Northwest Arkansas Community College's trail technician program will begin this fall. The inaugural director of the trail technician program, Lori Greminger, will start in that role on Monday. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the program and its curriculum on the NWACC campus last week.

A recent study from Heartland Forward explores the health challenges mothers in Arkansas and surrounding states face and the economic case for improving them.

Though April’s showers are keeping the first part of May cool, we can almost certainly expect another hot summer in Northwest Arkansas. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis reached Steven Cobb with the National Weather Service to learn more about what people can expect this summer and how to keep cool during extreme heat.

The invitational River Coalition Gathering, hosted by Watershed Conservation Resource Center, was held on April 25 at The River Commons & Institute in east Fayetteville. Among those in attendance were leaders from the Osage Nation, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas Black Heritage Association.

Last month, the Fayetteville public library had a small fire on their roof that caused damage to the structure of the building. It brought smoke to the administrative offices and parts of their expanded collection. Sophia Nourani speaks with Christina Karnatz, director of development and marketing at the library to discuss how the fire started and how the community can help support repair efforts.

The U.S. Labor Department awarded Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville a grant to help students train for in-demand jobs. Diana Johnson, the Senior Vice-President of Learning at NWACC, spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about why the college will use the grant to increase the number of health care workers in the region.

Michael Tilley from "Talk Business & Politics" joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss the possible rise in the number of foreign military jets in Fort Smith, Rick Grimes' confirmation as U.S. Marhsall and Bekaert's expansion in Van Buren.

As development progresses throughout Fort Smith, the Janet Huckabee River Valley Nature Center seems to have been left behind. The Game and Fish Commission-run center has been untouched since its grand opening. Now, state officials and community leaders are raising funds for a renovation. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis visited the Nature Center to learn more about the space and how an update will better serve the community.

In this week's edition of the "Northwest Arkansas Business Journal," host Paul Gatling speaks with Dan Andrews, CEO and managing partner of Tempus Realty Partners, about when and why the real estate development group began.

This is the fourth year for the Rogers Short Film Festival. This weekend, 34 short films will be screened at the Victory Theater in downtown Rogers. There are categories for K-12, post-secondary students, amateurs, and professionals. Festival director Barry Cobbs and Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams sat down to discuss the event and how organizers emphasized socialization.