Stories from Friday, January 3, 2014

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Charles Roy Miller, 82, of Manila, passed from this life Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born Dec. 11, 1931, in Baltimore, Md., to the late Roscoe and Mamie Johnson Miller, he was raised in Kennett, Mo., and had lived in Manila for the past 50 years. ...

Noble C. Dunkerson, 87, of Black Oak passed from this life at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2013, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born to the late Arthur and Bertha Dunkerson on Dec. ...

Ms. Betty Sue Krech Richardson, 85, formerly of Glasgow, Ky., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at her home.

Mr. Charles Roy Miller, 82, of Manila, passed from this life Thursday Jan. 2, 2014, at the Manila Nursing Center.

Mrs. Patricia Jean Lackey, 66, of Osceola, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Osceola.

The Gosnell Pirates returned to action Thursday night by traveling to Cave City to take on the Cave Men in a 3-4A contest. Cave City led by as much as 25 points before winning, 64-53.

We at Farmers Bank & Trust would like to take this opportunity to thank our many customers and employees who donated toys and money to our annual toy drive this year. It started out slow, but as always, everyone came through to help make this a wonderful Christmas for the Mississippi County foster children and also for the kids at The Haven...

I can't think of anything much good about January, or February, for that matter, but let's stick to January for now.

The wildlife at Walker Park were trying to stay warm while ice began to form over the pond Friday morning.

Blytheville's annual holiday charity program, Ignite, wrapped up another successful season the week of Christmas.

After being asked to cut 7 percent from their proposed budgets, Blytheville Waterworks and Blytheville Wastewater came back with what might be the departments' final proposal before the 2014 budget is finalized.

The City's Parks and Recreation Department is being told not to expect any help from the city should it exceed its budgeted expenditures for 2014.