It's not too early to get your holiday portraits made. And if you have them made at an upcoming event at Mt. Sequoyah, your sitting fee will benefit the Northwest Arkansas Family Network.Ozarks At Large
It's not too early to get your holiday portraits made. And if you have them made at an upcoming event at Mt. Sequoyah, your sitting fee will benefit the Northwest Arkansas Family Network.
Walton Arts Center released a study yesterday showing that field trips to the arts center have positive impacts on school children. We learn more about that, and get a preview of the production "Bear State of Mind."A thirty-two million dollar grant has been awarded to the University of Arkansas' College of Education and Health Professions.
Arkansas DHS officials say that more than 55,000 Arkansans have expressed their intent to enroll in the Arkansas Private Option. September revenue for the state is reported as higher than August numbers. Arkansas National Guard members feel the pressure of the federal shutdown. Arvest announces plans to acquire a North Little Rock-based bank. And Greer's Ferry Lake celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the effects of current Farm Bill expiring. And researchers with ties to the University of Arkansas discover a new organism.
A previously unidentified organism has a special place on the tree of life...and a name befitting its place of identification.
Lake Keith in downtown Cave Springs is getting a makeover. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the six-acre reservoir is being emptied to make way for construction of a brand new environmental center planned by the Illinois River Watershed Partnership. To make a donation, click here.The Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace begin enrolling residents for coverage yesterday, though demand was so high it made it difficult for many to access the Web site for the exchange. The effects of the federal shutdown are still being weighed, including the shutdown of National Wildlife Refuges and the eventual impacts on research at the University of Arkansas. And a statewide prescription drug take-back program grows with sixty more drop-off locations added across the state yesterday.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the Nobel director and secretary talks about the selection process for the annual Nobel Peace Prize; he's on the University of Arkansas campus today. Plus, the Northwest Arkansas Council on jobs created in the area in the past year, and the differences between education in the U.S. and the European Union.
The Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs was shuttered nearly a month ago. But as Ozarks at Large's Timothy Dennis reports,a last-minute fundraising effort means that the threat of foreclosure has abated, at least for the time being.
Seven years ago, the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District, which serves Boone, Carroll, Newton and four other counties, purchased an old leaky landfill and hauling company, near Mountain Home, to centralize district trash collections. Board members envisioned making the necessary ecological repairs and paying off the note within 15 years. Instead, in late November they voted to abandon the project.
"St. Louis Blues" by Mills Brothers
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers brings us a list of events for adults and a list for bored children, including an exhibit today and tomorrow at the Bentonville Public Library, and country music tomorrow night at George's Majestic Lounge.
Robert Ginsburg, host of KUAF’s Shades of Jazz, has his own list of favorite music recorded and performed in 2012.
at end of show, "The Tide is High" by Blondie
Senator John Boozman hopes to create new agriculture legislation in 2013, although Arkansas' junior senator rejected the 2012 Farm Bill in June. A walk of fame honoring Arkansans who have been successful in the entertainment business could soon be coming to Fayetteville. And Fayetteville aldermen will take a look at updating the city's electronic signage ordinance.
“January” by Thurston Moore
