Stories from Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Riverside fell four times in high school softball action last week. The Lady Rebels lost at Walnut Ridge 16-1 Monday afternoon before being outslugged 14-12 Tuesday at Marked Tree. Marmaduke handed Riverside an 11-0 shutout Thursday afternoon. The Lady Rebels ended the week with a 4-1 loss Friday at Armorel...

Riverside remained undefeated in 2A-3 conference play, picking up shutout wins last week over Marked Tree and Marmaduke. The Rebels crushed the Indians 12-0 Tuesday afternoon at Marked Tree before whitewashing the Greyhounds 20-0 Thursday afternoon at Marmaduke...

Manila Lady Lions kept their stranglehold on first place in the 3A-3 conference with victories over Piggott and Hoxie last week The Lady Lions, 14-7 overall and a perfect 7-0 in league play, knocked off Piggott 6-3 Monday on the road before handing Hoxie an 18-2, 10-3 doubleheader loss Tuesday afternoon at Hoxie...

Buffalo Island Central completed a perfect week with a doubleheader sweep Thursday afternoon over Marked Tree at Monette. The Mustangs (10-3, 8-1 2A-3) shut out the Indians 15-0 in the opener before prevailing 8-6 in the nightcap. BIC crushed Marmaduke 23-0 Tuesday afternoon...

Manila upped its 3A-3 conference slate to 4-2 as the Lions slipped past Corning 3-2 in extra innings Tuesday afternoon at home. The Bobcats scored single runs in the third and fifth innings to take a 2-0 lead before Manila rallied, scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game. ...

Manila was one of four Arkansas schools chosen to showcase their problem-solving apps at the state's first Apps for Good Festival. The event was held at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts (ASMSA) in Hot Springs on April 12...

Caraway City Council members took a moment to share their appreciation to the Water and Sewer Departments for their hard work during the April 14 city council meeting. Caraway Water and Sewer has been selected over eight districts nominated to receive the Special Systems Recognition Award. The award will be presented on May 2 in a conference to be held in Hot Springs...

All members of the Monette City Council were present with the exclusion of Bob Hurst, Sr. for a special meeting April 11. The meeting was called to consider the purchase of a new dump truck. ...

Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, near Manila, has a new manager, Steven Rimer. Rimer, a native of Little Rock, is enjoying getting settled into his new home. Rimer is living in Leachville. His parents live in Little Rock and he has a sister living in Springfield, Mo...

Nettles Automotive was welcomed to Leachville Saturday with a ribbon cutting. The new business is located on main street in the former sign company building, across from the old First Baptist Church...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. -- Police arrested Bobby Chapple on burglary and theft of property charges, following a burglary in the 1200 block of Holly. -- Police took a criminal mischief report in the 600 block of South Ruddle. A rear windshield was damaged by a rock...

For the second time in less than a month, thieves robbed Sonic on East Main, Monday night. According to Capt. Scott Adams of the Blytheville Police Department, police responded to the fast food restaurant, located at 1010 East Main, at 11 p.m. Monday...

After a 4 1/2 hour standoff early Tuesday, Blytheville police arrested 56-year-old Verley Brown on charges of aggravated assault on a family or household member and domestic battery 3rd. "At approximately 12 a.m. (Tuesday), the Blytheville Police Department received a 911 call from a female who advised she needed officers at 911 East Main," said Capt. ...

A local man faces burglary and theft of property charges, following an incident Monday morning on Holly Street. Bobby Chapple, 41, was arraigned Tuesday on the charges in Blytheville District Court. According to Capt. Scott Adams, at approximately 11:15 a.m. Monday, officers responded to 1209 Holly regarding a burglary in progress...

While investigating a shooting of 23-year-old Isaiah Clark Monday afternoon, police found marijuana in a vehicle used to transport the victim to Great River Medical Center, according to Capt. Scott Adams, the Blytheville Criminal Investigations Division Commander...

Mississippi County voters will likely get the chance to approve a new courthouse in Blytheville this summer, as the county Quorum Court's finance committee moved Monday that the full court approve a request for a special election regarding its construction...

The Blytheville City Council voted four to one Tuesday night to approve the re-allocation of $94,000 from a CD account to the parks and recreation expenditure account. According to the resolution adopted for this purpose, the money will be deposited to a new parks and recreation expenditure fund specifically for grant work on Williams Park...