The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank received support to the tune of $15,000 dollars from the ALCOA Foundation, and one economist looks at the potential economic impacts of the previously announced ArcBest expansion in Fort Smith.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the four men running for Arkansas governor weigh in on what they might do with the Private Option expansion if elected. And we hear from people trying to stop illegal dumping in counties across the region as well. We also hear comment from a ribbon cutting last night for a new stretch of trail in Fayetteville that will allow easier access to Mount Kessler and more.If you want to relive those middle school days, the BOK Center in Tulsa is hosting a large dodge ball tournament.
The second half of the month has all kinds of science opportunities for all ages in the area.
Becca Martin Brown says it is creepy, crawly week (apparently) at local libraries.
A long-ago vision has come to a reality as public access to Mount Kessler officially opened in Fayetteville yesterday. During a debate hosted by the Arkansas Press Association last week, Arkansas' gubernatorial candidates shared opinions on a variety of topics including the private option.
Every year hundreds of Arkansans toss truckloads of trash onto public, private and commercial property. Jacqueline Froelich tags along with Washington County environmental enforcement officer, Andrew Coleman, to see how he works to curb the blight. Demolition and excavation related to the downtown parking deck project gets closer to getting underway in Fayetteville. Eureka Springs aldermen pass a resolution supporting marriage equality. And the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department moves forward with plans to pave the only stretch of gravel state highway.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with representatives from each side of the Cotton/Pryor Senate race. Plus, we explore War Eagle cavern and more.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers knows more about spring classes in art centers across northwest Arkansas than we ever will. That is why she’s here to tell us about them.
Our math expert Dr. Chaim Goodman Strauss returns to educate us about the mathematical significance of 2012.
To learn more: http://mathfactor.uark.edu.
“Spooky Jookie” by Man Man
Next on Ozarks At Large, in collaboration with the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, we profile U.S. Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt, interviewed by Scott Lunsford at his office on the south campus of North Arkansas Community College in Harrison in March of 2009.
St. Mary’s Center for Nonprofits organized a press conference to educate northwest Arkansans about “earned income tax credit” and announce its free tax services available starting next week.
The 2011 Clean Energy Report found the sector has grown faster than the overall economy of the state for the last 10 years and has created thousands of jobs.
