http://66.213.69.5/files/original/da8294f17f95bf62df1abd6897bfec64.pdf 451a2ccc007782f15a66307a44fbdb9e PDF Text Text The year of the fainting couch, 2014. Snow. High near 35. Low around 19. Wahama wins Doddridge County tourney. OPINION s 4 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 3, Volume 65 Tuesday, January 6, 2015 s 50¢ Wage increase met with lukewarm reactions By Donald Lambert elambert@civitasmedia.com OHIO VALLEY — With the new year, the state of Ohio saw a rise in the minimum wage. As of Jan. 1, the minimum wage rate in Ohio will be $8.10 per hour, a 15-cent increase over the previous minimum wage of $7.95 an hour. For tipped employees, the minimum wage rose to $4.05 per hour, a six-cent increase from the previous year. The minimum wage increas- es are set by a constitutional amendment that was passed in 2006 that raises the rate on Jan. 1 of each year by the rate of inflation. Ohio is one of 23 states that have a minimum wage rate higher than the $7.25 per hour minimum, with Washington’s rate being the highest at $9.32 an hour. According to Policy Matters Ohio, a non-profit research institute based in Cleveland, an estimated 277,000 low-wage workers in Ohio will see a raise in 2015. With the increase in the minimum wage, employees will be making more, but there is worry over potential consequences for raising the minimum wage, such as a reduction in entry-level job opportunities. Meigs County Commissioner Randy Smith said that the effect of the wage change would vary depending on the business and how that business would budget itself for the coming year. Smith said that there is a silver lining. “The sales tax report shows a trend of people shopping local in 2013 and those small shops are doing well,” Smith said. “I’m optimistic that things will turn out fine for businesses in Meigs County.” Jackie Welker, Mayor of Pomeroy and owner of the Court Street Grill, who currently employs tipped employees, said that places in the area, like restaurants and bars, won’t be really effected by the wage increase. Welker said he knows that small businesses are remaining cautious, but no one would really know the effect until later this year. Lee Powell, of Powell’s Foodfair in Pomeroy, said he also remains cautious when it comes to the wage raise, but said the store would “absorb” any changes made to the minimum wage. Several other small businesses, like Clark’s Jewelry Store in Pomeroy, are managed by the owners and won’t notice a change unless people are hired. Reach Donald Lambert at 740-992-2155, Ext. 2555. or on Twitter @Donaldlambert22. One dead after Holzer Health welcomes first baby of 2015 vehicle backs into bicyclist Staff report MIDDLEPORT — One person is dead after a vehicle struck a bicyclist Jan. 3 in Middleport. According to a police report, the accident occurred when Emil Tope, 48, of Middleport, backed a 2002 Dodge Van out of a private drive on General Hartinger Parkway. As he did so, the report states that Tope struck Dennis L. Lowe, of Oliver Street, who was on a bicycle. Lowe was pronounced dead at Holzer Medical Center in Pomeroy. Ohio Highway Patrol was also on-scene assisting Middleport officials in the investigation. According to the release, the investigation is ongoing, with Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift stating that report and witness statements will be submitted to the prosecutor’s office for review. Oregon, Ohio, clarifying its allegiance TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio city of Oregon is adding a twist to its name and declaring its allegiance to its home state Buckeyes as they face the Oregon Ducks in college football’s championship game next week. The mayor of the Toledo suburb announced Monday that the city will be known over the next week as “Oregon, Ohio: Buckeyes on the Bay, City of Duck Hunters.” The move comes after a petition called for the Ohio city to make a temporary name change in honor of the Buckeyes. City leaders decided against dropping its name entirely while also declaring it will be “The Ohio State Buckeye Week.” Mayor Mike Seferian said he looked into the history of the city’s name and found it goes back to 1838, when the area became Oregon Township — well before the state of Oregon got its name in 1859. See ALLEGIANCE | 5 — NEWS Obituaries: 2 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 — SPORTS Wrestling: 6 Basketball: 6 — FEATURES Television: 7 Classified: 8 Comics: 9 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. Photo courtesy of Holzer Health Systems Holzer Health System welcomes the first baby born at Holzer’s Gallipolis Medical Center for 2015. Brayden Lee William Jeffers was born at 1:49 a.m. Jan. 1 , weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces. His parents are Whitney Cox and Michael Jeffers, of Gallipolis. Brayden was also welcomed by big brother Kaiden. Ohio Valley braces for first major snowfall By Michael Johnson michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com OHIO VALLEY — Temperatures are getting colder, which means the likelihood for treacherous winter driving increases. After weekend temperatures in the 50s, the thermometer dropped into the teens by Monday morning, with single digits predicted later in the week. According to Ohio Department of Transportation-District 10 officials, the first major storm of 2015 is expected to drop in the neighborhood of four inches of snow Tuesday morning in some areas of southeastern Ohio. In and Gallia and Meigs counties, the weather forecast calls for 2-4 inches of snow from early Tuesday morning well into the afternoon and evening hours, with temperatures in the upper Michael Johnson | Daily Sentinel Gallia County ODOT garage crew members Mike Waugh and Pam Sanders fill the salt barn with treated road salt in October in preparation for the onslaught of winter. The salt brine is being dumped onto a conveyor belt, where it is then deposited into a salt storage facility at the garage on Jackson Pike. teens to lower 20s. Is ODOT District 10 ready? District officials say they are. In fact, they’re embracing