A new fellowship program in Arkansas aims to stem the flow of highly skilled college graduates from the state to other areas. And, two of the longer-operating hospital systems in the state announce a merger.
Ozarks At Large
The latest revenue collections by the state came in again above what was originally forecast, while one gubernatorial candidate issues his plan to put mroe funding into Pre-K programs.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, those amphibious harbingers of spring--frogs and toads--are being counted all over Arkansas. We'll find out how the frog watch works, and if the number of frogs in the state is diminishing. And, the AMP is being prepared for its first show. The seats aren't in yet, but work is going on almost around-the-clock to meet a June 1 completion date.
This month, visitors to a bustling Bentonville square can step inside the Visitor's Bureau to take in the serene landscapes of pastel artist Judy Howard.Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is a wide range of music (some of it free) this week.
It was a year ago this week that an oil spill created a major disruption in an Arkansas town.
Spring break is over; let the deluge of spring events begin.
We meet Tom Krohn, Arkansas Regional Coordinator for FrogWatch USA. Krohn hosts free workshops across the state, training citizen scientists to become certified frog listeners. He will be in Northwest Arkansasa April 8 & 15th at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. To learn more visit Arkansasfrogsandtoads.org.The Walmart AMP's topping off ceremony was Monday, now the rest of the work takes place.
A wet March led Arkansas farmers to plant crops late, but it hasn't necessarily hurt this year's harvest. Plus, the Bentonville School District proposes a traffic study to project what traffic will be like in Centerton once the district's second high school is open for classes.
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a look at the increasing educational accountability standards placed on the nation's 5-year-olds. Plus, Michael Pakko discusses the state's economy, and more.
Nuclear weapons, the smell of “Teen Spirit” and more in our history capsule for September 24.
“Le Pont Royal” by Kyle Eastwood
Sunday afternoon the second opera in this season's John Harrison Opera Foundation series will be screened, for free, at the Stella Boyle Smith Fine Arts Concert Hall on the University of Arkansas campus. It will feature, as do all six screenings this year, Rene Flemming. And it is a relatively
recent opera, "A Streetcar named Desire".
“Breathe” by Leaves
The inaugural music festival will benefit Clear Springs School. Stevie Tombstone is one of the scheduled performers and he spoke with Ozark at Large's Antoinette Grajeda earlier this week.
Black tea, both iced and hot, is a popular drink around the world. In the American South we tend to drink it cold and sweet. And then there are those who prefer it fermented, called Kombucha. As part of our occasional series on beverages, Jacqueline Froelich reports.
"Norweigan Wood" by Kurt Elling
Friday night's high school football game between Bentonville and Fayetteville completes a week dedicated to cancer education at the two schools.
