Consumer Reports A lush lawn doesn’t just make a home look great. Along with trees and shrubs, healthy turf prevents soil erosion and lowers heat and noise levels. Best of all, it’s not necessary to pump a yard full of expensive chemicals, water plants twice daily or mow like a maniac to keep a landscape…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Tennessee and Alabama should be favored over Michigan to land a new Volkswagen assembly plant, analysts said Thursday, based on the auto industry’s ongoing migration into the Sun Belt and concerns about labor’s heavy influence in Michigan. Volkswagen has confirmed that it is considering the three states for a potential plant, offering…

By Gary Clothier Q: When I was a kid, I loved when Senor Wences appeared on a TV show. One of his characters was a childlike face drawn on his hand, with his index finger being the upper lip and his thumb the lower lip. He attached a longhaired wig and placed his hand atop…

Kathleen Marie Farr, 57, of McMinnville died Tuesday, April 22 at her residence. Born on May 14, 1950 in Kalamazoo, Mich., she was a dog groomer for 18 years and prepared taxes for H&R Block Tax Service. Mrs. Farr was preceded in death by her parents, Fredrick and Vivian Vannortric McConnell, and son John Jeffrey…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Jessie Lee Crabtree, 95, was born June 22, 1912 and died April 22 at River Park Hospital following a brief illness. A retired school teacher and a member of Clark United Methodist Church, she was the daughter of the late Carthew and Mary Martin Hunter. She was married to…

Emma Lee Youngblood Prater, 89, of Morrison died Wednesday, April 23 at her home. She was born May 18, 1918 in Cannon County, and was a retired cafeteria worker with the Warren County School System and a member of Morrison First Baptist Church. Mrs. Prater was preceded in death by her husband Joe Prater, parents…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Dorsey Walter Pelham, 88, was born Jan. 20, 1920 and died April 22 at Manchester Healthcare in Manchester. A retired night watchman at Burroughs-Ross-Colville and a member of McMinnville Free Will Baptist Church, he was the son of the late John L. and Mary Basham Pelham. He was married…

Rock Island resident and Alameda, Calif., native David Russell Grissom, 52, died April 23 at his home after an extended illness. A welder and fabricator, and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was an avid outdoorsman with a love for animals and fishing. He was known for his sense of humor and…

Nashville resident and Warren County native Arthur Levon Clendenon, 76, was born Aug. 28, 1931 and died April 23 at Alive Hospice in Nashville following an extended illness. A retired accountant with Metropolitan Nashville, a United States Air Force veteran of Korea and a member of Una Church of Christ where he served as a…

What readers are saying about Wednesday’s sentencing hearing for convicted killer Sherri Mathis: ‘I hope you are enjoying your new home Mrs. Mathis. You are exactly where you deserve to be. I hope with all my heart you spend the rest of your natural life in prison without the chance of parole ever! You never…