
Ozarks At Large

The Bonneville House in Fort Smith shares a name with one of the legendary figures of the city's past.

Beginning last November, the NWA Council recruited individuals to spread the word about Northwest Arkansas via social media.
The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners formalized previously temporary rules for absentee voters who don't submit proper photo ID with ballots. The planned osteopathic medical school for Fort Smith names its first president, and teams from the U of A bring home multiple honors from the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup.

Theater Squared will offer its final full production its 8th season with Hamlet.
For this month's edition of our series Three Things we learn three things about coin collecting.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks with Speaker of the House Davy Carter about the issue of same-sex marriage. Also, we learn more about the weather phenomenon known as a land spout.
Richard White says a careful examination of our past can help us better understand the present.
"Cattle Call" by Johnny Cash
Arkansas has more than 160 freshwater lakes, most of them artificial, like Lake Sequoyah in southeast Fayetteville. But the 50-year old reservoir is shrinking due to excess upstream sedimentation. So the city has started to clean it out using innovative technology.
The Fayetteville Natural Heritage Association recently adopted more than 30 acres of prairie near Lake Fayetteville and restored the brushy wooded area back to its native grassland state.
After two years, the film Up From the Hills will premier this week at the Fayetteville Public Library.
Katy Henriksen tells us about the two works, both Symphony Number 2 from Phillip Glass and Alexander Bourdin.