Waterways

Pete speaks with Jane Maginot, a stormwater educator with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, about upcoming free car maintenance workshops and some of their fall programming.

A day on the lake is a classic summer activity in Arkansas. With so many public-use lakes across the state, there are countless opportunities for fun. But natural bodies of water can be dangerous if people don’t take the correct precautions. Lifejackets might be the first thing that comes to your mind regarding lake safety, but as Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis reports, swimmers in any natural body of water should remain aware of microbial threats as well.

On today's show, we learn how staying safe in public waters means more than just wearing a life jacket. Also, the democratic process begins early to prepare for the November election. Plus, an Arkansas naval history recounted with archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.

The story of Lizzie Brisco, a midwife who helped deliver about 1,000 babies, inspired one of the songs on the album, Buffalo National River Songs, Vol.1. The music centers on the Buffalo National River and the people along the waterway.

On today's show, KUAR's Josie Lenora ends a two-part series on how Arkansas libraries are preparing for a state law affecting access to certain books. Also, a conversation with John Colbert, Fayetteville Public Schools' first African American principal, special education teacher and superintendent. Plus, Women of Oz Sunset Summit scheduled for September and more.

Chris Enghlom took a canoe down the White River and his experience inspired more than one creative result.

On today's show, David Sedaris will be at the Walton Arts Center tomorrow night. Also, a new law shifts authority over liquid animal waste management systems from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Plus, archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, and more.

House Bill 1706, now Act 824, transfers authority over liquid animal waste management systems from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. The measure echoes an older bill from 2019.

An outline for today includes Benton County's application for a mental health specialty court, opposition to an application to spread waste in a part of Washington County, Cheech Marin's April arrival at Crystal Bridges and a new executive director at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum.

A few of years ago, officials from the City of Fayetteville commissioned a study to find the best way to pay for flood management. The study found the most equitable way to compensate for the city's stormwater needs was through a stormwater utility fee.