Stories from Wednesday, June 29, 2016

The Mississippi County Quorum Court met Tuesday at the Osceola Courthouse and quickly dispensed with a light agenda. The justices heard a report on the County's finances from treasurer Peggy Meatte. Meatte reported receipts for the County's portion of the 1 cent sales tax for May totaled $105,194.33, a decrease of $8,611.77 compared to May of 2015. ...

The Blytheville School Board met Monday, June 27 to discuss various points of interest for the school. One of the major topics discussed was January's upcoming legislative session. The session has to do with the academic distress pause. With that pause, no school can enter "academic distress," however those that already are in academic distress can get out of it...

The body found in Blytheville's Walker Park last Wednesday has been identified as Yama Monuel Gonzalez. Gonazalez has a son in Mexico, according Mike Godsey, the Mississippi County Coroner, and his office is communicating with the family to make arrangements...

June 28, 2016 --Officers investigated a call for a disturbance at 605 Moultrie (Hays). No store property was damaged. -- Police investigated a residential burglary at 1902 Basin. --Officers investigated a call of criminal mischief at 905 South 19th street...

At 9 p.m. Tuesday night, Blytheville Police officers responded to an aggravated residential burglary call in the 2900 block of Golf Links. When officers arrived, they made contact with the victim, who advised that while she and her mother were in the residence, two armed black males kicked in the back door, pointed the weapons at them, and dragged her around the house while they looked for items to steal...

Jimmy D. Holmes, 68 of Missouri, passed away Sunday June 26, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital, with his beloved wife by his side. Jim was born in Leachville on June 10, 1948, to the late Roland D. & Lois E. (Martin) Holmes...

John Paul Masner, 92 of Jonesboro, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born Dec. 12, 1923, in Poplar Ridge Community near Monette to the late Elmore and Meldora Reeves Masner. At the age of two, his parents moved to Monette, where he lived the next 80 years before moving to Jonesboro...

The body of a Blytheville woman was found Wednesday evening in the parking lot of Great River Medical Center, but police say that no foul play is suspected. The woman's family reported her missing Wednesday morning, according to police Chief Ross Thompson, and found her in the backseat of a car in the hospital parking lot around 8:30...