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On today's trip to the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, Randy Dixon and Kyle Kellams discuss Arkansas’ history with electricity. Listen for archival recordings about rural electrification, Arkansas Nuclear One and other ways power gets into Arkansas homes.
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Eureka Springs public works crews are on emergency call this week, repairing a broken basin inside the city's wastewater treatment plant and responding around the clock to broken water pipes across the historic town. Consulting engineers say Restoring Eureka's aging water and sewer infrastructure will cost many millions of dollars.
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The Arkansas Department of Transportation is providing nearly $15 million to help facilitate 19 different electric vehicle charging stations across the state.
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The state of Arkansas is now accepting applications for the grid enhancement grant. This funding, provided by the US Department of Energy, aims to enhance the resilience of the electric grid and prevent electric outages in the state.
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On today's show, Thaden School in Bentonville is expanding. We also learn more about a huge investment in the electric grid in Arkansas. Plus, a trip to the archives about a high-profile federal trial in Fort Smith, 36 years ago this month, with 14 people charged with trying to overthrow the government.
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The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is holding public meetings to get input on updates to the state's renewed water plan.
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On today's show, a new extraction method to gather an increasingly critical metal. Also, a plan to get more medical care to rural Arkansas. Plus, Aladdin’s genie is ready for his role.
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Fayetteville and Springdale are considering changes to infrastructure. The City of Springdale is seeking public input on active transportation routes and proposed changes, and in Fayetteville, the city’s public works department is working on an analysis of all sidewalks and streets.
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On today's show, the Fayetteville Public Library opens a new innovation center, and the FBI is addressing misconceptions about the realities of human trafficking.
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In this episode of the I am Northwest Arkansas podcast, is portion of the NWA Council Future is Now Speaker Series. Guests Kymone Freeman, Vaughn Perry, Scott Kratz and independent journalist Megan Kimble speak about the challenge of gentrification, intentional community development and the role of Community Land Trusts.