The foreclosure case against the owner of Tim’s Tavern has progressed, with court records showing all defendants have now been formally served with the lawsuit. For the defendants, it’s a race against the clock to sell the property or otherwise pay it off. Read more below. Steppach was arrested Jan. 25, 2024, and later charged […]
Abuse victim, now 17, tells some of her testimony against Tim’s Tavern owner
UPDATE DEC 9, 2025 (afternoon) One of the victims in the State of Arkansas vs Tim Steppach case has come forward to tell some of her story. Now that Steppach has been convicted of 3 counts of “Endangerment of the Welfare of a Minor in the 2nd Degree,” Alexy Torres, tells some of her testimony. […]
Video: See the recipe for Maxine’s “Cat Head Biscuits” featured several times in “The Sleigh”
If you’ve been reading “The Sleigh,” actuated by my father, Roger Lyndon Poole, then you’ve seen mention made here and there of Maxine Poole’s “cat head biscuits” in the story. They serve as an integral component of Wayne’s thumb-stuck sugar biscuits, as well as an essential vehicle for Wes’s apple butter delivery system. My grandmother, […]
Call MySaline and Tell Your Scary Campfire Story
It’s October and cooler. Time for campfires! And campfire stories. I’ve got catfish dinner for 2 at Riverside Grocery for the person who submits best scary campfire story! Not the scariest necessarily, but the one we like the best. And your friends can vote! I don’t want you to write it down though… I want […]
Library Presents Program About Arkansas Haunted Hotels Oct 18th
Join Shelle Stormoe of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program for a “tour” of Arkansas’s Haunted Hotels including the Arlington, the Crescent and more. No registration required. Open to all ages (recommended for 12+). Tue Oct 18, 6:30 – 7:30 PM Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library (Benton) Call 778-4766 for more information.