The Arkansas Forestry Commission is warning state residents that March is prime time for wildfire conditions. The Arkansas Election Commission is being taken to court over rules for absentee ballots under the state's new voter ID law. And a new report details the challenges and successes the state faces in regards to childrens' health.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, though the next presidential election is more than two years away, some are already ready for HIlary. And as the Bentonville School District grows, so too does its course offerings. We visit a junior high school as students prepare for mountain biking. Plus, we learn about a Bentonville before Sam Walton.In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an examination of primary races. Plus, researchers monitor the environmental impact of a hog farm on the Buffalo River Watershed.
Ahead on Ozarks, the Nobel director and secretary talks about the selection process for the annual Nobel Peace Prize; he's on the University of Arkansas campus today. Plus, the Northwest Arkansas Council on jobs created in the area in the past year, and the differences between education in the U.S. and the European Union.On this edition of Ozarks, an accusation over teaching creationism at school is raising questions regarding charter authorization in Arkansas. Plus, problems caused by pythons in the Everglades.
The trial of former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner continued Friday with testimony via taped conversations from a bond broker who allegedly received much of the state's bond business after giving kickbacks to Shoffner. And a number of court-related entities in Arkansas are receiving less funding after a decline in court fee and fine collections.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we visit the kitchen of Jen Lewis, take a spin in a state-run clinic that aids veterans in rural communities, and we meet a recovering opiate addict who has found hope with methadone.
In the latest installment of our monthly food series, we learn more about cooking through Jen's Art of Cooking. Ahead on Ozarks, Downtown Bentonville launches its new Notes at Night series, and Candy Lee stops by the studio to discuss and perform some songs off her new album.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a visit to a jeweler's studio where she makes trinkets of beauty with stones, sterling silver and words on metal. Plus, we talk with blogger Mat Campbell of the Blue Hog Report about how the lawyer-turned-journalist uncovers and covers political happenings in the state.
Every year, the University of Arkansas celebrates International Education Week in honor of students who travel thousands of miles to get an education in the United States. Throughout this week, we’ve talked to these students to gain an insight into their lives here.
Today, we meet Daniel Rugamba from Rwanda. He is a member of the Rwandan national basketball team.
Jodi Beznoska from the Walton Arts Center has some gift ideas for the holidays.
The “Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program,” is a bipartisan initiative enacted in 2009 to restore national forest land may help public forests in Arkansas.
To track progress of this program, visit fs.fed.us/restoration/CFLR. To apply for work, visit fs.fed.us/fsjobs.
Fort Smith’s Sparks Regional Medical Center is now home to the Philips Gemini Big Bore PET/CT Scanner, the first of its kind in North America, and only the second in the world. The scanner, with the help of light, color, animation and music, makes patients feel at ease.
The Fayetteville Public Library is hosting the Food for Fees week. Patrons can exchange canned goods for overdue fees through Sunday.
More information is available on 479.571.0222 or www.faylib.org.
