
Ozarks At Large

Tamara Zeller Buck from content partner KRCU travels to what is left of a small town in southeastern Missouri and meets former residents who have started a campaign to relocate the community of Pinhook.
We begin a monthly series to find out why places, things, parks, and landmarks in the region are called what they are called with a visit to Fayetteville's oldest park.
Work began this week on a major connector for the Fayetteville trail system. We used the construction as an opportunity to get an update on the other trail projects around the city.
Senator John Boozman says a bipartisan solution is being formed to reverse the interest rate hike on student loans, while Senator Mark Pryor says he is disappointed about the House's holdup on approving a comprehensive farm bill. A Harrison man is appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The second annual summit addressing prescription drug abuse is held in Little Rock. And the National Endowment for the Arts awards a grant for a redesign of School Avenue in Fayetteville.



The summer band camps at the University of Arkansas not only have hundreds of young musicians, but also top professional talent to instruct and perform. Recently two of the visiting musicians, Mike Garson and Jim Walker, came to our studio.
Becca informs us how to watch the Miss Arkansas Pageant either in person in Hot Springs or online for a fee.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, October 25, 2013
Ahead on this fundraising week edition of Ozarks, Michael Johnathon joins us in the studio, our weekly conversation with Michael Tilley of The City Wire and more.
This Christmas concert allows SONA to perform many different styles and genres of music.
The Arkansas delegation in the U.S. Senate file a bill that they say will help protect rice growers and hunters alike. Also, Tontitown moves closer to having a police department of its own with the hire of a chief to lead the town's police force. And, Fort Smith receives recognition, both for its roots and for its rapid growth.
"The Hanukkah Waltz" by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government may have to pay millions of dollars to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for damages caused when one of its U.S. Army Corp of Engineers-operated dams chronically flooded one of its large preserves.
The 2012 Northwest Arkansas Report Card compiles statistics about public education and higher education in Washington and Benton counties.
"Hanukkah, 'O Hanukkah" by Barenaked Ladies
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has a list she’s checked twice for holiday entertainment options.