With his wife Rosene by his side, Charles Bogle is officially sworn in as McMinnville postmaster Thursday morning. Bogle has worked for the post office for 35 years.

Business Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the summer as a big rebound in auto sales offset weakness from an exploding trade deficit, soaring oil prices and the Florida hurricanes, the government reported Friday. The July-to-September increase in the gross domestic product…

WASHINGTON (AP) What are the chances for a November surprise? Polls indicate the race between President Bush and John Kerry is very close, but those surveys may not reflect an extraordinary voter turnout or the unknowable effects of Sept. 11 jitters. The national polls will put out final numbers just before the election, with the…

WASHINGTON (AP) It could happen again: One candidate captures the popular vote, but his opponent wins the presidency in the Electoral College. Such a replay of the 2000 election is an outcome of Tuesday’s balloting that many Americans dread. It also could be the one that finally would drive the nation to a serious debate…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) It’s one thing to lose a heel from one of your cherished shoes, remarks Ella Reese, 57, as she waits inside P&G Shoe Repair. It’s quite another to lose a vote. She’s talking about how she cast a ballot in the presidential election four years ago only to hear, weeks later,…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Opal Jewel Tanner, 88, died Oct. 29 at her home after an extended illness. A homemaker, she was the daughter of Thomas and Jennie Holland; and was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Elmer Tanner Sr.; son, Junior Tanner; grandchildren, John and Brenda Tanner and Jeremy Hillis; brothers,…

Warren County native and Columbia resident Margarette Elizabeth Winton Malone, 49, died Oct. 28 after an extended illness. An employee of Burger King in Columbia and a member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of Fred and Beulah Thomas Winton. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Michele and Al…

Rock Island resident and West Hambin, W.Va., native Lonnie Cremeans, 62, died Oct. 30 at his home after a lingering illness. A tool and die maker with Carrier and a member of Eastside Baptist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. The son of Willard and Mary Lucus Cremeans,…

McMinnville resident and Overton County native Jean Cole, 86, died Oct. 29 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Denton and Julie Annyous Maynard Gunnels; and was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Lee Cole in 1993; and great-granddaughter,…

McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Bessie Geneva Tramel Parker, 88, died Oct. 30 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness. A salesperson and a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ, she was the daughter of J.R. and Ada Cantrell Tramel; and was preceded in death by her husband, James Reed Parker. She is…