By Art Larson Sr. Last week I went back to the roots of car racing. The first stop was at Macon, Ill., for some great dirt-track racing on a 1/5-mile track. Mini-sprints and modifies put on a great show, but the main attraction was seeing some of the best midget car racers in the country…

By ROB NUNLEY Morgan Wilcher finds open ground on one of his 21 carries Friday night. Since Mother Nature decided to stretch Friday’s high school football opener into an all-night party, the Pioneers figured they might as well give their fans reason to celebrate. In a game stalled twice by weather delays which took until…

TODAY, AUG. 26 A revival will be held at Campaign Church of God with Tim Geer on Aug. 26-29. Sunday evening at 5 p.m. and weeknights at 7 p.m. The Woodlee family reunion will be held at Armstrong Church of Christ with registration at 1 p.m. and group photo at 1:15 p.m. with lunch to…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The Park Theatre Group received a welcome boost in both money and community support when U.S. Bank donated $500, through a company grant program, to the local organization which is working on renovating and re-opening the venerated venue. U.S. Bank’s Shane Brock presented the check to Park Theatre Group president Sandra…

By DUANE SHERRILL A 73-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court. Included in court action: ‘ Jason K. Bouldin was bound over to the grand jury on charges of manufacture of meth, evading arrest, second-offense driving on a revoked license, theft and speeding. ‘ Brian L. Edge was…

By DUANE SHERRILL With schools back in session, complaints are already flooding in to law enforcement officials regarding motorists who are disregarding school speed zones and racing past schools buses which are loading and unloading students. ‘My son has nearly been hit twice while trying to catch the bus out by the new Centertown School,’…

By DUANE SHERRILL A drunk man who wanted to get arrested got his wish last week after he took a punch at a police officer to convince the lawman to take him to jail. The suspect, Brian D. Jennings, 37, of West End Avenue is charged with assault of an officer and resisting arrest. He…

By DUANE SHERRILL A series of fire code violations has Van Buren County Jail on the brink of being shut down as the sheriff said his office is scrambling to address the problems before the state steps in and closes the jail. ‘We have 30 days to answer the findings,’ said Van Buren County Sheriff…

By DUANE SHERRILL A woman who claimed her husband hit their 3-year-old daughter has been sentenced to serve 48 hours behind bars after she admitted making up the story. The false accuser, Crystal Holland, was issued the two-day jail sentence Tuesday by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross after she appeared before the court to show…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON The Warren County Commission has unanimously passed a resolution drafted by Commissioner Bill Zechman encouraging state and federal legislators to work toward guaranteeing funding for future work on the four-lane to Woodbury. Phase one of the project, currently under way, is a 1.1-mile stretch from Angels Bridge to Spring Valley Road.…