by - June 14, 2016 11:29 am
Patrick Weeks has been hired as the next president and CEO of the U.S. Marshals Museum, and he will begin in the job on July. The move was approved Tuesday…
by - May 7, 2016 1:15 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark, and U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, were in Fort Smith Saturday (May 7) to present the United States Marshals Museum with a $3.053 million check…
by - December 8, 2015 9:18 pm
Members of the U.S. Marshals Museum Board heard Tuesday (Dec. 8) several key changes and plans, including a new site layout for the planned museum, next steps in the fundraising…
by - November 5, 2015 3:08 pm
A potential property easement conflict has been resolved that involved the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and could have delayed construction of the U.S. Marshals Museum. In early 2014 the…
by - November 2, 2015 6:25 pm
Funding for the planned U.S. Marshals Museum in downtown Fort Smith took another step forward with Monday’s (Nov. 2) announcement that First National Bank of Fort Smith helped complete a…
by - September 29, 2015 7:22 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum on Tuesday (Sept. 29) announced receipt of a $100,000 pledge from the Hille Foundation of Tulsa in honor of David Bradley, a retired Deputy U.S. Marshal…
by - September 22, 2015 12:02 pm
Donnie Pendergraft and her family have donated $1 million to the U.S. Marshals Museum in honor of her late husband, Ross. The money will help build the Ross Pendergraft “Why…
by - September 14, 2015 10:29 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum today announced the Robbie Westphal family has completed the transfer of 16.3 acres of Fort Smith riverfront property to the museum. The property is nearly 10…
by - August 20, 2015 12:51 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum and Walmart U.S. will sell U.S. Marshals Service 225th silver dollar commemorative coins in Fort Smith area stores. Starting Saturday (Aug. 22) at 10 a.m., the…
by - July 9, 2015 12:18 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum has received a $25,000 gift from Wells Fargo Advisors. It is the firm’s largest grant in the Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas region for 2015. A portion…
by - May 19, 2015 9:07 pm
The pop song was almost right. Based on recent news, the next few months and years could be all about that Bass Reeves. Fox News and the Discovery Channel plan…
by - April 30, 2015 2:43 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum said Thursday (April 30) it will acquire a historic photo collection from Betty Wilfong with the help of museum supporters Pat and David Hightower of Fort…
by - March 15, 2015 10:34 pm
It was a step back into the days of the Old Wild West on Saturday (March 14) evening, for guests of the U.S. Marshals Stampede, inaugural "Kickin' Up the Dust"…
by - March 13, 2015 4:14 pm
Fundraising for the U.S. Marshals Museum received a much-needed boost with Friday’s (March 13) news that First Bank Corp. added $500,000 to its donation and is 60% toward a goal…
by - February 26, 2015 8:09 pm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Thursday (Feb. 26) that seeking cultural diversity among the nine members of the nation’s highest court is not a “good idea.” The quick…
by - February 7, 2015 8:14 pm
Several hundred people stood in long lines at the Blue Lion in downtown Fort Smith to buy U.S. Marshals Service commemorative coins. Up to $5 million of the coin sales…
by - January 29, 2015 5:10 pm
The staff and supporters of the U.S. Marshals Museum are likely hoping that commemorative coin sales are as successful recent sales by Umarex USA of a limited edition airgun connected…
by - January 28, 2015 1:12 pm
In 1957 “Judge Parker’s” courtroom and gallows reopened for business as Fort Smith began its wager that selling its 19th century history to tourists would create an economic bonanza for…
by - January 14, 2015 7:02 pm
Umarex USA has teamed with the U.S. Marshals Museum to offer a limited edition U.S. Marshals Museum commemorative airgun of the Colt Single Action Army® Revolver, also known as the…
by - January 5, 2015 3:54 pm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be in Fort Smith on Feb. 26 to speak at the first of three Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series that are focused…