the challenge. What are they doing to prepare for that first snowfall? While pavement temperatures are still just above freezing, crews find it ideal to pre-treat them with brine. They’re working on the major highways first, including Ohio 7, US 33 and US 50, as well as Ohio 60 and Interstate 77. Once all major roads have been See SNOWFALL | 5 �LOCAL/STATE 2 Tuesday, January 6, 2015 OBITUARY Daily Sentinel DEATH NOTICES FAYE WATSON REEDSVILLE — Faye Watson, 91, of Reedsville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. She was born July 2, 1923, in Pomeroy to the late John and Grace (Bumgardner) Dill. She was a homemaker for most of her life. She was known and loved by many for her kindness and generosity. She loved to send cards and was very involved in her community. She was a member of the South Bethel Community Church for the past 68 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Orville Watson; a very special friend Milton Miller; brothers Carl, Elsworth, Bill, Carles and John Dill; and sisters Frences Carleton, Esther Dill, Mary Starcher, Retta Arnold and Kathryn Evans. She is survived by her son Jim Watson; grandson James; granddaughter Madison; sister-in-law Nancy Watson, Donna Watson Brooks, Sara Dill and Barbie Dill; special niece Mary Sheets; special friends Evelyn Wells, George and Judy Horner; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with pastors Linda Damewood and George Horner. Burial will follow in Tuppers Plains Christian Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held two hours prior to the funeral services. An online registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. MEIGS COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY, JAN. 6 RACINE — American Legion Post 39 will meet Tuesday, Jan. 6. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, JAN. 8 CHESTER —The Chester Shade Historic Association will hold their monthly meeting at the Academy at 6:30 p.m. MONDAY, JAN. 12 POINT PLEASANT — The Mason County Solid Waste Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the recycling center on Fairground Road. TUESDAY, JAN. 13 TUPPERS PLAINS — The Tuppers Plains Regional Sewer will have their regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the Tuppers Plains Sewer office. CORRECTION RACINE —Mr. Phil Harris nominated Mr. Denny Evans for Presi- dent Pro-Tem for the organizational meeting to take place on Jan. 13. Mayor didn’t trust state to review boy’s fatal shooting CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s mayor says he didn’t trust a state agency to investigate the fatal police shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a pellet gun, because he believes the agency mishandled the investigation of a different shooting that led to charges against officers and a settlement with the families of two people killed. Mayor Frank Jackson explained Sunday how his thinking on the Tamir Rice case was influenced by the review of a November 2012 chase that ended with police killing two unarmed suspects in East Cleveland by firing 137 rounds at them, the Northeast Ohio Media Group reported. Jackson said the city decided to hand over the See SHOOTING | 3 Civitas Media, LLC (USPS 436-840) BARR LEON, W.Va. — Charles Burton Barr, 69, of Leon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at his home following a brief illness. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Casto Funeral Home in Evans, W.Va. Burial will follow in Mount Tabor Cemetery in Leon. Visitation will be one hour prior to time of service. BENNETT BELPRE, Ohio — Donald Bennett, 76, of Belpre, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, W.Va. Arrangements will be announced later by WhiteSchwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, Ohio. Funeral service was 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor John Pelletier officiating. Burial followed at Beech Grove Cemetery. Visiting hours were 1-2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. LIBOLT WHITE CLOUD, Mich. — Gloria Louise Libolt, 65, of White Cloud, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements. MCABEE WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — Gaynell F. Mcabee, 96, CHURCH of West Columbia, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, GALLIPOLIS — Imogene Church, 91, of Gallipolis, Jan. 3, 2015, at Overbrook Nursing Home in Middleport. (Mercerville community) died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Holzer Senior Care Center. Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home in Mason, W.Va. Service Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday Jan. 6, 2015, will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at the funeral at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Pastor Jim home. Officiating will be Pastor Tim Edin of Mason Chapman officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery. Friends may call the funeral home on Tuesday United Methodist Church. Burial will follow to Kirkland Memorial Gardens. from 11 a.m. until the time of service. COTTLE CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Ashlee Whitted Cottle,34, of Cross Lanes, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at home. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. FITCH PENNSVILLE — Anna Rose Martin Fitch, 96, of Glouster, formerly of Pennsville, Ohio, and Middleport, Ohio, died Saturday, Jan. 3 2015, at Riverside Landing Care Center in McConnelsville. Services will be Friday, Jan. 9, at 2 p.m. at StoneMatheney Funeral Home in Chesterhill. Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Burial will be in Pennsville Cemetery. GREATHOUSE COOLVILLE, Ohio — Madeline Greathouse, 85, of Coolville, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Berger Hospital in Circleville, Ohio. Arrangements will be announced later by WhiteSchwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville. JIVIDEN CHESHIRE, Ohio — Ronial E. Jividen, 88, of Cheshire, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Holzer Medical Center-Gallipolis. