Stories from Friday, July 9, 2010

Karen Widdecombe, instructor of the ANC Summer Fest class "Super Science That's Impossible," has been teaching children in grades 2-6 that education can be fun by doing some very interesting science experiments. Widdecombe said that on Tuesday the class put a skewer through a balloon without breaking it; Wednesday they turned an egg into rubber; and today they will be making cushions for eggs, which will be dropped from a ladder. ...

A little over 50 area high school juniors and seniors were at Arkansas Northeastern College's main campus this week for the ACT Summer Academy, which offers students a chance to earn $350. "The purpose of the ACT Summer Academy is to address two of the Arkansas Works Performance Measures: reduce remediation and increase ACT scores," Bridget Shemwell, Career Coach, said...

Capt. Tim Bentley and Capt. Ricky Jefferson have recently accepted new positions at the Blytheville Police Department. Bentley is now commander of the Criminal Investigations Division, while Jefferson is now commander of the Patrol Division. Bentley began working at BPD in 1989 as a patrol officer after working as a security specialist in the United States Air Force at Eaker Air Force Base...

In an e-mail to Blytheville City Council members this morning, city attorney Mike Bearden said the mayoral retirement ordinance complies with state law. Blytheville City Councilwoman Carol White has challenged the legality of the 2008 ordinance that lowered the mayoral retirement age from 60 to 55...