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Daily editionSaturday, October 31st, 2026

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The Daily Rogers Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of October.

Civic

  1. Early voting is winding down with two days left to cast ballots: some sites are open today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and others will be open Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with First Baptist Church seeing both routine voters and first-time voters.

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Education

  1. Northwest Arkansas Community College launched a Bicycle Technician Program in 2021 in Bentonville and has enrolled 115 students to train mechanics for the region's growing cycling industry.

    The 27-credit program can be completed in 16 weeks or over a year and awards a technical certificate with scholarship options for qualifying students.

    Northwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteRead more

Government

  1. Sen. John Boozman told University of Arkansas students in Fayetteville on Friday that Congress must pass a new five-year federal farm bill to help farmers facing rising costs and weak markets, calling the draft (nearly 1,000 pages) a build on recent reforms with a goal of passage by year-end.

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Sports

  1. Arkansas will play Missouri today at 6:45 p.m. in Fayetteville and the game will feature two left-handed starting quarterbacks, a rare SEC matchup not seen since 2007 (airs on SEC Network).

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  2. Shiloh Christian rallied with two scores to beat Bentonville West 51-48 Friday at Wolverine Stadium as Max Eldridge ran for five TDs and Beckham Floyd's interception with 26 seconds left sealed the win.

    Shiloh is 8-1, 5-1 and can clinch the top seed next week vs Springdale.

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  3. Elkins beat Gravette 41-34 at John Bunch Jr. Memorial Field on Friday to clinch a fifth straight conference championship and stretch their league winning streak to 33 games; QB Austin Born threw four touchdown passes and rushed for two, finishing with 307 passing yards and 113 rushing yards.

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  4. Bentonville's defense blanked Springdale 29-0 Friday night at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium, led by Narae Smith and Jeremiah Chavis with two interceptions each and a 30-yard pick-six by Smith; Bentonville is 8-1, 5-1 in the conference and will host Bentonville West next week with a chance at the conference title.

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  5. Arkansas volleyball beat Oklahoma 3-1 at Barnhill Arena on Friday, 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-18, with Lakin Laurendine recording 17 kills and Layla Smith adding 10 blocks; the Razorbacks are set to begin a three-match road trip Sunday at Florida, then travel to LSU + Ole Miss.

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  6. Scores from Friday (Oct. 30) high school football games are in: Bentonville 29, Springdale 0; Rogers 37, Springdale Har‑Ber 28; Fayetteville 52, Rogers Heritage 21; plus dozens of other area results across classifications.

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