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Report released on 82-year-old struck, killed by vehicle in Logan County
BOONEVILLE, Ark. — A Booneville man was struck and killed by a vehicle in April, according to a new report. The report, released by the Department of Public Safety (DPS), says that 82-year-old William Carpenter was hit by a vehicle on April 6 at around 8:16 p.m. Carpenter was...
Arvest Bank promotes Shepard to regional executive
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has tapped longtime executive Rodney Shepard of Fort Smith as regional executive, effective immediately. According to a news release Monday (May 13), he will oversee the company’s banking operations in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. Shepard has been with Arvest for 30 years and most recently was...
US Department of Labor finds Fort Smith restaurant operator illegally fired worker
The U.S. Department of Labor found a Fort Smith restaurant illegally fired a worker who used federally protected medical leave, according to a news release.
Crawford County opens up burn site in Alma for vegetative debris
ALMA, Ark. — For the next two weeks, Crawford County has opened up a burn site in Alma for vegetative debris. County Judge Chris Keith said in an announcement that the site will only accept less than 10-foot pieces of limbs and trees. Starting Tuesday, May 14, residents can...
Baseball Recap: Midland snaps four-game streak of wins on the road
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Midland can now relate to. They fell 7-2 to the West Side Eagles on Friday. Midland was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as West Side apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
January-April traffic at the Fort Smith airport up 7.6%
The traffic trend continues to be positive at the Fort Smith Regional Airport in early 2024 after a disappointing 2023. Airport enplanements through April total 18,745, up 7.6% compared with the same period in 2023. April enplanements totaled 4,928, up 2.2% compared with 4,824 in April 2023, according to data...
Fort Smith dermatologist shares tips on how to spot signs of melanoma
FORT SMITH, Ark. — We are in the middle of Melanoma Awareness Month, a month set aside to bring awareness to a preventable yet deadly form of cancer. While finding and treating this type of cancer has gotten better, it still leads to thousands of deaths each year. "One...
Arkansas students make art to help dogs get adopted
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Artemis Project is a nonprofit dedicated to rescuing homeless animals with about 500 cats and dogs in its foster care system. Elizabeth Johnson, co-founder of the Artemis Project, says there are hundreds more in the Fort Smith area that still need a home. "The...
Shoes collected during annual 'Walk a Mile' drive to be displayed, donated May 16
Across Fort Smith, new and slightly worn shoes have been collected to and made ready for the feet of foster children. There are 380 foster children being raised in Sebastian County. During May, National Foster Care Month, volunteers from The Arkansas Family Alliance have been busy collecting donated shoes at various locations across Fort Smith, according to a news release.
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