QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The [Quorum Court members] need to know totally how much money there is. I'm not ticked off. I just want to know. I like open government. It's the people's money."
Outgoing Carroll County Judge Richard Williams, who has accused the county treasurer of keeping $8 million in county money secret
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Today's happenings
Polar Bear Memorial Bass Tournament, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Prairie Creek Park, Rogers New Year's Day Eye-Opener Walk, 8:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark Outfitters, Fayetteville
Looking ahead
Good Ol' Boys Band Performance, 7 p.m. Friday, Barling City Hall Wine Country Tour, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Mount Magazine Lodge, Paris LifeWriters, 10 a.m. Monday, Shiloh Museum, Springdale Relay for Life of Fort Smith planning meeting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Reynolds Cancer Home Winter Night Hike, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Barling
Library events
Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St.: Toddler Time for 2- to 3-year-olds, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Wal-Mart Storytime Room; FPL Screens Wall-E, 2 p.m. Friday, Walker Community Room; FPL Screens The Wizard of Oz, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Walker Community Room; What's New Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Wal-Mart Storytime Room. Rogers Public Library, 711 S. Dixieland Road: First Friday Book Group, 1 p.m. Friday. Bella Vista Public Library, 11 Dickens Place: Pre-School Story Time, 9 a.m. Friday.
Missouri Lottery
Lotto: 3-7-8-11-26-29. Next jackpot estimated at $1.6 million. Powerball: 7-8-11-17-53. PB: 36. Jackpot estimated at $80 million.
Russian ballet to visit Fort Smith
The Russian National Ballet Theatre from Moscow will perform Marius Pepita's The Sleeping Beauty at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Fort Smith Convention Center's Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $32 to $40. The Russian National Ballet was founded in the late 1980s and is led by legendary Bolshoi dancer Elena Radchenko. The Sleeping Beauty is part of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith's Season of Entertainment 28. Remaining shows this season include Movin' Out on Feb. 11, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on March 16 and Birdhouse Factory on April 1. More information is available by calling (479) 788-7300.
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