
Ozarks At Large


A new fellowship program in Arkansas aims to stem the flow of highly skilled college graduates from the state to other areas. And, two of the longer-operating hospital systems in the state announce a merger.



Becca Martin Brown, with Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says there is a wide range of music (some of it free) this week.
It was a year ago this week that an oil spill created a major disruption in an Arkansas town.

A wet March led Arkansas farmers to plant crops late, but it hasn't necessarily hurt this year's harvest. Plus, the Bentonville School District proposes a traffic study to project what traffic will be like in Centerton once the district's second high school is open for classes.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, May 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we conclude our series of conversations with candidates in primary races with GOP Congressional candidate Bruce Westerman. We also welcome Barrett Baber back into the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to hear a new take on one of his songs.
One business statistic in Arkansas has taken a slight bump in the wrong direction. As Roby Brock from Talkbusiness.net reports, unemployment figures in the Natural State inched up in August.
A rebel without a cause, a place where everybody knows your name and more in our history capsule for September 30.
Becca previews entertainment for Day 2 of Bikes, Blues & BBQ.
"Lei 'Ohu" by Cyril Pahinui and Bob Brozman
PJ Robowski, KUAF's music director, discusses music from the movie Pollock (a biography of abstract painter Jackson Pollock), which will be heard on tomorrow's Film Score Friday.
"It Could Happen to You" by Joe Pass
Jodi Beznoska, the Vice-President of Communications at Walton Arts Center, discusses the entertainment Walton Arts Center is providing during Bikes, Blues & BBQ. She also announces new shows that have been added to the 2010-2011 schedule.