🌱 Happy Hour every Monday & Wednesday at Le Mesa ALL DAY and 11 more events

Good day Mansfield! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm with sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 68.
• Friday: Very warm; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Mansfield

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Happy Hour every Monday & Wednesday at Le Mesa ALL DAY
  Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, 1217 S Waldron Rd, Fort Smith
  11:00 am
• Andy's Frozen Custard Kids Night
  Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, 6565 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith
  4:00 pm
• 810 Billiards & Bowling Trivia Night
  810 Billiards & Bowling, 5609 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
  6:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Senior Night Awards
  Waldron Public Schools Waldron, AR 72958
  6:00 pm
• HS Graduation →
  Booneville High School Booneville, AR 72927
  8:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Ribbon Cutting: Hope Campus - New Covered Patio
  Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, 301 South E Street, Fort Smith
  11:00 am
• WHS Graduation
  Waldron Public Schools Waldron, AR 72958
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Chaffee Crossing Food & Artisan Market
  Chaffee Crossing Historic District, 7300 Ellis Street, Fort Smith
  8:00 am

Monday May 18

• 810 Billiards & Bowling: Bingo
  810 Billiards & Bowling, 5609 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
  6:30 pm

Tuesday May 19

• 810 Billiards & Bowling: Ultimate Game Show
  810 Billiards & Bowling, 5609 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith
  6:30 am
• 2026 Business Brew Series: May 19th
  Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, 421 Towson Avenue, Fort Smith
  8:00 am

Wednesday May 20

• Ribbon Cutting: Community Rescue Mission - Miller Cottages
  Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, 504 North 4th Street, Fort Smith
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LifeWise Academy posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Mansfield. Apply here.
• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in Mansfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mansfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Greenwood

• 13 students from Fort Smith, Greenwood high schools among 580 selected to attend Arkansas Boys State (rivervalleydemocratgazette.com)
• 2026 State Soccer Tournament Central (kait8.com)
• Obituary: Alice Fay Helton (1952-2026) (residentnewsnetwork.com)

Fort Smith

• Multi-million-dollar project to help the unhoused in Fort Smith scheduled to start next month (5newsonline.com)
• Cold Case Files: Echoes of a ghost legend from Fort Smith's south side linger in old newspaper archives (todayinfortsmith.com)
• Night flying operations planned in Fort Smith May 12-13 (nwahomepage.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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