A high school football coach was electrocuted and a teenager severely burned Friday while trying to move a goal post near power lines at the Girard (Kan.) High School practice football field, authorities said. Craig Crespino, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. A 16-year-old boy was taken to St. John’s Regional Medical…

Duane Sherrill The Titans? heir-apparent to Eddie George, their ?back of the future,? their stud running back, is wanting out of Nashville and I say, don?t let the door hit him on the backside on the way out. If there?s one thing I really don?t like, it?s unproven players making demands like they are some…

Barry Bonds received a temporary reprieve from his legal troubles only to find himself injured again on the field. Bonds expressed ?relief? that the federal grand jury considering possible perjury and tax-evasion charges against him expired without an indictment. Just when things looked up for the slugger and after he gave his right knee a…

Rob Nunley photo Jan Johnson fields a ground ball to start a double play during tournament action in the Warren County Church league recently. The church league?s fields at the fairgrounds received a generous donation this season to help keep them in playing shape. The Rogers Group recently donated two truck loads of sand and…

Winning awards at the McMinnville Tennis Association?s annual tennis camp were, Michelle Mansfield, Leslie Jacobs, Christie Caten, Larry Powers, Mimi Pal and Rana Mukherji.(July 22, 1981)

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard SMARTT George Smartt is announcing his bid for re-election as County Commissioner for the 3rd District. Smartt, who is currently chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, has served four terms on the commission, with stints as chairman of the Safety Committee and memberships in…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 138-person docket was heard by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in court action: ? Aniceto Gonzalez Garcia was ordered to serve 120 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $650 plus costs, forfeit his license for two years and have his probation…

Photo provided Wally is a male lab mix a little over 1-year-old, a very friendly, sweet, playful dog. He is neutered, wormed and current on shots. He is good with other dogs, in the car, and on a leash. He needs to go to a family with a fenced yard that would take him indoors…

By DUANE SHERRILL Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard LUSK A mental evaluation has been ordered in the case of a young man charged with abducting a 4-year-old from the child?s home. The defendant, Tristan Lusk, 23, has made an appearance before General Sessions Judge Larry Ross on the charge of especially aggravated kidnapping. His…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON News Editor for the Southern Standard MARTIN Ken Martin is announcing his candidacy for re-election as 3rd District County Commissioner. ?I was elected to serve the voters of the 3rd District of Warren County,? Martin said. ?I was humbled by the support I have received. It has been my honor to…