the growing flock of communities to pluck the feathers of its surveillance camera system and the Lowell City Council changing its rules of procedure.

Meanwhile, Tyson Foods would consolidate its beef processing facilities as the segment continues to struggle while row crop famers in the state planted more soybeans while pulling back on corn and rice sowing.

The Benton County Extension Office previews a meeting of the area Cattleman's Association in September.

And our trip off the beaten path takes us to Jefferson City, where the subjects of our story learned the lesson...you snooze, you lose...the hard way.