Ozarks At Large

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Sunday, June 8, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a float along the Buffalo River nearly a year after a hog farm started business near the waterway, and a brand new water park in Siloam Springs is almost ready for the public. And speaking of being ready for the public, the Walmart AMP in Rogers last night had its public debut. Blake Shelton was the first headliner to perform in the new venue, but a few days earlier, we got a sneak preview of the facility.
A legendary western swing band sweeps into Fort Smith tonight.
A 1951 science fiction soundtrack highlights PJ's weekly visit to our studio. To hear more of our time with PJ, click here.
Cargill, the Minneapolis-based agri-firm, which has operations in Arkansas, recently made a cash donation to The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas new Kings River Preserve in Carroll County. Jacqueline Froelich reports. To learn more visit nature.org/arkansas
The commuter-based campus of Arkansas Tech University-Ozark is planning for a modern student union. Plans were revealed this week.
"Chinquipin" by Paul McGowan from his new CD "Sleepy Lou." He'll talk about it and play live in our studio Friday.
Several local artists have turned used bike wheels into art, and in one case, a musical instrument to raise money for the Safe Routes to School program.