Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Monday, April 21, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, Mercy Hospital continues its commitment to sustainability with a new recycling program. Also a conversation with the author of “Sharecropper's Troubadour.”
Another ballot initiative group is moving forwarrd with petitions after the state's attorney general approved the wording of its measure, which would raise the minimum wage in Arkansas to $8.50. Booneville Community Hospital starts the new year with a new name and new management. Fayetteville is set to be recognized as a compassionate city. Thirteen Arkansas counties are declared disaster areas after the early December ice and snow storm. And with a budget set, the Sebastian County Quorum Court and Fort Smith Board of Directors agree on amenities to be placed in the future Ben Geren Aquatics Park.
"Nicolas Cage" by The Great Wild
Millions of newly insured Americans will be seeking medical care, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act starting this month. And with a projected shortage of primary care physicians to serve them, new research indicates that nurse practitioners may help fill the gap. We hear from a national association board member as well as Dr. Anna Jarrett, an acute care nurse practitioner and professor of nursing at UA-Fayetteville.
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, examines a recent poll of some of Arkansas top business officials.
If the weather allows, the second weekend of 2014 will be full of indoor and outdoor events.
"Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, Go" by Trentmoeller
The inaugural Ozark Mountain Music Festival is all indoors in Eureka Springs. And it has a fun nickname, too. Schedule Includes: Friday, 1/24 6 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- HonkySuckle 8 p.m. Ozark Room -- Wink 10 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- 3 Penny Acre Saturday, 1/25 Balcony -- Hogscalders 2 p.m. Ozark Room -- Pearl Brick 4 p.m. Ozark Room -- Tyrannosaurus Chicken 6 p.m. Barefoot Ballroom -- SxRex 8 p.m. Ozark Room -- Ben Miller Band 10 p.m. Ballroom -- National Park Radio MIDNIGHT JAM -- Ron Landis and Chuck Sunday, 1/26 NOON- Bloody Mary Morning Show Ozark Rooms -- Handmade Moments
"Dream of the Future" by Carter Burwell