Fort Smith

Fort Smith board to review citizen comment policy

Following recent outbursts by citizens at televised board meetings, Fort Smith city officials have reviewed rules related to citizen forums at board meetings and will present two proposals to the…

Fort Smith metro jobless rate jumps to 8.9% in January

The unemployment rate in the Fort Smith metro area jumped to 8.9% in January, a full percentage point higher than December 2009 and resulting in a record number of unemployed…

Fort Smith Community Foundation awards $18,640 in grants

The Fort Smith Area Community Foundation, a local office of the Arkansas Community Foundation, has awarded grants totaling $18,640 to 15 Sebastian County non-profits in the first of two annual…

300 jobs at risk in C. Bean Transport bankruptcy reorganization

The C. Bean Transport bankruptcy filing shows that the jobs of 300 people — many in the Fort Smith area — are in jeopardy if a reorganization plan is not…

Chaffee enjoys ‘love fest’; Pradco project back on go

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, is still riding high from two days of meetings with Arkansas legislators from the joint…

Adam & Eats: IMA Jerk BBQ

The recommendation is that you drive to Cedarville for a bologna sandwich. Yes, a bologna sandwich.

Legislators, Arkansas highway officials presented I-49 signatures

Appointed and paid officials with the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department got an earful again about the importance of funding and building Interstate 49 through western Arkansas. The earful came…

The game is Derby… Roller Derby.

The game is Derby… Roller Derby. River valley Roller Girls vs. Mo-Kan Roller Girls (Joplin, MO) Saturday, March 27 @ Wheels in Motion 1007 Fayetteville Rd. Van Buren, AR Doors…

Catfishing in Arkansas

Join Keith Sutton in an adventure in fishing Arkansas waters. "Catfish are the second most popular fish in Arkasnas, just behind the largemouth bass, but many anglers don’t have the…

Star Party: Venus and Mercury Focus

The north side of Well Lake on the nature center grounds will be transformed into an outdoor observatory. The Arkansas Oklahoma Astronomical Society will host an evening devoted to the…

Grandparents’ Day

Immaculate Conception School students will meet their grandparents and friends in the Monsignor Galvin Center from 8:30am to 11:00am on Grandparents’ Day, Friday, April 16, 2010. Father Greg Luyet…

Noah has to wait to put his boats in the water

story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Noah Steffy has a paddle boat problem. He wants to set up a rental site at Cap Bedell Lake at Van Buren’s city…