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🌱 How a $100,000 gift boosts Williams’ new wellness center plans

What's up Walnut Ridge! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $100,000 gift boosts Williams’ new wellness center plans

Also on today's calendar: Grace Graber's Mental Health Nights Tour at WBU.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny, windy and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 68, low: 42.
  • Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Russell Family & Tekla Give $100,000 to WBU Wellness Center (neareport.com) — A major donation is helping move Williams Baptist University’s planned wellness center in Walnut Ridge closer to construction, with $100,000 given toward a larger $500,000 pledge. The new Mabee Foundation Wellness Center is expected to add gyms, fitness equipment, and community spaces that support student health, engagement, and enrollment growth on the local campus.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Walnut Ridge

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Walnut Ridge

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.