Stories from Monday, March 21, 2016

Jamal Akram was arraigned in Osceola District Court Monday morning on the charge of first-degree murder, in connection with the early Friday morning death of Linda Hatcher. Judge Donald Betterton found probably cause and set Aram's bond at $1,000,000 cash...

Paul Kevin Leonard Evans, 43, of Davison, Mich., passed from this life Saturday, March 19, 2016, at his home. Born in Blytheville, he was the son of the late Paul Edward Evans and had lived most of his life in the Flint, Mich., area. ...

Big River Steel held an event Friday demonstrating that the company has passed its first "production capability milestone," with the commissioning of its batch anneal furnaces and skin pass mill, but is still several months away from actually making steel...

Paul Kevin Leonard Evans, 43, of Davison, Mich., passed from this life Saturday, March 19, 2016 at his home. Born in Blytheville, he was the son of the late Paul Edward Evans and lived most of his life in the Flint area. He attended Flint Southwestern Academy and was employed as an auto mechanic. Kevin was an avid outdoorsman and auto enthusiast. He enjoyed time with his family, especially hunting and fishing with his brother, son, and nephews...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Friday, March 18 Saturday, March 19 Sunday, March 20 thenry@blythevillecourier.com...

Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson confirmed to the CN Monday night that there had been a shooting in Blytheville with a victim receiving treatment at Great River Medical Center. Additional information will be added to this story as it becomes available...

Richard "Dickie" Pereszlay, 84, of Blytheville, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at his home. Born to John and Helen (Orosz) Pereszlay in Toledo, Ohio, he was a retired tool and die engineer at Borg Warner. Richard served his country honorably as a medic in the United States Army and was a member of the Hungarian Reform Church in Toledo, Ohio. He was a mason for 30 years. Richard also enjoyed playing golf...