New radio system along with fire and police training facilities are part of the Bentonville bond issue.

Replacing an aging radio system and new training facilities for police and fire personnel are part of a Bentonville bond issue. Residents will be asked at a special election April 13 to approve up to $266 million in bonds by extending a 1% city sales tax.

Included in the bond proposal is $6.6 million for a new radio system, $3.9 million for a fire training facility and $1.6 million for a police training building.

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Mike Jones talks with Bentonville police chief Jon Simpson, Bentonville police Capt. John Hubbard, Bentonville deputy fire chief Kevin Boydston and Bentonville fire battalion chief Jeremy Metcalf.

Join the staff of the Northwest Aransas Democrat-Gazette sports department as they tackle the prep sports issues of the day. The show will feature guest call-ins from coaches and sports writers from the region in a lively roundtable weekly podcast.

The crew will talk about state championships for the boys and girls State Wrestling tournament, the recent swimming and diving tournament and for basketball.

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Paul Haas, music director of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, chats with Features Editor Becca Martin-Brown about the release of the Florence Price Piano Quintet in A Minor, now streaming at sonamusic.org.

The Bentonville Public Library has grown since its opened its doors in 2006 South Main Street. It has become a gathering place for patrons of all ages. There have been more than 3.75 million visitors since it opened. A proposed bond issue will further the library’s expansion. $4.5 million is earmarked for the library in the April 13 election. Join Library Director Hadi Dudley as she’s talks about the past and future of the library.

Join the staff of the Northwest Aransas Democrat-Gazette sports department as they tackle the prep sports issues of the day. The show will feature guest call-ins from coaches and sports writers from the region in a lively roundtable weekly podcast.

This week's show features a visit with North Little Rock Girls Basketball Coach Daryl Fimple and talks about upcoming games and sports.

Dixie Longate last visited the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville two years ago with her Off-Broadway smash "Dixie's Tupperware Party." Now, "America's Sixth Favorite Redhead" returns to the WAC, virtually for "Dixie's Happy Hour." The new performance is presented as part of the Proctor & Gamble Ghost Light Programming at WAC. Longate (the drag persona of writer/actor/comedian Kris Andersson) will be mixing cocktails, regaling stories from her past, and helping viewers find their own happy hours in life during the show. Performances will stream Feb. 25-28 and March 4-7. Longate discussed the show, surviving quarantine, and more with What's Up Associate Producer Jocelyn Murphy for another What's Up podcast.

Director Joseph Farmer has brought together an international cast for the Arkansas Public Theatre comedy “The Clean House.” Listen to a chat with Farmer; Daniela Kidd, a newcomer to the APT stage who grew up in Brazil; and NWADG Features Editor Becca Martin-Brown.

Join the staff of the Northwest Aransas Democrat-Gazette sports department as they tackle the prep sports issues of the day. The show will feature guest call-ins from coaches and sports writers from the region in a lively roundtable weekly podcast.

Dr. Michael Pierce, an associate professor of history at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, is tracing the story of Nelson Hackett, an enslaved man who escaped from Fayetteville in 1841. His extradition from Canada ultimately helped protect future fugitives. Pierce will be speaking at noon Feb. 17 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History via Zoom.