Ozarks at Large

On today's show, a 336-mile bicycle tour of Arkansas courtesy of the Arkansas Graveler. Plus, the origins and uncertain future of national monuments, Fort Smith updates from Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics, weekend plans with Becca Martin Brown, and much more.

On today's show, a new scholarship at Little Rock Central High will honor the top students in the AP African American History course. Also, Nick Mancini closes out the Summer Jazz Concert Series.

On today's show, archeologists are busy digging up the remains of a homestead in Washington County from the Stone Age. Also, Brian Crowne is honored during live music with Divas on Fire at the Fayetteville Public Library.

On today's show, the Fayetteville Public Library opens a new innovation center, and the FBI is addressing misconceptions about the realities of human trafficking.

On today's show, an education effort from the Runway Group and the Arkansas Farm Bureau highlights bicycle safety on rural roads. Plus, gravel cycling's recent rise in popularity and the unsafe road conditions forcing cyclists off the streets. Also, the Startup Crawl returns in September and how audio giant Klipsch got its start in Arkansas.

On today's show, updates on enplanements at Fort Smith Regional Airport and a possible stadium coming to downtown.

On today's show, Orlando Joven tells his journey from his hometown to owning Northwest Arkansas' first Colombian food truck. Also, looking into Arkansas election officials rejecting absentee ballots, new food lockers improve food pantry access and more from the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

On today's show, how an idea from a magazine became a system of Friendly Fridges in Northwest Arkansas. Plus, a guide to becoming a sustainable runner, updates from the latest Illinois River Watershed stakeholders meeting and TheatreSquared's new season opens with a nefarious plan.

On today's show, a new Arkansas law removing the work permit requirement for 14- and 15-year-olds took effect earlier this month. Also, Arkansas Department of Education officials decided it would no longer recognize Advanced Placement African American History for course credit in the state. Plus, lessons from the Militant Grammarian and a new episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas.

On today's show, the Arkansas Passport Center is attracting more travelers amid the passport backlog. Also, a new way to find lost livestock, Arkansas schools open doors as LEARNS changes take place and a brief history of fads from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.

On today's show, the Rogers Historical Museum opens a large toy box with it 'Toys Well Played' exhibition. Also, Michael Tilley, executive editor of Talk Business & Politics, discusses sales tax, water leaks and the U.S. Marshals Museum. Plus, University of Arkansas students move in on campus, the PACT Act's application deadline is extended and more.

On today's show, a grantee in the Women's Economic Mobility Hub speaks about her business and experience in the program. Plus, the Bentonville Public Library expansion is underway, local music and a conversation with current GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson about his efforts to qualify for the first party debate.

On today's show, farm and food workers are eligible for a $600 stimulus from qualifying organizations if they worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, Walker Park's basketball court mural is revealed, DHS released updated Medicaid termination statistics and more.

Every odd year, Arkansas' voter roll is combed through to correct and remove registered voters information. This year, hundreds of names are incorrectly marked as "inactive" on the list. Also on today's show, Tyson Foods announces the closing of four poultry plants. Plus, an interview with author Keith Vire about his new novel, “The Black Telecaster: A CrossRoads Story," and more.

On today's show, Fayetteville adopts its first Heritage and Historic Perseveration Plan. Plus, the effort to place a ballot measure to repeal the LEARNS Act did not gather enough signatures, the CDC warns of a possible rise of COVID-19 cases and more.

On today's show, updates from ArcBest, weekend events and a movie review of "Meg 2: The Trench." Plus, a view inside the Bentonville Public Library's seed library and more new on The Outline.

To develop immersive tours of Roman ruins, a University of Arkansas research team photographed sites in Tunisia and Sicily over the summer. Also on today's show, a crowd-sourcing fundraiser inspired by Maxine Miller a broke record for the university's FundRAZOR platform. Plus, the state's hottest days of the year are here, local music and more.

On today's show, how people can reduce waste, the City of Tontitown's appeal to stop the expansion of the Eco Vista Class 4 Landfill and a new book on Washington County history. Also, Samaritan Community Center's 21st annual Fresh Start: BackPacks for Kids event is Saturday and more.

On today's show, a partnership between Northwest Arkansas Food Bank and downtown Bentonville restaurants to fight food insecurity. Plus, noisy crypto mining,, eponyms, and much more.

On today's show, two private school administrators talk about school choice and the impact of the new voucher program in Arkansas, a look back at the career of Hoyt Purvis and much more.

On today's show, a look at tax reports from the first six months in Sebastian County, a constant flow of theater to see this weekend, keeping an eye on the heat for people with lung diseases, and much more.

On today's show, a former Eureka Springs tourist motel is converted into apartments to offer more affordable housing. Plus, an Arkansas lawmaker reconsiders a cryptocurrency mine law he initially supported, local music events and more.

On today's show, the announcement of two new USL clubs and the rights to build a stadium in Rogers. Also, a federal judge plans to rule on Arkansas' library obscenity law, Stroll the Atolls returns this week and more.

On today's show, the challenge of finding landlords with Section 8 housing. Plus, reasons the region needs more affordable housing with an excerpt from the podcast I Am Northwest Arkansas, exploring the relationship between the Ozarks and country stores, the differences between insure, ensure and assure, and much more.

On today's show, a new program is coming to Arkansas with the mission to combat the nation's highest maternal mortality rate. Plus, a new update on the continuing confederate monument erected in a Eureka Springs Cemetery, a conversation with some award-winning guacamole makers on staff and much more.

On today's show, another flooding of the Peak Center with no response from the Fort Smith school administration and the "Project X" project in Fort Smith. Also, new music, an Oppenheimer review and more.

