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Washington County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program abruptly ended for thousands of eligible households on April 1st, leaving many individuals and families at risk. But late last week, an infusion of federal funding was announced.

A 50th anniversary exhibit of iconic artworks illustrating the majestic beauty of the Buffalo National River is on display through April in Boone County Public Library in Harrison. Buffalo National River Partners Education Coordinator, Ellen Corley, who curated the collection, provides us a glimpse.

The very first AuxArc Botanicals Lavender Festival in Newton County featuring food, live music, vendors and demonstrations will take place Saturday June 18th. Hosted by Karen Fancher and family, the festival site is located ten miles north of Ponca on Highway 43.

The latest data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT data book has been released, and Arkansas is worse than the national average in 11 of their 16 indicators.

Garfield Elementary is the longest continually operating elementary school in Arkansas, and the 2023-2024 school year is scheduled to be its final year. The Rogers Board of Education voted to close the school because of costs and enrollment numbers. Garfield is about 20 minutes northeast of Rogers which is expanding. Studies from Arkansas’ previous round of school consolidation show losing a school in a small town can decrease the population and property values.

A proposed bill in the Arkansas legislature that would have classified drag performance as "adult entertainment" was amended last week to exclude the term "drag." On Saturday, a large crowd gathered in Basin Park in Eureka Springs to protest ongoing bias legislation by Arkansas lawmakers specifically targeting drag enthusiasts and trans Arkansans.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will soon decide whether to terminate federal protections for giant ivory-billed woodpeckers, due to lack of definitive evidence revealing the species continues to persist in remote forested swamps of eastern Arkansas and northern Louisiana.

Ozarks at Large continues our examination of a balanced approach to diet, exercise, and life with a discussion about protein.

In the latest edition of "Balance," University of Arkansas scientists Jamie Baum and Erin Howie Hickey invite R J Elbin, an associate professor in exercise science at the UofA, to discuss concussions. His research focuses on examining the neurocognitive, physical and psychosocial effects of sport-related concussion in young people.

The cases mark the first reports of measles in the state since 2018.