
Ozarks At Large


In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.
In this installment of What's in a Name, we look at the history of Benton, the county and the ville.

The trial of former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner continued Friday with testimony via taped conversations from a bond broker who allegedly received much of the state's bond business after giving kickbacks to Shoffner. And a number of court-related entities in Arkansas are receiving less funding after a decline in court fee and fine collections.

Lady Razorbacks in various sports prepare for an eventful weekend and as we prepare for spring, a few outdoor activities to look forward to.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, July 7, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, what teeth can tell us about our ancestors. Also, how climate change is affecting the Marshall Islands.
Potential record-setting heat remains settled over the region, Governor Mike Beebe is proposing a large increase in the number of locations offering free summer meals for children, and more.
“Running” by: 311
Sam Totten's most recent book, “Genocide by Attrition: The Nuba Mountains, Sudan”provides historical background on the genocidal actions in the Nuba Mountains. Sam Totten has been trying to raise awareness of the crisis in the Nuba Mountains through various channels.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business. gives us the latest business and political headlines from last week including new jobs' numbers for Arkansas and new earnings' numbers for Tontitown-based PAM Transportation Services.
In honor of Arkansans in the Olympics, Evin Demirel has taken a novel look at how southern states have done when it comes to producing medal winners at the Summer Games.At his blog, www.TheSportsSeer.com, he breaks down how many gold medal winners have come from the states with schools in the Southeastern Conference.Instead of counting by total numbers, he broke down the winners per capita.
“Archery” by: Ro
Becca highlights an exhibit at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark at History. that addresses stereotypes associated with Arkansas.