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Local authorities arrest man in stolen Kennett Fire Department truck
(Local News ~ 08/18/17)
Jordan Wilfong is in custody, after allegedly fleeing in a stolen Kennett Fire Department truck early Thursday morning. According to a Blytheville Police Department report, Wilfong crashed the Ford 350 during the chase, striking a ditch as he reached County Road 230...
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Haley Field turf project delayed
(Local News ~ 08/18/17)
After the millage passed in June for teacher raises and new athletic facilities, including putting turf on Haley Field and a new basketball gym, contractors had a goal of Sept. 7 to complete the new surface at Blytheville's home field. That has now been pushed back because construction delays...
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Trigger warnings, safe spaces, snowflakes and the cult of the über offended
(Editorial ~ 08/18/17)
“America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship! You gotta want it bad, 'cause it's gonna put up a fight. It's gonna say "You want free speech? Let's see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who's standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours,” President Andrew Shepherd in the movie “The American President.”...
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Henry Wayne Pasley
(Obituary ~ 08/18/17)
Mr. Henry Wayne Pasley, 70, of Osceola passed away August 17, 2017 at his home. He was born February 26, 1947 to the late Henry Grady and Nora Ann Pasley in Manila. Mr. Pasley was a member of the First Baptist Church in Osceola, a retired factory worker and a retired auxiliary police officer...
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