Stories from Thursday, February 16, 2017

Blytheville police are investigating a commercial burglary at KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School on Byrum Road that was reported Wednesday. A school employee told police that when she arrived at work on Wednesday morning, she noticed an unknown offender had been through the drawers at the front lobby desk. She noted the offender took $202 cash and an unknown amount of cell phones that the school had collected from students...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police took a breaking and entering report to a vehicle in the 5100 block of Village Avenue. A handgun was reported missing. -- Officers investigated an obstructing governmental operations report. After issuing warnings to the offender, the officer learned he gave him a false name...

Mrs. Mary Melinda Smith, 62, of Trumann, passed away on February 15, 2017 in Jonesboro. She is survived by her husband Clarence Smith of Trumann; Two sons, Clarence Bill Smith and Frank Smith, Jr., both of Trumann; Brother Denny Ray Johnson of Marked Tree;...