Stories from Friday, April 1, 2016

Public Administrators are representatives for people that do not have anyone else to speak up for them. The person in this public position speaks up for those with no one else to look out for their best interest and steps in to make important decisions in regards to medical, safety and is even the conservator of estates...

This month's edition of Faces and Places featured a story about a young girl named Abigale Buckner that was in need of a heart transplant. Prayers have been answered and she has been the recipient of a new heart. Not long after Abigale was born she was diagnosed with Ebstein's Anomaly with Atrial Septal Defect, a rare heart defect that contributes to less than one percent of congenital heart disease...

Recently 10 different emergency agencies met at the Thayer High School to discuss the establishment of 911 for the areas in Missouri that are in need of this important resource. Emergency responders from Oregon County were joined by representatives from Howell, Carter and Shannon Counties to discuss the necessity of establishing 911 for the areas that do not have it...

Nearly one year after the Great Southern Bank in Thayer was robbed for approximately $2,000, Bobby L. Yates, 26, of Arlington, Tenn., has pleaded guilty to the crime. The plea agreement included the government recommending a sentence of five years in federal prison without parol, plus restitution feeds of $2,325 to be paid to the bank. Yates is being held in federal custody while awaiting his sentencing date, which has yet to be announced...

Due to a high interest in the open school board positions at Thayer R-II School District, faculty organizations, MSTA and MNEA, joined together to sponsor a candidate forum on Monday, March 28. There are seven candidates vying for the two open seats on the board, which is the first time in several years there has been this much interest...

Leroy Matthew Sobba, 63, of Cabot, Ark. died Tuesday, March 22, 2016. He was born Jan. 27, 1953 in Garnett, Kan., to the late Joseph Sobba and Bertha Pickert Sobba. Leroy was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Jacksonville. He was a loving father, husband and brother. He was a good man and a friend to everyone who knew him. He was preceded in death by his parents and his father in law, Troy Foster...

James Muril Lamb was born May 24, 1931, in Wynne, Ark., son of James Thomas and Rachel Caldonia (Allison) Lamb. He departed this life Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at his home in Viola, at the age of 84 years, 9 months and 28 days. Muril was united in marriage Oct. 3, 1993, to Tracy Michelle Johnson in Tuckerman, Ark. He was self employed as a truck driver for many years. Muril was a member of Jehovah's Witness. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him...

Harold Wayne Emery of Sturkie, Ark., son of the late Noel Emery and Mary Trett Emery Voigtlander was born Aug. 29, 1943 in Moko, Ark. He died March 18, 2016 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, at the age of 72 years 6 months and 18 days. Harold was a Navy veteran and served his country during the Vietnam War where he earned the National Defence Service Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. ...

Many of us have lost a pet for a few days, been heartbroken and then, at the point of getting another, the animal makes it's way home, often weeks later. But, very few can claim the return of a pet who has been missing for over seven years. One Sharp County family is beyond thrilled at the return of their long lost cat Buttons...

To many college students, Spring Break is filled with making memories of spending the week long hiatus with friends on a sandy beach somewhere. This was not the scenario for a group of law students from Fayetteville and Little Rock who came to Ash Flat, far from sunny skies and sandy beaches, on Wednesday, March 23...

Smile makeover changes life for local woman