Becca Martin Brown says The Bard is on stage in Fayetteville and a classic story from another era is on stage in Bentonville.
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Tomorrow night a workshop addressing retirement and sustainability will be held, for free, at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Eureka Springs is now an official motorcycle destination.
And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, a local alderman is working with concerned citizens to revise the town’s noise ordinance to preserve both Eureka’s quaint atmosphere and “vehicular diversity.”
Governor Mike Beebe and other state and federal officials yesterday toured the storm damaged cities of Vilonia and Mayflower. The State Board of Correction weighs new options for telephone service for inmates, and unemployment drops across the region.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.In honor of Gameboy debuting in Japan on April 21, 1989, this week's montage is dedicated to video games. Clips from today's montage include:
1. Super Mario Brothers theme song
2. Scene from Pokemon television show
3. "Video Games" by Lana del Rey
4. Scene from "War Games"
5. The Legend of Zelda theme song
6. Scene from "Big"
7. Scene from "Wreck-It Ralph"
8. "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" by The Immortals
9. "Pac Man Fever" by Gary Garcia and Jerry Buckner
10. Pac Man sound effect
1. Super Mario Brothers theme song
2. Scene from Pokemon television show
3. "Video Games" by Lana del Rey
4. Scene from "War Games"
5. The Legend of Zelda theme song
6. Scene from "Big"
7. Scene from "Wreck-It Ralph"
8. "Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)" by The Immortals
9. "Pac Man Fever" by Gary Garcia and Jerry Buckner
10. Pac Man sound effect
The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau recently honored the recipients of the organization's GRIT Awards.
Plus, Wal-Mart pays large sums in legal fees. Roby Brock has more in this week’s Talk Business and Politics Update.
The Human Rights Campaign based in Washington, D.C. has announced plans to aggressively expand operations in Arkansas and two other southern states. And as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the group has committed $8.5 million dollars to make it happen. (Photo: Chad Griffin, HRC President and Arkansas native)A half-mile wide tornado killed at least 16 last night when it rolled across the central part of the state, hitting the cities of Mayflower and Villonia especially hard. Meanwhile, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross begins coordinating its response teams to help in the recovery efforts.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, raising the minimum wage in Arkansas. Plus, we have a report on regional accents.
Census figures released last week show Benton County is the fastest growing county in the state; Washington County came in fourth. Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to Mike Harvey, the Chief Operating Officer at Northwest Arkansas Council, about the figures.
Becca Martin-Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has road-trip suggestions for the long weekend.
“Glass” by Joy Division
Northwest Arkansas ticks are out earlier this year than last because of warmer temperatures. Ozarks at Large's Jon Schleuss talks with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a local entomologist. What diseases do they spread? How to remove them? And what's the best defense?
Earlier this week, Dick Bennett, the founder of the Omni Center, and Emily Kaitz, a past participant in the event, visited KUAF to talk about this year’s tour.
More information is available at www.omnicenter.org.
Our history expert Dr. Bill Smith looks back at the contentious relationship the United States Supreme Court, the White House and Congress have shared in the past.
