NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Retail gas prices could climb as high as $4 a gallon this summer, but prices at such lofty levels will make many Americans think twice about hitting the road this summer, the Energy Department said Tuesday. High prices and a weak economy are expected to cut demand for gasoline by about…

By Charles W. Johnson Warren County’s Citizens for Progress Scholarship program received a major boost in its 2008-09 fundraising efforts with a check for $10,000. The check was presented by state Sen. Steve Roller to school system director of instruction Bobby Cox. Roller said the money was provided by the state. ‘It was part of…

By Lisa Hobbs Although more is yet to be done, city government is slowly but surely settling into the new City Hall located at 101 E. Main Street. Packing, moving and unpacking has been going on for the past four weeks. Access to the city government part of the building can be made by entering…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ The shortfall in Tennessee’s general fund tax collections now exceeds the worst-case scenario envisioned by state officials late last year. The state Finance Department announced Tuesday that the budget shortfall rose to $276 million in March. The State Funding Board in December estimated that revenue collections could fall between $147 million and…

By JAMES CLARK Workers continue to remove debris from demolition required for the Beersheeba Street bridge project. Right of ways have been purchased and buildings are being leveled. With so much activity surrounding Beersheba Street Bridge, it would appear new bridge construction is just around the corner. But that’s not the case. Actual construction for…

By Duane Sherrill Alley A woman charged with aiding a fugitive had charges dismissed when prosecutors revealed she had technically broken no laws when she was found hiding out in a Rocky River trailer last month. The defendant, Heather D. Hawkins, 33, had the charge of prevention of a legal writ dismissed by prosecutors during…

By Duane Sherrill Firemen sprayed water around the clock at the site of an erupting gas pocket off James Street which exploded Monday morning as crews were drilling for a geothermal heating system at a house construction site. A member of the drill crew suffered burns. A blaze which erupted out of the ground when…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ‘ The shortfall in Tennessee’s general fund tax collections now exceeds the worst-case scenario envisioned by state officials late last year. The state Finance Department announced today the budget shortfall rose to $276 million in March. The State Funding Board in December estimated that revenue collections could fall between $147 million and…

Workers who were drilling for a geothermal system in a neighborhood near the Civic Center reportedly hit a natural gas pocket Monday. The natural gas had risen to the surface unbeknown to workers because it doesn’t have a smell. The strong smell of natural gas is added to it so it can easily be detected…

CLEVELAND (AP) ‘ A fast-acting child was credited as a hero Monday for grabbing the wheel of a runaway school bus and steering it into a pillar after the driver apparently left the bus to fill up with gas and take a bathroom break. After all the chaos, 15 students suffered only minor injuries. “This…