Regions

YEL event raises money for leadership scholarships

The fourth annual event for Young Emerging Leaders supports efforts to connect young professionals in the Fort Smith region.

Boozman endorses Malone in Fort Smith House race

U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, has endorsed a candidate in a GOP primary for an Arkansas House District seat representing Fort Smith, despite a previous note from his campaign manager…

Pyle seeks Crawford County Treasurer post; Beebe formally files

Rep, Beverly Pyle, R-Cedarville, has decided to seek the office of Crawford County Treasurer. Pyle is term limited in the Arkansas House District 83 seat. Pyle filed for the Treasurer…

U.S. jobless rate stands at 9.7%; ‘discouraged worker’ levels increase

The U.S. economy lost 36,000 jobs in February and the national unemployment rate held steady at 9.7% with the number of unemployed persons unchanged at 14.9 million, according to a…

Traffic levels fall at Fort Smith Regional Airport

Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport for the first two months of 2010 total 10,751, down 2% from the same period in 2009. Unfortunately, the total enplanements in 2009…

Tech with Tom: Get backed up

There are two kind of people that backup their computer information. Those who do and those who will.

360 Leadership Series

360 Leadership Series: John McFarland The April speaker in the Spring Leadership Series is John McFarland. John McFarland is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Baldor Electric Company. He began…

3rd District race heats up over … a wellness center?

What’s the subject of the first big flare up among two of the Republican candidates in 3rd Congressional District race? The Rogers Wellness Center. And the whole thing may end…

Greenwood man named one of two top national agri scientists for 2009

story by Roy Hill rhill@mynewroads.com Dr. Mike Looper of Greenwood has been named the Agriculture Research Service national scientist of the year for 2009. He is the first winner from…

Adam & Eats: Los Lagos

Adam says the restaurant mixes the best of all culinary worlds: Mexican food and a buffet.

Arkansas Baptist College president: ‘anything legal to save the lost’

story and photo by Linda Kaufenberg A football coach as a college president or a college president who uses the same motivation to excite a college as he used to…

Fort Smith/Van Buren area House, Senate races heat up

Two Arkansas House districts and the Arkansas Senate district representing the Fort Smith area officially became more competitive Thursday with the candidate filings of Sen. Denny Altes, and Reps. Frank…

High-profile insurance investigation has Fort Smith connection (Updated)

Editor’s note: See updated comments from Steve Standridge Insurance at the end of the story. An investigation by Arkansas officials against insurance company owner Steve Standridge could reach JMR/PFP Insurance…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

St. Edward nurse receives Patriot Award

Debbie Bader, St. Edward Mercy Labor & Delivery nurse manager, earned a Patriot Award from The Arkansas Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of…

Arkansas Valley donates electric car to ATU-Ozark

Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative donated an electric vehicle for the Automotive Service Technology Program at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. ATU-Ozarks will now have the ability to teach the latest technology…

AAF-Fort Smith Presents: Dealing with Dragons – Learning How to Work with Difficult People

Dealing with Dragons – Learning How to Work with Difficult People presented by guest speaker, Charles B Saulsbery II, PhD. When: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Time: 1145am-1pm Where: Central Mall…

AAF-Fort Smith Presents: Twitter for Business

Twitter for Business: Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, MySpace… is it just for fun and keeping in touch with people you already know?? Actually… NO! Come hear Brant Collins talk about social…