Merlin R. Van Acker

Merlin Royce Van Acker, 67, of West Liberty, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

Football: Lowery scores 5 TDs as Sachse downs McKinney, 47-35

GARLAND n Brandon Lowery says he's not even this good on Madden. "This felt like Madden to me, though," Lowery said.

Special teams lifts Mesquite past Hebron

On a night when Mesquite's high-powered offense sputtered at times and the defense allowed its share of yards, the Skeeter special teams came to the rescue.

911 gross receipts tax goes on ballot

After several weeks of hurry up and wait, the Valencia County Commission unanimously passed a resolution and ordinance putting a countywide emergency communications and medical services gross receipts tax on ...

Magnavox 37" LCD 720p HDTV - $549.99

" - ' how many times I gotta tell you cops, I ain't seen nothing. I was in the back with my Magnavox 37" LCD 720p HDTV the whole time, using that built-in HDTV tuner.

Wake Forest blanks GWU

Allie Sadow scored a goal and added an assist as Wake Forest defeated George Washington 2-0 last night in the Hawthorn Suites Hokie Invitational at Virginia Tech.

Canadian peat moss is all you need to stop, reverse grass root rot

There aren't many new turf insect and disease problems from year to year. When one does appear, it's fairly newsworthy.

U.S. hunting season, political style

The historical significance of this contest may be who - which swing groups in which swing states, and, perhaps more important, what age they are - selects the winner DAVID SHRIBMAN Globe and Mail Update ...

Big Rig Crash Spills 19,000 Lbs. Of Asphalt

Several lanes of a North County freeway were closed Friday while crews cleaned up 19,000 pounds of asphalt that spilled when a truck overturned.

A&M looks to rebound against after opening loss

There were a lot of long faces in Aggieland after new coach Mike Sherman and unranked Texas A&M lost their season opener 18-14 to Arkansas State last week.