
Ozarks At Large



Crawford County looks for new plans to expand its current jail, Tontitown joins the growing list of Northwest Arkansas cities and counties that will have a liquor vote in November, and Razorback football tickets are already selling out.
The City of Fayetteville looks to expand its apartment recycling program, and Dickson Street bar and restaurant owners learn how to make a glass recycling program more efficient. These stories highlight today's Week in Review.
Colonel William Pogue is one of very few Americans who have flown, lived and walked in space. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with him at his home in Bella Vista.
For more information, visit Colonel Pogue's website here.

This summer five Republican legislators sent a letter to Governor Mike Beebe and his Medicaid team, asking them to slow down on Medicaid reforms and a possible expansion made possible when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. Roby Brock from talkbuisness.net recently spoke with one of the GOP legislators, Johnny Key of Mountain Home.
Colonel William Pogue is one of very few Americans who have flown, lived and walked in space. OAL’s Christina Thomas spoke with him at his home in Bella Vista.
For more information, visit Colonel Pogue's website here.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn more about a state rule that allows Arkansas children in state custody to be placed with fictive kin. Plus, the duo Still on the Hill stops by the studio to discuss their latest CD titled “Once a River.”
Bikes, Blues & BBQ is rolling along in Fayetteville. Becca has some details.
The city of Fayetteville wants residents to help plan for the future. Two meetings next month are designed to foster discussion about the city in 2030.
Pacific Islanders continue to migrate into northwest Arkansas from the Republic of Marshall Islands because their unemployment rate is 36 percent--and rising. To help them acclimate, the Northwest Arkansas Human Resources Association, NOARK, and the Jones Center are hosting a jobs training specifically for Marshallese, this Saturday afternoon. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
This weekend the Peace at Home Shelter will hold two events to raise awareness about domestic violence and the shelter. More information is available peaceathomeshelter.org
"Rain Check" by Cedar Walton
The creator of the first fried dill pickle, “Kind of Blue” and more in our history capsule for September 28.