For a while the city escaped combat, but in the aftermath of the confederate defeat at Prairie Grove, federal troops stormed into Van Buren on Dec. 28, 1862. Union cavalry attacked with such speed ...

VAN BUREN -- The City Council approved the city's 2025 budget on Monday. The budget was approved 4-0 at the meeting. Council members Madison Simmons and Shannon Newerth-Henson were not in attendance.