On Saturday, April 5, former Bentonville West High School standout Laynee Tapp’s current college team, the McKendree Bearcats, won 8-4 in their NCAA Division II softball game against the UIS Prairie Stars.
The game took place at UIS Softball Complex. This was their second matchup against the Prairie Stars this season.
The Bearcats’ next game is scheduled for Saturday, April 12 at 12 p.m. at Bearcat Field against Lewis Flyers.
Mecklenburg County received $3.3 million from a Chicago-based political foundation after leaders agreed to “reduce the use of incarceration” for repeat criminals like DeCarlos Brown, Jr.
Congressman Steve Womack of Arkansas’s Third District voted to advance the final government funding bill for Fiscal Year 2026 out of the House Appropriations Committee.
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted in favor of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026.
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