Marla Steele, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, is one of just a few researchers studying a rare, Asian eagle.
To see the website devoted to Marla's work, both past and future, click here.Ozarks At Large
Marla Steele, a doctoral student at the University of Arkansas, is one of just a few researchers studying a rare, Asian eagle.
To see the website devoted to Marla's work, both past and future, click here.Recent projections show Springdale officials that a list of street improvement projects slated to receive voter-approved bond money may cost more than is budgeted from bond sales. The Eureka Springs Downtown Network receives national accreditation, and consequently a higher-perceived reputation. Aldermen in Bella Vista decide that the city should take over the Bella Vista Library, but that's only the beginning. And the Diamond Hogs finished non-conference play with a win at Baum Stadium last night.
Ahead on Ozarks, a big check from Tyson Foods to the Springdale Public Schools Education Foundation…Grammy-winning John Legend speaks in Fayetteville…the Fort Smith Symphony tunes up for the season finale…and all kinds of theater magic on tap for May.
Our monthly survey of theater opportunities lets us sing in the rain, go barefoot in the park and sing with the little mermaid.
In the early 1900s, Minnesota entrepreneur William Kruse had a vision he would strike gold on some farmland in Rogers, Arkansas. He spent a small fortune constructing a mining operation. We visit the site, and prospect details from the archives of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Photo courtesy Rogers Historical Museum.
Singer/songwriter John Legend spoke on the UA campus last night as part of the Distinguished Lecture series.The Army Corps of Engineers and Beaver Lake Foundation formalize a resource-sharing partnership today. Thousands of prospective Arkansas college students get word about being awarded lottery scholarship money. The port in Helena gets its first permanent tenant since being built in 1993, and Bentonville Public Schools officials hold meetings to get public input on another millage election.
Ahead on Ozarks, behavioral health coverage under the new University of Arkansas health plan, mental health explored through musical theatre, and running for Alzheimer's.
Rita Harvey, one of the cast members of Next to Normal, and Amy Herzberg, the director of the T2 production, came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to talk about the production in mid-run and provide a musical sampler from the play.
Click here for more information about the special Wednesday night performance hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Psychiatric Research Institute. For more information about the musical and T2, click here.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, we visit a local yarn shop to speak with local knitters about how and what they're working on this holiday season. Plus, a discussion with a local man who lost his grandson in the Sandy Hook massacre last December, and how a church reaches out to the community with its healing touch.
Roby Brock from Talk Business & Politics talks to Speaker of the House Davy Carter about same-sex marriage in Arkansas.
A few weeks after the devastating April 27th EF-4 tornado in Faulkner, Randolph, White and Pulaski counties killed 15 people, a lesser storm swept through the region. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, this one may have caused a possible and rare land spout north of Ozark. (Photo: two types of land spouts over Texas, courtesy NWS)
Becca tells us about a free, May 30 event at Arts Center of the Ozarks.
"Wrecking Ball" by Jasmine Thompson
First Christian Church Disciples of Christ will host an event Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of its building.
"Never" by The Roots and Patty Crash
Last weekend, Ozark Natural Foods hosted the inaugural Tour de Farms.
Web Exclusive: Images From the Tour de Farms
