Ahead on Ozarks, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families releases a new report on children's health coverage. Also, a project looks at the idea of community, we hear an interview with gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross, and more.
Ozarks At Large
The idea of Community varies from person to person. A year long project at Fayetteville High School concludes with an open house showcasing juniors’ and seniors’ ideas of community as seen through each of their camera lenses.
In her “Arts Away” segment, Becca gives us a list of places to see phenomenal concerts in the region.
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families is closely tracking the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, in both the Marketplace and under the Private Option. Turns out along with tens of thousands of grown ups, lots of children benefit. Read the full report, “Kids’ Health Coverage in 2014.”
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas leads a roundtable discussion addressing what recent polls could mean for primary elections.
Plans for substantial renovations to Parsons Stadium in Springdale take a step forward, and the director of Downtown Bentonville, Inc. steps down less than a year after taking the position.
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn more about a state rule that allows Arkansas children in state custody to be placed with fictive kin. Plus, the duo Still on the Hill stops by the studio to discuss their latest CD titled “Once a River.”
Still on the Hill's latest album aims to help educate northwest Arkansas residents about the history of Beaver Lake, and to promote a greater stewardship of the region's largest drinking water reservoir.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, highlights from a lecture given by David Pryor last night in downtown Fayetteville. Also, the region's population prepares to reach the half-million mark.
The recently released State of Credit report provides many insights to the credit behaviors of Millennials and other generations. We talk to two credit experts about what the numbers mean, and how they can be changed.
From Bentonville to Siloam Springs, many area downtowns are undergoing major redevelopment. Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas talks with Mike Malone CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council about that organizations efforts in the cause.
"Telephone" by Lady Gaga
Preventing holiday theft can be as simple as locking your doors, we talk to a Fayetteville police officer about an education effort that is underway.
"Safe and Sound" by Capital Cities
Becca Martin Brown has more on the Moscow Classical Ballet's performance of the Nutcracker this weekend.
Ozark Opportunities Inc. is distributing USDA donated food to families in need in six counties.