Stories from Monday, August 10, 2015

Monette -- Kenneth Randall Ryan, 55, passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. He was born Aug. 1, 1960 in Jonesboro. He was a member of the Black Oak Church of Christ and a loving son, father and grandfather. He enjoyed Buffalo Island Central basketball, fishing, and going to the lake. He loved his family and his dog, Toby...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Friday, Aug. 7 -- Police arrested a juvenile for refusal to submit to arrest and domestic assault 3rd in the 1100 block of East Rose. -- Police chased a white pickup truck that was headed north on Lilly at a high rate of speed. ...

Assistant Police Chief Ricky Jefferson told the Fire and Police Committee Monday evening that the Blytheville Police Department (BPD) currently has 38 officers and has received a total of three resignations. He also said that they have begun departmental new hire assessments with five candidates in the process (three certified already and two non-certified). ...

A few minutes after 11 p.m. Saturday night, the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville exploded into "chaos and emotional" as approximately 200 family members and friends of the 12 separate gunshot victims, one of which died, began to arrive by both ambulance and private vehicles...

The Public Works Committee meeting got a little heated Monday afternoon as Public Works Supervisor Mark Key was asked by Councilman L. C. Hartsfield, if Public Works Department workers were physically required to work an eight-hour day since they were getting paid for eight hours. Key initially said yes, but then qualified his statement regarding those that collect trash...