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Ozarks At Large

Format: 2024-11-19
Handmade Medicines
In the olden days, your local apothecary prepared all your medications. Now, your pharmaceutical industry mass produces everything from prescription Ambien to Xanax.
But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, the lost art of individualized compounding is undergoing a revival—and more intense review. (Photo: Collier Drug Compounding Lab Staff-- front row left to right: Denise Roark, Jana Evensen, Corrie Stout, Melissa Mashburn, back row: Andrew Mize, Justin Bolinger.)
Aquatic Park Plans Finalized
The design for the Ben Geren Aquatics Park in Fort Smith has been finalized and will soon be let out for bid. And, a journalist that was once critical of the Clintons speaks about the state of the news media.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, distance education will have a strong presence in a program on the University of Arkansas campus next fall, plus Rogers Little Theatre brings a comedy classic to the stage. We go behind the scenes with The Man Who Came To Dinner.




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During, and After, Spring Break
We didn't all leave: some things to do this week and weekend.
Bentonville Museum Gets a Mammoth
The Museum of Native American History in Bentonville is no longer a secret.






Meet me in St. Louis
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, makes suggestions for a spring break St. Louis trip.
Man Comes to Dinner at RLT
Rogers Little Theater will open its run of "The Man Who Came to Dinner" Friday.







An LLM at the University from Afar
Next year an LLM degree at the University of Arkansas will be obtainable in a face-to-face setting or from a distance.`
To Close, or Not To Cloes (a Road)
The Rogers city council gets ready to consider closing the road around Lake Atalanta, and a farmers market gets ready to open in Centerton.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, upgrades to a nearly decade-old program are designed to more effectively connect consumers with local farmers. Plus, the deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is on the horizon. We learn about the consequences of failing to enroll in coverage.



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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Thursday, May 15, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: in an effort to facilitate further business success in Arkansas, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission has launched a new website, ArkansasFavorsTheBold.com. We'll have a conversation with Grant Tennille, that organization's executive director. Plus, the Fourth Congressional District, geographically the largest in the state is in the midst of a heated Republican race this primary season. We have part one in a series of conversations with each candidate.
Mayflower Continues to Recover
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An important phase of the recovery after this spring's tornado is coming to an end in Mayflower.
World Cup, Northwest Arkansas Style
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Fans from around the world are cheering for their teams during the World Cup in bars and homes across northwest Arkansas.
Sound of Music
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Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, previews tonight's opening of a classic at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale.
Big Gulp by Blank Banshee
Joe Crookston Returns
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Singer and songwriter Joe Crookston is back in Fayetteville this week, almost a year after his first visit at the 2013 Roots Festival.
Immigration, Flood Relief and an Arkansas Emmy Nomination
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Arkansas business leaders call for immigration reform, Governor Beebe asks for emergency assistance and True Detective may earn an alum from the University of Arkansas an award.
Ethan’s Song by Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters