A $5,000 grant from the National League of Cities is helping the city of Gravette collect more census responses from residents. The U.S. Census Bureau has adjusted its timeline due to the coronavirus pandemic, so residents now have until Oct. 31 to complete the census online, by phone or by mail.

Ozarks at Large is lauching a series of reports called "Business As Unusual" about how niche businesses in the region are weathering the pandemic. We launch the series by speaking with the owner of Pure Joy Ice Cream in Siloam Springs to find out how he's adapted his business from scooping ice cream at the shop to delivering it to people's doors in a yellow van.

Randy Dixon, with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History , is back with another collection of clips from the archives. This week he helps us understand the history of Fort Chaffee.

With Arkansas school buildings closed because of the coronavirus outbreak, state education officials and Arkansas PBS are partnering to bring lessons to students' homes. The Alternative Methods of Instruction program, which provides packets of material for students to work on at home, was originally intended to be a short-term solution for situations like snow days. In part one, KUAR's Michael Hibblen takes a look at how AMI grew into five hours of daily programming on Arkansas PBS geared toward

At today's coronavirus response briefing, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced recreational pools, splash pads, water parks and swim beaches in the state can start allowing people back starting May 22 within certain parameters. He also provided updates on the Arkansas Ready for Business grant program and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website that many self-employed workers have been waiting for to apply for unemployment. To watch the full briefing, click here .

Religious leaders from St. Joseph Catholic Church , the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas , St. Paul Episcopal Church , Temple Shalom of Northwest Arkansas and Cross Church reveal how they and their congregations have been coping with closure during the COVID-19 pandemic and plans for reopening.

The state's Crisis Stablization Units are offering free telehealth support groups for Arkansans who've tested positive for COVID-19. Ozark Guidance , an affiliate of Arisa Health, is managing the support group at the NWA Regional Crisis Unit.

The University of Arkansas is celebrating its 4,830 spring graduates through a new commencement website with searchable individual graduate profiles and messages, a Go Red for Grads celebration and lighting of Razorback Stadium May 8-9.

This semester, journalism students at the University of Arkansas reported on the experiences of people in Northwest Arkansas who live without a permanent home. In the second part of our interview, they discuss the challenges of being homeless, as well as the challenges of tackling homelessness in the region.

Wheatfield's new album, Some People , is out on schedule, but everything else is on hold, including the shows the band had scheduled to play their new music. The members of Wheatfield gathered on Zoom to talk to us about the record.