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Times Record Staff The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 2009 Regional Business Expo will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Fort Smith Convention Center.

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Times Record Staff The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality will conduct informational meetings on proposed changes to the Industrial Stormwater General Permit.

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Alpharetta, Ga.-based Jackson Hospital Affiliates plans to purchase all of Sparks Health System and hopes to finalize the acquisition no later than June 30.

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An unexpected phone call and a $400,000 check have put Van Buren back on track to complete its new library after construction was halted by fire in September.

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LITTLE ROCK — An ethics reform bill supported by Attorney General Dustin McDaniel designed to prohibit a practice known as “absentee lobbying” was approved by the Senate Monday.

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A vehicle found in the Arkansas River near human remains was transported Monday to the state Crime Lab, according to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office.

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LITTLE ROCK — A measure that would grant in-state college tuition rates to the children of undocumented immigrants was defeated Monday in the state Senate.

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Times Record Staff A grass fire and a low-flying plane in Sequoyah County led to several unsubstantiated reports Monday that a plane might have crashed.

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The former officer manager of a Fort Smith clinic was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty in October to stealing close to $400,000 from her former employer.

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