Area News

TODAY, MAY 18 New Union Cemetery Association will meet at 2:30 p.m. at New Union United Methodist Church to elect a trustee and discuss cemetery upkeep. The decoration at Union Cemetery on Highway 30 will be held. Donations for upkeep may be sent to Bill Higginbotham, 899 Old Rock Island Road, Rock Island, Tenn., 38581.…

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) ‘ A judge says he will release a man who was jailed last week for failing to make sure his daughter earned her high school equivalency diploma. Butler County Juvenile Court Judge David Niehaus’ decision Friday would let Brian Gegner out of jail if his 18-year-old daughter Brittany attends a GED preparatory…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ When President Bush, once a Texas oilman, asked Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, he may have forgotten that the Saudis have a long memory. And that made it a good bet his mission this past week would produce a dry hole. In the 1990s, the OPEC cartel was eager to pump…

An AARP driving class will be conducted this Tuesday and Wednesday for motorists 50 and over at the McMinnville-Warren County Senior Center, located at 809 Morrison Street. There will be four hourly sessions each day from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Bob Parkedes will be the instructor. Legislation in 34 states and the District of…

Doing their best impression of a rock band Friday night at Project Graduation at McMinnville Civic Center are, from left, Kayla Freeman, Cole Warden and Will Rose.

Swim season has arrived. And while nothing can beat the heat like a refreshing dip, nothing can ruin the fun faster than picking up an illness at the pool. This week has been designated National Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week to highlight the importance of healthy swimming behavior in preventing illnesses. As part of this…

By SUSAN NEWBY As a Hillary Clinton supporter, I have been frustrated with media coverage of her campaign. The talking heads, political pundits or whatever you choose to call them have done a great disservice to the American people. Don’t even get me started on my dissatisfaction with Howard Dean and the Democratic National Convention…

For the 420 members of the WCHS class of 2008, Friday’s graduation ceremony had equal shares of pomp, circumstance, reflection and frivolity. While the ceremony had the traditional fare of speeches and performances by members of this year’s senior class, a more modern tradition continued, as well, with students batting around inflatable animals and beach…

Rookie driver Mario Dominguez and veteran Max Papis crashed without injury during practice Saturday for the Indianapolis 500. Dominguez, a 32-year-old Mexican, went low going into the first turn and slid into the outside wall with the right side of his car with about 15 minutes left in practice before Saturday’s qualifications. Then, just as…

Nate McLouth hit a tie-breaking two-run homer off Carlos Marmol (1-1) in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday even though Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the second straight day. The Pirates had lost 10 straight to the Cubs and were 0-7 against…