Mercy Health used an innovative walking program to become one of the healthiest workplaces in the country.
Ozarks At Large
A roundup of events and news for the next few weeks include an alternative way to deliver a Valentine.
Rural and urban public access trails are trending across America. And a new sector of professional trail building firms have emerged to meet demand. Jacqueline Froelich bundles up and goes cycling on a blustery afternoon in Bentonville, with the founder and foreman of Progressive Trail Design based in Fayetteville.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, talks to Rex Nelson about what 2014 might bring for Arkansas politics.An administrative law judge with the Arkansas Public Service Commission on Friday ordered SWEPCO to proceed on its proposed plan to build a massive new power transmission line through portions of northwest Arkansas. Also, Governor Mike Beebe says that recent cost analyses of operating the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid justifies the program's passage during last year's session of the state legislature. And the state Attorney General's office warns residents about rapid-refund tax providers.
Ahead on Ozarks, a conversation with young adult author An Na. Also, we learn what it takes to become a police officer.
We speak with An Na, author of A Step From Heaven, a book that was awarded the Michael L. Prince Award when it was published a decade ago. Critics and reviewers commended the book's characters for speaking like a child without being too precocious or condescending. The author will speak in Fayetteville later this month.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we visit the kitchen of Jen Lewis, take a spin in a state-run clinic that aids veterans in rural communities, and we meet a recovering opiate addict who has found hope with methadone.
The United States Track and Field Olympic Trials begin today in Eugene, Oregon. By the time the event is over, the squad that will represent the county in London this summer will be complete. Several athletes with University of Arkansas ties have qualified for the trials, including runner Stephanie Brown.
“Pilgrim” by Runner
Dan Craft, special projects reporter from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, talks about an upcoming report about DUI arrests in the region that involve the use of illegal and prescription drugs.
Our history expert Dr. Bill Smith talks about the history of shark attacks and other interesting things.
Wildfires continue to spread in Arkansas; Arkansas senators disagree about new rules that seek to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Summer’s Here” by James Taylor
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses Walmart nixing its Mexico operations expansion plan, the increase in enplanements at Arkansas’ three largest airports, and more.
