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On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word.
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KEDM has been nominated for the BART (Business Art) Award!
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) are issuing over $2.5 million in payments through the On-Farm Stored Commodity Loss Program.
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The U.S. Postal Service will issue Bald Eagle postage stamps on May 14th at 11:00 a.m. -
On Wednesday, April 30, at 8:00 a.m., the West Monroe West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce hosts an event to educate the community about business. -
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter at Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science will represent the University at two national championships in 2026. -
On April 16, 2026, Caleb Carlton Dement was arrested by the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Warrants Division.
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Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state. -
The Justice Department alleges that the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups. -
These matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter, Arwen, without violence.
The Meet The Candidates Forum will be held at the Edgewood Facility at West Monroe High School and will feature all candidates for Mayor of West Monroe
SAE NO MORE's performance was part of a benefit concert held on October 24, 2025, at Alley Park in West Monroe. The event aimed to raise funds for KEDM Public Radio, which is facing a significant federal funding cut of nearly $300,000 over the next two years.
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The event is May 23 and 24 on Memorial Day Weekend.
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