Randal Seyler

Hale Farm Road, shown as it curves north away from Arkansas 59 in Crawford County, southeast of Van Buren, dead-ends in the area where Denali Water

FORT SMITH -- The company officials say is to blame for the malodorous breezes wafting through the River Valley has been the defendant in lawsuits rising from complaints about the smell in at least three states.

FORT SMITH -- A Denali Water Solutions official responded Monday to a lawsuit filed Friday in Crawford County that seeks to require the company to cease operation at its storage lagoon.

The general election is Tuesday. Voters may cast a ballot at any polling place in the county where they are registered to vote.

FORT SMITH -- The Board of Directors will hear a presentation on citywide water meter replacement when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Blue Lion, 101 North 2nd Street.

FORT SMITH -- Educational institutions in the River Valley are receiving a combined $7 million in state funding aimed at supporting workforce development efforts.

J.K. Burchett of Country Ridge Studio in Fort Smith shrink wraps a mural on the southern wall of First National Bank Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

J.K. Burchett of Country Ridge Studio in Fort Smith shrink wraps a mural on the southern wall of First National Bank Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Burchett said the mural process is similar to a wrap on a vehicle, and his company has a few murals around town, including at the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club and Jen's Kitty Rehab.

Riders both big and small line up for the Community "Glow Roll" Bike Ride Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in the Bakery District downtown Fort Smith. About a dozen riders turned out for the evening ride under a full moon.

Billy Jackson (at left), and Hattie Hamilton of the River Valley Regional Food Bank were at the Rogers Avenue Walmart Super Center Friday morning overseeing the collection of turkeys during the 12th annual Turkey Drive, sponsored by 40/29, The Arkansas CW and other turkey drive partners. For every Butterball turkey donated, the donation will be matched, up to a total of 1,000 Butterball turkeys. By 11 a.m. Friday, the drive had collected 843 turkeys, according to Hattie Hamilton, operations manager for the Food Bank. Turkeys were collected in Fort Smith, Clarksville, Alma, Booneville, Greenwood and Van Buren.