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Local Environmental Group Thriving Despite Recession The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is only three years old yet can draw up to 300 citizens to a sponsored event. We travel to one of their workshops to find out why. Photo courtesy Christopher Fischer.
Deer Crossing--and Leaping Herds of white tail deer will more visible than normal in Arkansas this season. We talk to the experts to find out why. File photo courtesy University of Arkansas Extension Service.
Arkansans Respond to newly enacted LGBT Federal Hate Crimes Law New expanded Hate Crimes Law will protect thousands of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Arkansans.
Schmieding Center For Senior Health to Feature National Geriatric Expert Leading geriatric care-giving expert, Dr. Marion Somers, will make an appearance in Northwest Arkansas at the Schmieding Center's 10th anniversary celebration.
Arkansas Congressman Works to Reform International Adoption U.S. Representative John Boozman, along with a bipartisan group of politicians in Washington are working together to streamline international adoption. Photo: Baby Zegita Marie was adopted in Ethiopia and brought home to Fayetteville by the Rapert family, seven years ago.
Do You Believe in the Ivory-billed Woodpecker? Arkansas wildlife biologist, Joe Neal, spent his career preserving endangered woodpeckers and their habitat. He says the search for the Ivory-bill woodpecker, which was recently suspended, has provided a complex challenge to ornithologists attempting to document the bird. Photo of the Cache River Wildlife Refuge courtesy Nature Conservancy.
Eureka's Silent City: Historic Voices from the Grave Eureka Springs'ancient cemetery holds over 4,000 graves. Buried beneath the tombstones are secrets and history. Photo: Glen Couvillon channels 19th century evangelist William E. Penn (courtesy "Lovely County Citizen")
Poultry Industry Trial Continues Into Second Month The federal trial involving Arkansas's poultry industry and the State of Oklahoma continues. We provide an update. Photo Credit: Illinois River Watershed Partnership
Poultry Industry Water Pollution Trial Continues The state of Oklahoma filed suit against Arkansas's poultry industry for polluting the Illinois River. We provide a status report of the ongoing trial.
Local Hospice Center Provides Critical Palliative Care We visit with Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, to learn about the latest in palliative treatment and how it fits into the current health care reform debate.
Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Suspended The federally funded search for the Ivory-bill woodpecker has been suspended. Photo: Colorized digital image of an ivory bill at nest. Courtesy Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
WIC Adds Fresh Produce The supplemental foods program for low-income Arkansans, WIC, now includes fresh produce. We take a look at the new menu.
Local Couple Rescue Abused Horses Wayne and Le Ann Box take in abused horses, rehabilitate them, and find them new homes.
Springdale Seeks to Revitalize Urban Core Springdale activists and city leaders intend to revitalize their downtown historic district, a community hub for well over a century.
What's in the water? Mud Creek which flows through north Fayetteville is a beautiful little stream, but like many American waterways it carries a toxic trove of chemicals and drugs.
Mulberry River Bird Confluence Joe Neal paddled near the confluence of the mighty Mulberry River and the Arkansas where he recorded a wealth of island birds for our listening pleasure.
Arkansas Marshallese Consulate Opens The Republic of the Marshall Islands hosted a grand opening ceremony for its new consulate in Springdale Monday evening. The RMI presidential delegation was on hand.
Arkansas Marshallese Consulate Opens The Republic of the Marshall Islands hosted a grand opening ceremony for its new consulate in Springdale Monday evening. The RMI presidential delegation was on hand.
Independent Radio Astronomer Thomas Ashcraft Captures Celestial Signatures Former Ozarks resident Thomas Ashcraft, an independent radio astronomer (pictured), stages radio astronomy raves outdoors--in the middle of the night.
Green Plus Marks Progressive Businesses in a Down Economy Shoppers will soon see a "Green Plus" insignia on storefronts and business literature, indicating they are ecologically sound. We visit the first Green Plus shop in the state of Arkansas.

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