
Ozarks At Large

Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers gives a litany of entertainment options for Mothers' Day gifts.
Two public meetings were held late yesterday in Jasper to address concerns about the large CAFO in Newton County. Picasolar took home several thousand dollars from an MIT competition earlier this week. Fort Smith has finished automating trash collection, but now the city's sanitation department is turning its eye to automating recyclable collection. And speaking of Fort Smith, Senator Mark Pryor demands answers from the U.S. Air Force regarding the future of the 188th Fighter Wing.

Ozarks at Large's Meredith Martin Moats recently sat in on a conversation with Bud Rector, who will turn 99 later this year and has lived almost all his life in Yell County. We conclude her two-part report on his recollections of an Arkansas that has nearly vanished.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the creation of a clearinghouse for people affected by the Mayflower oil spill. Fort Smith residents will soon pay less for sanitation services after the city's board of directors approves a decrease in rates. The city of Greenwood works on implementing commercial development regulations. And Bentonville plans its own citywide cleanup as part of The Great American Cleanup.

We hear about a different Arkansas from Bud Rector. He's spent nearly his entire 98+ years in Yell County.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn three things you should know about collecting coins. Plus, we get ready for Hamlet, which will close out this season for TheatreSquared.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says there's many, many events happening in the area to keep us busy and happy.
"Anyone Else But You" by The Moldy Peaches
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center has a preview of the center's upcoming Broadway season.
The Los Angeles-based instrumental band El Ten Eleven performs tonight at JR's in Fayetteville. They talked with Kyle Kellams and Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar about their music and their "fight club" origins.
Austin, Texas-based Heartless Bastards performed "Skin and Bone" inside KUAF's Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
To watch a video of this performance, click here and here.
"Destinations" by Rahul Sharma
Fort Smith witnesses a decrease in homeless numbers. We take a look at the reasons behind the reported decrease.
For more of this conversation, click here.
“20 Years” by The Civil Wars