By Margaret Hobbs Tammy Jones, president of the National Button Club, shows a button charm string to visitors, from left, Colton Krech, Christian Jones, Angie Krech and Liz Sanders. The guests were visiting The Black House for the first time. In 1825, when Jesse Coffee built one of the first residences in McMinnville, it is…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ? Jim Gabriel worried last year about dry conditions damaging his corn crops. Now, Gabriel and other Kansas corn farmers have the opposite worry ? recent rains could keep them from finishing their planting and flood acres already planted. ?The rains really held us up and then the river got out and…

NASHVILLE (AP) ? The Dallas Cowboys? new stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the 2011 Super Bowl, beating out bids by Indianapolis and Arizona. NFL owners voted Tuesday for the North Texas group, which had Hall of Famer Roger Staubach lobbying on its behalf. The Cowboys? $1 billion stadium seats up to 100,000 and will…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ? Rick Hendrick wasn?t lying when he said he has no room on his team for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick, the last big-time owner to comment publicly on Earnhardt?s free-agent status, has spoken to NASCAR?s most popular driver about his future. But with a full stable of drivers under contract, Hendrick didn?t…

By ROB NUNLEY Security Federal kept its hold on a share of the lead in the 7- and 8-year-old girls coach-pitch league with authority last Thursday evening. The league?s co-leaders improved to 3-0 on the season, rolling to a 32-9 victory over McKinley Chiropractic at Pete Holt Field. An eight-run first set the tone, and…

It?s like the WWE is working on shifts instead of brands nowadays given the comings and goings associated with injuries as we have another load of wrestlers on the bench as of late. The Undertaker is one of the biggest names to hit the injury list, dropping his title last week to Edge (who retained…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Monday night at the Midway Community softball field in boys senior league action, Riverside Grocery defeated Grasshopper Lawn Care 17-16. In the top of the sixth inning down 14-10 Grasshopper sent five runs across the plate after connecting for six hits, to take a 15-14 lead. Riverside tied the game in the…

By Dale Stubblefield Today marks the final day of the school year for Warren County students. Now kids can give their full attention to playing ball. Most of the youth baseball and softball programs got under way last week, and now kids are free to roam the ballparks for the next two months. This year…

Softball teams converged on the fairgrounds fields Saturday for a special tournament to raise money for the Boyd Christian School baseball program. Boyd players and supporters kept score for the day?s games, and operated the concession stand, with the money brought in to help fund the Broncos? summer league efforts. The Mudcats, a local squad…

By ROB NUNLEY Cory Richardson connects and drives the ball toward the left side of the infield during Monday night?s game. Richardson had a pair of hits in BLC?s 11-10 win over the White Sox. The Hoover and Millraney Field saw a pair of close games Monday night in boys? junior league action. The Ben…