Pope recreates the 2014 Mideast peace prayer in Vatican Gardens ROME — Pope Francis gathered the Israeli and Palestinian ambassadors to the Vatican Gardens on Friday to pray for an end to the war in Gaza, marking the 10th anniversary of a similar encounter with the Israeli and Palestinian presidents with a new appeal for peace ..read more

Kent's grand slam rallies Texas A&M past Oregon 15-9 for spot in CWS COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Kaeden Kent's grand slam was just the second hit in a nine-run seventh inning for No. 3 seed Texas A&M and the Aggies fell behind by five before rallying to beat Oregon 15-9, sweeping the Bryan-College Station Super Regional on Sunday night for a spot in the College World Series ..read more

Arkansas Farmers Market Week observed LITTLE ROCK — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has proclaimed June 9-15 as Arkansas Farmers Market Week to highlight the important benefits that farmers markets provide to Arkansas’s agricultural producers, consumers, and communities ..read more

AAA gas price report The statewide gas price average in Arkansas was $3.00 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel on Thursday, according to the AAA Arkansas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is six cents less compared to that day last week and is eleven cents less per gallon compared to that day last year ..read more

The Boone County Quorum Court met in special session Tuesday evening, June 4, and unanimously approved an ordinance to authorize County Judge Robert Hathaway to acquire financing for the purchase of a grapple truck for the county's road department ..read more

May Retired Teachers meeting held The Boone/Newton County Retired Teachers and Support Staff Association met Tuesday, May 7, at Western Sizzlin' in Harrison. The meeting was called to order by President Lisa Bailey. Beverly Bear led the Invocation, and Wilma Finney led the Pledge of Allegiance ..read more

06.01 CAMP JACK COLUMN: Happy Trails, Cowboy A couple weeks ago, a real-life cowboy pulled his truck and horse trailer into the parking lot adjacent to Camp Jack. As he unloaded his best friend and expertly threw a saddle blanket across its back, the two looked like a scene from a long-ago western. They weren’t as famous as Roy Rogers and Trigger, but this impressive duo was well known to countless thousands in this neck of the woods ..read more

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears are set to be featured on "Hard Knocks" for the first time. Har-Bers are crowned kings of 6A Bears to be featured on 'Hard Knocks' for first time CONWAY — The Springdale Har-Ber baseball game against Rogers completed an all Northwest Arkansas diamond sport finals in Class 6A. Gosnell reigns supreme in Class 3A baseball CONWAY — Thirty-four years is a long time between state titles ..read more

Sunday morning tornado leaves one dead in Boone Co. BELLEFONTE — The National Weather Service has issued preliminary reports on a tornado that ripped through Boone and Marion counties on Sunday ..read more

FAA accepting comments on wind farm The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an aeronautical study concerning Scout Clean Energy's planned Nimbus Project near Green Forest ..read more