
Ozarks At Large

Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers gives a litany of entertainment options for Mothers' Day gifts.
Two public meetings were held late yesterday in Jasper to address concerns about the large CAFO in Newton County. Picasolar took home several thousand dollars from an MIT competition earlier this week. Fort Smith has finished automating trash collection, but now the city's sanitation department is turning its eye to automating recyclable collection. And speaking of Fort Smith, Senator Mark Pryor demands answers from the U.S. Air Force regarding the future of the 188th Fighter Wing.

Ozarks at Large's Meredith Martin Moats recently sat in on a conversation with Bud Rector, who will turn 99 later this year and has lived almost all his life in Yell County. We conclude her two-part report on his recollections of an Arkansas that has nearly vanished.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announces the creation of a clearinghouse for people affected by the Mayflower oil spill. Fort Smith residents will soon pay less for sanitation services after the city's board of directors approves a decrease in rates. The city of Greenwood works on implementing commercial development regulations. And Bentonville plans its own citywide cleanup as part of The Great American Cleanup.

We hear about a different Arkansas from Bud Rector. He's spent nearly his entire 98+ years in Yell County.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn three things you should know about collecting coins. Plus, we get ready for Hamlet, which will close out this season for TheatreSquared.
Earlier this week on the daily edition of Ozarks at Large, we brought you a story about and performance by the reunited four-piece Still on the Hill. Here, the quartet performs "Downtown" inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.
Benton county election officials discuss how to more smoothly handle future elections in the county, ATU-Ozarks gets a little bit greener with a new initiative, and the Arkansas Supreme Court rules on a case involving the state's Freedom of Information Act.
"Winter Tide" by Keola Beamer
Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about this week’s big stories.
Alison Moore discusses her new novel “Riders on the Orphan Train” inspired by the real-life dispersion of 250,000 children over 75 years
"Strangers" by The Kinks
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers offers holiday highlights.