Good morning, Bentonville.

Bentonville-based Arvest Bank will soon charge monthly maintenance fees ranging from $5 to $15 for checking accounts not meeting deposit requirements, while offering a lower-cost $3 option.

The bank will move current customers to the new products by September.

Northwest Arkansas is planning for rapid growth as billion-dollar projects are set to boost the region’s population to over 1 million by 2050.

The effort—focusing on housing, healthcare, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing—includes highway and airport expansions to support new opportunities.

On Tuesday, the Planning Commission approved two downtown projects — the Bentonville Ballroom, a proposed 2,500-seat performance venue at 607 S.E.

E St., and Hart on Main, a mixed-use project along North Main Street — which require separate permits for any street closures.

The USDA will award $35 million in grants for feral swine control projects — a move to help Arkansas farmers and partners in 13 states reduce crop and pasture damage, with applications due by Sept.

21. The funding builds on earlier work that taught over 6,700 landowners swine trapping techniques.

The Arkansas Department of Health reported 79 cyclosporiasis cases, with 50 in Benton County (lab-confirmed) and an increase of 44 from prior reports (state data).

Health officials advise washing produce and cooking it to at least 158°F to prevent infections.

Former Northside standout Jaylin Williams hosted two youth basketball camps Friday at Northside High School, where kids (ages 6-14) learned basketball skills; he will host additional free camps today at Springdale High School.

Arkansas men's basketball team's four games in Nassau will be streamed by FloSports; subscription runs through the series.

Razorbacks radio broadcaster Matt Zimmerman and former assistant coach Chris Sylvester will call the games on July 31, Aug. 1, Aug. 3, and Aug. 4.

Arkansas baseball made history by signing right-handed pitcher Shogo Miyauchi (the first Japanese-born high school player in an SEC program) earlier this summer; he is expected to join the Razorbacks in early August.

Arkansas midfielder Aniyah Nurse-Whyte debuted for the Canadian U-20 national team in April and now hopes to earn a spot for the World Cup starting Sept.

5 in Poland while impressing Razorbacks fans with her versatile play & consistent performance.

The Arkansas football team was predicted to finish last in the SEC, scoring 262 points in the poll released Friday at media days in Tampa, Florida (reflecting a big drop from Mississippi State’s 467 points).

Coach Ryan Silverfield said last season’s record does not affect the team’s focus for the fall.

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