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Good morning Bentonville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Bentonville volunteers tackled trash during "Clean the Streets Day"
  • What Walmart's new $700 million bonus plan means for Bentonville workers
  • How a Bentonville couple helped bring MS care closer to home

Also on today's calendar: Pickleball Lessons: Intermediate and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 62.
  • Tuesday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bentonville hosts 'Clean the Streets Day' in partnership with Keep America Beautiful's Great Arkansas Cleanup (nwahomepage.com) — Bentonville residents turned out Saturday morning for a citywide "Clean the Streets Day," joining the Great Arkansas Cleanup effort to pick up litter along streets, trails, and drainage ways. The event, part of a national anti-pollution initiative, highlighted how local volunteers can help reduce waste that eventually reaches oceans and waterways across the country.
   

• Walmart announces 4th round of cash bonuses for employees (wtaj.com) — Walmart, headquartered in Bentonville, is awarding more than $700 million in additional cash bonuses to U.S. employees, including many local associates, as recognition for their work during the pandemic. Full- and part-time staff will see payments in November and on Christmas Eve, and the company is extending its COVID-19 emergency leave policy into mid-2021 to support workers needing time off for virus-related reasons.
   

• Opening of Northwest Arkansas' first MS clinic celebrated in Fayetteville (arkansasonline.com) — Northwest Arkansas residents with multiple sclerosis now have a dedicated clinic in Fayetteville, reducing long trips for specialized care and supported in part by Bentonville's Rampy MS Research Foundation. Founders Jo and Scott Rampy helped raise $100,000, building on their Trifest for MS triathlon held each September in Bentonville, to expand local treatment options and research-focused support for about 1,000 area patients.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Repost off Facebook.
    Attn: THE ORCHIRDS Could this be NITRO that got out/owner scream concern? (Nextdoor Chapel Hill)
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Bentonville. Apply here.
  • Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Bentonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bentonville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Centerton

  • Take an adoptable NWA dog out for an adventure this Saturday (newstalkkzrg.com)
  • Cold Case Files: A mysterious phone call from Elgin, Illinois is the last trace of a then 31 year-old Benton County man (todayinfortsmith.com)
  • Flock cameras spark homebuyer backlash as disclosure lags (inman.com)

Rogers

  • Rogers Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jeff Perry announces plans to resign (5newsonline.com)
  • Feed your soul at Marsouls in Rogers (5newsonline.com)
  • 7 Brew Coffee Eyes Marlborough as Franchisee Expands Across Greater Boston (whatnow.com)

Ok Bentonville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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