By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Warren County Memorial Airport was recently chosen as AVweb’s FBO (fixed base operator) of the Week for the week of Aug. 13, which was published in the AVwebflash electronic newsletter. The airport was selected from hundreds of entries submitted by AVweb’s readers from around the country. AVweb is an award-winning news…

By LISA HOBBS ‘You have reached McMinnville City Hall. If you know the extension of the person you are trying to reach press it now.’ ‘If you do not know the extension of who you are trying to reach, listen carefully to the following options: For administration press 1, for records press 2, for city…

By JAMES CLARK What it means to live a Godly life is being lost in today’s society, according to Van Vansandt, the speaker yesterday at Central Church of Christ’s annual Friends and Fellowship Luncheon. The free lunch, attended by hundreds in the community, includes a brief inspirational message which Vansandt delivered. He is the preacher…

By DUANE SHERRILL Saying he was scared for his life, accused murderer Billy Joe Griffin said he had retreated as far as he could when he pulled his gun and fired four shots into Chad Nunley as he was being attacked by the victim. ‘If there had been any way out of the situation without…

By JAMES CLARK For a preview of Pioneer football, and every other fall sports team, see our special section in Friday’s edition. When Friday night arrives, it will be football time in Warren County. The high school football team opens its season Friday in the friendly confines of Nunley Stadium with a matchup against DeKalb…

By LISA HOBBS Reduced water in the Barren Fork River has led to increased algae and a bad taste for tap water in the city. McMinnville’s Water Treatment Plant has received about 30 calls from local residents and several calls from local restaurants in the last couple of weeks complaining about the taste of tap…

By DUANE SHERRILL A teen-ager who was caught on video torturing a cat has been indefinitely committed to juvenile custody for cruelty to animals. The teen, Mark Tidenburg, now 18, but 17 at the time of the crime, was committed Monday by Juvenile Court Judge Larry Ross on charges of cruelty to animals and violation…

By DUANE SHERRILL NUNLEY Murder or self-defense is the question being asked of jurors as they decide the fate of Billy Joe Griffin for last year’s fatal shooting of Chad Nunley at a keg party on Harrison Ferry Mountain. ‘Billy Joe Griffin murdered Chad Nunley,’ proclaimed assistant district attorney Josh Crain in the prosecution’s opening…

Letter to the Editor To the editor: At first glance at Sunday’s Standard, I noticed the one-inch bold headline above the fold and thought, ‘My God, someone has killed the president.’ At second glance the headline really made me sick to my stomach. It was about some coffee shop gossip concerning whether or not ‘Winkler…

By Duane Sherrill With all the complaining and disagreements I’m hearing about downtown and the plans for the city, something has been done right, namely the downtown football kickoff rally held downtown Friday night which drew over 1,000 people. Since the event, I’ve heard nothing but good things and suggestions that we do something like…