Stories from Friday, March 29, 2013

Homeschool Casqui Days will be held at Parkin Archeological State Park Visitor Center from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 11-12. The cost is $2.16 per student and $2.97 per adult. Homeschoolers: come learn about the American Indians who lived and prospered in this area 500 years ago! Participants will move through different stations throughout the day focusing on different aspects of Mississippian Indian life: storytelling, pottery making, flintknapping, gardening and preparing food, and more.. ...

Manila Mayor Wayne Wagner and council members approved the month of April as clean-up month. Manila residents can take their unwanted items to the Manila transfer station, located off Olympia Street, at no charge during the month...

Davis and Macie Smith, children of Greg and Lauren Smith of Manila, received perfect scores in the State Bible Drill held recently at the Park Hill Baptist church in North Little Rock. This is their first year to participate in the Bible Drill program. ...

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

MAYNARD--The Armorel Tigers stayed perfect, 5-0, in the 1A-3 East with a 12-1 win over Maynard Thursday night in six innings. Armorel starting pitcher, Ty Wagganer, struck out 12 in six innings while giving up just one hit and no earned runs. Wagganer also hit his first home run of the year. The senior hurler has yet to yield an earned run in three conference games this year...

ARMOREL--The Armorel Lady Tigers outscored the Maynard Lady Tigers, 31-4, over two games Thursday night. Armorel took the first game, 13-1 in five innings and the second, 18-3. Abigail McCauley allowed no earned runs on one hit while striking out nine over five complete innings of work. The sophomore hurler also collected two hits at the plate to help her cause along with two RBIs and two runs scored...

The Blytheville Lady Chickasaws picked up their second win of the year in a 3-0 victory over the Harrisburg Lady Hornets Thursday night at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Maddy Ellis went 2-3 at the plate with a single and home run to help lead the Lady Chicks past the Hornet...

PARAGOULD--The Gosnell Pirates bested the Blytheville Chickasaws, 6-2, in five innings, Thursday night, in the opening round of the Glen Sain Tournament in Paragould. Rickey Gable tossed a one-hitter for the Pirates, who advanced to the semifinals on Saturday against Paragould. Alex Brooks allowed just four hits for the Chickasaws...

Peggy J. Kelley, 61, of Luxora, passed from this life Friday, March 29, 2013, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

It's hard to explain the complications adequately, but my upcoming weekend will need to include a trip through Van Buren, Mo., to pick up at least one golf cart charger so that the cart I keep in my garage at home will have a chance to make it around Wednesday afternoon should weather permit a trip to the course.

Ken Yang, a native of Benton and a first generation American in his family, has announced his candidacy for Arkansas state auditor on the Republican ticket for the 2014 election cycle.

The Blytheville City Council's Finance and Purchasing Committee has scheduled a working meeting for 4 p.m. Monday at the Blytheville District Courtroom.

The brand new Air Evac helicopter, identical to the one that will soon be based in Blytheville, landed at the Blytheville Country Club Thursday afternoon.

Mississippi County is asking the city of Blytheville for a lump sum payment of $300,000 to go toward what it claims is a jail fee debt of $887,295 as of Dec. 31, 2012.

State House and Senate leaders on Thursday came out in support of a $125 million financing package that's been proposed to help build a steel mill in northeast Arkansas, saying the benefits of the project outweigh any risks to the state.

Jimmy Dale Rolland, 70, of Leachville, died Monday, March 25, 2013, at Monette Manor Nursing Center in Monette. Born at the Letona Community near Searcy, he was the son of the late Robert Floyd and Maudie Pearce Rolland and had lived most of his life in the Buffalo Island area. He was retired from Hawkins Farms and was a member of Second Baptist Church in Leachville...

Blytheville Police Criminal Investigation Division officer Jason Eddings was arrested Thursday night in Jonesboro after an incident at the Electric Cowboy which resulted in public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges.