By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Two-year old Jared Mullican shows off his first fish of the day. (Dale Stubblefield photos) Riverfront Park was filled with kids of all ages Saturday morning as McMinnville Parks and Recreation along with co-sponsor Wal-Mart held “The Wal-Mart Kids All-American Fishing Derby.”Over 30 kids participated…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cody Eldridge rounds second base on his way to third during the third inning to help NHC down Hoover and Son Insurance 16-11 Friday night in their final regular season game. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Three games were on tap in the 7-8 coach pitch league…

Kriggsman completes trainingPvt. Robert Kriggsman Jr. graduated from boot camp at Parris Island, S.C. recently. He completed infantry training camp in LeJune, N.C. and is currently at Marine training company at Fort Knox receiving MIAI tank crewman training. Future training includes camp in California and deployment to Iraq. His parents are Rose Kriggsman, and Robert…

Amy Satterwhite photo McMinnville’s Breakfast Rotary Club named new officers at its annual officer installation banquet June 7. Pictured front row, from left, are Judith Roney, district governor; Mike Garrison, 2004-05 past president; Peggy Bratcher, 2005-06 past president and Melody Edmonds, vocational service director. Second row, Robert Newman, president; Nick Gawel, president elect; Charles Marsh,…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard CALDWELL A stay of execution for two dogs ordered put down for being menaces to the community has been granted as their owners have filed an appeal in hopes of saving their lives.The appeal, filed Wednesday by pet owners Brian and Aaron Caldwell of Cherry…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The city’s Finance Committee members are scheduled to debate budget recommendations for an estimated $17.6 million total budget tomorrow.Although committees have been meeting for weeks to discuss and recommend various budget proposals in anticipation of the Finance Committee’s meeting, city officials have also approved a…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Magness Library manager Mary Robbins recently received her Certified Public Library Manager certificate Pictured are, from left, Faith A. Holdredge, Robbins, Pat Bigbee and Rachel Killebrew. (Charles W. Johnson photo) Magness Library manager Mary Robbins recently received her state certification in library management at…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard This puppet is the main character in the Magness Library sponsored show “Vasalisa! The Russian Cinderella” to be performed Thursday. (Photo provided) Most everyone is familiar with the Cinderella story, but what they may not realize is that, like many fables, there are different…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A teen-ager who failed to do what she was told will have a long time to think about how to take direction as she was sentenced recently to perform 140 hours public service work.The defendant, whose name was not revealed by authorities due to the…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Targeting drunk drivers under its crackdown on drinking and driving this summer, the highway patrol will be continuing a series of sobriety checkpoints around Warren County.As part of the 100 Days of Summer and Stay Alive in ’05 campaign, the roadblocks will be held today,…