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Monday, August 11th, 2025
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Good morning, Fort Smith. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 11th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club will host an open house Tuesday evening at 622 N. Seventh St.—funded by federal grant funds—to preview its new Teen Center operated with Future School; the center will open Wednesday to serve local youth. River Valley Democrat-Gazette
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Investigators say the homicide case grows tougher because the suspect cannot speak following his death — prosecutors plan to use handwriting analysis of a confession note submitted in court documents. River Valley Democrat-Gazette
- ➤ Fort Smith Police said one person was injured in an apparent shooting on the 400 block of South 17th Street early Sunday morning—detectives took over the investigation and will release more details as they become available. 5 News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Fort Smith Board will review 18 city-owned properties for sale, consider a 360 review of city departments, and discuss a leasing proposal to update the police fleet at its study session on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The Board will also hold an executive session to discuss appointing a Director of Internal Audit—critical steps to improve city operations. Southwest Times Record
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Mercy Fort Smith officials broke ground today on a $41M cancer center expansion aimed at consolidating oncology services into a 40,000 square foot facility at 7001 Rogers Ave — the project received an $8M contribution from the Cherokee Nation and will add advanced technology and more staff to meet growing cancer care demand, with completion scheduled for spring. Southwest Times Record
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