State Representative John Maddox's Weekly Column Posted Friday, January 27th, 2023 5:04pm by John Maddox On the third week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed legislation that could impact everything from car tags to the start of the school year. HB1150 which would extend the time ... Read More
US Senator John Boozman's Weekly Column Posted Friday, January 27th, 2023 5:00pm by John Boozman Expanding Arkansas’s National Security Role Protecting the United States and our interests is a fundamental responsibility for the federal government. Our founders made this role cl... Read More
US Congressman Bruce Westerman's Weekly Column Posted Friday, January 27th, 2023 4:54pm by Bruce Westerman Getting Back To Our Roots This week, for the first time in almost seven years, the House considered legislation under a modified open rule, taking us one huge step closer to restoring a tru... Read More
Senator Terry Rice's Weekly Column Posted Friday, January 27th, 2023 4:48pm by Terry Rice State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Terry Rice January 27, 2023 LITTLE ROCK – The first three weeks of the 2023 legislative have session have been remarkable for the wide v... Read More
Polk County Sheriff's Log for January 16th - 22nd Posted Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 1:33pm by KAWX News SHERIFF’S LOG The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of January 16, 2023 – January 22, 2023. The charges against those arres... Read More
Mena Police Report for January 15th - 21st Posted Monday, January 23rd, 2023 9:52am by Chris Daniel Mena Police Department reports for the week of January 15th through January 21st, 2023 All subjects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  ... Read More
US and Arkansas Flags to half staff for Monterey Park, California victims Posted Monday, January 23rd, 2023 6:44am by Chris Daniel A Proclamation on Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Monterey Park, California As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on January ... Read More
The United States Semiquincentennial, July 4, 2026 Posted Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 11:01am by Kathy Hagler This is the first in a series of articles that will be shared on KAWX.ORG, written and submitted by Kathy Hagler of the local James K. Polk Chpater of the National Society Daughters of the American Re... Read More
State Representative John Maddox's Weekly Column Posted Friday, January 20th, 2023 4:31pm by John Maddox House members will enter the third week of the 2023 Regular Session on Monday. In the second week, several bills passed the House and are now making their way to the Senate. ... Read More
US Senator John Boozman's Weekly Column Posted Friday, January 20th, 2023 4:24pm by John Boozman Recipe for Reaching Children in Need Americans have long called on Washington to cut inefficiencies in federal programs and modernize them for the 21st century. Yet rarely, are... Read More
Hannah Madge Jones Obituary Posted Friday Afternoon Mrs. Hannah Madge Jones, age 92, passed away in Mena, Arkansas on Friday, January 27, 2023. She was born May 5, 1930, in Hancock County, Tennessee to the late Lon Collins and Cecil McGinnis Collin... Read More
Bill Gene Powell Obituary Posted Thursday Afternoon Mr. Bill Gene Powell, age 71, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023, in Waldron, Arkansas. He was born December 3, 1951, in Senora, California to William Junior Powell and Nancy Pearl Chambers Powe... Read More
Lee Roy Stokes Obituary Posted About A Week Ago Mr. Lee Roy Stokes, age 78, of Mena, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2023. Mr. Stokes was born December 9, 1944, in Hatfield, Arkansas to the late J.C. Stokes and Emma Lo... Read More
Patsy Ann Powell Obituary Posted About A Week Ago Mrs. Patsy Ann Hill Powell, age 74, of Mena, Arkansas passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023, at her home. She was born on Monday, December 20, 1948, to Herman Hill and Julia Ann Knox Hill in Blackfo... Read More
Carolyn Faye Lowery Obituary Posted About A Week Ago Carolyn Faye Lowery, age 72, of Mena, died Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Baptist Health in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on Friday, June 9, 1950 to Milton Hanford Simmons and Stella Mae Rickner Sim... Read More