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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.
This month the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Northwest Arkansas Newspapers and Ozarks at Large asked for ghost stories. Here is one we heard at Shiloh Museum.
To find the podcast of the afternoon ghost-story session click here.
"Musica Ricercata" from the Eyes Wide Shut soundtrack
Partially developed subdivisions, now abandoned, can be seen around our region. Biologist Joe Neal recently hiked one of them, a place he calls "Weedy Estates." Joe's latest book is "Birdside Baptist and Other Ornithological Mysteries."
Duran Duran, a Tuskegee Airman and more in our history capsule for October 27.
The Wednesday agenda includes original theatre in Breedlove Auditorium in Fort Smith and an Oscar-winner singing at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.
Not everything we want to talk about fits into a nice, radio-size package. Here is the debut of our still-nameless list of things. Today's first edition includes QR readers, the possible beginning-of-the-end of the phone book and some good ol' vinyl records.
Have an idea for a name for the segment? Email kuafinfo@uark.edu.
"No Seat Belt" by Sarah Hughes, from her CD, "No Seat Belt." She plays tonight at Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville.