by - July 19, 2012 1:38 pm
Local child advocates honored
Steve and Elizabeth Schotta of Rogers have been chosen to receive a special honor by a national group dealing with issues related to adoption and foster care. In mid-September, the…
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by - July 17, 2012 10:58 pm
Breast Center: Better screening process for earlier detection
In 2002, 110 women died each day from breast cancer. In 2012, 110 women still die each day from breast cancer because it wasn’t detected early enough. Women with dense…
by - July 16, 2012 9:50 pm
Van Buren moves ahead with capital improvements
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 10:49 am
NWACC board reviews year, looks to future
BENTONVILLE — Plans are moving forward for NorthWest Arkansas Community College to construct a Washington County Instructional Center and for the National Child Protection Training Center’s Southern Region Training Center,…
by - July 16, 2012 10:38 am
NWACC discusses tax penalties
BENTONVILLE—A payroll manager will be hired and changing pay period schedules are the two latest procedural changes designed to prevent future late payments from NorthWest Arkansas Community College to the…
by - July 11, 2012 3:35 pm
Arkansas seeks to add foster care workers, families
The Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) for Area II, which includes Crawford and Sebastian Counties, has launched a campaign to add 10 new family service worker (FSW) positions…
by - July 11, 2012 12:48 pm
Rapin shines as volunteer at Drennen-Scott house
Spencer Rapin will be a 10th grader at Van Buren High School this fall but he’s already working on an effort that will make him stand out when he applies…
by - July 10, 2012 4:02 pm
Fort Smith area water supplies surviving the heat
Many communities around the country have instituted various forms of water conservation measures in response to lengthy periods of high heat and little to no rain. Fortunately, Fort Smith and…
by - July 3, 2012 1:37 pm
A few fast facts about the Fourth
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this…
by - July 3, 2012 1:40 am
275 members of 188th deploy to Afghanistan
Approximately 275 Airmen with the Fort Smith-based 188th Fighter Wing deployed on Monday (July 2) for Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Airmen will be deployed approximately three…
by - June 30, 2012 12:54 pm
NWACC moving forward with presidential search
BENTONVILLE—An agreement between Northwest Arkansas Community College and the Association of Community College Trustees for the ACCT to provide presidential search consultation services is in the process of being finalized….
by - June 29, 2012 12:50 am
Burn bans expected to slow fireworks sales
Burn bans don’t usually affect fireworks sales much but when it gets so hot and dry that setting off personal fireworks gets prohibited, that’s when firework stand owners start to…
by - June 28, 2012 4:58 pm
Conference focuses on human trafficking in Arkansas
BENTONVILLE – Legislators, community leaders and concerned citizens filled Peterson Auditorium at NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville on Thursday (June 28) for Arkansas’ first Legislative Summit on Human Trafficking….
by - June 26, 2012 5:05 pm
Area counties, cities to receive preservation grants
Several counties and communities in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas are set to receive funding from various historic preservation and revitalization related grants. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program,…
by - June 25, 2012 10:01 am
Gard named Arkansas Clerk of the Year
Fort Smith Clerk Sherri Gard was named the Municipal Clerk for 2012 by the Arkansas Municipal League. Part of the nomination application included the following paragraph from City Administrator Ray…
by - June 21, 2012 7:35 pm
Junior techies get head start
Technology touches everything and continually shapes the world in which we live. And who better to drive the technology revolution into the future, than the children of today. Sarah Daigle…
by - June 20, 2012 6:48 am
Fort Smith Board alters trash service vote
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders did not issue a veto Tuesday night (June 19) at the Fort Smith Board of Directors Meeting. He didn’t have to. But his comments leading…
by - June 19, 2012 4:30 pm
Lawson to lead search for new NWACC president
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Alex Vasquez has named Randy Lawson, a former chairman of the Arkansas State Board of Education, to lead the search committee seeking…
by - June 19, 2012 8:58 am
Some certificates better than a college degree
The classical depiction of “getting an education” meant finishing high school, going to college, and picking up, at the very least, a bachelor’s degree. But a Georgetown University Center on…
by - June 14, 2012 9:47 pm
Marshals Museum update on The City Wire Show
Funds raised for the U.S. Marshals Museum to be built in downtown Fort Smith total a little less than $10 million, with construction on the national museum possibly beginning after…