2020 Top Stories Collection

Peaceful March held to promote positive change

Crowds gathered in Janssen Park in June in participation of a event organized by Polk Co. Activists for Positive Change. More than 100 people participated, and several local speakers shared their stories or stories of their loved ones. They spoke about past experiences and about future hopes for Mena and for Polk County as a whole. The messages where powerful and uplifting as the peaceful protest proceeded into a march around Janssen Park. After a few laps around the park, the crowd headed to the Polk County Court House where they sat in silence on the court house lawn for 8 min and 46 seconds, to respect and honor George Floyd and others who have passed away.

Editor’s Note: Reports of this event appeared in the Polk County Pulse and included misleading information. At the time, the Pulse was without an editor. Regardless of how the error occurred, we apologize with humility to the organizers and participants of the event who made every effort to ensure a peaceful community gathering. The Pulse sincerely appreciates forgiveness when we make mistakes and looks forward to continuing to serve the community.