Democrats secured a majority on the Washington County Quorum Court in the November 3 election, flipping three Republican seats. Unofficial results give Democrats eight seats and Republicans six, with one district headed to a December…
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Arkansas is home to fewer than three in every ten Marshallese-born U.S. residents who are not American citizens. Yet nearly three in every four recorded ICE arrests involving people from the Marshall Islands took place…
Michael, a Marshallese U.S. military veteran, was driving home to Springdale from Siloam Springs when police pulled him over. It was 3 in the morning, and he was stopped in Tontitown and Springdale. It was…
To vote in the Arkansas 2026 General Election on November 3, you must register to vote by October 5. Early voting begins October 19. To register, check your registration, or look up your polling location,…
Citizens of the Marshall Islands may live and work in the United States without a visa under the Compact of Free Association. However, COFA status does not protect them from detention or deportation. On February…
The Marshallese concept of preparedness and readiness—pāpjeḷṃae—has taken on renewed importance as Micronesia faces the second super typhoon of the 2026 season. While communities across the region continue recovering from recent disasters, forecasters warn that…
A chance encounter while working as a door-to-door salesman in Springdale, Arkansas, changed Jacob Hawkes’ life forever. Hawkes, who is Marshallese and was adopted as a child and raised in Utah, had little knowledge of…
Community organizations and local governments in Benton and Washington counties can now apply for $100,000 Community Placemaking Grants to transform underused public spaces into welcoming places where neighbors can gather, connect, and build community. Project…
Dana D. Deree was in Springdale, Arkansas for Constitution Day talking with and registering voters. Deree is running for Washington County Judge, the county’s chief executive office, in this year’s election. He has also endorsed…
On Friday, May 15th, Faith Laukon spoke to 8th and 9th grade students at Southwest Junior High in Springdale, Arkansas, during a school assembly celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. About 15 percent…
