Last month, we began a series on a farm to school project taking place this summer in Fayetteville.
Earlier this week, Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas visited the Owl Creek Elementary cafeteria for a behind-the-scenes look at how fresh food gets from farms onto the trays of school children.
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Author Megan Bergman talks to Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen about her book “Birds of a Lesser Paradise,” a collection of short stories that was just cited by the Huffington Post as a must-read.
The Bentonville Citizen’s Police Academy is a program designed to give the public a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings on the Bentonville Police Department.
Ozarks at Large's Jon Schleuss talked to Lil Buckley, a self-proclaimed town historian, about the history of Sulphur Springs. She, along with the town museum, helped publish the book "The History of Sulphur Springs 1890-2012."
Last month, we began a series on a farm to school project taking place this summer in Fayetteville.
Today, Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas visits the Owl Creek Elementary cafeteria for a behind-the-scenes look at how fresh food gets from farms onto the trays of school children.
Happy Independence Day! On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we have three authors who talk about their books that cover the Civil War, nuclear waste and a collection of short stories just cited by the Huffington Post as a must-read.
Author Kristen Iversen’s new book Full Body Burden is a memoir about living in the shadow of a nuclear weapons plant once designated “the most contaminated site in America.”
Author Megan Bergman talks to Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen about her book “Birds of a Lesser Paradise,” a collection of short stories that was just cited by the Huffington Post as a must-read.
Author Amanda Foreman discusses the process of working on her book “World on Fire.” The book is about the reaction of Great Britain to America’s Civil War.
John Payne, the twelve time winner of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Specialty Act of the Year, will be entertaining crowds each evening at the Rodeo of the Ozarks this week. Christina Thomas spoke with Payne, who is also known as the One Armed Bandit.
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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.
Two public meetings were held late yesterday in Jasper to address concerns about the large CAFO in Newton County. Picasolar took home several thousand dollars from an MIT competition earlier this week. Fort Smith has finished automating trash collection, but now the city's sanitation department is turning its eye to automating recyclable collection. And speaking of Fort Smith, Senator Mark Pryor demands answers from the U.S. Air Force regarding the future of the 188th Fighter Wing.
"Seventh Voyage of Sinbad: The Duel With the Skeleton" by Bernard Hermann
Researchers at the University of Arkansas recently completed a study, concluding that the use of sequential pricing based on real-time knowledge of shopper preferences could increase retailer profits. Ozarks at Larges Christina Thomas spoke with Cary Deck and John Aloysius of the Walton College of Business.
This week a business plan from Picasolar took top honrs, and big money, at a competition at MIT.
A new program gets young people on the river, some paddling in a canoe for the first time.
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers gives a litany of entertainment options for Mothers' Day gifts.
"Valley of the Gwangi" by Phantom Tollbooth