Becca Martin Brown gives us some idea of what to do this week, whether along with or in spite of the motorcycles, including an air show.
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It is never too early or too late to start thinking about retirement. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas speaks with Dr. Craig Rennie, managing director of the Garrison Financial Institute, about the Three Things to Know about saving for retirement.
Twenty-one public school districts in Arkansas have received state funding to operate health clinics, providing a full range of services for low-income children. We visit one of the first to open, three years ago, at Lincoln School District, in rural western Washington County.From a millage proposal in Bentonville to a slight change in site for the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, we bring you stories about the future of a few major construction projects in today's week in review.
Ahead on Ozarks: Foley's Van will be the first band to play next week's Bikes, Blues and BBQ event in northwest Arkansas. Before the launch the annual festival, they’ll play inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. And , the effects of cuts to Head Start programs in the region.
Michael Tilley with The City Wire talks about the bump up in home sales across the region and the slow departure of the A-10 planes.The Bella Vista Bypass hits a snag in Missouri, and the Rogers Fire Department gets a FEMA grant worth more than a half-million dollars
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Senator John Boozman on the issues that Congress will face in the upcoming session in Washington. Plus, we continue our What's in a Name series with an exploration into the history of "Shiloh" in Springdale. Also, how simply being nice can earn points.
Becca Martin Brown tells us that the country lineup of Exile, which features a list of former members of the band, has reunited and will perform soon in northwest Arkansas.
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Friday, January 24, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the initial payment to insurance carriers in relation to the state’s private option is in the mail today. And the band SX Rex will explain their name and play two songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio
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
