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Mount Ida chooses new high school principal

DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY_dewayne@mcnews.online MOUNT IDA – School Board members voted to hire Mike Nichols to be...

Inaugural Lake Ouachita Challenge CDE contest draws big crowd

DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY_dewayne@mcnews.online LAKE OUACHITA – The Mount Ida FFA program hosted their inaugural Lake Ouachita...

Foresters for the Future Scholarship Application Period Open Through June 15

LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division and the University of Arkansas...

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Halloween and Fall Festival Fun

This weekend will be filled with opportunities for children of all ages to enjoy Halloween in Montgomery County with fall festivals and Halloween events...

Miss Polk County helps Oden elementary celebrate “Reading Across America”

"February 27th marked the beginning of Read Across America Week for Ode Maddox Elementary.  Special guest reader and Ms. Polk County, Adi Dollar kicked...

Local students among Congressional Youth Cabinet

(October 4, 2019) WASHINGTON – Arkansas high school students are exploring and offering solutions to national issues as members of U.S. Senator John Boozman’s...

Kincannon named 2020 TRIO Achiever

Hot Springs, Arkansas – National Park College (NPC) alumna, Ashley Kincannon was recently awarded the 2020 TRIO Achiever by the Arkansas Association of Student...

CWD confirmed in South Arkansas

RANDY ZELLER|AGFC STRONG – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today confirmed that a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer taken in Union County tested positive for chronic...

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WaySeekers Ministry receives $15,000 grant from the Arvest Foundation

The Arvest Foundation donated $15,000 to WaySeekers Ministry. The Arvest Foundation presents grants to outstanding charities doing great work to improve local communities. The...

Some Mount Ida water customers under boil order

DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY/dewayne@mcnews.online MOUNT IDA - Many of Mount Ida Waterworks’ customers east of town are under a boil order due to loss of water and...

Prescribed burns begin on Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Jan. 21, 2021) — The Ouachita and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests will be conducting prescribed burns in Arkansas and Oklahoma over the next...

Wildlife rescuer to release eagle from atop Hickory Nut Mountain

Local wildlife rehabber Tommy Young will release a male bald eagle on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 2:00 pm. The eagle will be released...

Westerman discusses Albert Pike closure during public meeting

DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY montcnews2@windstream.net GLENWOOD - Overwhelming support for the re-opening of Albert Pike Recreation Area to overnight camping was shared with a...