We visit a Knit Night and visit with local knitters about the ways to knit both old and new.
Ozarks At Large
The Arkansas Highway Transportation Department received much criticism of how it handled cleanup of the recent winter storm. Karen Tricot Steward from our Content partner KUAR checked in with AHTD' in this report.
Becca Martin Brown has more on the Moscow Classical Ballet's performance of the Nutcracker this weekend.
Preventing holiday theft can be as simple as locking your doors, we talk to a Fayetteville police officer about an education effort that is underway.
From Bentonville to Siloam Springs, many area downtowns are undergoing major redevelopment. Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas talks with Mike Malone CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council about that organizations efforts in the cause.The recently released State of Credit report provides many insights to the credit behaviors of Millennials and other generations. We talk to two credit experts about what the numbers mean, and how they can be changed.
Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr was reportedly apologetic to the Arkansas Ethics Commission yesterday, when he answered to allegations of misuse of campaign and personal expense money. Senator John Boozman yesterday voted against the two-year, bipartisan budget deal. Hewlett Packard announces some jobs will return to its Conway facility. The U of A in Fayetteville announces its next associate vice chancellor of University Relations. And a new medical school could be coming to Fort Smith.
The King Opera House in Van Buren has seen many changes since it first opened in 1901. We pay a visit to learn about the many roles it has played over the course of more than a century.The deadline to apply for the Arkansas Festival Grant Program, which has been organized by the Arkansas Agriculture Department, is January 24, 2014.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock takes a look at the state's Lt. Governor's race. Also, the Springdale Police Department is offering a period of warrant amnesty for the next week.
Austin-based singer/songwriter J. Wagner stopped by the studio this weekend while he was in town to perform at a couple of house concerts in the region.
Iti Agnihotri Mudholkar has left Ozarks at Large after two years of reports, interviews and production. Before she left town for Phoenix she sat down for an exit interview of sorts with OAL’s Kyle Kellams.
“My Only Swerving” by El Ten Eleven
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Neil Compton. From his Bentonville home, he led the effort to keep the Buffalo River natural. The campaign eventually led to the river's designation as the nation's first national river. A new exhibit at the Peel Mansion and Compton Gardens is devoted to his life.
"Compton Rock" by Stan the Guitarman Jones
Dan Craft, special projects reporter for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, talks about the money that goes into and comes out of Bikes, Blues and BBQ, which starts this Wednesday.
Last week, 7 Hills Homeless Center in Fayetteville sent out a request to the community for supplies they urgently need. An updated list is available at the organization's Facebook page
"City of the Seven Hills" by Cynosure
