Residents of the Rackley Mountain Road area who want to hook up to city water need to contact the Mountainburg Water Department as soon as possible, city officials said Monday.

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For the eighth year in a row, Van Buren will celebrate its military veterans with a downtown parade, slated for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to parade organizer Les Thomas Jr.

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Alma City Council will hold a special meeting at noon today in the city municipal complex to pare the amount of planned water and sewer improvements after finding out the current market doesn’t support the $5 million in bonds voters approved last month.

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The second annual Bi-State Regional Freight Summit for Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Latture Conference Center in the Business and Professional Institute on the campus of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith.

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Four people, including three from Alma, pleaded guilty last week in Fort Smith to charges stemming from an investigation into the employment and transport of illegal immigrants as a source of labor for two companies.

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Bond has been set at $7,500 for a Fort Smith man who led police on a high-speed chase through Van Buren on Oct. 30.

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A Pocola man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 17-month-old daughter at a Van Buren residence pleaded not guilty on Oct. 25 in Crawford County Circuit.

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Criminal charges are possible in a three-vehicle wreck Wednesday that claimed the life of a Paris man, although it could be weeks or months before prosecutors make that decision.

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Van Buren Schools maintenance staff were honored Thursday morning for assisting with the district’s recycling efforts.

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Two men accused of raping and sexually assaulting a female relative repeatedly over a period of several years in Van Buren pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in Crawford County Circuit Court.

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