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Mena City Attorney Announces Run for Circuit Judge Seat (MENA) Mena attorney Patrick McDaniel previously announced on April 11, 2019 his candidacy for Circuit Judge of Polk and Montgomery Counties, Arkansas. The election for this nonpartisan position will occur on March 3, 2020 during the presidential primary, and the term will begin on January 1, 2021. McDaniel is a lifelong resident of Polk County, having been raised locally by his grandmother, Vera Cook and returning to the area after graduating law school and is a graduate from Mena High School in 1989. McDaniel graduated with highest distinction in 1993 from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Science – Business Administration in Ac-
Boozman Tours Region
(MENA) United States Senator John Boozman was in Montgomery and Polk Counties on Tuesday. It was a part of his two day tour of Western and Southwestern Arkansas. The senator started his Tuesday with a breakfast roundtable with Mena / Polk County Chamber of Commerce members at the Lime Tree Restaurant in Mena, where he met with local business leaders. Afterwards, Senator Boozman took a tour of Nidec / U.S. Electrical Motors on North Morrow Street in Mena. Later, the senator visited the UA –
counting. During both his junior and senior years, he was selected as the outstanding student in Accounting for the university. After passing the Certified Public Accountancy test with the second highest score in the state, he worked for Deloitte and Touche as an Auditor for a year before attending law school. During law school, McDaniel served on the Arkansas Law Review, in addition to receiving numerous class awards. Patrick graduated law school with highest honors from the University of Arkansas, and passed the Arkansas Bar Exam with the highest score in the state. McDaniel is a Past President of the Mena
-See Candidacy, pg. 9
-See Boozman, pg. 8
Mena City Attorney Patrick McDaniel
Bomb Threat and Fire Investigated in Mena on Saturday (MENA) A fire damaged portions of the Polk County Development Center’s Just For Kids Resale Center on Saturday morning. The fire could have been much worse, if not for police crews already in the neighborhood for a bomb threat at the United States Post Office. Around 3:40 am, the Mena Police Department received a bomb threat to the Mena Post Office at 400 South Morrow Street. After responding to the call, an officer noticed the PCDC resale store “Just For Kids” at 811 Eagle Gap was on fire and the front glass door had been shattered. The Mena Fire Department responded. It was discovered that the bomb threat and fire were related. The investigation led to the arrest of a 25 year old male, Jacob Green of Texas.
-See Investigation, pg. 8
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Members of the Fort Smith Fire Department Bomb Squad search a postal service vehicle following a bomb threat was called in at the Mena Post Office, Saturday morning. Submitted photo.
Jacob Green
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