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Tuesday’s Game Play

Enjoy a get together with others as you learn to play different games. This is a free program for ages 10-18. For more information, please call the Van Buren Public…

Tuesday’s Game Play

Enjoy a get together with others as you learn to play different games. This is a free program for ages 10-18. For more information, please call the Van Buren Public…

Tuesday’s Game Play

Enjoy a get together with others as you learn to play different games. This is a free program for ages 10-18. For more information, please call the Van Buren Public…

Hangin’ with the Homeschoolers

Are you ready to get to know your fellow homeschoolers in the area? Come play Human Bingo and learn about the fun, upcoming activities we have planned for you at…

Arkansas tax revenue up in September

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas finance officials released tax collection figures that show a healthy…

Union officials, Beebe visit about Whirlpool future (Updated)

Rick Nemeth and other union officials recently visited with Gov. Mike Beebe and his staff about their concerns with Whirlpool maintaining a refrigerator production plant in Fort Smith. Sources told…

League of Women Voters meeting

The League of Women Voters will host Aaron Bingaman, Director of Sebastian County Emergency Management, Monday, October 10, at Noon at the Fort Smith Golden Corral. League members and the public…

Color and activity plentiful in the Mulberry River area

story by Connie Las Schneider October is a month of color and change and the Mulberry River area is a great place to experience it, whether you want kick-up your…

Finding the ‘sweet spot’ customer

A business must focus on customers likely to say yes and not likely to become disgruntled.

Cargill layoff

About 130 workers are laid off in Springdale.

Cookies & Crafts

Enjoy cookies & lemonade while making your own Halloween or Fall craft item. This program is free and open to 10 and under. For more information, please call the Mountainburg…

Fire Prevention Week Trivia Contes

October 9th begins Fire Prevention Week. Learn a few ways to keep you and your family safe from house fires. Answer all the questions in our trivia contest to be…

“Picture It” Contest

Join us in celebrating Teen Read Week. There are two ways to enter and win. Choice A: Create a “movie poster” of a favorite book. You can use any medium…

Third quarter unkind to Arkansas-based share prices

That clunk you may have heard was the sound of the weak national economy falling hard on the share prices of the 15 publicly held companies based in Arkansas. Of…

Scene by Carson: Forget the candy

October provides many cool events, making it a great month to be out and about enjoying yourself.

Truck driver turnover on the rise

A combination of lifestyle, competition for “quality drivers” and small increases in freight demand are conspiring to increase the turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers. According to the American Trucking…

Art in the Park draws a downtown crowd

Jewelry from several artists, soaps and candles, photography, handcrafted baskets and quilts and many other items were featured.

Maria and John Paul

Events sometimes coincide to provide perspective on the world around us. Such was the case a few weeks ago, with one event a tragedy and the other a triumph. On…