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Deadline extended for Arkansans to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for those impacted by May storms
FEMA has extended the deadline for disaster assistance for Arkansans affected by the Memorial Day storms that moved through the northern parts of the state.
FEMA to provide funeral expense assistance
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - If you had funeral or burial expenses because of the severe storms that struck Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties May 24-27, funeral assistance may be available from FEMA. Eligible Expenses FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program provides assistance...
Deadline for FEMA Disaster Assistance applications extended
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — FEMA has extended the deadline for those impacted by the May 24-27 tornadoes to apply for federal disaster assistance. Residents of Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties who suffered damage to their property from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding during this period have until Aug. 28 to apply.
FEMA providing funeral assistance for Arkansans affected by May 24-27 tornadoes
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced funeral assistance funds under the Other Needs Assistance (ONA) program for citizens of Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion and Randolph counties. If citizens of those counties had funeral or burial expenses because of the May 24-27...
Woman charged with stealing mail, checks pleads guilty
Whitney Nicole Townsend who lists an address in Flippin pled guilty to charges against her during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Monday and was put on probation for five years and ordered to pay almost $800 in victim restitution to be shared equally with her co-defendent. Cases were...
FEMA assistance available for renters in severe storm impacted counties
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Renters in Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Marion, and Randolph counties who were affected by severe storms of May 24-27 can now apply for federal disaster assistance. FEMA Individual Assistance is open for homeowners, renters, and also students. Federal grants can help assist in...
Snyder gets 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to selling drugs
A man accused of selling methamphetamine to people working with law enforcement on multiple occasions appeared in Marion County Circuit Court last Monday. Fifty-six-year-old Joe Allen Snyder of Mountain Home entered a guilty plea to his charges and was sentenced to ten years in prison. He is charged in all...
Former MC jail inmate asking court to declare pay-for-stay system unconstitutional
A young Western Grove man was locked up in the Marion County jail for a lengthy period as a pre-trial detainee and when finally released was presented with an $18,250 pay-for-stay bill for the time he was behind bars. SYSTEM IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Nicholas Jackson is suing to have the pay-for-stay-system...
One month after deadly tornadoes in Northwest Arkansas
Memorial Day Weekend 2024 was spent as recovery and cleanup for thousands of Arkansans across the state from Benton to Marion County as 15 tornadoes destroyed homes, businesses and memories.
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