In accordance with guidance from health officials, the Beaver Water District Administration and Education Center is closed to the public until further notice. However, core staff are still working so the district can continue providing safe drinking water to Northwest Arkansas.

The City of Fayetteville is suspending curbside recycling during the pandemic, but residents can still recycle at drop-off locations. Heather Ellzy, an environmental educator with the city, says there is also a chance to participate in a city-wide spring cleaning with free gloves and bags provided by the city.

While the coronavirus outbreak has slowed down a lot of other industries, new home construction and renovation in Northwest Arkansas remains mostly on track, for now, according to Shana Kasparek, executive officer of NWA Home Builder's Association .

Fox Trail Distillery in Rogers normally produces grain to bottle bourbon, but now the company is also producing sanitizer that they're making available to the public free of charge. For update on sanitizer dispensing hours and availability, click here .

A virtual tip jar , which was started by the general manager of Scotch & Soda in Bentonville, aims to help service industry workers who've lost jobs and hours during the coronavirus outbreak. The tip jar allows people to donate money directly to individuals on the list.

After Markham & Fitz co-owner Lauren Blanco handed one of her company's signature Ooh La Lavender chocolate bars to Andy Glassman, creative director at O, The Oprah Magazine , she says he and his team were hooked. The Bentonville-based company is now featured in the magazine's April sustainability issue for its ethical and organic chocolate production.

Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , and John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , discuss how public officials are doing in their efforts to communicate with the public during the coronavirus outbreak in the state.

In his daily briefing Tuesday, Governor Asa Hutchinson reported the state has experienced its first two coronavirus-related deaths. One patient is in their 50s, the other is over 80 years old. The number of positive cases of COVID-19 stands at 218. The governor also announced the state has received 24 pallets of personal protective gear from the national strategic stockpile, which includes about 28,000 masks. Another one million units of PPE should arrive this weekend from the order the state

The Arkansas Attorney General's office is warning the public about a scam involving people going door-to-door claiming to be health officials offering COVID-19 testing for a fee. Arkansans can report if they've been approached by scammers at the AG's website .

Organizations that work with local unsheltered populations in the region are continuing to provide services to their clients, but John Gallagher, the chairman of the Northwest Arkansas Continuum of Care , says they are in need of volunteers.