Before the current housing market and mortgage crisis hit, some 250,000 U.S. homes were sold in foreclosure across the nation. In just the first eight months of this year, 440,000 private dwellings have been auctioned on courthouse steps, according to the research firm RealtyTrac. The chaos in the mortgage market threatens not only home ownership…

By DUANE SHERRILL A third round of felony charges face Susej Riddle as the jail escapee and alleged armed robber now faces additional time for severely beating another inmate. Riddle, 19, is charged with aggravated assault for his latest brush with the law which happened in his cellblock, just two months after he escaped from…

Deputies work an accident on Moose Lodge Hill at Rolling Hills Second which occurred Friday morning when the vehicle pictured, driven by Christopher Hillis, swerved to miss another car which was turning off Smithville Highway to stop at a yard sale. Hillis ended up hitting the turning car. No one was seriously injured.

By DUANE SHERRILL Thirty-nine true bills of indictment were handed down by the September session of the Warren County grand jury. Included in grand jury action: ‘ Jesus Cota was indicted on the charge of reckless endangerment and resisting arrest. ‘ Tony Chapman was indicted on charges of retaliation for past actions and public intoxication.…

By JAMES CLARK Based on gate receipts, nearly 4,000 fans squeezed into Nunley Stadium on Friday, creating what is believed to be the largest local football crowd in over 25 years. While Warren County High School athletic director Andy Jacobs said he doesn’t have an exact attendance figure, he says between 3,500 and 4,000 people…

By LISA HOBBS Warren County’s JROTC program has been taking teens and molding them into productive citizens for years. This year, instructors will be focusing on a whole family of teens. At the beginning of this school year, freshman Ben Johnson joined JROTC, becoming the fourth member of his family to enter the program. The…

By LISA HOBBS Eastside Elementary has gone the extra mile ‘ again. For the second year, the school has been named an Extra Mile School by the BlueCross WalkingWorks for Schools program. When Eastside students begin the program Monday, their goal will be to log 10 minutes a day of walking this year. Those who…

By DUANE SHERRILL A local man who was conned out of $3,000 in an eBay deal gone bad illustrates the need for buyers to beware, according to sheriff’s investigator Jackie Matheny Jr., who is seeing more and more people losing large sums on Internet deals which end up being scams. ‘Folks really need to use…

Photo Descriptions Clockwise: Dillon Pinnegar plays trombone for the Warren County High School band. – Warren County High School seniors Adam Nunley and Shea Hyatt were named Homecoming King and Queen during halftime ceremonies at Friday night’s game. The king and queen were determined by popular vote from the senior class. – Faith Gallagher, far…

By JAMES CLARK The combination of a late freeze and summer drought has hammered the local nursery industry. Two members of Congress want Warren County nurserymen to know they are here to help if possible. The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee will be in McMinnville on Monday, along with Congressman Lincoln Davis. Collin Peterson…