WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: RESTON, Va. Low-level airplane flights are planned over a broad region in Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The survey will be conducted from early October for approximately 8 months, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. Flights will cover areas within the Missouri counties of Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Boone,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Arkansas Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $1 Billion * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Arkansas' Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "I  more