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After School Program

Relax after school with friends building with Legos. Let your imagination soar with Legos. Snacks will be served. This is a free program for ages 5 – 11. For more…

Lively Lava Lamps

We will be creating our very own lava lamps using everyday household supplies. This is a free program for ages 10 – 18. Snacks will be served. For more information,…

Preschool Story Time

We will be reading about Jack and his famous beanstalk, learning finger plays and singing songs. We will have a craft to do and refreshments will be served. This is…

Hindu population grows with supplier community

BENTONVILLE — Standing in line to see a blockbuster film is not that unusual in Northwest Arkansas but for a growing population of Hindu residents, it’s a special treat. For…

Jack Welch again sees something ‘wacky’ in jobs data

Jack Welch isn’t backing down. One day before the presidential election, the former General Electric Co. chief executive officer again suggested that government figures on employment are being manipulated for…

Obama works turnout as Romney seeks election-day wave

President Barack Obama beseeched core supporters and wayward backers to go to the polls, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney reached for an upset victory powered by anti-incumbent fervor on the…

All thanked up

In this month containing the Thanksgiving holiday, folks on Facebook have taken to listing something each day for which they are thankful. Of the few friends on my little page,…

New jobs on Fort Smith Board agenda

The Fort Smith Board of Directors will spend Election Night (Nov. 6) addressing city business for one of the final times under its current configuration. City directors will know who…

Wal-Mart: No Bella Vista stoplight, no deal

On Monday (Nov. 5) Bella Vista Mayor Frank Anderson said the traffic light at Oldham Drive and U.S. 71 was not relevant to the rezoning issue on the ballot. But…

The Rockfish Way: NWA hotbed for startups

In 2005, Kenny Tomlin gave life to an entrepreneurial idea when he created Rockfish Interactive. Seven years later, the small company has grown from a handful of employees to workforce…

Bingo for Books

B-I-N-G-O!! It’s Bingo for Books for adults and seniors at the Van Buren Public Library. Refreshments will be provided. This is a free program. For more information, please call Mrs….

Fort Smith, Fayetteville students move on in robotics event

A competition among young boosters of engineering, science and technology on Nov. 3 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith paid off for Chaffin Junior High of Fort Smith…

TrailBlazers Hiking Club Lake Alma Trail

Sign up at http://www.thcfs.com/events.asp Meet Time: 1:00 PM Sign Up Event: Lake Alma Trail Meet Location: Location A – CV’s Grocery Store, 2805 Alma Hwy, Van Buren (across the street…

TrailBlazers Hiking Club General Meeting, Tim Ernst Program

This meeting will be at Grace Community United Methodist Church, 4001 Brooken Hill Drive, Fort Smith. The program will be presented by Tim Ernst, well-known Arkansas author and nature photographer….

TrailBlazers Hiking Club River Trails in Little Rock

Sign up at http://www.thcfs.com/events.asp Meet Time: 8:00 AM Meet Location: Location A – CV’s Grocery Store, 2805 Alma Hwy, Van Buren (across the street from Cloverleaf Plaza). More Info:…

TrailBlazers Hiking Club Seven Hollows at Petit Jean State Park

Sign up at http://www.thcfs.com/events.asp Meet time 8:00 AM Meet Location: Location A – CV’s Grocery Store, 2805 Alma Hwy, Van Buren (across the street from Cloverleaf Plaza). More Info:…

Young survivors learn definition of cancer first-hand

Few words strike fear into the heart of a person like a doctor's dreaded diagnosis of cancer. That is, unless you are too young to fully comprehend its true meaning….

October building permits dip in Fort Smith area

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $12.789 million in October, a steep drop from September’s $22.822 million total and also short of the…

Dinnerware part of NWA art exhibits

Fayetteville University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Louise Bourgeois Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature Nov. 7-Dec. 13, 2012 Internationally renowned artist Louise Bourgeois will be showing at the University…

Big Screen Peter: The House I Live In

With Arkansas set to vote on Issue 5 (medical marijuana) in just a few short days, there is nothing more appropriate to see as a moviegoer (or citizen) than The…

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property