11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (165+ words) Baxter County Conservation District offers $500 scholarship for students'KTLO Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00 Month: 0.07" Year: 0.07" Recorded temps: High: 54 Low: 42 The scholarship is part of a statewide education program. Winners at the district level may also compete at area and state levels, with the…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (202+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.02" Month: 0.07" Year: 0.07 Recorded temps:" High: 69" Low: 37 Arkansas continues to rank among the highest states in the nation for food insecurity, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report shows that nearly one in five…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (262+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.02" Month: 0.07" Year: 0.07 Recorded temps:" High: 69" Low: 37 The initial CIP, launched in 2024, helped private landowners enhance wildlife habitat and manage invasive species, offering up to $10,000 for practices that improved water quality, controlled feral hogs, implemented prescribed fire, and managed…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (293+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00" Month: 0.05" Year: 00.05 Recorded temps:" High: 66" Low: 33 Arkansas has been awarded a nearly $14.8 million federal grant aimed at strengthening early childhood education and expanding access to high-quality learning programs across the state. The Arkansas Department of Education announced the…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (306+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00" Month: 0.05" Year: 00.05 Recorded temps:" High: 66" Low: 33 A casual question to a virtual assistant led to a memorable discovery for a Texas family visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park. James Ward, a 41-year-old high school teacher from Cypress, Texas,…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (493+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00" Month: 0.05" Year: 00.05 Recorded temps:" High: 66" Low: 33 Jasper continues to be one of the area's top performers, climbing to No. 2 in the Class 1A rankings with a 17-2 record. The Pirates trail only top-ranked Earle and remain firmly in the hunt…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1003+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00" Month: 0.05" Year: 00.05 Recorded temps:" High: 46" Low: 25 By: Tess Vrbin of the Arkansas Advocate A health care administrator who narrowly lost a bid for the Arkansas House last year is running once again, this time against an Air Force…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (146+ words) Top 10 of 2025: Local superintendents react to new bill requiring gun safety be taught in schools'KTLO Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00 Month: 0.00" Year: 00.00" Recorded temps: High: 55 Low: 35 Cotter Public School Superintendent Jayme Jones says he thinks it's a good course to have. Yellville-Summit Public…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (142+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00" Month: 0.00" Year: 00.00 Recorded temps:" High: 55" Low: 35 After a month marked by wild temperature swings, north central Arkansas is closing out December under increasingly dry conditions. There has been only just over a half inch of rain for the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (333+ words) Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00" Month: 0.53" Year: 58.82 Recorded temps:" High: 55" Low: 35 Central Arkansas opened ASUN play with an 85-83 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night at the Farris Center, rallying from a halftime deficit to edge the Eagles in a back-and-forth conference…...