Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
The 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card collects all kinds of information to provide an overview of education in Benton and Washington counties.
Tyson Foods, headquartered in Springdale, announced on Thursday that it's issued a letter to all contract pork producers instructing them to adopt new animal welfare practices starting this year. Jacqueline Froelich reports.
Ahead on Ozarks, critical blood supply levels have led to the issuance of a code red alert. Plus, Crowder College prepares to celebrate the grand opening of its newest location.
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has issued a code red for all blood types, meaning that blood supplies are critically low.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a recap of testimony in Little Rock yesterday from current and former University of Arkansas officials regarding a funding deficit for the school's division of advancement. Plus, what it takes to put on an opera for just two performances, and two local non-profit organizations are calling on the public to help provide for infrastructure needs.
A few notes from a chocolate festival in Eureka Springs to dreams of warmer weather and the summertime sport of baseball and more.
Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr yesterday was adamant that he would not resign in the face of a number of ethics violations, though some state legislators say that impeachment proceedings are likely to occur. The Sebastian County Quorum Court has laid preliminary plans for expanding the county's Emergency Medical Service headquarters in Greenwood. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics posts November jobless numbers for Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro areas. And, the U of A Women's Basketball Team makes it onto a Top-25 list.
Ahead on Ozarks, the New Year brings an increased need for nurse practitioners in Arkansas. And 100 CEOs have given their opinions about what they think 2014 may have in store for businesses in Arkansas. Roby Brock, from our content partner Talk Business Arkansas, has the results of that survey. Plus some of the first live music in 2014 will be inside: we have a preview of a new festival in Eureka Springs that can be attended in stocking feet.
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
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
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, May 26, 2014
For a holiday edition of Ozarks at Large we hear highlights from a show at Fayetteville Public Library featuring songwriters Candy Lee, Shawn James and Barrett Baber.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Some background information behind some of the airports we frequent from XNA and Fort Smith.
Music: “Dark was the Night” by Kronos Wuartet
Search and rescue dog handler Vynn Stuart and her two German Shepherds travel thousands of miles annually from their home in Ashdown, Arkansas to help locate missing persons.
Some believe a private waste water system--one of 38 like it in the state--operated by the Great Passion Play on a mountain top just east of Eureka Springs, may be contaminating area creeks, wells and historic springs.
The Northwest Arkansas Water Ski Show Team, also known as the Aquabacks, is preparing to host a show by the year's end. Visit www.aquabacks.com for more information on the club.
For video of the Aquabacks' practice, click here.
