Stories from Thursday, June 16, 2011

Mr. John L. Baldridge, 85, of Leachville, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center.

The MetLife blimp floated over Blytheville around 9 a.m. Thursday.

The Mark Fincher family of Dyess is Mississippi County's Farm Family of the Year

Mr. John L. Baldridge, age 85, of Leachville, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center. Born at Childress, Arkansas he was the son of the late Robert Porter and Gracie Sipes Baldridge and had lived most of his life in the Leachville area. ...

Barney Pete Elliott, 83 of Steele, Mo., died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at his home. Born Sept. 12, 1927, he was the son of the late Taugh and Nellie Elliott and had been a long time area resident. Mr. Elliott enjoyed fishing, gardening and loved animals...

Rudy Lasater, age 63 of Manila, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center. The widow of Mr. Douglas Lasater, Rudy was a lifelong Manila resident and a member of the First Assembly of God...

Blytheville police officers recently filed the following incident reports: