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Arvest promotes Ludwick

Arvest Bank named Zane Ludwick as a vice president. He is a commercial banker working from the Joyce Boulevard location in Fayetteville. Ludwick joined Arvest Bank in 2008, starting as…

NWA to host Rodeo of the Ozarks, Beach Bingo Bash and Willie in July

Northwest Arkansas will celebrate the 70th annual Rodeo of the Ozarks, Independence Day, country stars Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss and a Beach Bingo Bash as it kicks off a…

Patriotic Stories

Patriotic Stories Featured The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will present a program of patriotic stories Saturday, July 5, at 10:30 a.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. All…

Civil War Medicine Alan Thompson, museum collections manager at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, will present, "The Splendors and Horrors of a Battlefield," a program based on medical records from…

Cemetery Preservation

Cemetery Preservation Holly Hope, special projects historian with the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, will present, "Bringing it Back: Basic Cemetery Maintenance,” Saturday, July 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the Shiloh…

Kids Fishing Derby

Kids Fishing Derby The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will host a free fishing derby for kids Tuesday, July 8 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Murphy Park in Springdale….

Wildlife Rehabilitation

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife rehabilitator Lynn Sciumbato will present a program on her work at the Morning Star Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Monday, July 7, at 1:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum…

37th Ozark Quilt Fair

37th Ozark Quilt Fair Entries are now being accepted for the 37th Ozark Quilt Fair, Saturday, September 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark…

Multifamily, Amazeum project lift area building permits higher in May

There was no shortage of new building projects taking shape in May among the region’s four largest cities. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville issues new construction — commercial and residential…

Eureka Pizza signs Fort Smith company as exclusive box provider

Craig Box of Fort Smith announced Wednesday (June 25) that it had inked a five-year deal with Eureka Pizza to be its exclusive pizza box provider. The deal extends an…

Energy exec says understanding new EPA rules ‘another level of hell’

A representative of the state’s largest electric utility on Wednesday compared the Environmental Protection Agency’s new far-reaching guidelines to reduce carbon emissions in Arkansas to Dante’s journey through hell in…

I-49 designation event comes with calls to complete the route in Arkansas

Multi-state and local officials came together Wednesday (June 25) in a church parking lot in Alma not just to commemorate the designation of Interstate 49 behind them, but to start…

Samplings and Sips

TV consumers evaluating their cable, satellite choices and spending

Cable is not a utility bill but in the average household about $120 is forked over each month for a plethora of channels that are getting watched less and less,…

Amazon’s hope of drone delivery struck down by FAA

Online retail giant Amazon had high hopes of using mechanical drones to deliver small packages to its vast customer base. But, the Federal Aviation Administration released a memo this week…

Home sales up almost 4% through May in Arkansas’ four largest markets

Of home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro markets, the Fort Smith region is the surprise leader with the best percentage growth for the first five months of the year….

Gov. Fallin, Sen. Inhofe, Lankford win GOP primaries in Oklahoma

Voters in Oklahoma went to the polls Tuesday (June 24) to decide nominees in a variety of statewide and local primary races. Perhaps the race receiving the most attention statewide…

Arkansas Legislative special session to be held in Old State House

Talk Business & Politics has confirmed that Arkansas House members will meet in the historic Old State House during a special session, which Gov. Mike Beebe has officially called for…

Arkansas personal income slows; state farms hit by falling crop prices

Personal income fell 0.2% in the first quarter as earnings for Arkansas workers failed to keep pace with inflation and Arkansas farms lost more than $1 billion, according to estimates…