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A decision on whether to close a street to vehicles in Springdale by that city's aldermen will help lay the path for the Razorback Greenway through the city. More than 6,000 voters cast ballots yesterday in the first day of early voting in Arkansas' primary and judicial elections. And the University of Arkansas announces who its next lobbyist to local, state and federal legislators will be.



A reunion has been scheduled for Sept. 27 for past and present members of the Ozark-based Charlie Battery as well as their dependents and survivors.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, a conversation with Arkansas Living Treasure Robert Runyan. Also, the president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands pays a visit to Springdale.
Horizontal slickwater natural gas drilling flowback fluids not reused or recycled are pressure injected into the earth. Several such wells were shuttered last year in Faulkner County, linked to seismic activity. Industry is now looking toward Johnson County--pocked with empty underground gas reservoirs--to safely contain frack waste. But some Johnson County residents say not in their backyard.
“An Organ, A Guitar and Chicken Wing” by Ray Manzarek
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net speaks with the CEO of Alliance Rubber in Hot Springs. The company is the nation’s largest rubber band manufacturer.
“Rubber Band Man” by The Spinners
Little Rock Airport being renamed “Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport;” the Arkansas Razorback baseball team hosts Nevada tonight at Baum Stadium; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
“Puss in Boots” to be screened at the Fayetteville and Springdale Public Libraries; the Goddess Festival continues; and much is to be learned about the history of Eureka Springs. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us more.
The University of Arkansas is one of few campuses that employs a glass-blower to work closely with researchers. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas visited the glass shop and has this story.
“Floe” by Philip Glass