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Week in Review

This week, the House passed the Strategic Production Response Act to ensure that the President has a plan to increase domestic production following any non-emergency draining of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
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Public Libraries Lend One Billion Titles with the Libby Reading App

CLEVELAND – As public libraries continue their mission to serve their communities, a major milestone was reached for the most popular ebook, audiobook, magazine and comics app for library patrons: one billion digital books borrowed in Libby, the library reading app. The Libby app, created by OverDrive, is used in over 22,000 public libraries and thousands of colleges, universities, corporate libraries and learning centers.
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Arkansas Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have risen 6.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 36.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 16.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 5.4 cents in the last week and stands at $4.65 per gallon.
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Mosley, MD, Joins WR Emergency Dept.

FAYETTEVILLE — Joel “Cam” Mosley, MD, recently joined Washington Regional’s emergency department, where he specializes in treating patients with acute illnesses and injuries. He will also serve as the program director for the UAMS/Washington Regional emergency medicine residency program, which is currently being developed.
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Adventures on a Tankful

The Whispering Pines Treehouses offer a cozy and relaxing retreat only minutes from Bathhouse Row, downtown Hot Springs, and Hot Springs National Park. Although there are several treehouses on the property each one feels completely private.
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Hidden in Plain Sight

All concerned citizens and parents of Boone, Baxter, Marion, Newton & Searcy Counties are invited to participate in a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at the Signature Bank Tower- Durand Center in Harrison to join the Community Conversation on Youth Substance Misuse! The event is being hosted by the NAPHE Prevention Team and Boone County Ignite Coalition.
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Marion County: Police Beat

Current: January 23 – January 29 Ply, Torie Gene Booking Date: 01-29-2023 - 9:44 a.m.; Charges: CHARGES PENDING Rodgers, Mark William Booking Date: 01-28-2023 - 7:26 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR, NO PROOF OF INSURANCE, POSSESSION OF PARAPHERNALIA, DRIVING ON SUSPENDED DL, POSSESSION DRUG PARA FELONY Stude, Courtney Gayle Booking Date: 01-28-2023 - 3:23 a.m.; Charges: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Hogg, Timothy Wade Booking Date: 01-27-2023 - 11:57 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY TIME PAY, FAILURE TO PAY, POSS OF FIREARMS CERTAIN PERSONS, POSSESSION OF DRUG PARA FELONY, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBS Daniels, Shawn Owen Booking Date: 01-27-2023 - 4:49 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC George, Sean Booking Date: 01-27-2023 - 4:29 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Hopkins, Tyler Lee Booking Date: 01-27-2023 - 4:06 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Burdick, Devin Jerome Booking Date: 01-27-2023 - 3:43 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Harris, Robert Lee Booking Date: 01-27-2023 - 3:24 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Smith, Willie C Booking Date: 01-26-2023 - 4:49 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Butterworth, Walton L Ebersold, Blane D Booking Date: 01-26-2023 - 4:20 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Booking Date: 01-24-2023 - 2:37 p.m.; Charges: POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN PERSONS, POSSESSION DRUG PARA FELONY Flanagan, Michael Leonard Booking Date: 01-23-2023 - 10:11 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR Malone, Isacc Ramone Booking Date: 01-23-2023 - 5:46 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Wolfe, Thomas Paul Booking Date: 01-22-2023 - 1:50 pm.; Charges: TERRORISTIC THREATNING Released: Mason, Jimmy Goodwin Release Date: 01-29-2023 - 2:21 a.m.; Booking Date: 01-28-2023 - 6:07 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR OTHER AGENCY Adams, Christopher Logan Release Date: 01-28-2023 - 10:33 a.m.; Booking Date: 01-28-2023 - 2:49 a.m.; Charges: FLEEING, FAILURE TO PAY Flanagan, Michael Leonard Release Date: 01-27-2023 - 2:13 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-23-2023 - 10:11 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR Smith, Spencer Dalton Release Date: 01-24-2023 - 5:05 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-24-2023 - 4:24 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO PAY FINE MISDEMEANOR Thode, Amber Marie Release Date: 01-24-2023 - 9:40 a.m.; Booking Date: 01-17-2023 - 9:25 p.m.; Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT Decker, William Jacob Cobb, Andriana Mary Release Date: 01-23-2023 - 5:16 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-23-2023 - 4:34 p.m.; Charges: CRIMINAL CONTEMPT Release Date: 01-23-2023 - 2:30 p.m.; Booking Date: 01-17-2023 - 11:30 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR Brace, David Release Date: 01-23-2023 - 11:27 a.m.; Booking Date: 01-23-2023 - 10:47 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR .
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