On today's show, an effort to bring Arkansas up to speed with broadband access is underway. Also, American Heartland announces a new theme park in Northeast Oklahoma, a conversation about the new Waste Management project at the Eco Vista Landfill to capture renewable natural gas, music and more.

A childcare company is offering full-time employees an opportunity to get a bachelor's degree for free. Also on today's show, adding new beds to address Arkansas prison inmate backlog, a ribbon cutting for a new radiation oncology center in Little Rock and more.

On today's show, we explore the benefits of forest therapy, appreciate the King's River and much more. Be sure to apply sunscreen while listening.

On today's show, the start of a new transitional housing program in Bentonville for veterans. Plus, a trip to Oaklawn, courtesy of the Pryor Center Archives, an iconic rock and roll rill with Arkansas origins, and much more.

On today's show, the continued dialog around teacher pay in Arkansas. Plus, stories of the Arkansas Delta courtesy of the Listening Lab, the band Dial Up heads to Tulsa with their very 90s sound, and much more.

On today's show, an overview of tenant rights in Arkansas. Also, the proposal for two new professional soccer teams and a new stadium for Rogers. Plus, the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report and more.

A committee of seven women in rural West Fork in Washington County drafted an ordinance amending the town's property maintenance code allowing for increased cultivation of wildflower meadows, pollinator plant gardens and even small orchards on private yards and properties — possibly the first municipal ordinance of its kind approved in Arkansas.

Casa Jovero Market is one of the few specialty shops in Fayetteville. Ozarks at Large's Rachell Sanchez-Smith spoke with the store's owner Jose Rodriguez who opened the market this past month. Also, thousands of Arkansans were removed from Medicaid rolls in June, Fort Smith International Film Festival is set to begin August 25 and more.

On today's show, inside the process of the petitioners trying to repeal the recently-passed LEARNS Act. Plus, how Daisy BB Guns came to Rogers and an update on a Confederate monument in a Eureka Springs cemetery.

On today's show, the Eastern Collared Lizard Conservation Team, has bred 43 of Arkansas' largest lizards, the Eastern Collared Lizard, and released them in secret locations in the Ozark Mountains earlier this summer. Also, the mobile Listening Lab visits Little Rock, Arkansas ends the fiscal year with a surplus and more.

On today's show, construction begins on the Market Center of the Ozarks. The facility will be a resource for local farmers, food entrepreneurs and regional communities. Also, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders led her first overseas trade mission as governor this past week. Plus, the Music Depot opens next week, a concert honoring Diego Rivera's art and local music.

On today's show, a housing voucher section is added to Fayetteville's landlord registry and advocates said the measure can further tenant rights. Also, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas releases its first album, New Canons. Plus, construction on a community designed for neurodiverse adults begins, a big fish story and more.

On today's show, the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Council is launching the State of Black NWA Census project. Also, aging water infrastructure causes millions of gallons of water to be lost, a new episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas and more.

On today's show, the only refugee agency in Arkansas opens its doors to honor World Refugee Day. Also, hundreds gather to at the NWA Trans March, the story of Sheriff Coolidge Conley from a Pryor Center archive, free summer events and more.

On today's show, a new album, Buffalo National River Songs, Vol.1, celebrates the Buffalo National River and its residents. Also, Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Robin Wynne died Wednesday night at age 70. Plus, Crawford County Quorum Court allocates money for anticipated library lawsuit costs, summer events and more.

On today's show, Fayetteville’s Black Heritage Preservation Commission reveal historical markers recognizing Nelson Hackett, the only enslaved person to be extradited from Canada back to Fayetteville. Also, Arkansas is 47th in the nation in state health system performances, according to the Common Wealth Fund's annual report. Plus, cycling generated almost $1.6 million to Northwest Arkansas' economy in 2022 and more.

On today's show, one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Arkansas organizations help provide access to reproductive health services and assistance for legal medication and surgical abortions. Also, a federal judge strikes down the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, research connects racial discrimination to vaccine hesitancy and more.

On today's show, KUAR's Josie Lenora ends a two-part series on how Arkansas libraries are preparing for a state law affecting access to certain books. Also, a conversation with John Colbert, Fayetteville Public Schools' first African American principal, special education teacher and superintendent. Plus, Women of Oz Sunset Summit scheduled for September and more.

On today's show, Arkansas ranked 43rd in the nation for overall child well-being for the second consecutive year, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

On today's show, the Compass Report indicates strong economic growth in Arkansas, weekend events, Fayetteville Public School officials cut the ribbon on the new John L. Colbert Middle School and more.

On today's show, the third episode of KUAF's Maternal Mortality Series looks into Arkansas' postpartum deaths, the lack of records to review cases and mistrust among underrepresented communities. Also, the Fayetteville Farmers Market turns 50, the state received a low rank for overall child well-being and more.

On today's Ozarks at Large, a monument honoring Confederate Veterans buried in Eureka Springs City cemetery was recently built on a private burial plot. Also, restoration efforts continue on the childhood home of Little Rock Nine member Ernest Green. Plus, cycling in Northwest Arkansas generates $150 million, book recommendations with Pastor Clint Schnekloth and more.

Today's Ozarks at Large features a conversation with Andrew Boyd about his new book, I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope and Gallows Humor. Plus, NWA Fashion Week begins, remembering singer songwriter Clare Starr, Teamsters and ABF Freight reach a tentative agreement, and more.

As extreme weather becomes more frequent, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is urging people to get flood insurance. Also, a Juneteenth conversation from The BeLOVEd Community, and a review committee hopes lower Arkansas' high maternal mortality rate. Plus, a summary of news ranging from funds to improve railroad crossing safety, to the rising number of telehealth visits for pregnancies in the state.