Stories from Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Bootheel native Mindi Rice has begun work as the new Main Street Blytheville executive director. She brings an extensive amount of expertise to the city of Blytheville. After spending the last 10 years working in the casino market and spending nine seasons on the media relations game staff of the Memphis Grizzlies, Rice has been equipped with the necessary tool of experience that will enable her to work with merchants, city leaders and supporters of Main Street Blytheville...

A Texas girl who has relatives in Gosnell and Osceola is collecting shoes to raise money for a multipurpose service dog. These migraines present themselves in Emma’s life and will sometimes last minutes to even a few months, depending on the severity of the onset. Aside from the hemiplegic migraines, Emma also suffers from other types of seizures and is deaf in her left ear...

Mr. Jonathan Charles Little, 37 of Blytheville, passed away at his home on June 29, 2017. He was born February 24, 1980 to Charles and Mary. Jonathan was a farmer by trade and was of the Pentecostal faith. Jonathan was preceded in death by his father, Charles Kenneth Little...

Mr. Bobby Roy Razer, 66, of Senath, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017 at Heritage Nursing Home in Kennett, Missouri. Bobby was born in Cooter, Missouri to John and Claudyne (O’Kane) Razer. Bobby was a retired butcher and a 20 year resident of Senath. He was a very social man who loved karaoke. He would sing anytime and anywhere. Bobby was a very kind, sweet, and caring man. He loved his family and faithfully supported them along with his friends...

Waking up one morning, you notice by the sound of the rain and thunder that your day is already off the a “slow” start. After all, who likes to get up and get out of their comfy bed for work when it is raining? Nobody. Nevertheless, you proceed on with your morning but then you notice that you’re running late because you failed to set your alarm the following night. Typical human error, right?...

A package being shipped through UPS was confiscated by Blytheville police, after allegedly containing marijuana. According to the Blytheville Police Department, officers responded to 1500 Parco Road, where a UPS employee noticed a strong odor o marijuana inside a package bag...

LITTLE ROCK—Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that Steven Thorpe, 44, of Jonesboro, will spend more than 21 years in federal prison for advertising child pornography. A federal grand jury indicted Thorpe on April 8, 2015, for one count of advertising child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. ...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. — Police took a criminal mischief report at Main Street Flooring. A large store window was damaged. — Officers took a criminal mischief report at the Blytheville Housing Authority. — Officers arrested Trevor Redditt, 23, on domestic battery charges in the 1700 block of Jackson. ...