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🌱 How a Benton County farm family with Gentry ties earned top honors

Gentry, Arkansas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello again Gentry! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Benton County farm family with Gentry ties earned top honors

Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Haley-Whiteside Family named Benton County Farm Family of the Year (eagleobserver.com) — A Benton County farm family with strong ties to Simmons Foods in Gentry has been named the 2026 Benton County Farm Family of the Year, highlighting local agriculture’s impact on the area. Their 2,050-acre operation near Maysville combines cattle, poultry, goats, and sheep, while emphasizing animal welfare, youth leadership in Gravette 4-H and FFA, and long-term community involvement across northwest Benton County.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Wastewater Operator SS-Nights in Gentry. Apply here.
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Siloam Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gentry here.

🗞 Nearby News

Siloam Springs

  • Freeman Health officially acquires four Northwest Arkansas hospitals (nwahomepage.com)
  • Benton County restaurant inspections: Black growth on a wall; thick layer of ice on the floor of walk-in freezer (nwaonline.com)

Centerton

  • Centerton Police Department holds press conference after officer's death (5newsonline.com)

Bentonville

  • New bike shop in Bentonville gives back to community (nwahomepage.com)
  • Former Bentonville school employee gets 120 days in jail, probation for sexually assaulting student (nwaonline.com)
  • Safdie Architects Completes Expansion of Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas (archdaily.com)

Ok Gentry! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It was just ground this morning (Thank you Robin C. for sending it in!)
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