KVOM NewsWatch Podcast

Petit Jean Auto Swap Meet underway today; Conway County Fall Cleanup set for next month; Rural Fire Show to honor firefighters at Conway event; lots of local sports tonight and tomorrow night; we talk with Jan Cummings of Morrilton Parks and Recreation about 'Pups in the Pool' and other parks and rec activities.

Halbook honored with Willbanks Award by CSI; 'See You At the Pole' to include prayer at school, large gathering at football field tonight; South Conway County School board approves contract renewals, purchases band instruments; Secretary of State urges Supreme Court to block vote counting on casino measure; ATU ranked as top regional university in state; MHS football returns to gridiron after bye week; we talk with David Garrett (in character as PV Easily) about the upcoming Plumerville Homecoming.

Conway County Quorum Court tables request to add voluntary tax for Morrilton Parks and Recreation; 'Motor’n Morrilton' car show and block party to be held Friday night; Extension Service encouraging Brucellosis vaccines; Veterans Legal Workshop to be held Friday; Morrilton football ranked sixth in Class 5A; we talk with Conway County Judge Jimmy Hart.

Lawsuit against County Clerk over paper ballots dismissed; we preview tonight's Quorum Court, other meetings; Morrilton High School to host Homecoming Parade this Friday; most area high schools had the week off from football; we talk with Kolby Black and Amanda Jones from the Morrilton Area Chamber of Commerce.

UACCM, Conway School District ink MOA for technical concurrent enrollment program; Arkansas Motorsports HOF to hold event at Petit Jean Musuem of Autos during upcoming swap meet; Chapel Hart to perform at Rialto Theatre this weekend; Water project funding to include money for improvements in Pope County; Fort Smith professor to renovate former Carnegie Library there; very few high school football teams playing tonight; we talk with Kevin Van Pelt of the Conway County Extension Service.

Election deadlines and other information shared by county clerk's office; Morrilton High School concurrent program is growing; local retailers plan Fall Festival to raise funds for Rialto, scholarship program; Rice donation to feed thousands in state; volleyball Lady Devil Dogs hope to continue winning ways tonight; we visit with Bill Sardin, pastor of First United Methodist Church.

Local law enforcement stepping up presence at area schools in light of national trend of threats; Authorities make arrest in Van Buren County murder case; Highways 9 and 64 getting new pavement locally; Chamber hosting night golf tournament; Morrilton Parks and Rec hosting 'Pups in the Pool' fundraiser for animal shelter; we talk with Michelle Jones about the Morrilton High School Homecoming Parade.

Talk Business and Politics conducts poll on ballot issues, showing support for rejecting Pope County casino; Third Thursday Farmers Market is set for this week; SNAP recipients to get relief after reported scam; Depot Museum spotlights history of Morrilton hospital; Morrilton volleyball to open conference play tonight; Morrilton football ranked 8th in Class 5A; we talk with Morrilton Mayor Allen Lipsmeyer.

Human Trafficking sting nets several arrests, including a Cleburne County Deputy; authorities make several arrests connected to theft ring; Morrilton Area Chamber making plans for annual banquet; Sacred Heart Oktoberfest set for first weekend of October; Morrilton Devil Dogs improve to 3-0 with win at White Hall; Perryville defeats Bigelow to win the Battle of Perry County; we talk with Morgan Zimmerman of Main Street Morrilton.

Faulkner Co. crash fatal to Conway man; ASP makes another drug trafficking arrest in Pope Co.; Perry Co. Fair wraps up this weekend; 2nd Annual Cleveland Days set for Saturday; Devil Dogs at White Hall, Perryville at Bigelow highlight HS football action; We visit with Shannon Autrey with the Conway Co. Extension Service