Ozarks At Large

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Friday, January 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
This week on Ozarks at Large, we have a series of stories that profiles entrepreneurs throughout the Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas River Valley regions. Today, we meet three young women who run their own businesses close to the Fayetteville Town Square.
Michael Tilley from our content partner www.thecitywire.com discusses the dip in Fort Smith’s jobless rate, the water payments dispute between Fort Smith and Van Buren, and more.
Kermit is Kyle’s role model. We find out why in a conversation with Becca Bacon Martin of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers.
“Blues Instrumental” by Jethro Tull
Renowned archaeologist Jarrod Burks of Ohio Valley Archaeological Consultants says the magnetometer lets archaeologists survey a site of interest without having to dig first.
“Let it Snow” by Magnet
... Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center has a long list of entertainment options during the holidays.