Fly the United States Flag at Half-Staff Immediately through Sunset on Saturday, May 28, 2022 Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Uvalde, Texas    Proclamation Honoring The V...

SHERIFF’S LOG   The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of May 16, 2022 – May 22, 2022. The charges against those arrested are ...

Mena Police Department reports for the week of May 15th through April May 21st, 2022   All subjects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.     ...

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce that additional funding has been made available to assist with feral hog eradication efforts in Arkansas. Senator John Boozman was instrum...

Governor Hutchinson's Weekly Radio Address: Your Vote Matters   To listen to Governor Hutchinson's weekly radio address, click anyhwere on this line, then click ...

The House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee met jointly with the Senate Children and Youth Committee this week to hear from groups actively working to combat human ...

Delivering Improved Benefits and Services for Veterans   As a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I’ve been blessed to play an active role in updating Depar...

America Deserves Congress’ Full Attention   Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently announced the extension of remote voting through June 28th due to risks of COVID-...

Polk County authorities have requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate a shooting incident that occurred in Mena as sheriff’s deputies were about to enter a residence where a domestic...

The Polk County Sheriff's Department released the following statement today concerning a domestic dispute that resulted in the death of an unidentified suspect.   "On Thursday, May...

Howard Ray Wilson, age 79, of Wickes, passed from this life on Friday, May 20, 2022 at Wickes, Arkansas. He was born Sunday, November 13, 1949 in South Polk County to Pete Robert Wilson and Juanita Cr...

Reverend Donley Hesse, age 89, of Mena, Arkansas passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, May 21, 2022. He was born on June 25, 1932, in Grygla, Minnesota, to Lawrence and Anna (Rude) Hesse. ...

Mrs. Claudene Elizabeth Embry, age 78, of Mena, Arkansas, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She was born on December 27, 1943, in Shady, Arkansas, the daughte...

Mrs. Peggy Carolyn Sherrill, age 83, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Mena, Arkansas. She was born May 27, 1938, in Ruston, Louisiana, to the late Reba Gilbert Hughes and Margaret Elizabeth Hughe...

Johnnie Lucille Frost Dover died May 17, 2022, at Homewood Cottages in Mena. She was born June 20, 1938, in Mena to Luth Pat Frost and Rudell Wilson Frost. She is predeceased by her parents, her hu...