In the first story of our new, monthly "Locally Made" series, we profile the "noble-hearted country folk" who create handmade items for their business, Noble Dwelling
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An organization with the mission to engage young people in public service through entrepreneurship launched last Friday. Maggie Carroll from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock was there and has this report.
One hundred forty-five closed sanitary landfills pock Arkansas’s landscape. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to one long-neglected site southwest of Fayetteville--now consumed by heavy forest--to learn what happens to such places.
Arkansas' senators unveil a bill that would make reparations paid to Mayflower residents from ExxonMobil tax-free. Arkansas lawmakers are trying to fix problems with the state's parole system. The University of Arkansas announces a successful year of fundraising. And Rogers' historic district could soon be a bit larger.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, improving broadband access in public schools. Roby Brock from Talk Plus, we talk to a Benton County man who has spent years restoring Ozark native prairies.
The first event outside of Eureka Springs for the Creative Energy Project will bring yarn, and plenty of it, to Bentonville.
Link: For more about Yarnology or the Creative Energy Project, www.creativeenergyproject.com
The Ozarks Genealogical Society's annual conference is scheduled for Sept. 13-14 in Springfield, Missouri, and the featured speaker is D. Joshua Taylor (http://www.djoshuataylor.com).
Benton County native, Joe Woolbright, operator of Ozark Ecological Restoration, contracts with local and state nonprofit agencies, to help bring native grassland prairies on both public and private land back to life.
Roby Brock from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas speaks with Axiom executive Jerry Jones, the chairman of a task force called FASTER Arkansas, that's working to improve broadband access to public school students.Opponents to Arkansas' 12-week abortion ban are asking a federal judge to issue a permanent injunction to prevent the law from ever being enforced. Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport gets a $3.4 million grant that will be used for pavement upgrades, a master plan and more. Mount Sequoyah Gardens in Fayetteville is getting upgrades to make it a more appealing overlook. And, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is holding several public meetings around the state regarding a revised statewide ten-year solid waste plan.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: how soup in Ft. Smith can help some area children have a better weekend. Plus students at the University of Arkansas will be in charge of soup, salad and everything else at the Crescent Hotel for an upcoming weekend. We also have a wrap up of the month ahead in visual arts and go to a church to learn more about how art and faith can be closely related.
OnlineDermClinic can help. A group of local dermatologists recently launched a first-of-its-kind website and app to diagnose skin problems quickly and easily, no matter where you are.
"Skinny Love" by Bon Iver
New in-store retail technologies, such as iPhone barcode scanning and self checkout lanes are transforming how we shop. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, these innovations may increase theft—what the industry refers to as “shrink.” (Photo courtesy StopLift Checkout Vision Systems)
As part of Artosphere, artist Stacy Levy has created a floating piece of artwork on Lake Fayetteville that is comprised of native plants and is titled Spiral Wetland.
We cover a lot of stories throughout the week on Ozarks. Today, Kyle and Christina discuss what they learned from stories that aired in the previous week.
Becca Martin Brown gives us all the details on today's Block Street Block Party
