🐓 Arkansas chicken farmers will be limited in the amount of poultry litter they can use as fertilizer on crops grown in the Illinois River watershed, according to a final judgment in a lawsuit brought by Oklahoma against NWA poultry companies 20 years ago. (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
💨 Fayetteville will test its sewer system for leaks using smoke today and tomorrow. Testing will be concentrated in the north-central part of town. (Fayetteville Flyer)
📚 The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted to ban inmates from receiving books, newspapers or magazines directly as an effort to curb smuggled contraband. Libraries and nonprofits will still be allowed to donate books. (Arkansas Advocate)
The board also voted to rename the North Central Unit in Calico Rock the Benny Magness Unit in honor of the board chair who will leave the post at the end of the month.
