
Ozarks At Large

Arvest Bank announces its acquisition of several Bank of America branch banks, a famous Fort smith restaurant announces its plans for reopening, and the city of Fayetteville looks to trade paper for pixels.

The Arkansas delegation in the U.S. Senate file a bill that they say will help protect rice growers and hunters alike. Also, Tontitown moves closer to having a police department of its own with the hire of a chief to lead the town's police force. And, Fort Smith receives recognition, both for its roots and for its rapid growth.
A recycling pilot program in Fayetteville stands to expand next year, the Applied Sustainability Center at the UA in Fayetteville wants Arkansans to focus on sustainable energy in the state, and one of Arkansas's congressional delegation is optimistic that Congress will avoid the fiscal cliff.
Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers reminds us about an exhibit on Arkansas' first great entrepreneur, which is on display at the Bentonville Public Library today.

The city of Fayetteville officially unveils a new anti-litter and beautification organization, the Fayetteville Farmers' Market gears up for a winter market, and governor Mike Beebe warns that legislators in Washington shouldn't shift funding responsibility for mandatory programs to the states.
Here's the list of our bee clips for Sunday morning, December 9th, 2012
- Wynton Marsalis performs Rimsky-Korsalov's "Flight of the Bumblebee"
- Members of the cast of Arrested Development discuss Gob's plan for a bee business
- Dean Martin's version of "The Birds and the Bees"
- Winnie the Pooh in a not-so-smart disguise to get honey
- Huey Lewis sings "Buzz Buzz Buzz"
- Jerry Seinfeld wants to leave the hive in Bee Movie
- Erykah Badu sings about love in her song "Honey"
- From the first season of Saturday Night Live, the first appearance of The Killer Bees featuring guest host Elliot Gould
- Michael Caine warns the residents of Maysville that the bees are coming! From the movie The Swarm
- Slim Harpo sings "I'm a King Bee"
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, January 31, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Sons of Otis Malone bring all kinds of instruments into our studio and play three songs from their new CD, Bad Country. Plus Michael Tilley from The City Wire on the week that was in Arkansas business and politics and the dreaded white-nose syndrome has been found in bats in Arkansas.
The Rogers chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma collected and donated books to Best Pediatric Clinic's reading program.
Becca says our musical options during the next few days include performances by the Lyrique Quintette, and Har Mar Superstar.
Michael Dorcas, a herpetologist at Davidson College in North Carolina, says that although they aren't native to Florida, Burmese pythons are increasingly migrating across the Sunshine State.
at end of show: "Family Tradition" by Hank Williams, Jr.
Winter weather plagued roadways and schedules early in the week, while Crawford County officials later touted a potential site for a new jail. We find out more in this morning's Week in Review.
"Sweet Thang" by Shuggie Otis
We visit a methadone treatment center in Springdale to learn how the medication works and visit with a recovering opiate addict.