
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.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, March 17, 2014
On this St. Patrick's Day edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Christopher Leonard, author of “The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business.”
In our monthly series on numbers, Dr. Edmond Harris tells us that the number 'two' is where statements can begin to be made with numbers.
Rilla Askew and Timothy O'Grady are novelists and visiting associate professors at the University of Arkansas. They'll read from their work Thursday night at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.
All are topics in this morning's week in review.
Coaches Vance Arnold, Robert Pulliza, and Ashley Oeffinger share thoughts and ideas on their similar jobs leading dissimilar sports.
Minnesota-based Summit Brewing Company will introduce some of its craft beers to the state next week.