BY Steve C. Stubblefield Do you have a TV in your home that works with the help of ‘rabbit ears’ or a rooftop antenna? If so, you should be aware of an important change in broadcasting coming in February 2009. If you receive free TV using an antenna and your TV is not digital, you…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ‘ When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie’s cows have it all ‘ a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds. That’s because of the dairy farmer’s philosophy that a happy cow is a productive cow. More milk means more money, so Christie doesn’t mind providing the frills. ‘Them cows are…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Watching “Tougher in Alaska,” you might find yourself thinking several things: ‘ How the tasks (like gold mining, salmon fishing, railroading) aren’t just hard, they’re difficult in ways you never imagined, and being in Alaska makes them even tougher. ‘ How the people devoted to each pursuit are really good at…

Homa, La., resident Regina Youngblood Riche, 46, died May 18 after a short illness. The daughter of the late Leonard and Juanita Youngblood, she was also preceded in death by stepmother, Sue Dodd Youngblood. She is survived by her husband, Hoyt Riche; son, Terrence Raper of Oregon, Ill.; stepson, James Ray Riche of Homa; brothers,…

Raymond L. Roberts Sr., 60, of McMinnville, passed from this life, Sunday May 18 at his residence of an extended illness. Mr. Roberts was born Sept. 15, 1947 in Warren County, he was a maintenance specialist at Yorozu and also worked in the nursery business for several years and was affiliated with the Baptist Faith.…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Kenneth Ray Herman, 58, was born June 1, 1949 and died May 17 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A self-employed nurseryman, a United States Army Veteran of Vietnam and member of Smartt Church of God, he was the son of the late John B. and Daisy…

McMinnville resident and Bledsoe County native Dorothy Helen McGinness, 82, was born Nov. 6, 1925 and died May 19 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A retired school teacher and member of Bethany Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Hosea and Lena Hefner Roberts. She was married Dec. 26,…

Silver Point, Tenn., resident and Warren County native Don Kelly Eaton, 75, was born Dec. 18, 1932 and died May 17 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville following an extended illness. He was the son of the late James Lloyd and Emma Sue Willis Eaton. He is survived by one brother, Glen Eaton of…

By Dale Stubblefield Dale Stubblefield photos The May Mania girls basketball camp for girls in 4th-7th grades was held at the Warren County Middle School Gym last week, offering instruction in both offensive and defensive fundamentals of the game. The week ended with tryouts for next year’s WCMS squads. Below, Lexi Holmes works on her…

Monday, May 19 Boys 9-10 baseball (Hoover Milraney Field) Galligan & Newman Orioles @ D.M. Simpson & Company Reds 6 p.m. L & C Custom Homes Red Sox @ Custom Granite Cubs 7:45 p.m. Babe Ruth baseball (Edley Newman Field) First National vs. Rotary Club 5:30 p.m. Save-A-Lot vs. Sundrop 7:30 p.m. ” Tuesday, May…