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Lloyd Welch
(Obituary ~ 04/23/13)
Lloyd Welch, 93, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013. He was born on March 21, 1920, at Batesville to the late William and Pearl Welch. Mr. Welch served his country proudly in the United States Army during World...
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Hans Hessler
(Obituary ~ 04/23/13)
Hans Hessler, 76, of Manila, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born at Kusel, West Germany, he was the son of the late Paul and Therisia Glazzer Hessler and moved to the United States with his family in 1960. ...
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Alva 'Albert' Turner
(Obituary ~ 04/23/13)
Mr. Alva "Albert" Turner, 68, of Lepanto, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree.
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Lynda Marie Duncan Seaton
(Obituary ~ 04/23/13)
Mrs. Lynda Marie Duncan Seaton, 58, of Blytheville, passed from this life Sunday, April 21, 2013, at her home.
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Savannah Pugh
(Obituary ~ 04/23/13)
Mrs. Savannah Pugh, 74, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Advance Care Hospital in Searcy.
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Josephine Dunn
(Obituary ~ 04/23/13)
Mrs. Josephine Dunn, 80, of Marked Tree, died Saturday, April 20, 2013, in Jonesboro.
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Earnest R. Chase
(Obituary ~ 04/23/13)
Mr. Earnest R. Chase, 89, of Marked Tree, died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree.
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My favorite things about fatherhood
(Column ~ 04/23/13)
My daughter is 3 weeks old today (I'm writing to you from the past -- or as most people would say, Monday). It's been a crazy, unexpected and amazing three weeks.
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The truth about the monkey blood
(Column ~ 04/23/13)
A book review I will be doing in a few months brought up an interesting question for me, and was surprisingly hard to answer. And because all the information I was able to find on the Internet was absolutely bogus, I decided it was a question worth answering in this column.
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Community looks to clean up old cemetery site
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Community members working to plan a cleanup day for the Number Nine Missionary Baptist Cemetery are looking for more area support from area residents and people with family members buried in the now-overgrown and neglected spot.
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Blytheville Schools prepping for New Tech
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Preparation for the New Tech Network conversion, which will go into effect in the fall, is well underway at Blytheville High School, according to Parental Involvement Coordinator and New Tech Director Teryn Spears.
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Manila track team competes in meet
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
Manila Junior High had 24 track team members compete in Pocahontas last week and were among 500 young athletes participating. Coach Jerry Castor, and assistant coaches Jordan Wise and Tim Bassing, accompanied the students...
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Mustangs defeat Cross County in extra innings
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
Buffalo Island Central pushed across four runs in the top of the eighth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie, and went on to defeat Cross County 5-1 in 2A-3 conference baseball action Tuesday afternoon at Cherry Valley...
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Rebels ease by Mustangs 5-4
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
Riverside squeaked past archrival Buffalo Island Central 5-4 in 2A-3 conference baseball action Wednesday afternoon at Monette. Brandon Towery pitched 6 1/3 innings to earn the win, while Kollin Stone secured the victory, picking up the save. Stone entered the game with the bases jammed, and struck out the final two Mustangs to close out the win...
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Lady Rebels outslug Marmaduke
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
Riverside pounded Marmaduke 15-5 in 2A-3 softball action Tuesday afternoon on the road. Taylor Archer banged out three hits and drove in a pair of runs while also picking up the victory on the mound for the Lady Rebels. ...
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Lions gear up for District Tournament with pair of road wins
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
Manila took two out of three 3A-3 conference baseball games while dropping a non-conference contest last week to see their record go to 12-6 overall and 9-3 in league play. The Lions began the week dropping a pair of one run decisions to Brookland and Hoxie at home. ...
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Lady Mustangs grab League lead with win over Marked Tree
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
Buffalo Island Central grabbed sole possession of first place in the 2A-3 conference race with a 4-0 whitewash of Marked Tree Tuesday afternoon at Monette. Sophomore Madison Greathouse fired a three-hit shutout to earn the win. Greathouse fanned nine batters while issuing just two walks...
