
Ozarks At Large


The American Red Cross is holding several blood drives in the coming weeks to help make up for the scarcity of donations that normally come during the summer months. Plus, the final honor flight takes off in Northwest Arkansas, And 4-H programs in the state get a boost from the Walmart Foundation.





The ending sports seasons, art with a new permanent home, and a new effort to collect diapers are all part the Tuesday notes.

A half-mile wide tornado killed at least 16 last night when it rolled across the central part of the state, hitting the cities of Mayflower and Villonia especially hard. Meanwhile, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the American Red Cross begins coordinating its response teams to help in the recovery efforts.



Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the cajun-zydeco group, Snake Eyes and the Bug Band, will perform this afternoon at the Fayetteville Public Library' we hear a conversation and a song from the band, and it's sort of like soccer but on horseback: polo in Bentonville. Plus, we celebrate the horse in our Sunday Morning Montage.
Ozarks at Large’s Luke Gramlich visits the small town of Oark in Johnson County to see the longest continuously operating general store in the state of Arkansas.
Jodi talks about season tickets on sale at Walton Arts Center and a special movie screening tonight.
Arkansas’ Board of Apportionment works on new legislative districts for the state.
“Matador” by Ornette Coleman
A local group has helped organize a daylong music festival in Fayetteville to help musicians affected by the tornado in Joplin.
To hear more from our conversation, including how Matt is related to Glen Campbell, click
Prairie Grove farmer supplies fresh produce to Walmart stores in the region. Ozarks at Large's Energy Corps reporter Christina Thomas reports.
“Monday Morning Blues” by Mississippi John Hurt