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Decision to divorce complicated by wife’s financial support Dear Abby: I have seriously thought about giving my husband an ultimatum and moving out for a while. Living with him is no longer tolerable. His children support me 100%. He's an alcoholic and can... September 24, 2023

Club News: Hill Hikers, Northside Rotary, Master Gardeners Calico Cut-UpsCalico Cut-Ups quilt guild will meet at 1 p.m. Sept. 25 in Sengel Hall (lower level) at St. Theodore's Episcopal Church, 1001 Kingsland Road in Bella Vista.The program will be presen... September 24, 2023

Local notes: OLLI visits museum; Fenix names director Boys & Girls ClubThe Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club received a three-year grant donation totaling $12,000 from Arkansas Oklahoma Gas, a subsidiary of Summit Utilities Inc.The Fort Smith Boys &am... September 24, 2023

Quarreling sister dreads imminent family vacation Dear Abby:I'm scheduled to go on a vacation with my mother and sister. It seemed like a fun idea during the planning, but as the date approaches, I realize it might not be possible for my sister a... September 17, 2023

Local Notes: open mic poetry, party in the park friendraiser and Mayor’s Youth Academy ahead Blood DriveThe American Red Cross and the University of Arkansas Associated Student Government will team up for an inaugural Fall Blood Drive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Arkansas Union, 5th... September 17, 2023

Club News: Calico Cut-Ups mark 30 years; Andante Club hosts concert AndanteThe Andante Music Club of Bella Vista and the NWA Music, Art and Poetry students will hold a free Young Artist concert and reception at 3 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista... September 17, 2023

Single, middle-aged woman unimpressed by today’s men DEAR ABBY: I'm a 57-year-old, attractive, single, childless woman. Why is it that the men I meet are just plain dumb? They have the conversational skills of 5-year-olds and the same juvenile behav... September 10, 2023

Local notes Eagle ScoutJoshua Morris, 16, of Alma recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scout Troop 45 of Van Buren. He is the son of Paul and JeriBeth Morris.Joshua's Eagle Scout project was to bu... September 10, 2023

Truth of disappearance shocks heartbroken dad Dear Abby: I lost 15 years of my daughter's life when her mother left the state we were living in without my knowledge. We had a boy and girl during our 15 years of marriage and had agreed to join... September 3, 2023

Club News: Calico Cut-Ups mark 30 years; Andante Club hosts concert DAR James Bright Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at 1 p.m. Sept. 11 at the First Methodist Church in Bentonville. The program will be about Constitution Week. Visitors are wel... September 3, 2023