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In today's newsletter:

  • What fixes are coming for Blytheville’s VA office and landfill?
  • How new safety training could change daily work at Gowan Milling
  • Blytheville man accused in knifepoint motorcycle robbery across the state

Today's riddle: What is the astronaut’s favorite meal? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 85, low: 73.
  • Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Committee tackles failing VA office HVAC (neatowncourier.com) — County leaders in Blytheville are moving to fix failing HVAC and roof problems at the local Veterans Affairs office, where staff report rooms without heat or air and peeling walls. The Energy and Property Committee also advanced a plan to accept the low bid for a new landfill scale house, a million‑dollar project affecting county operations and spending.
   

• ANC trains 90 Gowan Milling employees (neatowncourier.com) — Ninety Gowan Milling employees in Blytheville just completed an intensive three-day safety and quality training led by Arkansas Northeastern College’s Solutions Group. Covering OSHA awareness, equipment safety, and quality systems, the program aims to strengthen day‑to‑day safety culture at the Blytheville plant, with partial funding support from Great River Economic Development.
   

• Man accused of trying to steal motorcycle at knifepoint, Franklin County Sheriff says (5newsonline.com) — A 44‑year‑old man from Blytheville was arrested in Franklin County after authorities say he tried to steal a motorcycle at knifepoint north of Ozark. The sheriff reports the suspect allegedly threatened a rider with two knives before fleeing into nearby woods, where Arkansas State Police used drones to help track him down and make the arrest.
   

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