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In today's newsletter:

• See which Fort Smith couples just applied for marriage licenses.
• What led to the $500,000 bond after a Fort Smith standoff?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Monday: Less humid with plenty of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Couples apply for marriage licenses in Sebastian County Sept. 22-29 (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com) — Recent Sebastian County Clerk records show many local couples from Fort Smith applying for marriage licenses between Sept. 22-29, alongside applicants from nearby towns like Hackett and Van Buren. If you or someone you know filed recently, this list is where their names officially appear.
   

• Aggravated assault charges denied by Fort Smith man involved in armed standoff with police (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com) — A Fort Smith man has pleaded not guilty after an armed standoff on South 18th Street, where police say shots were fired toward officers and a woman reported being threatened with a gun. He remains jailed on a $500,000 bond while aggravated assault charges move forward in Sebastian County Circuit Court.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Smith

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 14
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Dillard's, 5111 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Civil War Round Table →
  Fort Smith AR
  6:30 pm
• Lady River Riders →
  Fort Smith AR
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Bootcamp in Fort Smith, AR →
  51 S 6th St unit c, Fort Smith
  9:00 am
• Wiggle Worms Storytime - Main Library →
  Fort Smith AR
  10:00 am
• Womens Nutrition →
  Fort Smith AR
  11:30 am
• TIE →
  Fort Smith AR
  12:00 pm
• Malachi 4:2 Citywide →
  Fort Smith AR
  12:00 pm
• First Presbyterian Church →
  Fort Smith AR
  12:30 pm
• The Gathering →
  Fort Smith AR
  6:00 pm
• Fort Smith River Front Blues Society →
  Fort Smith AR
  6:30 pm
• Arkansas Valley Mustang Club Meeting →
  Fort Smith AR
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Story Time →
  Fort Smith AR
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Trash Man of Skyline Estates
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• Teamwork Online posted a job opening for Housekeeper | Part-Time | Fort Smith Convention Center in Fort Smith. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Smith here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• U.S transportation secretary to tour River Valley infrastructure projects, Northwest Arkansas National Airport (nwaonline.com)
• County Judge Reveals Details After 50-Pound Transformation (arkansasradio.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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