Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Sunday, June 8, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a float along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a hog farm started business near the waterway, and a brand new water park in Siloam Springs is almost ready for the public. And speaking of being ready for the public, the Walmart AMP in Rogers last night had its public debut. Blake Shelton was the first headliner to perform in the new venue, but a few days earlier, we got a sneak preview of the facility.
Three months after an oil spill, some residents near Mayflower wonder if they should have been evacuated immediately after the spill. For more, watch this video produced by our content partner KUAR in Little Rock.
"New Orleans Instrumental" by R.E.M.
Steve Boggan, a journalist from London, followed a ten dollar bill around the US, including Arkansas, for thirty days. What he learned he put in his book, Follow the Money.
"I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has a list of holiday fireworks shows.
"Fireworks" by Animal Collective
A new addition to KUAF's late night schedule allows listeners to hear some classic jazz interviews from the past fifty years.
"Bossa Nova USA" by Dave Brubeck
In July, 1973 a handful of farmers set up a small market. Four decades later the market celebrates a milestone anniversary.
"4th of July" by Bruce Springsteen