Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, how little pieces of blue plastic are being recycled at Mercy hospital. We'll also go to First Tee of Northwest Arkansas in Lowell to find out how golf and life are intricately connected. Plus, we'll hear a song from Elephant Revival recorded in the4 Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
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Here, the Nederland, Colorado-based folk quintet performs "Rogue River."
The Arkansas Secretary of State this month approved the use of electronic notarization. Danielle Fusco, special projects coordinator for the business and commercial services division talks about how it works.
The week's headlines were filled with stories of one senator's emergency heart surgery, and with several lawsuits at the state level.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the band Elephant Revival stopped by the Frimin-Garner Performance Studio this month to talk about their instruments, their music and their social causes, and to play some music before their concert at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Standup comic Doug Stanhope talks about his career and what to expect tonight when he performs at Mermaids in Fayetteville.
A Pulaski County Circuit Court ruling yesterday nullified the state's new voter ID law, the Arkansas Supreme Court rejects a motion to rehear a case in which justices refused a multi-billion dollar judgement against a major pharmaceutical company, and state legislators hear reasons why the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid is costing more for plan holders than was previously projected.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, golf is a sport, but it's also a vehicle for life lessons about honesty and perseverance. We visit the green as First Tee of Northwest Arkansas spends an afternoon teaching values to area youth. Plus, a look at the senate race in Arkansas.
A community concert band celebrates 25 years at the Arts Center of the Ozarks on Saturday.
The University of Arkansas' Department of English is offering a showcase of all the ways the department touches the campus and the state.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an update on HIV services in northwest Arkansas, and a review of the latest release by St. Paul and the Broken Bones.
The band Speck Mountain creates a sound all its own, and our reviewer says that’s a great thing.
Republican leaders of Arkansas' legislature met with the media yesterday to discuss their plans to shore up the state's Medicaid system during the upcoming legislative session. Fort Smith looks to purchase property for a new recreational facility, the first of its kind in the city. And Fayetteville is recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in the nation.
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An Ozark native who grew up exploring urban woodlands as a boy, left the Natural State for New York, where he now works as Principle Urban Designer for the City of New York Parks & Recreation. We amble with Charles McKinney, during a holiday visit, along the Fayetteville Trail to learn more about his big life in the Big Apple.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says the rush of the holidays is over, but there is already a packed scheduled of events…even for a January Tuesday.
Catch Me if You Can, a Tony Award-winning musical, opens tonight at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. We caught up with a cast member to ask about the ambitious stage production based on a true story of forgery and deceit.