Milton, Fla., resident Ivan Ginn Ljubich, 90, died July 16 in Milton after a lengthy illness. A retired employee of Chicago Rawhide and a member of Margaret Street Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dragoljub Ljubich in 1990; and is survived by sisters, Bea Mcintyre of Chattanooga and niece, Minnie…

Elizabeth Josephine Harris, 71, of McMinnville passed from this life on Tuesday, July 17 at River Park Hospital of an extended illness. Mrs. Harris was a member of the Church of Christ and was a factory worker. Mrs. Harris is survived by three sons, Kelly D. Lokey and Kevin D. Lokey of Rock Island, and…

Joshua David Davenport, 27, of McMinnville died Tuesday, July 17 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. He was born on Nov. 7, 1979 in Warren County, and was preceded in death by paternal grandparents William ‘Bill’ and Eunice Davenport. Mr. Davenport was a mechanic and member of Ivy Bluff United Methodist Church. Survivors include his…

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (AP) ‘ Two women are charged with mailing bogus checks in a scam that police say reached into several states and Canada and totaled more than $3 million. Cynthia Gilley and Bethany Sherfey of Telford were arrested and charged with felony criminal simulation. Police say both could also face a combined 1,300 counts…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ President Bush focused on small business and the federal budget Thursday during his visit to Nashville. The protesters who awaited him at two stops were focused on getting out of Iraq. Bush arrived in the city on Air Force One at about 10:30 a.m. and after honoring an Iraq war veteran went…

By Jim Mullen I called my cable company to see if they could fix a problem with my line. “And what is the name on the account?” I told him. And the number I was calling from, starting with the area code. And my service address. And my billing address. And my account number. “Now,…

By Cokie & Steven Roberts In 1996, Bob Dole promoted his Web site at many public events. Four years later, John McCain pioneered fund raising over the Internet. In 2004, Howard Dean attracted thousands of online volunteers to his cause. None of them came close to winning the presidency. And that history should serve as…

TO THE EDITOR: This letter is in reference to your front-page article on July 13 regarding the 7-cent property tax increase. I was reading your article and was absolutely sickened when I read the details of my tax money being used to fund $200,000 in charitable donations. Billy Wood is right on. How dare our…

Letter to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: I am a city resident and I strongly am against a 7-cent tax increase in order to fund all these extra projects the city of McMinnville has going like the phase II work downtown. Now let’s look at this situation from a realistic view. If the city does…

By James Clark Hello, my name is James and I like McMinnville Police Department’s new Segway. For all the jokes and verbal jabs that have been directed toward this two-wheeled machine, you almost need to become a member of a support group if you like it. I’ve heard some folks complain about the Segway’s $5,000…