
Ozarks At Large

Late last week, the federal Department of Health and Human Services accepted Arkansas's plan for Medicaid expansion. The city of Bentonville will give away compost and wood mulch this week. A couple of roads close or otherwise reroute in the River Valley starting today. And gas prices dropped slightly in Arkansas over the past week.



Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us of a man originally from Bhutan who is trying to help rebuild an ancient monestary in his homeland.
With this morning's montage, we say several goodbyes; to Summer, to a famed Yankees pitcher, and to one of our longest-tenured colleagues at KUAF. Here are our 10 pop culture references we used to say goodbye.
- "So Long, Farewell" from the Sound of Music
- Lou Gehrig's farewell speech
- "Goodbye my Lover" by James Blunt
- ET says his goodbye
- The famous words from Gone With The Wind
- "Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles
- The Friends leave the apartment for the final time
- "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John
- Jim Carey tells his fare goodbye at the beginning of Dumb and Dumber
- Leaving Casablanca for the final time
- Johnny Carson bids his final farewell to the audience during his final time hosting The Tonight Show
The Arkansas Center For The Book this week made its selection for the 2013 If All Arkansas Read The Same Book Program. Kyle Kellams spoke with Vivienne Schiffer, the author of the novel Camp Nine, this year's selection.



Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, December 20, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks, a company that began on the University of Arkansas campus is on a list of 2013's top technological inventors. Plus the founders of the Early Morning Bourbon Girls…Rebecca Champagne and Meredith Martin Moats…talk about the band's upcoming reunion show at Maxine's Tap Room and play a couple of songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
The day, which is celebrated tomorrow, is an international phenomenon to unite the voice of global citizens for moving away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy resources.
Our slow food expert Teresa Mauer has the details on “Dine Out for No Kid Hungry,” a national campaign to fight childhood hunger.
“Apple Bed” by Sparklehorse
Students who play high-school football may get injured. The question is who pays for the treatment of those injuries? Alex Abrams, assistant sports editor for Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, discusses his upcoming story on the topic.
The 6th annual Eureka Springs Artists Studio Tour is taking place today thru Sunday. We sample several and visit with organizers Lorna and Craig Trigg Hirsch at Fire Om Earth Studio. For a map and listing eurekaspringsstudiotour.com/
“Gravy Waltz” by Oscar Peterson
A local non-profit One Community will host the Arkansalsa Fest tomorrow in Fayetteville to raise money for scholarships.