The University of Arkansas recently released a video featuring Chancellor Steinmetz, students, faculty and community members on the topic of sexual assault and the It’s On Us campaign. The campaign urges people “to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault, to identify situations in which sexual assault may occur, to intervene in situations where consent has not…
I’m standing on Old Farmington road, behind me a three story house that used to be known for it’s Christmas lights around the holiday season. This is where Farmington Police say they first received reports of two people dressed as clowns wandering through the neighborhood late Sunday night. According to reports, these clowns did not…
As we move into the fall season, the shades of leaves are beginning to change from greens to more beautiful reds and yellows. University of Arkansas horticulture professor Gary McDonald says that shorter days, longer and cooler nights are the reason for the change. “So the plants are thinking, ‘Uh oh, winter’s coming, I need…
Beaver Lake is the source of most of Northwest Arkansas’ tap water, and lately the ecosystem has been changing, leaving a bad taste in our H2O. “I saw one of my friends the other day dump his water from the faucet because it was disgusting…luckily there was a Powerade machine close by so we just grabbed…
In the past, casting your vote was easy. You show up at the polling center, use a touch screen computer to choose your candidates and that was it- your vote was cast. Well, this November, things are going to be a little different. Instead of just using one computer to cast your vote, you’ll be using…
Friends and family are still grieving after the loss of a local pilot and community member. Jan Sudduth, of Cave Springs, met Rex Grimsley more than 20 years ago. She says he was a man of many virtues. “I don’t think there is one word that you could use to describe rex because he so…
As a result of the high attendance at Razorback football games, Razorback Athletics has partnered with the Fayetteville Police Department and the University of Arkansas Police Department to create color coded pre-game and post-game traffic routes in hopes of clearing the usual jam around the stadium. The new colored routes are being implemented to provide fans with the…
For some people it’s easy to afford, but for others its not. “Its unreachable. Its unobtainable,” Nathanael Cosio of Rogers said. John Lykins, pharmacist at Lowell Pharmacy believes it has noting to do with how much it costs to manufacture the drug. “Its not a hard drug to make, there are many other drugs that…
The University of Arkansas student-sponsored Distinguished Lecture Series committee doesn’t plan to cancel an upcoming appearance by soccer legend Abby Wambach. Her talk, in the format of a moderated question-and-answer session, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, April 18 in Bud Walton Arena. The event is free and open to the public, and no tickets…