The Washington County Election Commission approves the specifics of September's special election, in which voters will decide the fate of the city's latest attempt at a unified civil rights ordinance. May unemployment rates in northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley rise slightly from April, but they're still below where they were a year ago. Rogers Little Theater gets a new name as it prepares for its 30th season. And a portion of trails at Fayetteville's Mount Kessler is being relocated as construction continues for the city's new regional park.
Timothy Dennis is KUAF's strategic technical planner and producer for Ozarks at Large.