Stories from Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Kagome, Nibco look to add jobs to workforce

The Manila Public Library is losing its longtime librarian Jane Roth, who after 33 years of service to the community, is retiring and moving. Roth said she has enjoyed her time as Manila's librarian and remembers when she first took the job. "They were opening a library in Manila in 1977," Roth said. ...

A Blytheville man is listed in critical condition at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis after being shot at least twice Saturday. Bobby Bohannon, 25, of Blytheville, told police that someone he knows walked up to him and asked him about money, then began firing a revolver at him...

CARUTHERSVILLE -- Caruthersville police are investigating the death of an 11-month-old boy. According to police, the infant was found dead around 9:51 a.m. Tuesday at 98 East Haven. "Officers spoke to the mother of the child who stated her brother took the baby and was rushing it to the hospital," Caruthersville police chief Chris Riggs said. "She stated her baby was not breathing when she found him."...