Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Spring is officially here, and warmer weather will soon bring with it insects like mayflies and damsel flies out and about. But before those bugs mature, they spend their young lives as nymphs in local waterways. We visit a local creek to see what is swimming and crawling beneath the surface. Plus, a conversation with another one of this year's gubernatorial candidates, Mike Ross. The Democrat has aspirations that stretch beyond this November. And back-handsprings and lateral bars: what it takes to be one of the best gymnastics programs in the country. We spend some time with the Arkansas Razorback Gymbacks, who will host this year's national championship regionals this week.
Ozarks At Large
Our Ozarks at Large insect expert takes us on a fishing expedition in search of aquatic bugs in Clear Creek.
The Arkansas Razorbacks Gymnastics team will host an NCAA Regional Championship April 5 in Fayetteville.
A national report considers several different factors when determining the health of every county in the country.
As he series with 2014 political candidates in Arkansas continues, Roby Brock has this conversation with Mike Ross.
The new Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority which delivers Bull Shoals Lake water to towns and districts across Boone, Newton, and Searcy Counties is in trouble. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, several towns that signed on to the drinking water pact appear to be stricken by buyer’s remorse. (Correction: Marshall is in Searcy County and Lead Hill is in Boone County. In my report I erroneously reversed the towns’ locations.)
A new report places Benton and Washington counties as the two healthiest in the state. Plus the Hogeye Marathon returns and severe weather is a possibility over the next twenty-four hours.
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with House speaker designate Jeremy Gillam. Plus, we tour a compounding pharmacy in Johnson.
Next month is National Poetry Month. For this month's edition of our segment Three People, we ask three poets to talk about their form of artistic expression.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.
It took an extra month, but Wayne Bell has seen enough films to now make his Best of 2012 list.
A series of meetings regarding the extension of the 2008 Farm Bill will be held throughout the state in the coming week, and operations at Drake Field in Fayetteville may soon come under management of the city, if the city council agrees to terminate the contract of the current service provider for the airport. And, The Jones Center in Springdale receives a sizable grant from the Walmart Foundation.
“Ravens” by Patti Smith
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, talks to David Ramsey about the fallout from last week's announcement Dustin McDaniel will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2014.
We catch back up with one of the start-ups we met at last year's Ark Challenge, Sooligan. the co-founders of the social media platform have made good on their promise to launch at the biggest sproting event in the country.
You can learn more about the next Ark Challenge here. You can follow Sooligan at their Facebook page or on Twitter.
"Black Bird" by Emmanuel Saracco
Before Theatre Squared presents Sons of the Prophet, we'll have a chance to hear from the playwright during an appearance at the Fayetteville Public Library.