Ozarks At Large
Siloam Springs based Allens Canning Company yesterday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow the company to reorganize in an attempt to become financially stable. A bill is moving through the U.S. Senate that aims to curb the use of toxic chemicals in a variety of products, though one group says the legislation doesn't go far enough. And new polling data regarding the 2014 U.S. Senate race shows that Independent voters favor Congressman Tom Cotton over Senator Mark Pryor.






Governor Beebe touts a new computer system used by the state's Department of Finance and Administration that streamlines the license renewal process. The UA Alumni Association passes $1 million in scholarships distributed this year, and a UAFS professor gets some national attention from the NCAA.


Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Monday, January 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Springdale claims the lead in job creation for Arkansas, plus a story of moving from small-town Arkansas to post-punk fame: this week’s edition of Arkansongs highlights the career of Beth Ditto…and in about six minutes, an update on the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas now that the calendar has turned.
Today is World MS Day, and we talk with a representative of the MS Society and with a local resident afflicted by the degenerative disease.
"Blueberry Hill" by Fats Domino
Becca Martin Brown of NWA Newspapers says that the Gulley Park Summer Concert Series is a harbinger of summer.
Next month, chefs in Downtown Bentonville will take on the challenge of pairing their dishes with everything from beer and wine to works of art. We speak with two of the participating chefs about the science, art and experimentation that goes along with those pairings.
The Fllipoff Pirates, a familiar local band, won the opportunity to play a set at Wakarusa tomorrow night.
Governor Mike Beebe is expected to name a replacement tomorrow to fill the office of state treasurer after former treasurer Martha Shoffner resigned last week amid federal extortion charges. Senator Mark Pryor responds to an attack ad that claims he is soft on gun control. And the Old State House Museum in Little Rock will soon debut an exhibit featuring the past
"Islands" by The xx