Fort Smith Times Record
Officials estimate Crawford County took on at least $1 million in flood damage from torrential downpours this week.
Every low-water bridge in the county was underwater at some point Thursday as tributaries to the Arkansas River swelled from around 2.5 inches of rain in the region Wednesday night. The floodwaters also washed away all gravel installed with FEMA grants following the 2019 river flood.
The preliminary damage estimate was taken before county officials discovered damage to Ash Drive and Lancaster bridges in the Mountainburg area. These bridges will be closed indefinitely.
County Emergency Management Director Brad Thomas is fairly confident they ll meet or exceed the $240,000 damage threshold to receive assistance from the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM). An assessor with that agency will be in the county Thursday.
Snow storms, hoot-owls, a new park
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Editor’s note We’re continuing our tradition of taking a look back each Saturday at some of the important, interesting or even odd events as they were reported during the same week throughout the years, along with interesting advertising features from years gone by.
This week in 1903, the Hillsboro News-Herald reported that the Rev. E.J. Moore and William Wheeler, representatives of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League, would be spending next Sunday in Hillsboro and would preach at the Methodist Church that morning.
Ladies, are you weary and worn out all the time, suffering from a weak back with headaches, nervousness and restlessness? If so, the paper advocated buying a little tin of Doan’s Kidney Pills for immediate relief.