Arkansas looks to change licensing requirements for child care facilities throughout the state. We look at the potential changes and the effects they could have on providers in the area.
Ozarks At Large
The first in a series of meetings looking at overhauling workforce development education in the state is held. Freidns of one Fayetteville park organize in order to potentially grow the large public amenity, and a series of meetings in coming weeks will show what's being done to mitigate the impairment of one local waterway.
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.We asked a librarian, a book store owner and a writer how they find new books and new authors to read.
Roby Brock from Talk Business & Politics talks to the CEO of St. Vincent Health System about a recent acquisition and merger.
Dr. Estes from Mercy's Bella Vista clinic discusses how to protect yourself against heat, ticks, and more.Governor Mike Beebe yesterday officially issued the call for a special session of the state legislature. The Federal Reserve Bank released its quarterly Burgundy Book, which provides some insight into the health of the state's economy. hundreds of volunteers associated with World Changers are descending upon Fort Smith to help with some repairs to homes in the city. And the city of Fayetteville recently released a new Web application to help city residents find city information applicable to where they live in the city.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Governor Mike Beebe talks special session and another effort to attract European businesses to Arkansas. Plus, we learn more about XNA's master plan for the future and whether E-gas is the fuel of the future.The board of directors of Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport recently approved a new long-range master plan for the airport. That plan contains a variety of projects for the short, near and long term future.
Governor Mike Beebe talks to Roby Brock, from Talk Business and Politics, about the possibility of a special session of the Arkansas Legislature.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, how material seized by the police end up at auction. Also, the fate of undocumented young people who make it to Northwest Arkansas.
If you secretly like Celine Dion or even Britney Spears, you may not be alone. Today, Wayne Bell of www.fayettevilleflyer.com talks about guilty pleasures.
Walmart lawyers will volunteer their time to help patients at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital with special education and Medicaid issues. The pro-bono corporate initiative is the first of its kind in the country.
Jacqueline Froelich revisits Harrison, where in 1998 she and writer David Zimmermann uncovered a terrible secret buried for almost a century: an angry white mob attacked black residents forcing them to flee. She talks with a local reconciliation task force as well as a black descendent--the first to come forward.
“Spiritual” by Charlie Haden
This weekend, the Fayetteville Roots Festival will not only host local and national artists but also offer a variety of organic food sourced from several local farms. One of these farms, the Sweden Creek Farm, will supply mushrooms to food vendors at the festival.
For more information about the Sweden Creek Farm, visit http://theold78s.com/swedencreekfarm. To take a video tour of the farm, click here.
“Farmer” by Bill Frisell
Make some art at the Art Center of the Ozarks in Springdale plus, “Who Carved the Tombstones: Tales of the Stone Carvers and Their Craft” by Abby Burnett at the Boone County Library today.
