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Aaron DeWayne Uthoff
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Aaron DeWayne Uthoff, 75, of Tecumseh, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Baxter Regional Medical Center surrounded by family in Mt. Home Arkansas. DeWayne was born Oct. 9, 1940 in Malden, Mo., to W.A. and Aline Uthoff. He graduated from Malden High School in 1959 and married the love of his life Sharon Vanderbilt on Sept. 3, 1960...
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No injuries in New Year's Day shooting
(Local News ~ 01/04/16)
The Blytheville Police Department is investigating a shooting New Year's Day in the 2300 block of Peabody. According to the police report, the victim and her 5-month-old grandchild were in a bedroom watching television around noon, when she heard a gunshot...
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Blytheville Police Reports, Jan. 4
(Local News ~ 01/04/16)
The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Wednesday, Dec. 30 -- Police investigated a criminal mischief report in the 1000 block of Moore. The offender apparently tried to catch pecans by throwing an iron pipe in a tree. As it flew across the yard, the iron pipe struck the victim's car, causing damage to the brake light and chipping paint off the trunk...
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Jail fee judgement expected in January
(Local News ~ 01/04/16)
A summary judgement in the long-term jail fee issue between Blytheville and Mississippi County is due by mid-January, according to County Judge Randy Carney. At a hearing which was attended by the CN in November, Judge John Fogleman requested that attorneys for both sides submit additional briefs for his perusal by the end of the month...
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Dale Bumpers dies
(Local News ~ 01/04/16)
Arkansas' 38th Governor (1971-1975), Dale Leon Bumpers, died at his Little Rock home on New Year's Day, at the age of 90. The famous Democrat was also a former four-term United States Senator from Arkansas (1975-January 1999). He reportedly suffered from Alzheimer's disease and had broken his hip shortly before his death...
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BFD responds to fire on East Walnut
(Local News ~ 01/04/16)
The Blytheville Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 600 block of East Walnut around 6:11 a.m. on Thursday, December 31. When firemen arrived on the scene they found the one-story residential house with smoke escaping from all directions and all residents outside. ...
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River continues to flood in Mississippi County
(Local News ~ 01/04/16)
As the Mississippi River rises to its fourth highest recorded level and is expected to crest at Osceola on Thursday, at 41 feet, Mississippi County officials are monitoring the situation but are not overly concerned at this time. "I'm not overly concerned at this time...as long at it stays on that side of the levees...They keep changing their projections, but it's not supposed to get as high as 2011...we are talking with the Corps of Engineers and the Levee Board and are letting them guide us at this time," said Joseph Richmond, director of the Mississippi County Office of Emergency Management.. ...
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Ruby Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Ruby Gene Brown, 80, of Blytheville, died Jan. 3, 2016 in Blytheville. Born March 27, 1935 in Red Bay, Ala., she was a homemaker and a member of Steele Pentecostal Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse James Sprouse and Ocie Etta Eaton Sprouse, sister Ruth Burns, and brothers Donnie Sprouse, Ronnie Sprouse, J.R. Sprouse, and Jerry Sprouse...
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Charles "Chuck" Tice
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Charles "Chuck" Tice, 73, of Blytheville, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2015 at his home. Born to Frederick and Mildred C. Tice, Chuck was the Postmaster at the Armorel Post Office for many years. He was a faithful member of First Baptist Church and was also a faithful deacon in serving his church. ...
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Berl Cohoon
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Berl E. Cohoon, 95, of Hermondale, Mo., passed away the evening of December 14 at St. Bernard's hospital in Jonesboro. He was born on July 5, 1920 to Gurley and Thelma May McIntosh Cohoon. He was raised in the bootheel area and was very pleased his later years were spent on that same land...
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Vernita Grant
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Ms. Vernita Grant, 64, of Blytheville died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Born May 22, 1951 in Mississippi County to the late Van Grant and the late Sarah Robinson Grant, she was a retired nurses aid and a member of the Holy Temple Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. She was also the church's president of ushers, president over pastor's aide department, a choir member and president over kitchen...
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Johnny Grant
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Mr. Johnny Lee Grant, 62, of Blytheville died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born February 26, 1953 in Blytheville to the late Van Grant and the late Sarah Robinson Grant, he was a retired sanitation worker with the City of Blytheville and of the Baptist faith...
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Anthony Geiser
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Anthony 'Tony' Earl Geiser, 62, of Collierville,Tenn., passed away on December 28, 2015, following a short illness. He was born on September 2, 1953, in St. Louis. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He was self employed in sales. He loved to hunt and fish...
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Juanita Holmes
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Juanita "Nita" Boyd Holmes, 95, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville. Born to Richard and Lena Mae Boyd, Juanita was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was a member of Clear Lake Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. ...
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Hixie Lemons
(Obituary ~ 01/04/16)
Ms. Hixie Hattie Lou Lemons, 62, of Osceola died Sunday, December 27, 2015 in Little Rock. Born July 6, 1953 in Osceola to the late James Lemons and to Bertha Mae Williams of Osceola, she was a retired factory worker and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her father, she was also preceded in death by one brother, Harvey Moore, Jr....
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