by - July 17, 2012 11:05 am
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $20 per head last week, deteriorating to $6 by Tuesday (July 18), according to Hedgers Edge. The mid-year Cattle Inventory report will be issued…
by - July 17, 2012 10:27 am
The three candidates for Fort Smith City Director, Ward 1, all agree that working to create an environment for job growth will be their top priority if elected. Ward 1…
by - July 17, 2012 7:46 am
Cutthroat Trout, a guitar, violin and bass trio will be performing Gypsy Jazz, Swing and Pop music At The Movie Lounge on Rogers Ave in Fort Smith from 7-11 pm…
by - July 17, 2012 7:44 am
Cutthroat Trout, a guitar, violin and bass trio will be performing Gypsy Jazz, Swing and Pop music At The Movie Lounge on Rogers Ave in Fort Smith from 7-11 pm….
by - July 16, 2012 9:50 pm
The Van Buren City Council took its first step toward enacting a $10 million capital improvement package Monday night (July 16), authorizing Mayor Bob Freeman to proceed with new fire…
by - July 16, 2012 9:17 pm
Real estate markets are uniquely local. That’s a statement supported by the fact that home sales in the city of Fort Smith remained constant in the first half of 2012,…
by - July 16, 2012 4:50 pm
Analysts predicted a strong second quarter for Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and the trucking giant delivered with $80.5 million, or 67 cents per share of net earnings. Profits…
by - July 16, 2012 3:55 pm
Arkansas MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) West Central Section meets the first Saturday of each month to discuss and share insights and experiences with the mysterious UFO phenomenon happening around the…
by - July 16, 2012 3:06 pm
A chief criticism lobbed at U.S. lawmakers is that they’re members of a “do-nothing” Congress. That would be technically incorrect. Congress so far this year has sent 54 bills to…
by - July 16, 2012 2:44 pm
A worst-in-a-generation drought from Indiana to Arkansas to California is damaging crops and rural economies and threatening to drive food prices to record levels. Agriculture, though a small part of…
by - July 16, 2012 2:28 pm
Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell for a third month in June as limited employment gains took a toll on consumers. The 0.5% drop followed a 0.2% decrease in…
by - July 16, 2012 12:45 pm
The latest Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report still reflects overall pessimism, but does show improvement in several key areas as residents are feeling more comfortable with their personal finances, job security…
by - July 16, 2012 12:04 pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is one of 13 state Governors who are asking auto manufacturing chiefs to send them a plan provide the states “a cost-saving measure for states and…
by - July 16, 2012 1:05 am
FORT SMITH — Southern history is a hot topic this year, the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. So grab the closest history buff and treat him Tuesday (July 17) to a…
by - July 15, 2012 9:25 pm
What follows is an abridged and heavily amended version of a Riff Raff essay first published in June 2009. Although more than two years old, many points in the essay,…
by - July 15, 2012 4:21 pm
OKEMAH, Okla. — On Saturday (July 14) — what would have been Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday — thousands of fans made the pilgrimage to Okemah, Okla., to revel in Guthrie’s legacy and…
by - July 15, 2012 9:05 am
Many of us can recall what they wore during a signature event in their lives – but ask a person to identify the nation a favorite dress or pair of…
by - July 15, 2012 8:53 am
Since June 28, the date the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance or…
by - July 14, 2012 8:27 pm
U.S. Olympians won’t be sporting uniforms “made in America” until the 2014 Winter Games. The U.S. Olympic Committee came under fire from members of Congress for commissioning uniforms that were…
by - July 14, 2012 11:58 am
OKEMAH, Okla. — Folk music is by the folk, about the folk, and for the folk. The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah, Okla., embodied that on Friday (July 13). If…
