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Mercy to open 3 new primary care facilities inside Walmart Supercenters across Arkansas by the end of the summer
ROGERS, Ark. — Mercy announced it is opening three new primary care facilities inside Walmart Supercenters in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. The three locations are former Walmart Health centers that recently closed. The release said Mercy "will solely run the clinics," saying "Walmart will not be involved in the provision or oversight of care."
Arkansas school districts consider implementing new state cell phone, mental health program
More than 200 Arkansas school districts have expressed interest in a new pilot program to reduce cell phone access with the goal of improving students’ mental health, according to the Arkansas Department of Education. In early July, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Education Secretary Jacob Oliva issued a letter to superintendents inviting them to participate […]
Oklahoma, NW Arkansas Brace for Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain by 7 PM
Tulsa, OK – Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas are gearing up for a period of severe weather, with the potential for damaging winds and heavy rain over the next few days. According to the US National Weather Service in Tulsa, a low-pressure area will move over the region, bringing...
Friday, July 26: Rain chances increase this weekend keeping 90s away
Happy Friday! We’ll get yet another late July day in the 80s today. Skies will be partly cloudy with a few pop-up rain showers possible this afternoon. A storm system will lift north through Arkansas and into Missouri overnight tonight and we’ll see a wave of scattered rain on Saturday. Saturday won’t be a washout […]
Arkansas coalition receives $100 million in federal funds for energy, environment projects
Approximately half of Arkansas’ population is expected to feel the effects of a $100 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce climate pollution. A coalition including Metroplan, Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and the city of Fort Smith is one of 25 recipients of the nationally funded grants, according to a press release. The funding is available through President Joe Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.
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