Ozarks at Large

On today's show, we hear about a local junior high teacher who is the winner of a national educational award.  Plus, a decade of Frost Fest. Plus, a brand new edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report.

On today's show, a new resolution by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees means the school will begin feeding millions of dollars into its athletics department, and more. 

On today's show, we hear more about TheatreSquared’s current production "The Book Club Play", and a curated program at the Fayetteville Public Library celebrates the work of Arkansas composer Florence Price. 

On today's show, the League of Women Voters of Washington County is hosting a candidate forum later this month, and host of Little Rock Public Radio's segment "Naming Arkansas" Dan Boice visits the Pryor Center for their upcoming program.  

On today's show, a new policy that would prohibit inmates from receiving books directly is being considered in Arkansas, and Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter changes its name, but not its mission.

On today's show, a lawsuit has been filed against the state of Arkansas for their near-total abortion ban, and northwest Arkansas has been named the best performing metro area in America by The Milken Institute.

On today's show, we hear about Rosenwald Schools, more than five-thousand schools for African-American children  built in the South during 20th century segregation. Also on today's show, Little Rock native Brandon Campbell discusses his new book.

On today's show, a restored stretch of War Eagle Creek shows how conservation work protects farms, habitat, and northwest Arkansas’ drinking water. Also on today's show, Fayetteville store Freckled Hen closes its doors on its own terms. 

On today's show, a group out of Fayetteville is advocating for nine bond measures on the ballot this spring, plus  sounds from a snowy Gulley Park in Fayetteville. 

On today's show,  a much-discussed winter storm is ready to transform the weekend in northwest Arkansas, and a look into the show "Maxxed Out" on the Oprah Winfrey Network with NWA-based host Leah Collins.