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Gravel Hill Cemetery in Cheshire. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Middleport Feeney Bennett American Legion Post 128. Friends may call McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel in Gallipolis, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, from 5-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial gifts be made to Holzer Hospice, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631, or the Gallia County Animal Shelter, 186 Shawnee Lane, Gallipolis, OH 45631. MCCOMAS ASHTON, W.Va. — Blanche M. McComas, 71, of Ashton, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Ball’s Chapel Church in Ashton. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may visit the family at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. prior to the service. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant is serving the family. MITCHELL SOUTH POINT, Ohio — Henry Clay Mitchell Jr., 67, of South Point, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at his residence. Schneider-Griffin Funeral Home, of Chesapeake, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to The King’s Court Basketball and Cheer Program at Tri-State Baptist Temple, 1300 County Road 60, South Point, OH 45680. PATEL GALLIPOLIS — Raju Patel, 66, of Gallipolis, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Holzer Medical Center. The ceremony will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Willis Funeral Home. Per Hindu ritual, cremation will follow. SHEETS GALLIPOLIS FERRY, W.Va. — Sheila Ann (Sargent) Sheets, 54, of Gallipolis Ferry, and formerly of Bidwell, passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Friday, Jan. 2, 2014, at her home. Sheila’s life will be remembered at noon Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home with Deacon Bob Davidson officiating. Burial will follow at Miles Cemetery in Rutland, Ohio. Visitation will be at the funeral home Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, from 5-7 p.m. Sheila’s care and the care of her family have been entrusted to Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. JONES WILLET BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — Ronald Alan Jones, 56, POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Larry Eugene Willet of Barboursville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Sr., 71, of Point Pleasant, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, home. Private family services will be held. Hall Funeral Home 2015. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family at Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, with pastors with arrangements. Mike Willet and Don Roach officiating. Burial will be in the Willet family cemetery in Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. LEHEW POMERROY — Margaret Leah Lehew, 82, of Pome- Friends may visit the family from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesroy, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. day prior to the service at the funeral home. Ohio EPA grant deadline approaches Staff report COLUMBUS — The deadline to apply for Ohio Environmental Education Fund grants is Jan. 15. Grants are available for up to $50,000 to educate Ohio students, citizens and the regulated community about environmental problems and potential solutions. Funding in 2015 will target four areas where Ohio EPA has determined a need for more education, due to significant environmental impacts in the state: · Projects that encour- age best management practices for nutrients, including efforts to reduce nutrient loadings to rivers and streams from urban and rural areas; · Projects that demonstrate the use of innovative storm water management practices; · Projects that encourage the reduction of air emissions, including promotion of alternative modes of transportation; and · Projects that explain the importance of habitat restoration efforts to increase biodiversity and improve air and water quality. The following entities are eligible to receive grant funding from the OEEF: · Schools, outdoor education facilities, nature centers, zoos; · Municipalities, counties, townships, and local governments; · State agencies; · Watershed groups (with local government sponsorship); · Businesses, trade groups and associations; and · 501 (c)(3) nonprofit groups. Funding for OEEF grants comes from a portion of the civil penalties collected by Ohio EPA for violations of Ohio’s air and water pollution control laws. Interested applicants should review the application guidelines and create an account in Ohio EPA’s eBusiness Center, then submit an online letter of intent to apply in the OEEF Grant Service no later than 5 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2015. Completed applications must be submitted online no later than 5 p.m. on Jan 15. Applicants are encouraged to discuss proposal ideas with OEEF staff members at (614) 644-2873 or oeef@epa.ohio.gov. Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes Tuesday through Saturday. Please call for more information on local pricing. CONTACT US EDITOR: Michael Johnson 740-446-2342 Ext. 2102 michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com CIRCULATION MANAGER: Ed Litteral 740-353-3101 Ext. 1925 elitteral@civitasmedia.com NEWSROOM: Lindsay Kriz 740-992-2155 Ext. 2555 lkriz@civitasmedia.com ADVERTISING: Sarah Thompson 740-992-2155 Ext. 2554 sthompson@civitasmedia.com Brenda Davis 740-992-2155 Ext. 2553 bdavis@civitasmedia.com SPORTS: Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@civitasmedia.com Alex Hawley, Ext. 2100 ahawley@civitasmedia.com 111 Court St., Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 111 Court St., Pomeroy, OH, 45769. Department recognizes 104 historic farms their historic documents and pass down to future generations. REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio “These historic farms are the Department of Agriculture last year rec- foundation of Ohio’s agriculture ognized 104 new century or bicentenindustry,” said Daniels. “The families nial farms owned by the