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.
For his weekly recap of the previous seven days’ news, Roby Brock from Talk Business discusses the election and other items of note.
Crystal Bridges of American Art in Bentonville is one year (and one day) old today. We take a look back at the museum's last twelve months.
Research at the University of Arkansas offers some insight about what the oral arguments in front of the United States Supreme Court mean…and why it is interesting to track the interruptions made by the justices.
Web exclusive: Humor and More From The Supreme Court
"Jewels of Love" by Pharoah Sanders
Folk singer-songwriter and banjo player Matt Bauer wrote part of his new EP "No Shape Can Hold Me Now" in Gilbert, Ark., population 28. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke to Bauer about what it was like to write music in a cabin along the Buffalo River and more.
A new arcade featuring old school games is nearly open in midtown Fayetteville's Evelyn Hills Shopping Center. Ozarks at Large's resident geek Timothy Dennis visits the arcade for a preview.