by The City Wire staff - January 28, 2014 6:26 am
Van Buren is still feeling the effects of the Great Recession, as evidenced by a mix of sales tax figures, number of building permits issued and other factors. The assessment…
by The City Wire staff - December 16, 2013 10:49 pm
Employees and elected officials in the city of Van Buren will take home a larger pay check next year after the Van Buren City Council formally approved the city's fiscal…
by The City Wire staff - December 12, 2013 10:32 am
Progress is being made on projects funded by a collection of sales taxes approved by Van Buren voters last year, though not all the progress can be seen by the…
by The City Wire staff - December 3, 2013 7:19 am
Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman presented the city council a $12.071 million FY 14 budget at a special meeting Monday (Dec. 2). The budget is an increase of more than…
by The City Wire staff - October 21, 2013 9:05 pm
Funding for improvements to the city of Van Buren's tennis courts facility at the intersection of Pointer Trail East and 16th Street was approved at Monday’s (Oct. 21) city council…
by The City Wire staff - September 16, 2013 10:01 pm
The city of Van Buren has recently developed a plan to expand parks and recreation and tonight (Sept. 16), the city was able to add a brand new park to…
by The City Wire staff - September 3, 2013 1:11 pm
The commute along Van Buren's north side will likely be a little smoother in coming weeks due to upcoming milestones associated with two different road projects. The longest-running of the…
by The City Wire staff - August 19, 2013 9:23 pm
Forty-five jobs could be on the way to Van Buren following action taken by the town's city council tonight (Aug. 19). At the meeting, the council approved an application for…
by The City Wire staff - July 3, 2013 6:23 pm
Anyone who has traveled through Van Buren during the last year knows traffic at peak travel times can be challenging at best, and a parking lot at its worst. And…
by The City Wire staff - June 25, 2013 3:05 pm
Bike lanes. An indoor pool. Splash pads. These are just a few of the ideas that were discussed Monday (June 24) as the new Van Buren Parks and Recreation Committee…
by The City Wire staff - June 17, 2013 9:16 pm
School is out, but that does not mean the ride along East Pointer Trail in Van Buren is going to be any easier the remainder of this summer following action…
by The City Wire staff - June 11, 2013 5:10 pm
Ground was broken today (June 11) that will add between 20 and 40 jobs to the Van Buren economy. Officials with Tankersley Food Service, along with Van Buren Mayor Bob…
by The City Wire staff - May 21, 2013 6:50 am
The Van Buren City Council accepted a bid from Crawford Construction Company for construction of a $237,500 concessions and restroom facility to be built at the city's Field of Dreams…
by The City Wire staff - May 1, 2013 1:30 pm
The city of Van Buren is seeking to make its new senior center one of just a few LEED certified buildings within Crawford County. Mike LeJong of MAHG Architecture presented…
by The City Wire staff - April 16, 2013 5:18 pm
While much attention has been paid to revenue problems that are plaguing the city of Fort Smith, its neighbor across the Arkansas River has largely dealt with its budgetary problems…
by The City Wire staff - April 15, 2013 3:36 pm
A security enhancement is in the works for city offices across Van Buren, but it will not be seen with the naked eye. The improvement will come by the way…
by The City Wire staff - March 18, 2013 10:15 pm
Improvements are on the way to several traffic signals along a busy route through the heart of Van Buren after the city council accepted a bid from Pinkley Sales Company…
by The City Wire staff - March 13, 2013 7:06 pm
The loss of Allens Canning Company in Van Buren is not only going to leave scores of locals unemployed, it will also cause a sizable dent in the budget of…
by The City Wire staff - February 28, 2013 6:19 pm
In yet another blow to the Fort Smith regional economy, 150 jobs will be leaving Van Buren with the production to be incorporated into an Allens canning operation in Siloam…
by The City Wire staff - February 26, 2013 2:56 pm
Van Buren officials are preparing to make upgrades to seriously old infrastructure during the next few years. According to Steve Defresne, director of municipal utilities, the city of Van Buren…
