We step inside Son's Chapel near Goshen to find that the women's group that was started over 90 years ago to raise funds for construction, is still hard at work maintaining the building.Ozarks At Large
We step inside Son's Chapel near Goshen to find that the women's group that was started over 90 years ago to raise funds for construction, is still hard at work maintaining the building.Auditions for the SoNA chorale singers, a panel discussion on racial diversity, the annual Mule Jump at Pea Ridge and more in this morning's notes.
For the latest installment in our series about locally-made things, we travel to Avoca to meet one of the two brothers responsible for Two Brothers Canoe, Inc.
Arkansas is ranked near the bottom in terms of states' residents being connected to the Internet. We look at the implications this might have for education, and efforts to try and bridge the digital divide.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Kory Montgomery and his guitar inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio. He'll play two original songs and talk about a life lived a lot on the road. Plus guides are getting ready to help people navigate the new state health insurance marketplace as the enrollment period approaches. And a student-designed sex education week at the University of Arkansas begins Monday. We'll hear from some of the organizers who say they want the week to be for students and created by students..
As many as 500 “In-Person Assister Guides” are completing training and setting up offices so that they can be ready, October 1st, to enroll eligible consumers into the new state Health Insurance Marketplace, as prescribed by the new Affordable Health Care Act. We talk with regional supervisor, Dale Ramsey as well as with Carroll County IPA Guide, Charlisa Cato (pictured).
Michael Tilley, from The City Wire, says the latest Compass Report figures show some good news for both the Fort Smith region and Northwest Arkansas.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, FEMA and the American Red Cross are familiar names when it comes to emergency relief organizations, but have you heard of the Mennonite Disaster Team? We meet the Ozarks Mennonite team, as well as the brothers behind Two Brothers Canoes in the latest installment of our "Locally Made" series.
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On this edition of Ozarks, we discuss the future of the private option in the state. Also, Northwest Arkansas ranks nationally for its job growth rate.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has more details about the Artosphere Festival that starts today.
The University of Arkansas campus was the site of a Finals Car Smash fundraiser yesterday where students paid a buck to take a swing at an old car. Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda has the story.
Ozarks at Large’s Sophie Kid talks to Catalina Ortega, a flute instructor at the University of Arkansas.
To listen to Ortega talk about the history and the characteristics of the flute, click here.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center talks about the festival and other upcoming events at the arts center.
State officials prepare for a Medicaid shortfall; Prescription Drug Take-Back Day celebrated last weekend collects more than 10,000 pounds of expired drugs; and more – on today’s Segment A.
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