The final week of February featured State of the City addresses in Bentonville and Rogers along with plans for the current Ramay Junior High School in Fayetteville to convert to a magnet high school.

The Champions for Children Give-a-thon took place as the 479 Media Group hoped to raise funds towards the expansion of Arkansas Children's Northwest in Springdale.

The week in the 479 featured school board meetings in Bentonville and Rogers, the Fayetteville and Springdale city council meetings, the earnings report for Wal-Mart and the Washington County Quorum Court,

Our extension report focuses on the new nutrition guidelines.

And our trip off the beaten path features a canine appearance in an Olympic cross-country ski race.

The week featured an update of the COVID mitigation project that served as a de facto expansion of the Washington County Jail.

Fayetteville Mayor Molly Rawn presented her "State of the City" address to highlight her first year in office.

Decatur Mayor David Johnson spoke about the first month at the helm.

We recap the news from the first full week of February, which would include numerous planning commission meetings, the 96th Annual Siloam Springs Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and a court battle involving a high school basketball player.

Our spotlights feature an upcoming Field Day in Benton County this March and a return to Washington for the House of Representatives.

Our trip off the beaten path takes us to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, home of the nation's most famous rodent meteorologist.

The major highlight from the week was the first winter storm, which cancelled school and impacted municipal services for almost a week.

Our spotlight was on EverHope, which was the rebranding of the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter. We spoke with CEO Rebecca Mitchell about the mission.

Highlights for the week include the establishment of Fayetteville's first local historic district and the drop-in meeting for the final phase of the Springdale Northern Bypass.

This week in the 479 was busy with city and school meetings, The City of Centerton approved a new logo at its January 13 meeting, while Washington County's Quorum Court would discuss a conditional use permit application. The Springdale School Board honored two of its administrators and the University of Arkansas received comments about its candidate to head its Law School after rescinding its offer from the previous week,

The Benton County Extension report previews an upcoming meeting for producers and Northwest Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack recaps the week for the House of Representatives on his Comment from the Capitol.

On this edition of the 479 Show, we recap the news from the first full week of January 2026. The major highlight was the resolution by the Washington County Quorum Court in support of the poultry producers affected by the two-decade-old federal lawsuit about pollution in the Illinois River Watershed.

We also hear from Cathy Love at Benton County Extension, who discusses healthy substitutions for everyday meals.

We head off the beaten path to Fort Smith, Arkansas where there is a landmark you may not have heard about.