Becca Martin Brown has some last minute activity to do with your mom or do yourself or your kids if you are a mom, or not.
Ozarks At Large
The idea of Community varies from person to person. A year long project at Fayetteville High School concludes with an open house showcasing juniors’ and seniors’ ideas of community as seen through each of their camera lenses.
The past week in Arkansas saw a visit from President Obama, hundreds of new jobs announced, and expansion plans for one decades-old stadium move forward. We have more in this morning's Week in Review.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley talks about a new owner for some long-abandoned real estate in Fort Smith, and the official announcement of a Whole Foods in Fayetteville. Plus, Cletus Got Shot gets ready to perform at a few festivals in the next month.
Cletus Got Shot will perform at the 2014 Artosphere Celebration and the Block Street Block Party next weekend. 
An undocumented Arkansas college student who traveled to Mexico to attain a nursing degree back in 2011, was forced to flee back across the U.S. border this winter, and risk arrest by immigration officials in order to save her own life. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, Marisol Soto somehow made it all the way back home to Pea Ridge, Arkansas. (Photo: Marisol, Andrea, and Marianna Soto)
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses a sale of some former Whirlpool real estate in Fort Smith and the eventual arrival of Whole Foods in Fayetteville.Exxon Mobil Corp. contributes $125,000 to the Arkansas Community Foundation to assist with long-term disaster recovery efforts in Central Arkansas. Two state legislators call for another financial impact analysis for the state's Private Option program, and postal workers across the state will collect food items Saturday for one of the larger food drives in the state.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, June 9, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we learn the differences between various types of Arkansas charter schools. Plus, a UA researcher receives a grant to study the genetic composition of diatoms.
American farmers are aging, the average is around 60.
But a new crop of young farmers is emerging across the American landscape. We travel to the foothills of the Ozarks in eastern Oklahoma to Three Springs Farm operated by Emily Oakley and Mike Appel.
“Midnight at Yoshi’s” by Pharoah Sanders
Democrat Darrin Williams was elected as the Speaker of the House in Arkansas last week. Representative Williams is the first African-American to be elected to the post. He spoke with Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net after his election.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about a book talk and a drawing class at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
“Forty Four” by Howlin’ Wolf
The non-profit Youth Bridge closes in on its $1.2 million goal for a new facility to serve area youth; the Arkansas women’s basketball team to open play in the NCAA Tournament Saturday in College Station, Texas; and more – on this edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
Our history expert Dr. Bill Smith says there is a word that connects a Republican president from the early 20th century to the current president, a Democrat.
“Smokey” by Red House Painters
