Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how education and employment are more connected than ever in Arkansas. We have a report on yesterday's Career and Technology Education summit in northwest Arkansas. Plus, our technology ambassador Tyrel Denison breaks down some of the new technology that was on display at South-by-Southwest. And, a new report looks at children's healthcare issues in Arkansas.
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Arkansas has more than 160 freshwater lakes, most of them artificial, like Lake Sequoyah in southeast Fayetteville. But the 50-year old reservoir is shrinking due to excess upstream sedimentation. So the city has started to clean it out using innovative technology.
This week, the city of Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas are hosting a Sustainable Communities Summit. Starting tomorrow, the summit will feature information about alternative fuels and trails, among other things. We speak with the event's organizers.
Becca Martin Brown gives us the details on tonight’s musical optinons and an interesting way to spend lunch tomorrow.
Saturday the Fort Smith Symphony adds the Capitol Quartet, four saxophones, to the on-stage experience.
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe looks for bi-partisan support in the state legislature for expanding Medicaid in the state, Tyson Foods announces an auditing program for its poultry and livestock producers and residents of Fayetteville will soon have another place to drop off their recyclables.
