Fort Smith

After School Program

Sherri Lewis and Lambchop delighted millions and in honor of her birthday, we will investigate puppets. We will have puppets for you to examine. Come and explore puppets. Snacks will…

Bingo for Books

Bingo for Books is a fun event that the kids love! Bring a friend and get an extra surprise. This is a free program for ages 6 – 18. Snacks…

Nifty Ninjas

We will be creating our own ninja headbands and throwing stars. We will also be playing exciting games of Ninja! So come out and test your skills!! This is a…

Preschool Story Time

Animals can do the silliest things and we will read stories centering on their antics. Story time will be full of laughs, stories, finger plays and songs. A craft will…

Amazon beats Wal-Mart on toy prices as holiday season begins

Amazon.com Inc. has cheaper online prices for toys than Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and other major chains as parents begin shopping for the holidays, according to a Bloomberg Industries…

Voters may have hid attitude on marijuana

A Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll exploring voter attitudes for and against a recently defeated medical marijuana initiative indicates that changes to the measure could influence the future outcome of another…

Preschool Story Time

Stories, music, and crafts on penguins are going to be used today. Bring your little ones to the Van Buren Public Library for some fun. Snacks will be served. This is…

Fort Smith Board begins 2013 budget review

Budget hearings for 2013 launched Tuesday night (Nov. 13) at the Bartlett Community Room inside the Fort Smith Police Department. The focus was on streets and traffic control, sanitation and…

Arkansas House Speaker race takes a twist

The ascendancy of Rep. Terry Rice, R-Waldron, to the post of Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives following historic GOP control of the House is no longer a certainty….

Arkansas casino wagers reach new high

With October’s monthly report, electronic games of skill wagering at Arkansas’ two racetracks and casinos cleared $2.25 billion as the calendar year heads into the homestretch. The cumulative total of…

Grants, sex and forums on Fort Smith Board agenda

The Fort Smith Board of Directors listened to Outside Agency Review Panel recommendations and revisited available land use for sexually oriented businesses at the Tuesday (Nov. 13) study session. The…

Guarding Obama’s welfare state

For most of the past century, the U.S. and continental Europe have followed different paths. Social Democrats often ran European governments, which typically taxed and spent a greater share of…

Geithner says higher U.S. income tax rates can’t be avoided

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said it will be necessary to raise personal income-tax rates on the wealthiest Americans to reduce long-term budget deficits because capping deductions won’t raise enough…

Poll seeks to capture Arkansas voter motivation

Talk Business and Hendrix College conducted its first post-election survey to further understand the motivations and demographics of Arkansas voters in last Tuesday’s election cycle. In a survey of 1,126…

Pilot Club of Fort Smith Soup/Chili Luncheon

Join us for our Annual Soup/Chili Luncheon located at Cumberland Presbyterian Church 605 N 47th St Fort Smith, AR (Corner of Kinkead and 47th) on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at…

Pilot Club of Fort Smith Soup/Chili Luncheon

Join us for our Annual Soup/Chili Luncheon located at Cumberland Presbyterian Church 605 N 47th St Fort Smith, AR (Corner of Kinkead and 47th) on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at…

Surprise part of Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Four members were inducted into the Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club (FSBGC) Hall of Fame with a surprise fifth inductee. Jerry Glidewell, executive director of the FSBGC, had no…

McMurtry ‘greased’ up for Second Street Live!

James McMurtry reflexively rejects the notion that any sizeable portion of his discography is devoted to political commentary. “I do a lot of social commentary, but not a lot of…

ATU-Ozark impact is $18.2 million in Franklin County

A study finds that the two campuses of Arkansas Tech University have an estimated annual economic impact of more than $219 million on the communities in their immediate service areas….

Students volunteer for inaugural Youth Day of Caring

More than 200 students rolled up their sleeves to help local non-profits on Saturday (Nov. 10) as part of the area’s first Youth Day of Caring. Organized by United Way…