Providing resources to those struggling with addiction, learning more about primary elections

Arisa Health rises to the challenge of addiction in Arkansas

Sophia Nourani

According to the Arkansas State department of Health, Washington and Benton County each reported between four to six drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, respectively. This is a significant decrease to overdose rates in these areas in 2022, which averaged closer to nine to 16 people per 100,000. Yet both of these counties are steadily growing, despite the downward spike. What resources are available to members of our community who continue to struggle with addiction? And what might be the reason behind the decrease in overdose deaths?

Election day for the March primary is March 5th.

Arkansas Politics

Primary elections and voter turnout with Grant Tennille

Matthew Moore

We're one week into early voting for the March primary and turnout has been low so far. We hear from the chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas Grant Tennille about registering voters and turning them out.

Author Interviews

A bold ask leads to a bold biography of Senator Mitt Romney

Matthew Moore

Senator Mitt Romney sees himself as a man who solves crises. Author McKay Coppins joins Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore to discuss his biography of the senator and

Podcast Excerpts from KUAF

Alice Gachuzo-Colin commits to Springdale

Randy Wilburn

In this week’s excerpt of "I Am Northwest Arkansas," host Randy Wilburn speaks with Alice Gachuzo Colin, a Springdale resident who's wholly invested in her city. She works with the Springdale Martin Luther King, Jr. observation, the voter registration organization: Get Loud Arkansas, and went headlong into politics when she ran for Springdale City Council.

Ozarks at Large Stories

Actively clarifying passive vocabulary with the Militant Grammarian

Kyle Kellams

The Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds teaches listeners about their passive vocabulary or words that are understood yet rarely utilized. Examples include "penultimate" and "henceforth."