Demolition and excavation related to the downtown parking deck project gets closer to getting underway in Fayetteville. Eureka Springs aldermen pass a resolution supporting marriage equality. And the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department moves forward with plans to pave the only stretch of gravel state highway.
Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks, how ex-pats in NWA watch the World Cup. And, singer/songwriter Joe Crookston stops by the studio. Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, more than 3,000 Arkansas children are in foster care custody on any single day. A new report has suggestions on how to better serve these young people. Plus, Arkansas native Louis Jordan's forays into the Caribbean and Calypso in today's edition of Arkansongs, and we hear how the four men running for Governor of Arkansas responded when asked about the legality of same-sex marriage
Roby Brock, from Talk Business and Politics, takes a look back at the previous seven days in Arkansas news.The Arkansas Press Association hosted three debates last week, including one with the four candidates in this year's governor's race.
A new report issued by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families reveals the state’s foster care system would better serve children by allowing them to stay with their family of origin. Jacqueline Froelich talks with the report’s lead author, Jennifer Ferguson.The latest enrollment numbers for Arkansas' Private Option are announced, the city of Fayetteville gets ready to accept nearly a million dollars in grants for trails construction, design and engineering,and one water-borne illness is making the rounds through Arkansas and the nation.
Singer and songwriter Joe Crookston is back in Fayetteville this week, almost a year after his first visit at the 2013 Roots Festival.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses the latest economic numbers for the region...and the dreams of bringing professional hockey to Fort Smith.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with representatives from each side of the Cotton/Pryor Senate race. Plus, we explore War Eagle cavern and more.
Horizontal slickwater natural gas drilling flowback fluids not reused or recycled are pressure injected into the earth. Several such wells were shuttered last year in Faulkner County, linked to seismic activity. Industry is now looking toward Johnson County--pocked with empty underground gas reservoirs--to safely contain frack waste. But some Johnson County residents say not in their backyard.
“An Organ, A Guitar and Chicken Wing” by Ray Manzarek
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net speaks with the CEO of Alliance Rubber in Hot Springs. The company is the nation’s largest rubber band manufacturer.
“Rubber Band Man” by The Spinners
Little Rock Airport being renamed “Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport;” the Arkansas Razorback baseball team hosts Nevada tonight at Baum Stadium; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Puss in Boots” to be screened at the Fayetteville and Springdale Public Libraries; the Goddess Festival continues; and much is to be learned about the history of Eureka Springs. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us more.
The University of Arkansas is one of few campuses that employs a glass-blower to work closely with researchers. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas visited the glass shop and has this story.
“Floe” by Philip Glass
