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The bid opening for Washington Countys planned $20 million jail expansion has been delayed after the county courthouse was closed Wednesday due to a winter storm.

Thousands of homes and businesses in Benton and Washington counties were still without power Wednesday afternoon after a heavy, wet snow fell overnight.

Washington County officials are proceeding with plans to use federal covid-relief money on a jail project even as opponents of the jail expansion are gathering signatures to stop the project through a public vote in November 2024.

Washington County has chosen to retain Karas Correctional Health as the medical services provider for the countys Detention Center for 2023 with the $2.2 million cost of the contract nearly doubling what the county paid the company in 2022.

WEST FORK -- The Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of a West Fork man while he was being taken into police custody Thursday.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials are evaluating three proposals to provide medical services in the county jail, with costs ranging from about $2.2 million for two of the proposals to more than $5.6 million for the third.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County has chosen to retain Karas Correctional Health as the medical services provider for the countys Detention Center for 2023 with the $2.2 million cost of the contract nearly doubling what the county paid the company in 2022.

WEST FORK — The Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of a West Fork man while he was being taken into police custody Thursday.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County has chosen to retain Karas Correctional Health as the medical services provider for the countys Detention Center for 2023 with the $2.2 million cost of the contract nearly doubling what the county paid the company in 2022.

Washington County officials are evaluating three proposals to provide medical services in the countys Detention Center, with costs ranging from about $2.2 million for two of the proposals to more than $5.6 million for the third.