CINCINNATI (AP) ‘ A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter hit the books has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma. Brian Gegner, of Fairfield, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor.…

McMinnville Public Safety Unit officers received recognition from McMinnville Police Department and the city of McMinnville. In the last five years they have volunteered their time and responded to over 4,400 calls for service, about 8,000 man hours, which amounts to one full-time department employee over four years. Pictured, front row, from left, are Norman…

Eastside Elementary’s top 10 first grade accelerated readers are rewarded with a limousine ride for their year-long efforts. Pictured, from left, are Tierea Davis, Maelee McGee, Keely Basham, Will Cantrell, Bella Scott, Dillon Young, teacher Pattie Smith, J.J. Lopez, Wessley Rowland, Audrey Phillips, and Zach Bennett.

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Congress responded speedily to voters’ angst over rising grocery prices and $4-a-gallon gasoline Thursday, bucking President Bush’s veto threats with lopsided votes to boost food stamps and farm subsidies ‘ after ordering Bush to quit pouring oil into the nation’s emergency reserves. Republicans, worried about steep losses in the fall elections, abandoned…

By Duane Sherrill A woman who lied to police about her food stamps being stolen will serve 40 days in jail after she was caught in her lie on video. The defendant, Romona R. Martin, 46, was ordered by General Sessions Judge Larry Ross to serve 40 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence for filing…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ The U.S. fence along the Mexican border is less a wall than a stuttering set of blockades: half barrier, half gaps. Americans are split pretty much the same way: half in favor, half against, passionate on both sides when it comes to the idea of erecting a wall to keep people from…

Three dilapidated houses in the city were removed Tuesday, two on Mullican Street and one on Bell Street. The owners of the house located at 312 Mullican Street, on the corner of Mullican and Clearview Drive, were taken to court by the city after years of improvement proposals failed. All three homes were willingly removed…

By Duane Sherrill The defendant, Randy Ray Murphy, 28, was ordered by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to serve 165 days of a five-year sentence and pay $350 plus costs for reckless endangerment and evading arrest. He will be on supervised probation for the next five years after he is released from jail. Sheriff’s investigator…

By Lisa Hobbs McMinnville Regional Planning Commission members held what could be their last meeting at the Blue Building on Monday. Next month’s meeting is scheduled to take place at 101 East Main Street. Commission members took a look at the revised R-4 residential mobile home district, presented to them by Planning and Zoning’s city…