Mena Police Department reports for the week of July 31st through August 6th, 2022       All subjects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court o...

The Governor is calling the General Assembly into an Extraordinary Session next week to address the use of surplus funds to provide tax relief and funding for school safety measures.   The ...

Governor Hutchinson's Weekly Radio Address: The No. 1 Pro-Life State   To listen to Governor Hutchinson's weekly radio address, click anywhere on this line, then...

The Biden Administration Continues its Reckless Tax-and-Spending Spree   High prices at the pump, increasing costs at the grocery store and excessive monthly energy bills are all devastatin...

State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Larry Teague August 5, 2022   LITTLE ROCK – When it meets in special session the legislature will consider a $50 million grant program for...

Finish the Wall   President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas quietly approved a plan to complete a section of the border wall near Yuma, Arizona, f...

The catfish industry is the largest component of aquaculture in the United States and a significant industry in Arkansas.  In fact, Arkansas catfish farmers contributed $19.5 million to Arka...

SHERIFF’S LOG   The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of July 25, 2022 – July 31, 2022. The charges against those arrested ar...

Mena Police Department reports for the week of July 24th through July 30th, 2022:   All subjects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.   July 24 ...

Fair Care for All   Senate Democrats are resurrecting President Biden’s shortsighted “Build Back Better” bill after reaching an agreement with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). ...

Mr. Randall K. Turner, 77, of Mena, Arkansas passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022, at his home in Mena. He was born January 4, 1945, in Mena, Arkansas to the late Travis “Tige” Turner ...

Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Barsic, 69, of Mena passed away August 3, 2022. He was born to Nicholas and Josephine Barsic on June 17, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio. He worked at US Motors up until his r...

Helen Giesler Easterwood passed from this life Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Mena. She was born at Cove, Arkansas, April 2, 1933. Helen was the eighth child of George and Hughie Giesler. She spent her ...

M. Leon Mourton born November 26, 1941, joined other saints in Christ July 29, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Linda Gail Taylor Mourton, a son and daughter-in-law Stanley and Lisa Mourt...

Mr. Fred Ernest Embry, age 83, of Mena, Arkansas, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022 in Waldron, Arkansas He was born June 20, 1939 in Cherry Hill, Arkansas to Fred B. Embry and Alene Wimberly. ...