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The Bentonville Public Library is open today and tomorrow, and it will be closed Sunday. However, for two weeks beginning Monday, May 20, the library will remain closed so some renovations and installations of new equipment can take place. This morning, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams talked with Hadi Dudley, the library director, about the next two weeks for the library.
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Michael Tilley from "Talk Business & Politics" joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss the Fort Smith Planning Commission rejecting a military overlay district ordinance, January-April traffic at the Fort Smith airport being up, the upcoming Bass Reeves Legacy Loop, and Fort Smith Parks and Recreation commission's priority projects.
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Michael Tilley from content partner "Talk Business & Politics" joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to talk a potential rise in the city of Fort Smith's water rates and an update on the $765 million pilot training center expected to be built at the Ebbing National Guard Base.
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Ten years ago today, a Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge struck down Arkansas' constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Couples rushed to Eureka Springs early the next morning to obtain wedding licenses — the only county courthouse in the state open on a Saturday. Several dozen same-sex couples who made history that day, the first in the Deep South to legally wed, are gathering this weekend in Eureka Springs to celebrate.
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In the second installment of "Balance" Kyle and University of Arkansas professors Jamie Baum and Erin Howe discuss exercise, muscle-building and dietary supplements.
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Cureate Courses' graduates are local food entrepreneurs, wholesalers, restaurateurs, farmers and chefs. For months, the participants learned business and networking skills while still perfecting their food. This week, Allie Jones, owner of JAML Jams, Katie Helams, proprietor of Grow NWA, and Kim Bryden, the CEO of Cureate, joined Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams at the Carver Center for Public Radio.
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A statue of civil rights icon and Little Rock Nine mentor Daisy Bates was unveiled on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol's statuary hall. It replaces a likeness of prominent 1800s lawyer Uriah Rose, representing the State of Arkansas at the nation's capital. A ceremony at 2nd Baptist Church in Little Rock detailed Mrs. Bates’ legacy before the unveiling, which was live-streamed from Washington, D.C.
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The number of pregnant women getting vaccinated has declined in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Wanda Barfield directs the Division of Reproductive Health for the CDC in Atlanta and said the troubling trend can lead to serious health problems for women and infants.
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In this edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Roby Brock speaks with Ritter Communications CEO Heath Simpson about the company's investments in rural connectivity, and host Paul Gatling discusses headlines from across the region.
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It’s no secret: Bentonville is continuing to grow and expand. Part of that growth and expansion is very visible right now, with construction being done on the Square, which will make one section of it only accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. All that, plus the award-winning farmer’s market and the monthly summer block parties, provide plenty of opportunities for connections. Ozarks at Large’s Mackyna Parsons takes us there.
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Circles NWA is celebrating the graduation of its second cohort of community members tonight at Genesis Church in Fayetteville. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams recently spoke with two of the driving forces behind the nonprofit, which is seeking solutions to poverty and a lack of affordable housing.
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A new center from UAMS is bringing the clinic to the community. OAL's DC attended the opening of the Institute for Community Health Innovation and brings this report.