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Burn ban on for Clark County
Police & Fire Top Story

Burn ban on for Clark County

Burning outdoors is strictly prohibited until the ban is lifted

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Dispatch Desk: March 10-16
Local Police & Fire

Dispatch Desk: March 10-16

Dog attack leads to arrest of intoxicated woman | Felony warrant served for shoplifter | Recent arrests

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Wanted Iowa sex offender nabbed on I-30
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Wanted Iowa sex offender nabbed on I-30

The manhunt for 59-year-old Randy Gene Watkins came to an end when an off-duty Arkadelphia police officer, traveling with his family on I-30 westbound, spotted a subject on the opposite side of the highway

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Train collides with pickup; no injuries reported
Local Police & Fire

Train collides with pickup; no injuries reported

Officials say there were no major injuries Friday afternoon when a locomotive collided with a Ford pickup truck on the Union Pacific railroad near the Clark and Hot Spring county line

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Felony Friday: Arkadelphia police nab suspect in vape shop burglary
Local Police & Fire

Felony Friday: Arkadelphia police nab suspect in vape shop burglary

This is a roundup of felony charges filed Feb. 28 through March 14, 2025, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office

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Baptist Health announces sale of ambulance service to ProMed
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Baptist Health announces sale of ambulance service to ProMed

This ambulance service covering Clark County will officially move to ProMed on April 6

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Clark County justices address overcrowding, start talks for building new jail
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Clark County justices address overcrowding, start talks for building new jail

The quorum court on Monday officially began the process of looking into a solution for future prisoner housing

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