Jerry Sterling. Jones, 69, a resident of Roseville for 40 years, died Wednesday, March 19, in St. John Macomb Hospital, Warren, Mich. He was born Feb. 18, 1939, in Smithville. Mr. Jones retired from the Rayethon where he was employed as a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) technician as a subcontractor for the United…

McMinnville resident and Villade Omealca, Veracruz, Mexico native Fernando Virgen Velazquez, 47, was born May 30, 1960 and died March 16 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville following a short illness. A nursery worker and a member of the Assembly of God Church, he was the son of Lucia Velazquez Dominges of Mexico and the…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR:A good deed was done that went virtually unnoticed. I wanted to thank three people for caring about what happens to two wild, stray cats. Because of their actions, a sad ending was averted.These two cats had gotten in a vacant building on Main Street through an open window…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR:Please explain to me how a city with few jobs can expect their people to pay unreasonable taxes to widen roads, etc. Is it fair to take away land and force progress? How can we foot the city’s bill when we have to go out of town to earn…

The Pittsburgh Steelers released wide receiver Cedrick Wilson on Thursday, hours after he was charged with assaulting his estranged girlfriend at a suburban restaurant. ‘We’re extremely disappointed with this incident,’ team chairman Dan Rooney told reporters. ‘The Steelers do not condone violence of any kind, especially against women.’ Police in Pine Township charged Wilson, 29,…

DENVER: Pittsburgh 82, Oral Roberts 63 Levance Fields scored 23 points, Sam Young finished with 14 and Pittsburgh won its sixth straight game. Fourth-seeded Pitt (27-9) is making its seventh straight NCAA tournament appearance, though none of those previous teams have made it past the third round. Robert Jarvis had 16 points for the Golden…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ‘Chris Lofton corralled a loose ball, streaked down the wing and zinged a crosscourt pass that led to a rim-shaking, reverse dunk. Tennessee’s star guard was in full flight Thursday, and his teammates followed his cue. Alley-oop lobs, balls ricocheting out of play, coach Bruce Pearl mimicking the arena buzzer and shouting,…

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ‘ A New Jersey lawmaker wants the NCAA to investigate the Rutgers-Tennessee women’s basketball game won by the Lady Vols amid a dispute over whether the clock paused, allowing a foul and game-winning free throws. Nicky Anosike sank two free throws with two-tenths of a second left as then-No. 1 Tennessee rallied…

All times EDT Greensboro Region FIRST ROUND Saturday, March 22 Des Moines No. 7 Iowa State (20-12) vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech (22-9), 12 p.m. No. 2 Rutgers (24-6) vs. No. 15 Robert Morris (23-9), 2:30 p.m. Stanford, Calif. No. 6 George Washington (25-6) vs. No. 11 Auburn (20-11), 2 p.m. No. 3 California (26-6)…

Church softball meeting The Warren County Church League Will hold an organizational meeting at Ben Lomand on North Chancery St. Monday, March 31, at 7 p.m. Churches wanting to have a team in the 2008 season should have someone at this meeting.The league will start at the middle of May. W.C. Pioneer Youth Football Fund…