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A decision on whether to close a street to vehicles in Springdale by that city's aldermen will help lay the path for the Razorback Greenway through the city. More than 6,000 voters cast ballots yesterday in the first day of early voting in Arkansas' primary and judicial elections. And the University of Arkansas announces who its next lobbyist to local, state and federal legislators will be.



A reunion has been scheduled for Sept. 27 for past and present members of the Ozark-based Charlie Battery as well as their dependents and survivors.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a conversation with Arkansas Living Treasure Robert Runyan. Also, the president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands pays a visit to Springdale.
Fayetteville and Springdale Public Libraries screen movies, and a band called Narrows performs tonight at the Dickson Theatre in Fayetteville. Becca Bacon Martin with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us more.
“Along Time Listening” by Agent Fresco
Child poverty rate in Arkansas on the rise; children with mental illnesses in the state may soon be able to access mental health services through virtual checkups; and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen spoke with the Central Arkansas doom metal band called Pallbearer who performed at South by Southwest – a music, film and interactive conference hosted annually in Austin, Texas.
More information is available at www.facebook.com/pallbearerdoom
A team of University of Arkansas researchers recently received a large grant from the National Science Foundation to use age progression as a tool in the search for missing children. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Dr. James Lampinen, a member of the research team.
For more information, contact Dr. James Lampinen at lampinen@uark.edu.
“The Concubine” by Beirut
The Ark is a coordinated initiative to increase regional competitiveness. Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar visited the launch event Wednesday afternoon to find out more.
More information is available at www.arkchallenge.org.