Hundreds of millions of dollars have been slashed from Head Start, the historic preschool program, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Jacqueline Froelich reports on the closure of the Willow Heights Head Start in downtown Fayetteville.
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The Bella Vista Bypass hits a snag in Missouri, and the Rogers Fire Department gets a FEMA grant worth more than a half-million dollars


Becca Martin Brown tells us that the country lineup of Exile, which features a list of former members of the band, has reunited and will perform soon in northwest Arkansas.
Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood of Trout Fishing in America recently stopped by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Here they are playing the title track from their new album, "Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers."
Becca Martin Brown tells us that the country lineup of Exile, which features a list of former members of the band, has reunited and will perform soon in northwest Arkansas.

Several happenings at area libraries and music at local pubs for this National Chocolate Milkshake Day edition of the daily notes.
Fayetteville competes in the International Compassion Games. Participants can earn points simply by being nice.
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about undergrounding. Plus, a conversation with the author of "Hanging On Upside Down: The Life and work of Marianne Moore."
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center reminds us that single tickets are now on sale for the 2012-2013 season.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: from West Fork to the London Olympics. We’ll meet a competitor at the this edition of the Summer Games’ Modern Pentathlon. And the Titanic set to music. The Fort Smith Little Theater stages an epic story beginning tonight.
Sheffield Nelson suspends his effort to get the severance tax question on the November ballot, new numbers for how Arkansas is doing in child wellness, and more.
“10lb Moustache” by Man Man
Record heat and drought conditions in Arkansas are depleting feed stocks and beginning to distress cattle and horses out in in sun scorched pastures. We report on a coordinated effort to help a neglected horse herd and what we should do if we spot distressed animals in the field.