
Ozarks At Large

Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Media says that though it may still be cold outside, there will still be a nice selection of things to do tomorrow.

It could be several more days before nearly two dozen Faulkner County residents of a neighborhood in Mayflower will be able to return to their homes. Crews continue cleaning up after an oil pipeline broke Friday
An Arkansas House panel advances a proposal to cut taxes on utility manufacturers, but a budget expert isn't so sure about the plan's long-term effects, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel begins investigations into the Mayflower oil spill, Mike Ross hints at the governor's race, and air traffic control operations will continue at Fayetteville's Drake Field, though the city has to pick up the expense.





Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, October 18, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks:the gavel has come down to begin a special session of the Arkansas Legislature. Chris Hickey reports on the opening afternoon of a session dedicated to solving, if only temporarily, a projected spike in insurance rates for public school employees in the state. Plus: our usual Friday conversations with Michael Tilley from The City Wire and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers. And Antoinette Grajeda tries to discover the lure of following festivals for one retailer who is selling her wares right now at Mulberry Mountain for the Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Festival.
The statesman is the subject of a one-man show in Springdale tonight.
Lyle Lovett, the Sistine Chapel and more in our history capsule for November 1.
"MGB-GT" by Richard Thompson
Christopher Spencer, the owner of ozarksunbound.com, sits in with Kyle Kellams for another of their Monday sessions. This week they talk with Washington County Election Commissioner John Logan Burrow about the nuts and bolts of an election.
Hear more from the conversation here, including how an election commission is appointed.
"This Autumn's Ours" by Pat Martino
Halloween is traditionally illustrated with images of skeletons, witches--and bats. But for bat conservationists, the spooky iconography is a reminder of a very grave situation. To learn more click here.
This weekend you can spend some quality time with the big cats at Turpentine Creek in Eureka Springs. For more information visit www.turpentinecreek.org.