Ozarks At Large
The head of the Hatcher Agency, the state's largest independent insurer, says that many of his clients are providing insurance to employees rather than paying penalties associated with the Affordable Care Act. Senator Mark Pryor talks about his push for answers from the Air Force regarding the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith while Senator Boozman says he is concerned about a backlog in disability claims for veterans. And Elton John is coming to Fayetteville in just a few weeks.




Two public meetings were held late yesterday in Jasper to address concerns about the large CAFO in Newton County. Picasolar took home several thousand dollars from an MIT competition earlier this week. Fort Smith has finished automating trash collection, but now the city's sanitation department is turning its eye to automating recyclable collection. And speaking of Fort Smith, Senator Mark Pryor demands answers from the U.S. Air Force regarding the future of the 188th Fighter Wing.

Ozarks at Large's Meredith Martin Moats recently sat in on a conversation with Bud Rector, who will turn 99 later this year and has lived almost all his life in Yell County. We conclude her two-part report on his recollections of an Arkansas that has nearly vanished.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Remembering Some of the People We Lost in 2013
On this special edition of Ozarks we hear again some of the voices we lost during 2013, including Bill Harrison, Curley Miller, Ivan Denton and Dick Renko.
The Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra’s annual Christmas Concert will include a touch of Broadway, some classic Christmas music and many, many voices.
If you want your holiday music with country twang, New Orleans bounce or easy piano trimmings…Walton Arts Center has something for you.
Jim Brickman loves to tour this time of year. Monday night he returns to Fayetteville.
Bentonville residents can expect a wastewater rate increase in a few months thanks to a new ordinance enacted by the Bentonville city council. Also, a winter meteor shower will light up the night sky, especially during the next few days.
"We Gonn' Roll" by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Roby Brock from Talk Business sits down with Davy Carter, the next Speaker of the Arkansas House. They talk about Medicaid expansion, cooperation between parties and more.