A Thursday roundup includes medical developments, lost jobs at Walmart Optical Lab and the return of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals to Arvest Ballpark.
Crystal Bridges Museum opens America 250: Common Threads, weaving quilts, civic art and 250 years of U.S. history. Free family event Saturday, March 14.
The Fort Smith Museum of History presents "History Alive: Her Story" Saturday at 1 p.m., featuring 10 women from the region's past, including Mame Stewart Josenberger.