479 Show - May 25, 2026

479 Show - June 15, 2026

Coming up on this episode, the Northwest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees approved the location for its first on-campus housing while the Fayetteville Planning Commission added a couple of local historic districts. The Springdale City Council would lose a member while its Board of Education returned to full strength, the Centerton City Council discussed the renovation to its Community Building on North Main Street that once housed its municipal offices but could soon include a library and the Washington County Quorum Court's Finance and Budget Committee would recommend adding to its employee insurance fund. Highlands Oncology would break ground on its seventh location in Northwest Arkansas and third in Rogers, while the Walton STEM university would unveil designs for its Bentonville campus and the OZ Trails mountain bike trail park with a chairlift opened to the public. Our Benton County Extension Report focuses on invasive nursery plants while our Comment from the Capitol recaps the extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. And our trip off the beaten path takes us to Long Island where a feline fan's welcome mat turned her home into a cat-astrophe.

479 Show -- June 8, 2026

Coming up on this episode, the Springdale City Council Finance Committee had a light session while the Fayetteville City Council and Siloam Springs Board of Directors were somewhat busier. The Planning Commissions in Bentonville and Springdale tackled major developments, with Bentonville approving a significant housing development and Springdale changing a zoning designation to ease the conversion of the former Cargill turkey plant to a Tyson chicken facility. Siloam Springs would be taken to court over its denial of a preliminary plat for a major housing subdivision next to the airport. Northwest Technical Insttitute would fill a time capsule to mark its fiftieth anniversary and the region was filled with Wal-Mart celebrating Associates Week. The Benton and Washington County Farm Families of the Year were recognized as they compete for Northwest District honors later this month. Congress would return to Washington as Northwest Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack presents his "Comment from the Capitol." And our trip off the beaten path takes us to New York City, whose smiling mayor took a historic action guaranteed to enter his name in the minds of children in the Big Apple and could make him more popular than the Easter Bunny, if not Santa Claus.

479 Show - June 1, 2026

Coming up on this episode, the week was compact with city council meetings in Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, Bella Vista and Cave Springs along with the Benton County Quorum Court and school district news from Pea Ridge, Fayetteville and Springdale. Our trip off the beaten path takes us to Franklin, Tennessee, where it could be argued that some school administrators didn't know enough to come in out of the rain.

479 Show - May 25, 2026

This week in the 479 saw the Fayetteville City Council endure a marathon session with two appeals in the spotlight, the Springdale City Council Finance Committee moving forward with a federal grant acceptance for elimination of an at-grade railroad crossing, the Rogers Board of Education setting in motion a study on block scheduling, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission getting ready to approve transportation projects and the University of Arkansas increasing tuition and backing its president in dealing with a tenured professor's troubling social media activity. We hear more highlights from area high school graduations and our Comment from the Capitol recaps the week in Washington. And our trip off the beaten path takes us to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a Siloam Springs runner was among those aspiring to become a Speedy Spud.

479 Show - May 18, 2026

On a packed episode, the City of Greenland was closer to becoming a first-class city, the City of Centerton was closer to having a library, the Bentonville City Council was back to full strength, the Springdale City Council created a new deputy animal services director position and the University of Arkansas tennis programs received a stay of execution after supporters raised funds to support it. We highlight some of the high school graduations that took place during the week. Our Comment from the Capitol visits with the producer of the National Memorial Day Concert. And our trip off the beaten path takes us to Michigan, where an attempt to touch grass led to a five-alarm fire.