same family for have withstood the test of time, often at least 100 or 200 consecutive years. through adversity, to provide us with None were located in Gallia or life’s essentials. We owe them a debt of Meigs counties, according to a list gratitude.” provided by the Ohio Department of The Ohio Bicentennial and Century Agriculture. Farms program is a voluntary program There are now more than 1,100 hisadministered by the Ohio Department toric farms registered across the state. of Agriculture. The department has Each family received a certificate recognized families who have owned signed by Governor John R. Kasich their farms for at least 100 years since and Ohio Department of Agriculture Director David T. Daniels to keep with 1993. In 2013, the department began Staff report officially recognizing bicentennial farms in acknowledgment of the growing number of century farms that had reached their 200-year anniversary of same-family ownership. For a complete list of Ohio’s bicentennial and century farms, visit the website: www.agri.ohio.gov/divs/ cent_farms. Anyone who can verify that a currently owned farm has remained in their family for at least 100 years may register. For more information, visit www.agri. ohio.gov; or contact Cindy Shy at 614752-9817 or cindy.shy@agri.ohio.gov. �Daily Sentinel LOCAL/INTERNATIONAL Tuesday, January 6, 2015 3 MEIGS LOCAL BRIEFS 4-H Committee Plat Book sales POMEROY — Meigs County 4-H Committee has reduced the price of the current plat book to $10. Funds support the 4-H program in the county by providing funds for supplies, camp and college scholarships, learning opportunities and more. To purchase a plat book, you can stop by the Extension Office on Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m (closed 12-12:30 for lunch) mail $15 (for book, shipping & handling) to Meigs County 4-H Committee, PO Box 32, Pomeroy, OH 45769 or visit the Meigs County Recorder’s Office in the Court House.. Veteran’s Outreach Mobile Giving Campaign OHIO VALLEY — Veteran’s Outreach is starting a campaign to give back to veterans this holiday season. Show your support by making a tax-deductible $10 donation by texting vet to the number 52000. The $10 will be applied to your next cell phone bill. No additional charge will be applied on your bill. Show our deserving veterans you care! You can also donate at their website, veteranoutreach.com, call 1-888-2838638, or send your check to 542 Youngstown Poland Rd., Struthers, Ohio, 44471. 2015 Family and Children First Meetings Announced MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will be holding regular business meetings at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of the following months: January, March, May, July, September and November. The council will hold these meetings at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services, located at 175 Race Street, Middleport. The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will also be holding an Intersystem Collaborative Meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5. Meetings will then be held the first Thursday of every month at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services building. For more information, contact Brooke Pauley, Coordinator at 740-992-2117 EXT. 104. Library, located at 95 W. Washington St. in Nelsonville. The Meigs time will be 1-3 p.m. at the Meigs County District Public Library, located at 216 W. Main St. in Pomeroy. No more LEPC meetings in 2014 Meigs Local Board completes Financial Statements POMEROY — No LEPC meeting is scheduled for December. The next meeting will be 11:30 a.m. Jan. 27. Regional liaisons in Athens, Meigs counties OHIO VALLEY — Secretary of State Jon Husted announced January regional office hours. Regional liaisons for the Secretary of State’s office will be in 26 counties around Ohio including Meigs and Athens Counties. The purpose of open office hours is to give local residents an opportunity to learn more about, and stay connected with the secretary of state’s office in an informal and accessible setting. In addition to making voter registration forms and election information available, regional representatives will be on hand to answer questions and distribute materials to those interested in learning more about the other functions of the office such as the business services division and initiatives including the Ohio Business Profile and Military Ready-to-Vote program. The date for Meigs and Athens counties will be Jan. 9. The Athens time will be 10 a.m. to noon at the Athens County Public Meigs Tea Party meets Jan. 13 The next meeting will be 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Meigs County Senior Citizens Center. POMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education has completed its General Purpose External Financial Statements for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2014, and they are available for public inspection at the office of the Treasurer/CFO, Mark E. Rhonemus, 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. Meigs County Health Department to conduct clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Jan. 6 from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child(ren)’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. A $10 donation is appreciated for immunization administration; however, no one will be demed services because of an inability to pay an administration fee for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please bring medical cards and/or commercial insurance cards, if applicable. Flu shots are available for people aged 6 months and older. Only Ohio Medicaid via Caresource is accepted for those aged 19 years or older. Zostavax (shingles) vaccine is also available. Call for eligibility determination. Some 30,000 Germans protest against anti-Islam rallies By David Rising PEGIDA demonstrators think twice about their protest. BERLIN — The square “You’re taking part around the Cologne in an action that, from Cathedral was plunged its roots and also from into darkness Monday speeches, one can see evening after