Wheatley NewsLocal news for Wheatley, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.PWHS to receive new roof- May 24, 2008 State election monitors were in place this morning to observe the primary election in St.http://www.topix.net/city/wheatley-ar/2008/05/pwhs-to-receive-new-roof?fromrss=1 Three contested races develop for Forrest City Council seats- May 22, 2008 The filing period for positions on the Forrest City, Hughes and Wheatley city councils ended Monday at noon, and several contested races will be on the November ballot.http://www.topix.net/city/wheatley-ar/2008/05/three-contested-races-develop-for-forrest-ci... Pilot Identified in Fatal Cropduster Crash- May 20, 2008 Authorities say that a pilot flying a cropduster that crashed in St. Francis County had been spraying pesticides on a field in preparation for planting.http://www.topix.net/city/wheatley-ar/2008/05/pilot-identified-in-fatal-cropduster-crash?f... Cropdusting accident near Wheatley claims pilot's life- May 18, 2008 "It is our understanding that Mr. Poe was flying Roundup and had flown to Marianna to refill his tanks. He apparently dropped down to deliver his load, and undoubtedly at some point he lost power, resulting in the accident" A St. Francis County man was killed Wednesday when the crop dusting airplane he was flying crashed in a field near Wheatley. via Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansashttp://www.topix.net/city/wheatley-ar/2008/05/cropdusting-accident-near-wheatley-claims-pi... Deadly Crop Duster Crash in Arkansas- May 16, 2008 A crop duster pilot was killed when he crashed Wednesday evening, May 14, 2008, in Wheatley, Arkansas. via WPTYhttp://www.topix.net/city/wheatley-ar/2008/05/deadly-crop-duster-crash-in-arkansas?fromrss... Cropduster pilot dies in crash near Wheatley, Ark.- May 16, 2008 "It was just a cropduster that was putting out chemicals and it lost power and it crashed" A pilot killed when his cropduster crashed in St. Francis County had been spraying pesticides on a field in preparation for planting, a sheriff's deputy said Thursday. via Log Cabin Democrathttp://www.topix.net/city/wheatley-ar/2008/05/cropduster-pilot-dies-in-crash-near-wheatley... Cropdusting Plane Crashes Near Wheatley- May 15, 2008 One person is dead after a cropdusting airplane crashed in a field in the southwest corner of St. via KATVhttp://www.topix.net/city/wheatley-ar/2008/05/cropdusting-plane-crashes-near-wheatley?from... Alien fish found in Piney Creek concerns Gam and Fish officials- May 1, 2008 "The fact that Piney Creek leads into such a significant area, we're dealing with fishing in the entire Delta. This species can threaten many of our native fish" Officials with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are asking area residents to keep an eye out for aliens of the fishy type after several Northern Snakehead fish were found in Piney Creek in Lee and Monroe ... via Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansashttp://www.topix.net/city/wheatley-ar/2008/04/alien-fish-found-in-piney-creek-concerns-gam... |