Ozarks at Large

On today’s show, wood pellets, traditionally manufactured from Ozarks sawmill waste, are commonly sold at hardware stores to fuel home wood stoves. But what will a burgeoning overseas demand for wood pellets as biofuel mean for Arkansas forests? Plus, we have a conversation about the complicated matter of creating public transit for a region...a region like northwest Arkansas.

On today’s show, an investigation into the relationship between drug rehab programs and some poultry companies continues. Plus, Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette gives us a rundown of weekend theater that includes the puppets of Avenue Q, the women of the Odd Couple and some Samuel Beckett. And Rapper Jasper Logan is releasing his latest album “Success” today.

On today’s show, big challenges and big efforts to affect change; we hear from Kyle Peterson, executive director of the Walton Family Foundation. Plus, a growing interest in water quality means the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality wants public comments.

On today’s show, a small piece of land in Benton County is the source for attention from three different cities, and we hear why Bentonville, Rogers and Cave Springs are involved in the latest episode of northwest Arkansas growth. Plus, Social media can be very helpful when researching the effects of an earthquake; a U of A professor discusses research of the Mexico City earthquake. And, we hear about the effort to keep Ozark ways alive in Winslow.

On today’s show, Arkansas is one of seven states to pass a seat belt law for public school buses, and one local school district is already providing such buses. Also today, we learn about the potential of dance, and we hear about the rising profile of an Arkansas official.

While Fayetteville has shown interest in attracting television and movie productions, on today's program we hear how other cities have managed to become involved in the film industry. Also, we hear concerns about low-value health care in Arkansas, and we hear how work begins on a new school campus in Bentonville.

On today’s show, new poll numbers for national...and state...elected officials. Plus, we get into the spirit of the holiday with a bit of mystery, a few monsters, and...some candy. Last Halloween a neighborhood in Eureka Springs had more than 1,200 trick-or-treaters.

On today’s show, the Arkansas State Police is ready to discuss the first draft for enhanced concealed handgun carry licenses on public college campuses and other locations, and we’ll have more details about the draft on today’s show. Plus, a new initiative by some Arkansas state Representatives is letting Arkansas girls know they can lead.

On today's show, Johnson County residents hear a pitch from Jason Henson, Arkansas's top industrial swine breeder, who plans to build an 18,000-head swine breeding confined animal feeding operation on the Arkansas River Watershed just outside of the town of Hartman and the Walton Family Foundation steps in to fund a study into the options for the future of Lake Bella Vista and its dam. Also, a round of all things Halloween this weekend with Becca Martin Brown of the NWA Democrat Gazette.

On today's show, Mercy breaks ground on a $40 million multispecialty clinic in Springdale, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville joins a handful of schools on the U.S. mainland to offer tuition help to Puerto Rican students and a growing neighborhood in Fayetteville takes up a nickname that dates back to the 1880s. We also discuss the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and the local events that will commemorate it.