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April Wallace of the "Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette" joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to suggest local happenings this weekend, like Winter Nights and Blippi at the Walton Arts Center, a nutcrackin' Super Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, Avoca's Country Christmas Parade and following cookie social, and more.

The 17th annual Candle Lighting Service is at Rolling Hills Baptist Church on Sunday night. The service honors and remembers children who have died at any age from any cause. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spent some time at the church to learn more about the tradition and what it means to the people attending and hosting.

The City of Fayetteville is launching a curbside food waste collection program in partnership with Ozark Compost and Swap, designed to make composting easier than ever.

A concerning trend is emerging in the Bentonville School District—drivers are increasingly flouting the stop signs of school buses, putting the safety of young students at risk.

This week’s collection of Pryor Center archives covers the career of Steve Clark, the longest-serving attorney general in Arkansas history.

After a divisive election season, the upcoming holiday season may seem like a familial or social minefield. You might aim to avoid potentially hard conversations, but the next University of Arkansas Theater production, "Heroes of the Fourth Turning," may advise facing them head-on. Director Claire Wewers and assistant director Reese Edwards came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to discuss the play.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, the two break the rules and talk about something that has already occurred. Kenneth Barnes is a history professor at the University of Central Arkansas and wrote "Mob Rule in the Ozarks: The Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike, 1921-1923". He joins the conversation to talk about the little-known story his book covers.

Marshallese human rights advocate Benetick Kabua Maddison discusses the continuing consequences of Cold War U.S. Military nuclear weapons testing on the Marshall Islands as well as climate catastrophe impacts, in episode two of 'Ozarks ri-Ṃajeļ' — a new KUAF/Listening Lab multimedia series on the history of Marshallese migration in our region.

Podcasters trying to break through can get advice from professionals this week at the third annual Arkast, the Arkansas Podcast Festival. This year’s festival will be at the Fayetteville Public Library and is put together by the Arkansas Podcast Collaborative. Ti King, the collaborative's executive director, came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to speak with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the festival and offer guidance.

The Fayetteville Fire Department recently announced a new strategy to keep first responders safe while working roadside accidents. Firefighters will now deploy temporary speed bumps to slow traffic near sites where they’re working. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis reached out to Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Hulse to discuss this new safety practice.