the histori- is Nazi-ist, racist and cal landmark in western extremist,” he said on Germany shut down its n-tv. “And you’re suplights in a silent proporting people you really test of weekly rallies in don’t want to support.” Dresden against the perOnly about 250 ceived “Islamization” of PEGIDA supporters Europe. showed up in Cologne, The symbolic act came as compared to about as thousands of Germans ten times that number of demonstrated in Cologne counter-demonstrators. and several other cities Similarly in Berlin, police against the ongoing prosaid some 5,000 countertests by the group calling demonstrators blocked itself Patriotic Europeans about 300 PEGIDA against the Islamization supporters from marchof the West, or PEGIDA, ing along their planned which attracted its bigroute from city hall to gest crowd yet in Dresden the Brandenburg Gate. on Monday night. Another 22,000 antiCologne Cathedral PEGIDA demonstrators provost Norbert Feldhoff, rallied in Stuttgart, told n-tv that shutting Muenster and Hamburg, the dpa news agency down the lights was an reported. attempt to make the Associated Press Shooting But PEGEIDA’s main demonstration in the eastern city of Dresden, a region that has few immigrants or Muslims, attracted some 18,000, according to police. The demonstrations there have been growing from an initial few hundred in October to around 17,500 at a rally just before Christmas. Carrying signs with slogans like “wake up” the crowd chanted “we are the people” and “lying press” as they passed television cameras on Monday. In uncharacteristically frank words in her New Year’s address, Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to stay away from the Dresden rallies. When the PEGIDA demonstrators chant “we are the people,” Merkel said “they actually mean ‘you don’t belong because of your religion or your skin.” PEGIDA organizer and practice of Cleveland officers using excessive force and violating people’s civil rights. Negotiations From Page 2 have begun on a court-ordered agreement to make changes within investigation of Tamir’s Nov. 22 the police department. shooting to the Cuyahoga County Attorney General Mike DeWine, Sheriff’s Office because he wasn’t a Republican, on Monday defended confident a proper, transparent inveshow the East Cleveland case was tigation would be conducted if the investigated. He said his office was Bureau of Criminal Investigation and asked to take the lead and completOhio’s attorney general handled it. ed “a thorough investigation with “I don’t think the state attorney a great deal of transparency” and general handled the East Cleveland that nothing has raised questions shooting properly,” said Jackson, a Democrat. “It wasn’t done in a way about the validity of that work. “When we’re asked to take over a that I think gave me confidence case, you know, we’re going to call that this would have been done it like we see it,” DeWine told The properly. So that’s why we turned Associated Press. to the county.” DeWine declined to respond A U.S. Department of Justice directly to Jackson’s comments, review conducted after the East Cleveland chase found a pattern saying he doesn’t want to get into Jens Meyer | AP Participants of a rally called 'Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West' (PEGIDA) hold German flags during a demonstration in Dresden, Germany on Monday. Over the last three months, the crowds at PEGIDA's demonstrations in the eastern city of Dresden, a region that has few immigrants or Muslims, have swelled from a few hundred to 17,500 just before Christmas. Police said a similar number were expected again Monday night. Kathrin Oertel slammed the speech at the rally Monday, telling the crowd “in Germany we have political repression again.” “Or how would you see it when we are insulted or called racists or Nazis an argument with the mayor. In the Tamir Rice case, Cleveland police asked the Bureau of Criminal Investigation to do only some forensic work, and it was expected to conclude early this week, DeWine said. Rice was shot while carrying an airsoft gun that shot nonlethal plastic pellets. Surveillance video shows him being shot less than two seconds after the officer’s patrol car stopped nearby. Police said the weapon looked like a real firearm and the boy didn’t obey an officer’s instructions to raise his hands. Lawyers for Tamir’s family have said they’re optimistic about the sheriff’s office taking over the investigation. A prosecutor has promised to present the case to a grand jury. openly by all the political mainstream parties and media for our justified criticism of Germany’s asylum seeker policies and the non-existent immigration policy,” she asked the cheering crowd. 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It’s just a safe bet corporations will make good on what the Associated Press reported as a litany of New Year’s resolutions by McDonald’s, Taco Bell and other fast-food giants to improve the quality of their products. Who cares if they want to? They have to. Big Fast Food will not improve because of some newfound concern for the health of its customers. It will do so because profit motives can bring out the best in American businesses. We are not subjects of corporations that seek our patronage. We are their masters. They offer what we want, or they quickly fail. Traditional fast-food restaurants with dollar menus saw a resurgence during the depths of the Great Recession because consumers had little to spend. For someone stretching to reach the next paycheck, a junk-laden burger meant a valuable break from the kitchen. But things have changed of late, with the plunge of energy costs. Market researcher NPD Group reported a 3 percent decline in customer visits to traditional fast-food chains in the last quarter, relative to the same quarter a year earlier. Fast-casual chains — such as Panera Bread and Boston Market — averaged an 8 percent rise in visits. Fast-casual restaurants appeal to consumers by promising better ingredients at moderately higher prices. Chipotle promotes organic ingredients and meat from animals with