Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Spring is officially here, and warmer weather will soon bring with it insects like mayflies and damsel flies out and about. But before those bugs mature, they spend their young lives as nymphs in local waterways. We visit a local creek to see what is swimming and crawling beneath the surface. Plus, a conversation with another one of this year's gubernatorial candidates, Mike Ross. The Democrat has aspirations that stretch beyond this November. And back-handsprings and lateral bars: what it takes to be one of the best gymnastics programs in the country. We spend some time with the Arkansas Razorback Gymbacks, who will host this year's national championship regionals this week.
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Our Ozarks at Large insect expert takes us on a fishing expedition in search of aquatic bugs in Clear Creek.
The Arkansas Razorbacks Gymnastics team will host an NCAA Regional Championship April 5 in Fayetteville.
A national report considers several different factors when determining the health of every county in the country.
As he series with 2014 political candidates in Arkansas continues, Roby Brock has this conversation with Mike Ross.
The new Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority which delivers Bull Shoals Lake water to towns and districts across Boone, Newton, and Searcy Counties is in trouble. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, several towns that signed on to the drinking water pact appear to be stricken by buyer’s remorse. (Correction: Marshall is in Searcy County and Lead Hill is in Boone County. In my report I erroneously reversed the towns’ locations.)
A new report places Benton and Washington counties as the two healthiest in the state. Plus the Hogeye Marathon returns and severe weather is a possibility over the next twenty-four hours.
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with House speaker designate Jeremy Gillam. Plus, we tour a compounding pharmacy in Johnson.
Next month is National Poetry Month. For this month's edition of our segment Three People, we ask three poets to talk about their form of artistic expression.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.
Arkansas’ Fourth Congressional District, which used to be exclusively a southern Arkansas district, now extends much further north, reaching into the Ozarks and Madison County. This week, four of the six major-party candidates wanting to replace Congressman Mike Ross, met in Texarkana to tout their candidacies. Sabrina McCormick, the news director at public radio station KTXK in Texarkana has this report.
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net and Professor of Political Science at Hendrix College Dr. Jay Barth discuss what high approval numbers for Governor Mike Beebe in the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College poll mean for the upcoming elections.
“Doctor Monroe” by Casey Dienel & “Toboggan” by Breathe Owl Breathe
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers is the one friend you need who comes up with brilliant road-trip ideas.
Yale University’s all-male a cappella group The Whiffenpoofs will perform at Arend Arts Center in Bentonville next week. Last week, Kyle Kellams moderated a Countdown Conversation regarding the performance at the Fayetteville Public Library. Here are some highlights.
Mitsubishi announced that it won’t open a large plant making wind turbines in Fort Smith any time soon. The state had set aside money for the project. Kyle Kellams speaks with Michael Tilley from www.thecitywire.com to find out more.