Bob Livingston is spending some time in Eureka Springs...writing, playing, teaching. He's a founder of the Lost Gonzo Band and has played all around the world.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Spring is officially here, and warmer weather will soon bring with it insects like mayflies and damsel flies out and about. But before those bugs mature, they spend their young lives as nymphs in local waterways. We visit a local creek to see what is swimming and crawling beneath the surface. Plus, a conversation with another one of this year's gubernatorial candidates, Mike Ross. The Democrat has aspirations that stretch beyond this November. And back-handsprings and lateral bars: what it takes to be one of the best gymnastics programs in the country. We spend some time with the Arkansas Razorback Gymbacks, who will host this year's national championship regionals this week.
As he series with 2014 political candidates in Arkansas continues, Roby Brock has this conversation with Mike Ross. 
The new Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority which delivers Bull Shoals Lake water to towns and districts across Boone, Newton, and Searcy Counties is in trouble. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, several towns that signed on to the drinking water pact appear to be stricken by buyer’s remorse. (Correction: Marshall is in Searcy County and Lead Hill is in Boone County. In my report I erroneously reversed the towns’ locations.)A new report places Benton and Washington counties as the two healthiest in the state. Plus the Hogeye Marathon returns and severe weather is a possibility over the next twenty-four hours.
In the olden days, your local apothecary prepared all your medications. Now, your pharmaceutical industry mass produces everything from prescription Ambien to Xanax.But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the lost art of individualized compounding is undergoing a revival—and more intense review. (Photo: Collier Drug Compounding Lab Staff-- front row left to right: Denise Roark, Jana Evensen, Corrie Stout, Melissa Mashburn, back row: Andrew Mize, Justin Bolinger.)
The design for the Ben Geren Aquatics Park in Fort Smith has been finalized and will soon be let out for bid. And, a journalist that was once critical of the Clintons speaks about the state of the news media.
The Rogers city council gets ready to consider closing the road around Lake Atalanta, and a farmers market gets ready to open in Centerton.
On the first weekday of Spring Break, Becca Martin Brown takes us to a notable house in Memphis, and it isn't Graceland.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 30, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, Michael Tilley talks about a potential multi-billion dollar acquisition by Tyson Foods and a less-than-expected participation rate for upcoming elections in the City of Fort Smith. And, a preview of two very different ways to spend tomorrow night: the rumble of monster trucks will be in Springdale, and music from the Artosphere Festival Orchestra will be in Fayetteville.
Arkansans pay more at the pump this week, the non-profit Feed Fayetteville organizes a panel discussion about local hunger issues this week, and the Arkansas Razorback football team ranks ninth in the first BCS ranking, and more – on today’s Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Stop and Listen Blues” by The Mississippi Sheiks
...Kyle has a fun fact about Razorback football and Dickson Street. Also, Becca has some information regarding tickets for the bigger exhibits at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
If you have any questions regarding Facebook, email us at kuafinfo@uark.edu, write on Ozarks at Large’s wall on Facebook, or message us on Facebook or Twitter. Ozarks at Large’s tech expert Tyrel Denison will answer them this Wednesday.
“In Motion” by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Dr. Rosilee Walker Russell, the executive director of University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Academy of the Arts, has a preview of what’s coming up in October and November.
“Recline” by Turtle Island String Quartet
Sister Mary Jo Swift, D.C., is a member of the Daughters of Charity, a worldwide community that focuses on raising awareness regarding human trafficking. She spoke with Ozarks at Large’s Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar regarding the problem and how we can help.
More information on human trafficking can be found on www.polarisproject.org, www.freetheslaves.net, and www.state.gov/g/tip.
The National Human Trafficking Hotline 24/7 number is 1-888-3737-888.