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Woody Inducted Into Alpha Chi
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
WALNUT RIDGE - Leigha Woody of Manila has been inducted into Alpha Chi, the National College Honor Scholarship Society, at Williams Baptist College. The induction was held April 11 at WBC's Academic Awards Banquet...
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PEO State Convention in Blytheville April 26-27
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
PEO Sisterhood's Arkansas State Chapter 80th Annual Convention will be held April 26-27 in Blytheville at Northeast Arkansas Community College. PEO is a philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women, educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans and stewardship of Cottey College; and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations...
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Fishing with Friends
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Fishing With Friends sponsored by Manila First Baptist Church will be held from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, April 27, at the Mallard Youth Lake. The event will be held rain or shine. Young people pre-school to sixth grade are invited to participate. An adult must accompany the child...
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Adams Estate to open for Mother's Day on May 11
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Adams Estate in Leachville will be opened for mothers and others to enjoy the gardens from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11. They can have a picnic or just enjoy a walk in the gardens. A hanging flower basket will be given to the first 100 people who bring 10 or more canned goods to be donated to the NEA Food Bank...
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Caraway Fishing Rodeo date finalized
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Caraway Park commissioners announced the annual youth fishing rodeo will be held from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, May 4. Sign-up will be at 7 a.m. The event will take place at the Caraway pond. All youth are invited to participate. There will be drawings throughout the morning...
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Riverside High School to hold Blood Drive
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Riverside High School will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the high school. The event is sponsored by the Riverside High School Student Council. This will be Riverside's third, and final, blood drive for the school year...
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Monette Council addresses development
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
The Monette City Council discussed planning and development for the city, received a council resignation, and approved a policeman's pay increase at the meeting held Monday, April 15...
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Caraway Council passes ordinances
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
The Caraway City Council voted Thursday, April 11, to open a bank account for the City of Caraway for ACEDP Project 790-08770-12, with Rick Stevens and Marcia Stevens listed as signers on the account...
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Manila Council hears update on building renovation
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Manila City Council members heard an update on the Halfacre building renovation, community center landscaping, airport terminal building, fly-in at the Manila Airport, swimming pool at the regular April City Council meeting held Monday, April 15...
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Lake City Council approves rezoning and variance
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Lake City Council members approved property rezoning from R-1 to Agriculture and accepted a variance on property at the council meeting held Monday, April 15. Alderman Harold Barker presented two recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Committee. ...
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Manila School board hires principal and assistant superintendent
(Local News ~ 04/23/13)
Manila School board members hired an elementary principal and assistant superintendent following an executive session at the regular April meeting held Thursday. Board members are President Danny Robbins, Vice President Brandon Veach, Secretary Jeremy Jackson, Tracey Reinhart, Johnny McCain, Tony Crowell and Tommy Wagner...
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Lady Pirates win home finale
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
GOSNELL -- The Gosnell Lady Pirates played their final home game of the season and gave the Pirate faithful a nice, 6-1, going away present over the Riverside Lady Rebels. Christen Houwen pitched a complete game victory in her final home game. After giving up a run in the first, Houwen settled down and allowed just two hits over the final six innings to pick up the win...
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Youth softball now underway; Rotan's Burcham throws no-hitter
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
10-U and 8-U Youth Softball got underway Monday night at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex as Cal Ripken baseball continued. Here's a wrap up of the action. SOFTBALL 10-U SRT Ball Hogs 15, MCEC 0 The Ball Hogs scored five runs in each at bat on their way to a 15-0 win over MCEC Monday night to open 10-U softball action at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex...
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Chickasaws, Lady Chicks record wins
(High School Sports ~ 04/23/13)
The Blytheville Chickasaws picked up their fourth win of the season Monday thanks to a 7-2 victory over the Hayti, Mo. Indians at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex. Alex Draughn went the distance for the Chicks with seven strong innings of work striking out six to pick up the complete game victory. Draughn had a no-hitter through nearly the first four innings before scattering a couple of hits and runs over the final three innings...
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