A thirty-two million dollar grant has been awarded to the University of Arkansas' College of Education and Health Professions.
Ozarks At Large
Arkansas DHS officials say that more than 55,000 Arkansans have expressed their intent to enroll in the Arkansas Private Option. September revenue for the state is reported as higher than August numbers. Arkansas National Guard members feel the pressure of the federal shutdown. Arvest announces plans to acquire a North Little Rock-based bank. And Greer's Ferry Lake celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the effects of current Farm Bill expiring. And researchers with ties to the University of Arkansas discover a new organism.
A previously unidentified organism has a special place on the tree of life...and a name befitting its place of identification.
Lake Keith in downtown Cave Springs is getting a makeover. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, the six-acre reservoir is being emptied to make way for construction of a brand new environmental center planned by the Illinois River Watershed Partnership. To make a donation, click here.At 12:01 a.m. ET yesterday, the continuing resolution funding the federal government wasn't the only legistlation to expire. We speak with an agricultural economist to find out what the Farm Bill's reversion to 64-year old policy means for Arkansans.
The Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace begin enrolling residents for coverage yesterday, though demand was so high it made it difficult for many to access the Web site for the exchange. The effects of the federal shutdown are still being weighed, including the shutdown of National Wildlife Refuges and the eventual impacts on research at the University of Arkansas. And a statewide prescription drug take-back program grows with sixty more drop-off locations added across the state yesterday.
Ahead on Ozarks: An unusually significant Tuesday as the health care exchange goes live in Arkansas today and the rhetoric in Washington, DC escalates as the federal government comes to a halt. John Brummett will talk to Roby Brock about a particularly contentious time in politics. Plus, what the government shutdown means for Beaver Lake, and the muralist Maser leaves a multi-colored mark on Springdale.
The city of Fayetteville recently received the 2013 Government Recycler of the Year Award.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how the Office of Human Concern is helping low-income residents stay warm this winter. Plus, a conversation with a cast member of I Love Lucy Live on Stage.
Robert Ginsburg talked with Defeayo Marsalis about his music, touring and his famous family. He’ll be at the City Auditorium in Eurkea Springs Saturday night.
For more information about jazz this weekend in Eureka Springs, visit the JazzFest website here. And for more news about jazz in the region in general, digijazz.com.
John Brown University announces that it is diverting all of its waste from landfills, a portion of Highway 62 in Lincoln is designated as a school zone and the state gets a federal grant to help combat prescription drug abuse.
"Numerology" by The Yellowjackets
According to a U.S. Census Bureau report released last week, in 2010 and 2011, close to 15 percent of Americans were living under the federal poverty line, but in Arkansas, that number was as high as 17 percent. The state has consistently ranked among the states with the highest rates of poverty. On Ozarks at Large this week, we are examining Arkansas' poverty problem.
Today, Ozarks at Large's Iti Agnihotri-Mudholkar examines the causes of poverty in Arkansas and the ways in which it affects all of us.
"Panning The Gold" by John Powell
A new web site is dedicated to attracting adults in northwest Arkansas with some college experience but not a degree. The plan, endorsed by five area institutions of higher learning, was announced yesterday.
