Good morning, Fort Smith.

Cinema I/O Presents will host a free screening of Marathon Man — a 1976 thriller — on Tuesday, Aug.

18 at Ron Robinson Theater at 7 p.m.

Students returned to class on Wednesday morning as many attended their new consolidated schools.

School officials urged local drivers to obey traffic rules around school zones to protect the children.

Spectrum Independence Living will honor the graduates of its first life skills program with a ceremony featuring student presentations and a formal dinner that starts at 5:15 p.m. Friday at Central Christian Church (400 N.

Waldron Road); the next cohort begins in September.

Community School of the Arts marks its 10th anniversary this fall with special programming including commercial dance, group string, and acting classes — enrollment is open now.

Six River Valley counties remain under burn bans as the extreme heat and dry conditions keep wildfire risks high.

County officials warn that outdoor burning of trash, debris + brush is prohibited until sufficient rain eases the danger.