🌱 Ice Skating Rink at Freedom Park and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 60 and low of 36 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 65, low: 34.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Ice Skating Rink at Freedom Park
  Historic Downtown Van Buren
  5:30 pm
• A Nouveau Christmas Soirée
  Miss Laura's Brothel Museum , 2 N B St , Fort Smith
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Victorian Christmas Open House
  Drennen-Scott Historic Site
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Van Buren Holiday Blood Drive
  Downtown Van Buren , 7th & Main Street , Van Buren
  9:00 am
• Greenwood Chamber of Commerce Yule Run
  Greenwood Retirement Center , 1200 W Center St , Greenwood
  9:00 am
• Arts On Main — Exhibitions Close
  Arts On Main , 415 Main St , Van Buren
  1:00 pm
• FREE Photos with Santa at Arts On Main
  Arts On Main , 510 Main St , Van Buren
  3:30 pm
• Grinchy Candy Cane Lane Christmas Parade
  Historic Downtown Van Buren
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Holiday Fair
  Boys & Girls Club of S Logan , 751 Kennedy Ave , Booneville
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• 2025 Business Brew Series: December 16th
  9814 US-71 , Fort Smith
  2:00 pm
• An Evening with Jane Austen
  Bonneville House , 318 N 7th St , Fort Smith
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Andy's Frozen Custard Kids Night
  Andy's Frozen Custard , 6565 Rogers Ave , Fort Smith
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Harp's Food Stores posted a job opening for Stocker in Charleston. Apply here.
• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in Charleston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charleston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenwood

• Rae Dee Kelley (talkbusiness.net)
• Ronnie Wilson, Gap Band Cofounder, Dead at 73 (wearevictoria.com)
• Alex Andrew Gustafson (talkbusiness.net)

Ozark

• WATCH: Ozark student narrowly avoids being hit by car driving by stopped school bus (nwahomepage.com)
• Ozark Trail Emergency Poncho 10-Pack: $11 (dealnews.com)

Fort Smith

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