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Randy Wilburn, host of "I Am Northwest Arkansas," discusses housing in Northwest Arkansas with one of the leaders who thinks creatively about solutions beyond just constructing homes. Daniel Parolek is an architect, urban designer, and author of “The Missing Middle Housing.”

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville is hosting a job fair this Saturday, June 8. Michelle Wiles is the chief people and culture officer for UAMS, and she said it’s important to remember that medical schools and hospitals are not just places for doctors to work.

On today's show, using data, photos, and videos to map historical wildfires in the Ozarks. Also, a multi-million dollar gift to Hendrix College. Plus, celebrating the tenth anniversary of Valley Inn.

Late last month, Hendrix College in central Arkansas was granted a multi-million dollar gift from a former student. Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth has the details.

It’s been an active 10 years for film in northwest Arkansas. A small-budget film, "Valley Inn," with Joey Lauren Adams and Natalie Canerday, about a New Jersey college student suddenly sent to rural Arkansas, was released in 2014, and it helped get the ball rolling. Last month, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams talked with filmmakers via Zoom about their memories of creating "Valley Inn."

The American Heart Association is teaming up with local partners, funders and DoorDash in an effort to deliver healthy food to people who live in food deserts and don’t have access to transportation. Brady Lacy, the American Heart Association's community impact director, discusses the “Food as Medicine” initiative that began this spring.

A new report from the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement shows that teen birth rates are still high across the state with many young mothers giving birth again less than 18 months after their first child.

It might be difficult to describe the economy as having a "soft landing" when it seems like the economy isn't even slowing down.

Residents of Benton County who are recovering from the May 26 tornadoes and storms can get help from The Benton County Relief Fund.

Several internet providers are continuing or launching affordable internet projects to help with digital equity, including Cox Communications which serves many cities and communities in west and northwest Arkansas.