room to roam. At the company’s more established locations, the AP reports, sales surged by almost 20 percent in the most recent quarter. To maintain their positions, and protect or grow profits, traditional fast-food franchises must offer higher quality products at the most competitive prices possible. The AP detailed how McDonald’s plans to simplify ingredient labels and reduce preservatives. Subway has removed azodicarbonamide (sounds scary) from its bread. Chick-fil-A is removing high-fructose corn syrup from bread products and artificial dyes from dressings. Within five years, the company plans to eliminate chicken raised with antibiotics. Carl’s Jr., which recently came out with an “all natural” burger, plans an array of other moves in the direction of natural and wholesome ingredients. Consumers are better educated than ever regarding nutrition. They want better products, so CEOs are racing to provide them at affordable prices. Everyone, buyers and sellers alike, stands to benefit. It’s all courtesy of competition and the unrelenting pursuit of profits. The Daily Sentinel Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. Have story ideas or suggestions? Call us at: 740.992.2155 THEIR VIEW Year of the fainting couch toons; and that various news The fainting couch outlets refused to say the doesn’t have the same name of the NFL team from cachet it did in the 19th Washington on grounds that century, which is a shame, even uttering it made them because it should be more complicit in rank offensivein demand than at any time ness. since the age of corsets and It was a year when the delicate sensibilities. Rich nation’s colleges and law To put it in Victorian Lowry terms, 2014 had a case of King Features schools cemented their reputations as places where easily the vapors. It was all aflut- columnist offended children go for a ter. It needed smelling salts few years to become slightly and a fan, and a good rest older easily offended children. on a fainting couch to restore its Colleges canceled appearances bearings. It was a year when the by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Condi Rice national pastime of taking offense and of fearing that someone might (who technically pulled out of her scheduled Rutgers commencebe offended reached such parodic ment) and George F. Will for fear levels that Kim Jong Un got in the students might hear something act. they disagree with from a figure It used to be that, of all the they object to. The University of groups and nations that one had California at Irvine offered grief to worry about offending, for counseling (“in a constructive politically correct or commercial space”) for students upset at the reasons, the North Koreans simgrand-jury decision in the Ferguply didn’t rate. The “Red Dawn” son case, and Occidental College remake a couple of years ago featured cruel North Korean invaders. brought in a religious counselor to comfort students who had volunIn last year’s “Olympus Has Fallteered for losing Democratic Senen,” the White House is attacked ate campaigns. and occupied by dastardly North An open letter from law students Koreans. But 2014 was the year, at Harvard upset at the nonindictthanks to the hack of Sony Picments in the Ferguson and Eric tures in retaliation for the spoof Garner cases captured the spirit of movie “The Interview,” that even the year, and deserves an honored the North Koreans made the “do place in the history of the rhetoric not offend” list. of plaint. Its opening included the It was the year that a scientist stirring declaration “We are in made an abject apology for wearpain. And we are tired.” It went ing a shirt that offended feminists on to speak of how “traumatized” in a TV broadcast; that Amazon Prime put a label warning of racist the students are (multiple times), and of their “distress” (multiple content on “Tom and Jerry” car- times). It charged that the school’s indifference to “the mental health” of its students violates the Harvard Law School Handbook of Academic Policies. The upshot was that the aggrieved students wanted the administration to offer them a collective pacifier. “We call,” the letter thundered, “for faculty to hold special office hours and for the administration to make culturally competent grief and trauma counselors available in the final weeks of the semester.” It demanded more conversations about injustice “in safe spaces created by the administration.” And it expected students to be permitted to delay their exams — because what are the exertions of studying compared with satisfactions of wallowing in a precious self-pity? The response to these students and their brethren at other elite law schools who made similar appeals should have been “Please, get a grip. If nothing else will buck you up, at least show a little self-respect.” If this had been the mettle of the civil-rights movement, it would have collapsed in a puddle of helplessness not long after Rosa Parks was asked to give up her seat. But that, for all its tragic failings, was a different era. It was before so much time and energy were invested in taking offense and coddling the offended. It was before the nation needed a fainting couch. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com. TODAY IN HISTORY... Today is Tuesday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2015. There are 359 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 6, 1540, England’s King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. (The marriage lasted about six months.) On this date: In 1759, George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married in New Kent County, Va. In 1838, Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail gave the first successful public demonstration of their telegraph in Morristown, N.J. In 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state. In 1919, the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, died in Oyster Bay, N.Y., at age 60. