Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

1 day ago | nwaonline.com | Susan Nicholson

A week’s worth of quick, healthful meals for budget-minded familiesSUNDAY: Fire up the family grill for your grilled boneless pork chops. Alongside, try Parmesan Couscous: Prepare 4 servings of couscous according to package directions; stir in ¼ cup chopped green onions, ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese and ¼ teaspoon dried thyme.

1 day ago | nwaonline.com | Rex Nelson

Rex Nelson has been senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2017, and he has a biweekly podcast called "Southern Fried." After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1981, he was a sportswriter for the Arkansas Democrat for a year before becoming editor of Arkadelphia's Daily Siftings Herald. He was the youngest editor of a daily in Arkansas at age 23. Rex was then news and sports director at KVRC-KDEL from 1983-1985.

2 days ago | nwaonline.com | Daniel McFadin

Daniel McFadin is a general assignment reporter who has been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since October 2022. He previously worked at NBC Sports, and has also been a writer covering NASCAR for Frontstretch — which is not affiliated with the Democrat-Gazette — since 2014. Daniel also has and continues to be involved in podcasting at the newspaper.

4 days ago | nwaonline.com | Penny Weaver

VAN BUREN — Two members of the Crawford County Library System Board sparred in a heated exchange Friday debating how much library money should be used to pay legal fees in a First Amendment lawsuit the county lost. The discussion came during a “working meeting” of the board, which held no votes and took no action in the session at the Van Buren Public Library. “It’s not up for us to pay the entire bill. I do not see that,” Chairman Keith Pigg said.

4 days ago | nwaonline.com | Penny Weaver

FORT SMITH -- A traffic stop early this month resulted in about two dozen firearms being taken out of the possession of a convicted felon and off the streets. The fact that most of the confiscated weapons were rifles makes the seizure unusual, according to Arkansas statistics from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The stop was conducted by Sebastian County Sheriff's Corporal John O'Mara in south Sebastian County, according to information from the Sheriff's Office.