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Historian Jared Phillips traces the origins of the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, the Cane Hill Harvest Festival plus the War Eagle Craft Fair, all born of a postwar push to keep Ozark crafts alive.
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The final vote is expected to be extremely close, with ballot counting continuing through the night. -
School districts across the country are closing campuses as enrollment falls. New research says the financial savings may be smaller than expected.
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Blocked roads and monsoon weather are complicating efforts to get food, shelter and emergency hygeine to survivors of Nepal's catastrophic floods. World Vision's Dhruba Gurmachhan explains what survivors need the most.
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Rescue crews are struggling through blocked roads, high mountain canyons and dangerous terrain as they search for thousands of people missing in Nepal and Tibet.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas AdvocateArkansas Advocate editor-in-chief Andrew DeMillo breaks down two court rulings on the state's initiative process, growing local resistance to data centers and Betty Bumpers' vaccination legacy. -
Maggie Ryan/KUARThe Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame exhibit now sits at the North Little Rock Event Center in Argenta. Board chair Stacy Hurst unveiled the space ahead of next week's induction of seven honorees.
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Local Music News from KUAF
- Brass septet Zen Brass opens the UofA's Music Monday concert season
- Talkin' Tunes with Kyle, Sophia, Wai-Kay 8/27/2026
- JrSOAPbox on his new record, playing music just for the fun of it
- James McMurtry on songwriting, touring, the Ozark Folk Festival
- Ozarks at Small explores how live music grew in Fayetteville, starting at George's
- Talkin' Tunes with Kyle, Sophia, Wai-Kay 8/20/2026