🌱 See how Mena’s Austin Rose stacked up on Broken Bow Lake

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In today's newsletter:

• See how Mena’s Austin Rose stacked up on Broken Bow Lake

Also on today's calendar: Lum & Abner Music & Arts Festival.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
• Friday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Local Boater Kollin Crawford Earns Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event at Broken Bow Lake (anglerschannel.com) — A Mena angler, Austin Rose, placed ninth at a Phoenix Bass Fishing League tournament on Broken Bow Lake, weighing in five bass for 12 pounds, 12 ounces. The event highlighted strong performances from Oklahoma and regional anglers and feeds into standings that determine who advances to major regional and national bass fishing championships later this year.
   

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📸 Around Mena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mena

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• The Ouachitas in Mena welcomes singer songwriter Some Guy Named Robb →
  THE OUACHITAS, 821 Mena St, Mena
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 5

• Lum & Abner Music & Arts Festival →
  Janssen Park
  10:00 am

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📣 Mena Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• 24 Forms Tai Chi
  McAuley Senior Center, 5010 AR-7, Hot Springs Village
  9:00 am
• ASBTDC at The Chamber →
  Van Buren Chamber Business Resource Center
  9:00 am
• Line Dancing
  Oaklawn Center on Aging, 307 F Carpenter Dam Rd., Hot Springs
  9:30 am
• Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention
  Union Missionary Baptist Church, 217 Gulpha Rd., Hot Springs
  10:00 am
• Safe Steps: Balance & Strength
  Union Missionary Baptist Church, 217 Gulpha Rd., Hot Springs
  10:30 am
• 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

• Van Buren Lions Club 25th Annual Golf Tournament
  Eagle Crest Golf Course
  8:00 am
• Ageless Grace →
  Mt. Carmel Community at The Village, 540 Ponce De Leon Dr, Hot Springs Village
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Mena. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Mena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mena 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)
• Residents worry about impacts after Fort Smith chemical spill kills fish downstream (4029tv.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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