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Benton County Obituaries for Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010

Washington County Obituaries for Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010

The LPGA returns to Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas for the fourth edition of the P&G NW Arkansas Championship Presented by Walmart. Defending champion Jiyai Shin headlines a field of 144 players vying for a purse of $2 million and a first-place prize of $300,000.

The University of Maine System's director of external affairs, John Diamond, has been named associate vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Arkansas.

Tournament officials have announced University of Arkansas golfer Kelli Shean will receive the last of two sponsor exemptions into the 2010 P&G NW Arkansas Championship presented by Walmart. An official LPGA event, the P&G NW Arkansas Championship presented by Walmart returns to Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers this week, Sept. 10 – 12.

I’m at Purdue University right now. I came here for the week off from Winnipeg, Canada to practice and spend some time with my friends. Last time I wrote the blog I was at the Evian Masters. 

What are Na Yeon Choi’s favorite things? Did you know that she loves playing soccer and basketball or shopping for watches and sunglasses? Na Yeon also loves the Audi R8 and hanging out with friends. See all of Na Yeon’s favorite things.

Just days after Mideast peace talks began in Washington, the first major crisis is already looming: Israel hinted Sunday that it will ease restrictions on building in West Bank settlements, while the Palestinian president warned he’ll quit the talks if Israel resumes construction.

American troops helped fight off heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens.