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Benton County Applies for Mental Health Specialty Court, New Director for RAM, Cheech Marin at Crystal Bridges

By Timothy Dennis,

Jacqueline Froelich, Kyle Kellams, Anna Pope

Published March 23, 2023 at 1:48 PM CDT

An outline for today includes Benton County's application for a mental health specialty court, opposition to an application to spread waste in a part of Washington County, Cheech Marin's April arrival at Crystal Bridges and a new executive director at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum.

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Timothy Dennis

Timothy Dennis is KUAF's strategic technical planner and producer for<i> Ozarks at Large.</i>

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Jacqueline Froelich

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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Anna Pope

Anna Pope is KUAF's growth impact reporter and a Report for America corps member

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