The Arkansas Forestry Commission is warning state residents that March is prime time for wildfire conditions. The Arkansas Election Commission is being taken to court over rules for absentee ballots under the state's new voter ID law. And a new report details the challenges and successes the state faces in regards to childrens' health.
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, though the next presidential election is more than two years away, some are already ready for HIlary. And as the Bentonville School District grows, so too does its course offerings. We visit a junior high school as students prepare for mountain biking. Plus, we learn about a Bentonville before Sam Walton.So will Artosphere come May. Beth Bobbitt with Walton Arts Center has the lineup for the fifth annual arts and nature festival.
Bentonville Public Schools is one of the fastest growing districts in the country. And it may be among the first in the nation to integrate outdoor mountain biking classes into it’s physical education curriculum. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to gym class, at Lincoln Junior High, to learn more.Students are counting down the days until Spring Break and parents are thinking up activities. Becca Martin Brown has this list for Washington County.
Steve Inman with content partner KATV's Talk Business and Politics with Roby Brock speaks with Craig Smith, senior advisor to the political action committee Ready for Hillary.
The city of Fort Smith continues to construct a 20-year plan and the University of Arkansas has news about scholarships for future students.
Northwest Arkansas Community College officials moved forward with negotiations on purchasing property for a permanent learning center in Springdale. Plus, the Washington County Election Commission continues taking care of business even after the recent death of one of its commissioners.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, an examination of primary races. Plus, researchers monitor the environmental impact of a hog farm on the Buffalo River Watershed.
A Huntsville High School counselor discusses the positive effects of hosting high school exchange students.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, May 5, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, we bid farewell to the Arkansas Honor Flight program. Also, the music of Joyce Green in latest installment of Arkansongs, Roby Brock has his weekly business and political news update, and more.
Jura Margulis is an internationally recognized concert pianist and professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Seventeen-year old Rex Lewis-Clack is an internationally-known teenage piano prodigy, who is blind, illiterate--and severely autistic. He lives in Los Angeles. But on occasion they work together.
To listen to Rex Lewis-Clack at piano practice, click here.
(Photo: Rex performing in concert with his mom Cathleen by his side)
Kevin Trainor, associate athletic director for public relations at the University of Arkansas, discusses the new digital ticketing solution called Razorback E-Ticket.
Author, Middle East expert and the man behind the blog “Informed Comment” Juan Cole visited KUAF earlier this week to discuss his book “Arab Spring: One Year Later.”
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has information about the Mardi Gras revelry in the region.
The Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra will perform an all-American concert this weekend. Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen speaks with conductor Steven Byess and Los Angeles composer Sara Carina Graef.
