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The Fayetteville Public Library has reopened to visitors after two years of construction on a major expansion that includes new amenities like a performance hall, test kitchen, innovation center and an expanded children s library. Pete Hartman, the host of KUAF s
Community Spotlight, spoke with Executive Director David Johnson about what people can expect if they stop by the expanded facility.
More Arkansas cops with sympathetic thoughts on the Capitol riot and still no accountability
We now have law officers with the Arkansas State Police, the
Benton County sheriff’s office and the
Benton County Police Department who’ve said stupid things about the riot that left two Capitol police dead last week.
None of the agencies seem interested in accountability.
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Bentonville Police Department has “resolved internally” complaints about
SWAT officer Jason Beeler who made a remark on Facebook seemingly supportive of last Wednesday’s events.
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The department said it had determined the remarks were made in the “early stages” of the pro-Trump rally, march and riot. An hour later, the officer was said to have posted:
Restoring Medicaid eligibility for Marshallese made it into the final version of the latest COVID-19 relief package. Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:46 PM CST December 22, 2020
SPRINGDALE, Ark. Lawmakers, health care providers and representatives of the Marshallese community said the proposed restoration of Medicaid eligibility for Marshall Islanders would help boost overall health in northwestern Arkansas.
According to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, restoring Medicaid eligibility for Marshallese made it into the final version of the latest COVID-19 relief package, thanks largely to efforts by Pacific Islanders and their allies through the U.S. Marshallese had been eligible for Medicaid until 1996 when a change in federal law inadvertently took away their eligibility.
Former Clinton home in Fayetteville closing as museum
Fayetteville’s Advertising and Promotions Commission decided in September to scale back programming at the Clinton House Museum. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:40 AM CST December 21, 2020
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. The northwest Arkansas home that Bill and Hillary Clinton first lived in as a married couple is closing as a museum, at least temporarily.
Fayetteville’s Advertising and Promotions Commission decided in September to scale back programming at the Clinton House Museum.
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that exhibits for 2021 have been canceled and most of the staff has been laid off.
But the museum s board is hopeful the facility could eventually reopen.