Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we head to Summers, Arkansas to spend some time with the Washington County Farm Family of the Year. Plus, East of Zion performs inside our studio.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we head to Summers, Arkansas to spend some time with the Washington County Farm Family of the Year. Plus, East of Zion performs inside our studio.
The local band East of Zion will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library, which is located on the corner of School Ave. and Mountain St. The U.S. Attorney in Little Rock expects more convictions following the first-ever conviction by his office for sex trafficking last week.
The Yang family, the Washington County 2013 Farm Family of the Year, moved to Arkansas in 2004 to open a chicken farm near Summers for the betterment of their family.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses new jobs in the Fort Smith area, enplanement trends in the region, and more.Arkansas and federal prosecutors sue Exxon-Mobil for its handling of the Mayflower oil spill. A plan to award associates degrees to transfer students with enough credits to do so moves forward. And, a new children's museum in Bentonville is announced.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, one town's museum is transformed from merely a warehouse into an inspirational space as unique as the town. Plus, solar-powered pizza and a Tour de Fun.
The Teen Action and Support Center in Rogers aims to encourage, empower, and connect teens in Northwest Arkansas. Their seventh annual Tour de Fun, a biking and running fundraiser, takes place in downtown Rogers this Saturday morning. 
Eureka Pizza's Leverett Ave. store in Fayetteville is having solar panels installed on its roof this week by Sun City Solar. 
Over the decades, Eureka Springs’ history museum, filled with historical collections and artworks, had taken on the appearance of a flea market. But thanks to several inspired new museum board members, the institution has been transformed.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, December 2, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, a united effort to protect the single largest source of drinking water in northwest Arkansas. The Beaver Watershed Alliance wants to use information, muscle and policy to protect the water around us. Plus the Fayetteville Jazz Collective is getting ready for a big holiday concert.
We turn our monthly music review over to two not-so-new Christmas CDs we think are worth your attention.
Meredith Martin Moats lets us hear how one long-time gardner in Yell Countyhas gone about his work.
"Cornbread and Butter Beans" by The Carolina Chocolate Drops with Joe Thomspon
The Chemical Engineering Department at the U of A in Fayetteville gets a $3 million gift from an alumnus of the college of Engineering. A new poll shows that a majority of Arkansans support some kind of immigration reform. And a local running store is voted among the top such stores in the nation.
"Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother" by Sufjan Stevens
Along with the Kings River Watershed Partnership, which formed in 2001, and the Illinois River Watershed Partnership which organized in 2005, the Beaver Watershed Alliance, established three years ago, is also working to improve regional water quality. We meet Board President, Bob Caulk (left) and director, John Pennington, on a very impaired tributary, to talk shop.
