WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 13 August 2026 United States Environmental Protection Agency Re: 40 CFR Part 51 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1212; FRL-9632-03-OAR] CFR 40 CFR 51 RIN 2060-AV67 Proposed Rule Anthropocene Alliance PMB 983872 382 NE 191st Street Miami, Florida 33179 info@anthropocenealliance.org anthropocenealliance.org A2 (Anthropocene Alliance) is in strong opposition to the U.S. Environm more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * ARHOME is a Lifeline for Cancer Patients in Arkansas * LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - August 17, 2026. - The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services' proposed ideas for a path forward to Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program (ARHOME). The Hospital, Medicaid and Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee met following the Centers for Medi more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 19 -- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas Department of Agriculture Launches New Active Wildfire Dashboard Arkansans can now see where wildfires are burning and how the state is responding, as it happens. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a new active wildfire dashboard that provides real-time information on wildfires the Department is currently responding to. The dashboard is available here (https://nifc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/34991c7 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Arkansas Climbers Coalition 204 N. Walnut St. | Harrison, AR 72601 | vicepresident@arkansasclimbers.org Friday, August 14, 2026 National Park Service, Wilderness Stewardship Division Submitted via regulations.gov, Docket No. NPS-2026-0101 Re: Comments on Draft NPS Director's Order 41, Section 7.2 - Climbing, and Reference Manual 41, Section 7.1 - Managing C more ST

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Goes Big for Involvement Fair on Mullens Plaza * Since its first year in 2012, the Arkansas Tech University Involvement Fair has provided student leaders, faculty, staff and the community with an opportunity to gather and demonstrate what ATU and the Arkansas River Valley have to offer to incoming and returning students. Now, with the creation of Mullens Plaza at Ferguson Student Union, ATU Involvement Fair has found a home that matches the spi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Celebrates Completion of Three Rivers Project * Boozman address attendees at Three Rivers Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. WASHINGTON-Last week, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle to mark the completion of the Three Rivers Project, a major infrastructure investment designed to protect the reliability of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Na more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Bruce Joins Ozarks as Mental Health Therapist * Joy Bruce has joined University of the Ozarks as a mental health therapist. Her first day was Aug. 17. Dr. Kaethe Hoehling will continue to serve as the director of counseling services in a part-time role for the 2026-27 academic year. A native of Texarkana, Texas, Bruce earned a degree in psychology from University of Arkansas and a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling from Walden more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- FIRST ORION CORP., North Little Rock, Arkansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12712969 B1, initially filed July 2, 2024) developed by ten inventors Mark Hamilton Botner, Little Rock, Arkansas; Collin Michael Turney, Benton, Arkansas; Daniel Francis Kliebhan, Henderson, Nevada; Robert Francis Piscopo, Jr., Saint Petersburg, Florida; Charles Donald Morgan, Little Rock, Arkansas; Jamelle Adnan Brown, Conway, Arkansas; Chee-Fung Choy, Conway, Arkansas; Samuel Kenton Welch, Conway, Arkansas; Nysia Inet George, Li more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- A. DUDA & SONS, INC., Oviedo, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 12708081 B2, initially filed March 18, 2024) developed by Lawrence K. Pierce, Quitman, Arkansas, for "Celery cultivar TBG 48." more PT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * DCMA South cheers Rocket City diamond experience * MADISON, Ala. - Defense Contract Management Agency South personnel recently traded their cubicles for stadium seats for an unforgettable team-building event at a local minor league baseball stadium July 24. The outing brought together members of DCMA South with key mission partners from across the agency and their families. Team members from the Cost and Pricing Command, the Chief Digital and A more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, Arkansas has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1141977 S1, initially filed July 2, 2024) developed by three inventors John M. Miller, Rogers, Arkansas; Emily C. McCann, Richmond, Virginia; and Demetrios J. Roumbos, Schaumburg, Illinois, for "Display screen of a digital scale." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, Arkansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12711169 B1, initially filed March 20, 2025) developed by four inventors Yang Yu, Cranbury, New Jersey; Varun Joshi, Jersey City, New Jersey; Cun Mu, New York, New York; and Zheng Yan, Short Hills, New Jersey, for "Enhanced PTID prediction and accurate fitment using a PTID understanding model." more PT

WACO, Texas, Aug. 18 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Ferris State In Familiar Spot At No. 1 * Winners of four of the last five Division II national championships, it is no surprise that Ferris State is the preseason No. 1 team in the 2026 AFCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs, who went 16-0 and claimed their second straight national title a year ago, will open the season against No. 4 Pittsburg State on August 27. The Gorillas went 10-3 in 2025 and lost in the second rou more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- An inventor from Fayetteville, Arkansas, James Michael Mahar has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1143331 S1, initially filed Dec. 13, 2024) for "Foundationless frame." more PT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer District Little Rock in Arkansas is seeking contractors for indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) general maintenance services at Beaver Lake near Rogers, Arkansas. This contract will support essential park operations by providing general maintenance, electrical and plumbing installations, and repairs to maintain the facility's infrastructure and visitor services. The work encompasses a broad range of facilities support services under NAICS code 561210, ensuring Beaver  more CTR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders, ADE Launch Arkansas ACCESS Portal * New platform streamlines admissions, creating one universal application for high school seniors LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders alongside the Arkansas Department of Education today announced the statewide launch of the Arkansas ACCESS Portal, creating a streamlined universal college application system for Arkansas high school seniors to apply to higher ed more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC., Durham, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12711755 B2, initially filed Dec. 29, 2023) developed by Terry A. Lochner, Elgin, South Carolina, and Soraya D. Brewer, West Fork, Arkansas, for "Item recognition enhancements." more PT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * NetChoice Wins Victory for the Status Quo: Ohio's Parental Consent Law on Hold Pending SCOTUS Review * CINCINNATI, Ohio-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today granted NetChoice's motion to stay the mandate in NetChoice v. Yost, keeping the appellate court's June 18 decision from taking effect. "We are glad the Sixth Circuit r more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Hegenbarth graduated from Albert-Szent-Gyorgyi Medical School in Szeged, Hungary, in 2012. She completed a residency at Asklepios Westklinikum in Hamburg, Germany, where sh more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 19 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from SANY Nutrition Group: * * * SANY Nutrition Group Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas JONESBORO, Ark. - SANY Nutrition Group has established a new food manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The company is investing more than $30 million with plans to create over 150 new jobs in three years. "SANY Nutrition Group is an innovative protein snack manufacturing company that combines the speed and fearless mind more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- INNOVATECH SYSTEMS, LLC, Kanarraville, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 12709911 B1, initially filed Nov. 17, 2025) developed by three inventors Robert Hale, Rogers, Arkansas; Jacob Gillip, Rogers, Arkansas; and Craig W Storch, Cedar City, Utah, for "Seismic clip assembly for wall claddings." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA), San Antonio, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12712489 B1, initially filed Aug. 31, 2023) developed by eight inventors Michael Kyne, Saint Petersburg, Florida; Amanda Michelle Boyd, Denver, Colorado; Galo Alava, Tampa, Florida; Sydney Ann Conrad-Cook, Van Meter, Iowa; Courtney Evans, Fourney, Texas; Gregory Mark Lamontagne, Helotes, Texas; Spencer Funk, Hot Springs, Arkansas; and Jess W. Gingrich, San Antonio, Texas, for "Solar panel calculation system." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- MMHMM INC., Bentonville, Arkansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12711674 B1, initially filed Aug. 27, 2024) developed by Rebekah Maggor, Paris, France, and Phil Libin, Bentonville, Arkansas, for "Static and dynamically created presets for immersive video presentations." more PT

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 17 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Summer Teaching Summit Yields Success for A-State Faculty * JONESBORO - Eighteen faculty members at Arkansas State University completed the inaugural Summer Teaching Summit, organized by the A-State Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). "This retreat reflects interim Chancellor Calvin White Jr.'s vision of elevating teaching as a defining strength of Arkansas State University," said Dr. Jill Simons, CETL director. "Teaching has alway more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- KAN-PAK, LLC, Wichita, Kansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12709454 B2, initially filed Oct. 15, 2024) developed by James Michael Borum, Arkansas City, Kansas, and Joshua Laine Highland, Winfield, Kansas, for "System and method for pressurizing and dispensing a food product." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- WALMART APOLLO, LLC, Bentonville, Arkansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12711628 B2, initially filed March 25, 2024) developed by five inventors Qian Li, Sunnyvale, California; Samrat Kokkula, Santa Clara, California; Abon Chaudhuri, Sunnyvale, California; Ashley Kim, San Francisco, California; and Alessandro Magnani, Menlo Park, California, for "Systems and methods for extracting patches from digital images." more PT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Directs Schools to Stop Racial Balancing in Student Discipline Policies, Investigates Two School Districts * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) issued guidance to educational institutions to promote safe and fair school discipline policies. That guidance, a "Dear Colleague Letter," details how discipline policies must treat students even-handedly and must neither favor nor disfavor any student b more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Hires Omair Ali, M.D., as Director of Outreach Ophthalmologist Omair Ali, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute as the director of global and community outreach. Ali will lead the institute's many outreach initiatives to save and restore sight to patients in need, including the "Gift of Sight" cataract progra more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UTIA Hosts Southern Weed Science Society's Weed Contest * Twelve universities compete in annual event KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted the annual Weed Contest in Knoxville, Tennessee on August 5 and 6, sponsored by the Southern Weed Science Society. More than 70 students from 12 land-grant universities tested their weed science knowledge across si more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The Heifer International, an organization working to end hunger and poverty, posted the following news: * * * When Hens Must Eat: How One Woman Is Rewriting the Future for Youth and Farmers in Uganda * At 24, Winnie Kiiza has learned something many people twice her age are still trying to understand: Opportunity does not always arrive loudly. Sometimes, it hides in the everyday needs of a community. In Budebera Village in Mayuge District, part of Uganda's Busoga subregion, where Wi more PR