
Ozarks At Large

The Washington Regional Medical Center board of directors accepted an offer by the Fayetteville Public Library to purchase the former City Hospital property for $2 million. Arkansas's U.S. Senators are hopeful about passing a farm bill when Congress reconvenes next month. The state's new voter ID law is being implemented by the Arkansas Secretary of State's office. Siloam Springs joins the list of area cities holding a special sales tax election this year. And the Northwest Arkansas metro area makes another list, this time for being one of the top real estate markets for wellness and wealth in the country.
KUAF's Katy Henriksen recently traveled to Chicago for the annual Pitchfork Music Festival. Here's some of the sound she found there.


We get a peek at the new green roof on the University of Arkansas campus. It is visually pleasing, but also has practical implications.
Roby Brock talks to Kyle Kellams about possible political repercussions following the resignation of State Senator Paul Bookout.
Opposing sides give their views on the safety of oil pipelines. Central Park-Morning Star Elementary in Bentonville is named a 2012 National Blue Ribbon School, while the Sebastian County Quorum Court appoints members to the Hartford School Board. And the city of Fort Smith replaces a record number of sidewalks this year.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, January 10, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
Kelly MacNeil has the second part of her reports about proposed prison reform in the state.
Samuel Barber, Barbie and more in our history capsule for March 9.
Becca has a Wednesday rundown of what’s on stage in the region.
The Kansas City-based Heartland Men’s Chorus will perform at the Eureka Springs City Auditorium on March 12th at 7pm. Proceeds will benefit the Ozarks Aids Resources. Jacqueline Froelich provides a preview. Tickets for the Heartland Men's Choir can be order on line at www.hmckc.org or by calling the OARS ticket line 870-350-1155.
The Bureau of Land Management has expanded drilling for natural gas on the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
The Arkansas Public Policy Panel has issued a new report: “Arkansas in Balance: Managing Risks of Shale Gas Development in the Natural State” at www.arpanel.org.