Marshall Islands

Last week, the Marshall Islands men’s national soccer team made history when they played their first international match at a tournament in Springdale.

On today's show, we hear about the Marshall Islands national soccer team's first international matches. We also get an update on LEARNS Act Educational Freedom Accounts. Plus, we hear more from a conversation between Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore and street artist Leon Keer.

Hundreds gathered at Gerald Williams Bulldog Stadium in Springdale as the Marshall Islands men’s national soccer team played their first international match, a milestone for the Pacific island nation and its large diaspora community in northwest Arkansas.

On today's show, we hear about the world’s last nation to get a national soccer team playing their first match last night. Plus, an overnight 200-mile relay race across the Ozarks is back after a six-year hiatus. Also, Talk Business & Politics offers this week's headlines from the Arkansas River Valley.

Next month, the last nation to have a national soccer team will make its debut in northwest Arkansas. The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation men's team is set to participate in a new tournament—the Outrigger Cup—hosted at the Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium in Springdale.

On today's show, we hear how the last nation on the planet to have a national soccer team is gearing up for its debut in northwest Arkansas. Plus, preparations for the Great Arkansas Firefly Hunt. Also, this week’s news in the River Valley with Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics.

Anjanette Anjel, Republic of the Marshall Islands new Consul General, headquartered in Springdale, said her mission is to assist legally-present Marshallese migrants in Arkansas as well as those residing across the continental U.S.

On today's show, we hear about a new Consul General for the Republic of the Marshall Islands who is based in northwest Arkansas. Also, Pryor Center archives this week give us an insight into a longtime Arkansas Parliamentarian. Plus, a new Sound Perimeter from Lia Uribe.

Marshallese ensemble MARK Harmony sang the theme song for Ozarks ri-Ṃajeļ in the studios of KUAF. Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Nourani interviews MARK Harmony, an eclectic band formed in 2018, about their group and the theme song.

On today's show, we hear advice for aging better, no matter your age. Also, MARK Harmony performs music rooted in the Marshall Islands in KUAF's Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. Plus, Michael Tilley and April Wallace provide news and local events from around the region.