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, outlined a goal of “Four Freedoms”: Freedom of speech and expression; the freedom of people to worship God in their own way; freedom from want; freedom from fear. In 1945, George Herbert Walker Bush married Barbara Pierce at the First Presbyterian Church in Rye, N.Y. In 1950, Britain recognized the Communist government of China. In 1963, “Oliver!,” Lionel Bart’s musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist,” opened on Broadway. “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” premiered on NBC-TV. In 1974, year-round daylight saving time began in the United States on a trial basis as a fuel-saving measure in response to the OPEC oil embargo. In 1975, the original version of “Wheel of Fortune,” hosted by Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford, premiered on NBC-TV. Today’s Birthdays: Pollster Louis Harris is 94. Retired MLB All-Star Ralph Branca is 89. Author E.L. Doctorow is 84. Country musician Joey, the CowPolka King (Riders in the Sky) is 66. Former FBI director Louis Freeh is 65. Rock singer-musician Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 64. Singer Jett Williams is 62. Rock musician Malcolm Young (AC-DC) is 62. Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson is 60. World Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kathy Sledge is 56. TV chef Nigella Lawson is 55. Rhythm-and-blues singer Eric Williams (BLACKstreet) is 55. Movie composer A.R. Rahman is 49. Movie director John Singleton is 47. Actor Norman Reedus is 46. TV personality Julie Chen is 45. Actor Danny Pintauro (TV: “Who’s the Boss?”) is 39. Actress Cristela Alonzo (TV: “Cristela”) is 36. Actress Rinko Kikuchi is 34. Actor Eddie Redmayne (Film: “The Theory of Everything”) is 33. NBA player Gilbert Arenas is 33. Actress-comedian Kate McKinnon (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 31. Rock singer Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) is 29. �LOCAL/NATION Daily Sentinel Tuesday, January 6, 2015 5 Army Corps: Nuke cleanup now $350M up from $44M By Joe Mandak Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to spend at least $350 million more over 10 years to dig up and haul away nuclear waste from a dump site about 35 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. The Army Corps halted the cleanup — originally estimated to cost $44.5 million — after crews discovered unanticipated amounts of “complex” materials, like uranium and plutonium, at the Parks Township site in 2011. The site was once owned by Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., which operated fuel plants for nuclear submarines in Parks and nearby Apollo. NUMEC owned the dump site from 1957 until the 1980s, but Babcock & Wilcox Co. most recently owned the land. The Army Corps already spent $62 million on the cleanup, meaning the final cost will be $412 million — nearly 10 times the original amount. “Presuming that this this goes forward — and barring any other sidesteps at the political or legal levels — I am hoping that all agencies that are involved will work in concert to effectuate a safe and comprehensive cleanup of this site,” said Patricia Ameno, a 63-year-old local environmental activist who has led the fight to clean up the related waste dump since 1988. Ameno spearheaded litigation over airborne pollution from the nuclear plants that has led to $92 million in legal settlements from Atlantic Richfield Co. (NUMEC’s parent for part of the time the plants operated) and Babcock & Wilcox, for scores of nearby residents who claimed they developed cancer. But Ameno, who has had two brain tumors and growths on her breast and cervix, has concentrated her fight in recent years on uncovering the truth about what was dumped at the site and by whom — both of which remain mysteries. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa, has joined that fight in recent years and, after the cleanup was halted by the discovery of the more serious, complex pollutants, pushed for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Office of Inspector General to investigate the site and how the NRC had handled the cleanup. That report, issued in March, concluded the companies that operated the nuclear plants and later maintained the dump kept shoddy records and that the NRC and Army Corps couldn’t ONLINE Army Corps of Engineers’ cleanup proposal http://1.usa.gov/1xvZrBH be sure what’s there as a result. That’s one reason why the Army Corps now proposes to dig up all of whatever waste remains and ship it to an undisclosed location out of state that is approved to accept hazardous, nuclear waste. Casey spokesman John Rizzo called Monday’s announcement “a step in the right direction toward resuming cleanup” of the site, but he said the senator continues to push for other documents to be publicized that more clearly spell out all the government agencies with links to the project. The amended plan was posted online Monday and will remain there through Feb. 4 for public comment. A public hearing will be held Jan. 27 at the Parks Township fire hall. Assuming the plan is approved, the Corps hopes to award a contract in August. The contractor must then develop a cleanup plan for approval by the Corps, Corps spokesman Dan Jones said. The cleanup should begin in late 2016 or early 2017 and take about 10 years, with the Corps having to get congressional appropriations each year for the project to continue. “We’re still early in the process, but this is a giant step forward,” Jones said. NYT reporter refuses to answer questions in CIA leak case By Matthew Barakat “State of War.” For years, Risen has been resisting efforts to ALEXANDRIA, Va. compel his testimony, — A New York Times citing an obligation to reporter is providing protect the confidenlittle assistance to pros- tiality of his sources. ecutors as they put a for- Ultimately, a federal mer CIA officer on trial appeals court ruled that for allegedly leaking Risen must testify. classified information Monday’s hearing was about a botched operadesigned to determine tion in Iran. what exactly would be Journalist James Risen asked of Riley if he’s testified Monday at an called as a prosecution unusual pretrial