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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USS Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects most US households, on average, will pay about the same to heat their homes as they did last winter. A notable exception is that EIA expects Midwestern homes heated by natural gas will pay about 11% more on average for heat than last winter.
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 2024 Ag Innovation Challenge, a competition for state startup businesses developing innovative solutions for farmers, ranchers and rural communities, will accept applications through Nov. 8. Farm Bureau partners with the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas to sponsor the annual statewide contest.
LITTLE ROCK — The votes are in, and a new coolest thing made in Arkansas has been announced. The AirCare pedestal humidifier came out on top in the “Coolest Thing Made in Arkansas” contest.
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC) announced it has been awarded a $398,346 Rural EMS Training grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This grant, designated for the next two years, aims to support the recruitment and training of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel with a focus on addressing substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders in Boone and Newton Counties and the surrounding area.
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