On game days, Tusk IV, the live mascot for the University of Arkansas, travels from his home near Dardanelle to Fayetteville to help cheer on the Razorbacks.Ozarks At Large
On game days, Tusk IV, the live mascot for the University of Arkansas, travels from his home near Dardanelle to Fayetteville to help cheer on the Razorbacks.The President of the Federal Reserve is coming to NWA, a camp concerning nighttime critters and other sports this weekend are all outlined in today's notes.
It was a particularly busy week for news and Michael Tilley from The City Wire says some thoughts about health care were among the stories.State stopgap money for some furloughed federal funding in Arkansas runs out today. Winter wheat planting is getting a late start in the state, after later than usual maturity of summer crops. And cyclists in Fayetteville will eventually have a connection between the trails system and destinations in midtown Fayetteville.
Ahead on Ozarks, Whats in a name, and who was Jenny Lind? She is the namesake of a tiny unincorporated town near Greenwood and of a major road in Fort Smith. Plus, a farm tour takes mothers to the source of their families' food. And a school project teaches students the importance of homegrown produce.
We know Jenny Lind Road and the community of Jenny Lind were named after a Swedish opera singer. We're not exactly sure why. We do know that when she came to the US in 1850, there was excitement.Take some country, some blues, some gospel and other influences and you have rockabilly. Arkansas, especially eastern Arkansas, played a big role in the development of the genre.
Tomorrow, students from three elementary schools in Fayetteville will sell produce on Dickson Street. Some of the fruits, vegetables and herbs were grown in their school gardens.
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a quarter of a million residents are eligible to enroll in free private health insurance made possible by the new Arkansas Healthcare Independence Program. Arkansas is the only state to expand Medicaid coverage via this "private option."Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a complaint has been filed against a charter school corporation for teaching creationism in Arkansas. Plus, one local couple has made an investment in the futures of underrepresented college students, and we take a look at what's in a name in Benton County.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us how we can view Venus in transit later today or watch a free movie at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Collaboration between northwest and central Arkansas interests hopes to promote film production in the state. Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net has the details.
“Venus” by John Coltrane
Our history doctor Bill Smith joins us to explain the origins of “Lin-sanity,” why Tim Tebow is really a rebel and how his popularity can be connected, in sorts, to periods of American history more than a century ago.
The state is the first in the country to implement a smart 911 system. The adoption of the new system across the state was announced yesterday at the state capitol by elected officials and representatives of Arkansas’ fire, police and EMS first responders. Nathan Vandiver from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock filed this report.
Gas prices in Arkansas fall; dry conditions have Arkansas Forestry Commission on high alert for forest fires; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Comptine D’un Autre Ete L’Apre” by Yann Tiersen
