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Girls in STEM camp inspires Arkansas girls to dream big in science and engineering
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Young Arkansans are learning more about careers in science and engineering with the help of Girls in STEM—a local camp aiming to show that girls and minorities belong in those spaces. "I feel like the camp is really fun." said Dhyana Balu, a Girls...
Heavy Rain Sweeps Through Lakes Region
The system that brings relief from the heat also brought devastating rain to the Lakes Region. Showers and thunderstorms began moving through the region early Wednesday morning and by the time the skies cleared in the afternoon, general areas of seven to eight inches of rain had fallen with even higher amounts in parts of Arkansas.
Arkansas woman wins big after last-minute purchase at a gas station
SPRINGDALE, Ark — One Springdale woman's whim paid off big-time when she collected her winnings from a lottery ticket she purchased at the Kum and Go on E. Robinson Avenue. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) announced a Springdale woman claimed her prize on July 11, to the tune of $75,000. She has reportedly only informed her husband, and is remaining anonymous so as to "secretly share her winnings."
Northwest Arkansas trails still reeling from tornado damage
ROGERS, Ark. — The Memorial Day weekend storms that hit parts of Benton County left behind damage along several trails throughout the county. Parts of the Lake Atalanta trail, the Cambridge trail and others were clocked off by trees that had fallen. “There were portions that were completely blocked...
Marion County, Ark., cleaning up after extreme flooding
YELLVILLE, Ark. (KY3) - Portions of northern Arkansas were hit with extreme flooding early Wednesday morning. In Yellville, Shawnee Creek’s Branch that flows through town rose out of its banks and flooded the downtown area. “National Weather Service has recorded seven to ten inches of rain across the county,”...
ATCC Students Finish Top 25 at SkillsUSA National
Six Arkansas Tech Career Center (ATCC) students from Russellville High School earned top 25 finishes at the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta, Ga. Jonathan Muah (13th in information technology services) and Theodore Muah (23rd in technical computer applications) were ATCC’s top individual finishers. ATCC’s health...
A solar-powered phone charger brings the town of Garfield together
Over Memorial Day weekend, devastating storms hit the vast majority of the county. Cities like Bentonville and Rogers saw substantial damage but also saw the most responsive help. As we reported on Ozarks at Large right after the storms, more rural areas of the county, like Decatur, lacked the sizable local government infrastructure to have the same kind of response as their bigger city counterparts.
Local Support for New Ag Education Building Continues
Conway County Farm Bureau has pledged $20,000 in support of the construction of a new agricultural education building at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Scott McKennon, secretary and treasurer for Conway County Farm Bureau, presented a check to Jason Geiken, ATU vice president for advancement and executive director of the ATU Foundation, during a gathering at the Farm Bureau Insurance location in Morrilton on Wednesday, July 17.
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