KVOM NewsWatch Podcast

Landowners in the Brewer Lake watershed invited to meeting Thursday; application period opens for Giving Tree grants; South Conway County School District reports on cybersecurity, reading; demand for EFA funds outstrips supply; Widner family recognized by diabetes research organization; Morrilton splits with Heber Springs; Sacred Heart varsity teams fall to Bradford; Wonderview sweeps Guy-Perkins; we visit with Mary Clark of the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton.

South Conway County School Board approves academic calendar; 'Men at Rest' mural unveiled; Morrilton City Council holds first meeting of 2026; Morrilton to host Heber Springs for Title IX Night; we visit with Jay Carter of the Conway County Library.

Local fire crews have busy weekend; Officials seek volunteers for Conway Co. Bicentennial Committee; Comedian William Lee Martin coming to Rialto on Saturday; Morrilton City Council, SCCSD Board to meet Monday; MHS Band members qualify for All-Region; High school hoops roundup

KVOM, KASR among group of stations sold in 18-signal deal; cold weather coming, dry conditions persist as burn ban continues; state announces pair of literacy grants; ATU's student union to open this semester; area high school teams play tonight; we visit with Kevin Van Pelt of the Conway County Extension Service.

Tractor-trailer driver rescued after overnight accident on I-40; Conway County Care Center recaps 2025 efforts; it's National School Board Month; local church to host free community movie night; junior high basketball schedule; we visit with Jerry Smith of the Morrilton Depot Museum.

Mayor invites community to the unveiling of mural at Morrilton City Hall; LIHEAP application period open; Our Blood Institute needs Type-O donors; Sacred Heart Catholic School to hold 'Trivia Night' fundraiser; Morrilton girls and boys open conference race with wins over Clinton; we visit with Cindy Lucariello of the Conway County Care Center.

County Judge touts road improvements, industrial development among goals for 2026; attorney seeks mental evaluation for Faulkner County doctor accused in assault; Production meetings set for farmers; UACCM to hold orientation this Thursday; Morrilton named 'unsung small town' by online publication; Morrilton begins conference basketball season tonight, hosting Clinton; we visit with Alisha Koonce of Sacred Heart Catholic School.

We recap significant weather events of 2025; Blaylock appointed to charter school organization board; single parent scholarship deadline approaching; weekend roundup of fire department runs; cameras to be used to detect mobile phone usage in work zones; high school basketball roundup.

Mayor looks forward to continued growth in Morrilton in 2026; National Weather Service says we're in for warmer temperatures this winter; area residents appointed by Governor Sanders to state boards; Hill touts two Perry County projects among other 2025 achievements; 2006 MHS Girls' State Championship team to be recognized tonight at Devil Dog Arena as Morrilton hosts Maumelle.

Pope Co. deputies locate, save missing man; 2027 trial date set for Stacy Drake; Burn ban issued for Conway Co. as wildfire risk increases; Elimination of grocery tax among new laws in effect; Dogs finish 2nd in Neosho Tourney