Demolition and excavation related to the downtown parking deck project gets closer to getting underway in Fayetteville. Eureka Springs aldermen pass a resolution supporting marriage equality. And the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department moves forward with plans to pave the only stretch of gravel state highway.
Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks, how ex-pats in NWA watch the World Cup. And, singer/songwriter Joe Crookston stops by the studio. Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, more than 3,000 Arkansas children are in foster care custody on any single day. A new report has suggestions on how to better serve these young people. Plus, Arkansas native Louis Jordan's forays into the Caribbean and Calypso in today's edition of Arkansongs, and we hear how the four men running for Governor of Arkansas responded when asked about the legality of same-sex marriage
Roby Brock, from Talk Business and Politics, takes a look back at the previous seven days in Arkansas news.The Arkansas Press Association hosted three debates last week, including one with the four candidates in this year's governor's race.
A new report issued by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families reveals the state’s foster care system would better serve children by allowing them to stay with their family of origin. Jacqueline Froelich talks with the report’s lead author, Jennifer Ferguson.The latest enrollment numbers for Arkansas' Private Option are announced, the city of Fayetteville gets ready to accept nearly a million dollars in grants for trails construction, design and engineering,and one water-borne illness is making the rounds through Arkansas and the nation.
Singer and songwriter Joe Crookston is back in Fayetteville this week, almost a year after his first visit at the 2013 Roots Festival.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses the latest economic numbers for the region...and the dreams of bringing professional hockey to Fort Smith.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with representatives from each side of the Cotton/Pryor Senate race. Plus, we explore War Eagle cavern and more.
On this week's Capitol View, Roby Brock and David Goins speak with sate representative Warwick Sabin and political animals club Rex Nelson about recent political scandals, and the call for ethics reform in the state.
TheaterSquared opens its 8th season with the original work The Spiritualist. This month members of the cast, as well as director and playwright, talked to Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the production in front of an audience at the Fayetteville Public Library.
For years, organic farmer Guy Ames grew conventional varieties of fruits in Newton and Washington Counties. But he was forced to abandon farming, after watching his orchards collapse from disease and pests. Ten years later, he’s farming again, cultivating hardy Ozarks-adapted apples, grapes, paw paws, pears as well as novel drought-tolerant fruit tree stock to sell to local growers. Jacqueline Froelich takes us to visit orchardist, Guy Ames.
"Deer in the Headlights" by Owl City
We speak with an urban wildlife biologist from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on the increased number of deer in Arkansas.
More than two dozen club sports exist on the University of Arkansas campus, and this week the bowling, skeet and other squads were looking for new members.
