TONTITOWN, Ark. — The school at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Tontitown is one of Northwest Arkansas' oldest buildings and sits on the National Register of Historic Places, but as its condition worsens, some community members are working to save it.

The effort by the parish to save the 102-year-old school building started in March 2025.

Matt Clinkscales leads a committee tasked with coming up with some options about how to save the building and said they're starting to look at grants and fundraisers.

“We first started by reaching out to the parish and asking them their interests and asked them if they would like to help out," he said. “We're also going to look at grants. We've talked to some fundraisers as well. We're just looking at all of our options so that we can present it to the

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