On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Senator Mark Pryor on how innovations in clean energy could reduce unemployment in the country, a new election for Cherokee chief is scheduled for next week in Tahlequah, and Tuesday’s shooting at the Crawford County courthouse raises concerns about security arrangements in courthouses across the state.Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Senator Mark Pryor on how innovations in clean energy could reduce unemployment in the country, a new election for Cherokee chief is scheduled for next week in Tahlequah, and Tuesday’s shooting at the Crawford County courthouse raises concerns about security arrangements in courthouses across the state.
A new election for Cherokee Chief, scheduled Sept. 24th in Talequah may be snarled by a recent federal order to allow Cherokee Freedmen, descendants of both Cherokee and enslaved Africans, the right to vote.Trout Fishing in America will give a world-premiere performance of their latest CD-book “Chicken Joe Forgets Something Important” at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville. Also, it’s time to buy your tickets to this year’s Yonder Harvest Festival.
The beloved band visited KUAF’s Firmin-Garner Performance studio to talk about their new book-CD combo “Chicken Joe Forgets Something Important.”
More information on the band and their new book-CD is available on www.troutmusic.com.
A quilt fair will be hosted Saturday at the Shiloh Museum. Today, a Beaver Lake cruise and a book talk by Thomas Averill is what’s up.
The non-profit Youth Bridge, which provides services to at-risk teens in northwest Arkansas, is hosting Starry, Starry Night to raise money for a teen homeless shelter.
For more information, visit www.youthbridge.com or the Youth Bridge Facebook page.
Music fans won’t be disappointed this weekend. There’s also “What’s Cookin’?,” Secchi Day and more.
Douglas A-26 Invader on exhibit at Drake Field tomorrow and it’s free! There’s also a book-signing, “What’s Cookin’?” and much more.
Roby Brock of www.talkbusiness.net talks to Jason Tolbert of the Tolbert Report and Michael Cook from Cook’s Outlook about Representative Linda Collins-Smith's party switch.
Springfield, Missouri is preparing to host the inaugural Birthplace of Route 66 Festival this weekend. In honor of the event, this week we’ll talk about some interesting places along the route in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
Today, we visit one of the three drive-ins left on Route 66. This one’s in Carthage, Missouri.
For photos of our Route 66 road trip, click here.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the sounds of Spring and Summer are lone without the chirps of frogs. We visit an area pond to hear what's hopping, and we celebrate the croaking amphibian in our Sunday morning montage.
We speak with An Na, author of A Step From Heaven, a book that was awarded the Michael L. Prince Award when it was published a decade ago. Critics and reviewers commended the book's characters for speaking like a child without being too precocious or condescending. The author will speak this week in Fayetteville.
at end of show: "Champagne and Wine" by Goose
An administrative law judge with the Arkansas Public Service Commission on Friday ordered SWEPCO to proceed on its proposed plan to build a massive new power transmission line through portions of northwest Arkansas. Also, Governor Mike Beebe says that recent cost analyses of operating the state's Private Option expansion of Medicaid justifies the program's passage during last year's session of the state legislature. And the state Attorney General's office warns residents about rapid-refund tax providers.
"Nautilus" by Appaloosa
Roby Brock, from Talk Business Arkansas, talks to Rex Nelson about what 2014 might bring for Arkansas politics.
The University of Arkansas Computer Store is the latest place on campus to find a 3D printer.
An Na will address an audience Thursday night on the University of Arkansas campus.
"Devil's Haircut" by Dr. Lonnie Smith
