Stories from Thursday, September 13, 2018

Bobby Routon, 93, of Manila passed away Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at Lawrence Hall Nursing Center in Walnut Ridge. He was born Aug. 29, 1925, to Pat and Pearl Johnson Routon in Pottsville. He married Kathleen Coffman on May 10, 1946, in Michigan City, Ind. He was engaged in farming and served as a deacon at Browns Chapel Baptist Church in Manila. Bobby served in the United States Navy during WWII...

As a network provider under American Medical Response’s contract with FEMA, Air Evac Lifeteam is responding to the request to provide assistance in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. Air Evac Lifeteam is sending 12 helicopters and 72 crew members, including those from the Blytheville base...