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Locally Made Signs Seen Through Town
Olivia Trimble's business Sleet City Hand Painted Signs may only be just more than a year old, but her wares can be spotted all around town, including a hand-painted sandwich board outside Onyx Coffee Lab and adorning the Town Center at the Fayetteville Square during the Little Craft Show. Katy Henriksen visits Trimble in her home studio to find out more about how and why she launched her business and how she makes her custom signs.

Web Extra: Images From Sleet City Signs


Rare Documents in Fayetteville
A collection of historical documents and books are on loan to the University of Arkansas this semester.
Area Bridge Shutdown, Private Option Talks Continue
From Benton and Crawford counties to Little Rock, this edition of the Week in Review covers stories from across the area and state.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, the initial payment to insurance carriers in relation to the state’s private option is in the mail today. And the band SX Rex will explain their name and play two songs inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio






A Multi-Genre Dinosaur?
Three brothers, based in Eureka Springs, make up the rock, folk, bluegrass band SX Rex. The trio will play Saturday evening at 6:00 during The Ozark Mountain Music Festival inside the Basin Park Hotel. We meet Josh, Nick and Chris Bower.
Money Matters for 2014
Michael Tilley, form The City Wire, discusses a real estate recovery, the need for a new jail in Crawford County and a possible third high school in Fort Smith.






Thursday, January 23, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, while there won't be a red carpet, Eureka Springs will recognize achievement in independent film this weekend. Plus, an exhibit allowing patrons to get hands-on with some of the first pages and books ever printed. And, Becca Martin Brown talks haggis.





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Locally Made Signs Seen Through Town
Olivia Trimble's business Sleet City Hand Painted Signs may only be just more than a year old, but her wares can be spotted all around town, including a hand-painted sandwich board outside Onyx Coffee Lab and adorning the Town Center at the Fayetteville Square during the Little Craft Show. Katy Henriksen visits Trimble in her home studio to find out more about how and why she launched her business and how she makes her custom signs.

Web Extra: Images From Sleet City Signs

Rare Documents in Fayetteville
A collection of historical documents and books are on loan to the University of Arkansas this semester.
Bridge Work Continues in River Valley, More Poll Results Released
The latest results released from the Talk Business Arkansas-Hendrix College poll show that the chief concern among Arkansas voters is the economy as this mid-term election year gets underway. Crews with the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad continue to make repairs and determine the cause of failure to certain equipment on the railroad bridge crossing the Arkansas River at Van Buren. Cargill is ordered to pay more than $2 million in a settlement of hiring discrimination allegations, and the state of Arkansas is clawing back nearly a half million dollars from Hewlett-Packard after the company failed to meet employment projections at its facility in Conway.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how members of clergy, support organizations and a T-shirt maker are helping spread relief to towns devastated by Sunday's tornadoes, and information about how anyone else can aid recovery efforts.
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Tyson Foods announced declining income in its third quarter earnings call, a section of Lake Fayetteville trail could potentially be moved, three Razorbacks move on to semifinals in London, and more.
“Steeplechase” Charlie Parker
Shale-Gas Frac Diversions During Exceptional Drought
audio/mpeg iconExtracting methane from shale preserves locked deep underground in north Central Arkansas requires tremendous amounts of water,
Extracting methane from shale preserves locked deep underground in north Central Arkansas requires tremendous amounts of water, diverted from streams and rainwater catchments. But what is the effect on aquifers during prolonged drought?
Arkansas Delta in the Past, Present and Future
audio/mpeg iconFifty years ago, the Delta was the economic engine for Arkansas. Skip Rutherford, the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinto
Fifty years ago, the Delta was the economic engine for Arkansas. Skip Rutherford, the Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, says it is still an important part of the state. For more information, visit talkbusiness.net.
“Rowing Song” by Patty Griffin
Hot Dogs, Haircuts and Help in Springdale
audio/mpeg iconThousands of people are expected to attend the third annual “Community Block Party” at the First United Methodist Church campus
Thousands of people are expected to attend the third annual “Community Block Party” at the First United Methodist Church campus in downtown Springdale this weekend. For more information, visit the church's website here.
Fall Means More Art, Music and Theater at UAFS Academy
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The staff at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Academy of the Arts is already noticing the end of summer. Dr. Rosilee Walker Russell says this semester offers more than any previous term. Audition dates for upcoming ensembles at UAFS Academy include: Teen Theater, Scrooged, The Musical: August 14, 16, 21, 23 6-8pm. Teen Honor Choir and Teen Jazz Vocal: August 23, 5-8pm and August 25 9am-noon Instrumental music auditions for grades 4th and up: August 23 5-8pm and Augustr 25th 9am-noon. For more information, visit the academy's website here.
“Discus” by Inoran