Van Buren News

Commuters in Crawford County have started seeing more orange cones and it does not look like it will change anytime soon.

A child safety fundraiser, support for homeless veterans and the Crawford County escapades of Bonnie and Clyde are just a few interesting that could be part of your to-do list.

Charlotte Gibson has accepted the position as the mortgage loan officer at the Arvest Bank Rena Road location in Van Buren.

Thousands of consumers walk the Main Street of Van Buren during the Old Timer`s Day Arts and Crafts Festival.

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The contractor has informed the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department District Four Headquarters at Fort Smith of planned changes to traffic patterns on Highway 64 in Van Buren associated with the construction on I-540. Temporary changes to the traffic patterns are necessary to allow the raising of the bridge deck carrying Highway 64 ... (more)

Seven University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students in a Community Leadership class gave some timely advice to city leaders May 6 in an end-of-the-semester presentation.

A law recently enacted by the state Legislature gives church leaders a decision to make: Whether to allow people to enter the church carrying concealed handguns.

Butterfield Trail Middle School in Van Buren has been evacuated due to an unconfirmed bomb threat, according to an emergency text alert from the school district.

A routine inspection on the U.S. 64/Midland Boulevard bridge over the Arkansas River will require lane closures Sunday, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has said.

A National Day of Prayer service is moved from the Crawford County Courthouse lawn in Van Buren to a church because of cold rainy weather Thursday .

Four families have been forced out of their homes in Van Buren after a fire ripped through an apartment, destroyed what was inside and damaged neighboring units.

A River Valley woman shot and killed on the job at an Arkansas Welcome Center one year ago was honored Wednesday .

The city of Van Buren is seeking to make its new senior center one of just a few LEED certified buildings within Crawford County.

The Crawford County Adult Education Center will host a career fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, May 2 at their center located at 605 Alma Boulevard Circle in Van Buren.

A Fort Smith woman is recovering after a 13-pound block of wood came crashing through her car windshield, smashing both her hand and her face.

Megan Peters, a senior industrial engineering student, has been awarded the John L. Imhoff Scholarship from Alpha Pi Mu, an industrial engineering honor society.

The Fort Smith Airport Commission accepted bids Tuesday night for a runway rejuvenation project that would extend the life of Runway 1-19 by another 10 years.

A resolution to be voted on in May by the Boy Scouts of America could allow openly homosexual youth to participate in the program and it has stirred strong emotions nationally and locally for and against the potential change.