Stories from Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

Mr. Edward Almus Ross Marshall, 86, of Wilson, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at Heritage Gardens in Senath.

Ms. Natasha Lasha Johnson, 38, of Osceola, died of pancreatitis Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Beverly Nicole Burks and Brian Keith Jones were united in marriage Sept. 6, 2011, in a beach ceremony in Destin, Fla.

I've probably watched more baseball in the past two weeks than the rest of the summer, combined.

Raspberry Lawn Sprinklers did volunteer cleanup work on the walking track of the Blytheville Sportsplex Tuesday morning.

Blytheville Schools are taking a new step in preparing high school students for college.

The National Wild Turkey Federation has a new regional director for Arkansas who is right at home in the position, in every possible sense.

The Quorum Court of Mississippi County voted unanimously Tuesday to raise tipping fees at the county landfill, as part of ongoing efforts to bolster a flagging 2012 budget.

The city of Blytheville and the Internal Revenue Service are still negotiating a payment plan for the $3.2 million in back payroll taxes, Mayor James Sanders said late Tuesday afternoon.

Recent reports from the Blytheville Police Department:

If the playoffs started Friday night, Blytheville would be on the outside looking in. Fortunately for the Chicks, there are two more weeks to snatch one of the four 5A-East playoff spots, either the third or fourth position. Every game is an elimination game for the maroon and white...

The 3-4A gets more interesting by the week. It looks like the conference may not be decided until the final week. This week's matchups are highlighted by another first place battle -- Highland against Pocahontas. Both teams have one loss in the conference and knocked off one-loss teams last week with Pocahontas beating Gosnell and Highland topping Osceola...