By DUANE SHERRILL Two people were seriously injured Monday morning on Smithville Highway when a pickup crashed, went airborne, and landed on top of an oncoming car. The crash left one of the victims trapped in the wreckage of his overturned vehicle for over a half hour in sub-freezing temperatures. The trapped victim, Barry W.…

By DUANE SHERRILL Jimmy McCormick is charged with killing Michael Hale in the front yard of this trailer in Rocky River. A Van Buren County man faces criminal homicide charges after he allegedly shot his ex-brother-in-law with a shotgun during a domestic dispute Saturday. The victim, Michael Allen Hale, 37, of Rock Island was pronounced…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON One private ambulance service may be prohibited to operate in Warren County for not complying with new county regulations just as another service may receive the OK to begin operations after fulfilling the requirements of those same regulations. The new regulations call for a yearly application and permit process with a…

By DUANE SHERRILL Twenty-four people were sentenced recently by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court Criminal Division. Included in circuit action: ? Christopher Cummings was ordered to serve nine years in the state penitentiary and pay $3,000 plus court costs for sale of cocaine and statutory rape. ? Monty Rowland was given an eight-year sentence…

By LISA HOBBS River Park Hospital will once again be supporting the American Heart Association in Warren County by sponsoring a fundraiser followed by a special event on April 11. In years past, the fundraiser was the Heart Walk followed by a support walk. This year?s fundraiser will be a ?Go Red for Women? campaign,…

By JAMES CLARK After two weeks, Eric Golden is leading the McMinnville Meltdown weight loss contest sponsored by Southern Standard and USA Gym. Golden led a field of over 200 participants by losing 13 pounds, edging several people who lost 11 pounds. Golden has been working out three times a week at USA Gym and…

By DUANE SHERRILL A man was stabbed in the back Sunday morning outside of Smed?s Place as he tried to break up a fight in the parking lot. The victim, Brandon Redmon, was treated for a knife wound to his back which required several stitches. His alleged stabber, Inocencio B. Ordonez, is charged only with…

By DUANE SHERRILL A fight over rent sent one Skyline man to Erlanger after he was struck in the head by a bottle during the altercation. The victim, Pablo Laro, was airlifted from the back parking lot of Wal-Mart by Air Evac helicopter for treatment of his head wound at Erlanger. His alleged attacker, Fransisco…

By JAMES CLARK The project to pump water up Harrison Ferry Mountain is flowing right along, with one major obstacle still remaining ? just over $1 million in state funding. With that in mind, state Sen. Jerry Cooper, County Executive John Pelham and several other officials from around the region met with Gov. Phil Bredesen…

By LISA HOBBS It has been one year without a McMinnville city administrator. On Jan. 24, 2006 Herb Llewellyn?s resignation was submitted and accepted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen amid a cloud of controversy. Since that time, elected officials have gone through accepting r?sum?s, conducting interviews and performing background checks twice. In the…