Stories from Monday, May 9, 2011

As of this week, the bulk of Mississippi River flooding concerns will have moved out of the Mississippi County area and be concentrated further downstream, according to officials with the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard.

I guess you could call me a non-conformist. This might partially explain why, whenever I get bored with life, I do things like dye my hair purple, become a vegan, or move to Istanbul.

Here are the updated standings for local Cal Ripken baseball.

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department.

An ordinance requiring a permit for construction of driveways across drainage ditches and laying of culvert in drainage ditches within the city of Blytheville and prohibiting dumping.

Those of us along the mid-Mississippi River valley are still watching the big muddy, even as its crest passes this week. It has been near or possibly even at record-high levels.