Ahead on Ozarks, Roby Brock discusses the latest poll results on Arkansas elections, and we explore a new educational standard that aims to bring about a revolution in science education.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on Ozarks, Roby Brock discusses the latest poll results on Arkansas elections, and we explore a new educational standard that aims to bring about a revolution in science education.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, digital ambassadors for northwest Arkansas explained, and how one furry Huntsville resident contributes to recycling efforts in the city.The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners formalized previously temporary rules for absentee voters who don't submit proper photo ID with ballots. The planned osteopathic medical school for Fort Smith names its first president, and teams from the U of A bring home multiple honors from the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup.
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.
Hospital purchases, legislative shifts and policy changes all mean a different world for Arkansans and healthcare. Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics leads a discussion about possible ramifications.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, why hundreds of people will be in Rogers this weekend to trade frags, or sections of coral. Plus, we speak to the former First Minister of Scotland about contemporary education.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the man who has been intimately connected with the Nobel Peace Prize for the past quarter-century talks about the process for selecting a recipient and some of the controversies associated with the honor.Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the sounds of Spring and Summer are lone without the chirps of frogs. We visit an area pond to hear what's hopping, and we celebrate the croaking amphibian in our Sunday morning montage.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the former president of Heifer International speaks on the University of Arkansas campus. Plus, we take a walk through history that begins in Jasper. Ahead on Ozarks: if you've been the victim of a violent crime, you may be due more than justice. We speak with the director of the Arkansas Crime Reparations Board to find out the steps to take in order to receive monetary compensation. And, how a dream and a wooden sign were catalysts for a home where girls learn the skills needed to become self-sufficient women. And, we learn about the training regular citizens receive to become volunteer storm spotters.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, how to stay safe and entertained this summer. Also, we learn about a tick-borne illness called bobcat fever that's affecting local cats.
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, offers a preview of this weekend's film festival in Eureka Springs.
"Faber College Theme" by Elmer Bernstein
NWA TechFest , set to happen next week in Fayetteville, has changed much over the years. We talk to one of the event's organizers about its evolution.
Three brothers, based in Eureka Springs, make up the rock, folk, bluegrass band SX Rex. The trio will play Saturday evening at 6:00 during The Ozark Mountain Music Festival inside the Basin Park Hotel. We meet Josh, Nick and Chris Bower.
The latest results released from the Talk Business Arkansas-Hendrix College poll show that the chief concern among Arkansas voters is the economy as this mid-term election year gets underway. Crews with the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad continue to make repairs and determine the cause of failure to certain equipment on the railroad bridge crossing the Arkansas River at Van Buren. Cargill is ordered to pay more than $2 million in a settlement of hiring discrimination allegations, and the state of Arkansas is clawing back nearly a half million dollars from Hewlett-Packard after the company failed to meet employment projections at its facility in Conway.
"Windy" by Page France
Though the plans are in the early stages, The University of Arkansas Fort Smith may begin offering its first Master's degree in a few years.