hearing witness. The Justice in U.S. District Court Department, under in Alexandria, where pressure from free-press ex-CIA officer Jeffrey advocates, had previSterling goes on trial ously said it would not next week on charges he press Risen on whether illegally leaked national Sterling was his consecurity information to fidential source, and Risen that the journalist would limit its questions. At the hearing, Risen used in his 2006 book, Associated Press Writer Allegiance From Page 1 Both got their names from the Oregon territory in the Pacific Northwest. The name debate started after two natives of the city who don’t normally cheer for Ohio State started the petition. One of the men is more into soccer and, perhaps shockingly, the other roots for rival Michigan. Matt Squibb, one of the petition organizers, said he didn’t want anyone to be confused about who the city would be Snowfall acknowledged he had written certain newspaper articles and “State of War,” and that he had used unnamed sources. Asked whether he had confidentiality agreements with unnamed sources, he initially refused to answer. Eventually, after Risen consulted with his lawyers, he confirmed that he promised confidentiality to certain sources. He also reiterated to prosecutors that he would not under any circumstances testify about the identity of his sources or information they gave. Risen was somewhat more cooperative when defense lawyers cross- cheering for during the title game. “Call it anything but Oregon,” he said. They also thought the city’s high school should temporarily change its colors from green and yellow, the colors of the other Oregon. Mark Rabbitt, a lifelong Michigan fan, said he helped start the petition because “any success at Ohio State not only helps Michigan but anyone else who plays them.” Ohio State and Oregon will play in the first College Football Playoff championship game next Monday at AT&T Stadium in Texas. called in to work around midnight to 1 a.m. to battle the winter storm. DisFrom Page 1 trict 10’s 115 snowplows will be plowing and treatpre-treated, the same ing 4,000 lane miles of work will begin on all secsoutheastern Ohio state ondary state routes. highways, as well as 1,200 According to David bridges. Careful monitorRose, ODOT District ing of the storm and pave10 public information ment temperatures will officer, the district’s salt determine the treatment barns are “fully stocked needed to effectively melt with more than 40,500 the snow, officials said. tons (of salt) available. What can motorists do? Plow trucks are being Don’t crowd the plows. loaded with salt and will Rose said people should be ready to go at the first visit www.ohgo.com for sign of snow.” ODOT officials expect real-time winter and road road crews to start being conditions. examined him. He acknowledged under cross-examination that, in previous affidavits, he said he made a conscious decision to publish the material in “State of War” because he felt the public had the right to know about a botched intelligence operation. That admission is important to defense attorneys because they argue that, under the law and the government’s theory of the case, Risen is just as guilty of exposing government secrets as Sterling. Defense lawyers are still seeking to have the case dismissed on the basis of selective prosecution. After Risen completed his testimony, defense lawyer Edward MacMahon said the case against Sterling, of O’Fallon, Missouri, should be dismissed because Risen’s unwillingness to testify in any detail leaves the government unable to prove key elements of the allegations. It is not entirely clear how Risen’s stance affects the government’s case. The government possesses email and phone records that show extensive contact between Sterling and Risen. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema has previously suggested the government could rely on those records to establish what it needs without compelling Risen’s testimony. Brinkema said it will now be up to prosecutors whether they call Risen as a witness next week before a jury. For the best local weather coverage, visit www.mydailysentinel.com “Once you’re behind the wheel, remember to drive for the conditions and avoid distractions,” he said. “If you come upon an ODOT snowplow, remember, they travel around 35 MPH (well below most state highway speed limits) so please slow down and don’t crowd the plow.” People can also follow ODOT’s Twitter feed @ODOT_SEOhio for updates using #snowfight. Reach Michael Johnson at 740-4462342, ext. 2102, or on Twitter @ OhioEditorMike. AEP (NYSE) — 60.25 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 22.36 Ashland Inc. 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Member FDIC | NMLS #464173 60554450 LOCAL STOCKS �Sports Daily Sentinel Tuesday, January 6, 2015 s Page 6 Point wins University quad By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Point Pleasant wrestling team came away with top honors Saturday after going 3-0 during a quad tournament hosted by University High School in Monongalia County. The Big Blacks posted 18 total pinfall wins in their matches against Mussleman, Preston and the host Mohigans, all of which resulted in doubledigit wins for the Red, Black and White. PPHS defeated Mussleman by a 64-12 count Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant senior Jon Peterson tries to break a hold by a Lewis County and earned a 75-3 triumph over opponent during a 182-pound match at the 2014 Jason Eades Memorial Preston, then claimed a 44-33 Duals on December 12, 2014, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. win over Morgantown to com- plete the perfect weekend. Point Pleasant had eight different wrestlers finish the Saturday affair with unbeaten records and also had 14 of its 15 grapplers earn at least one victory at the event. In fact, only two of the 15 Big Blacks failed to score at least one pinfall victory in the 14 individual weight classes. Caleb Lane (106), Austin Wamsley (126), Austin Rutter (160), Hunter White (170), Jon Peterson (182), Grant Safford (195), Tannor Hill (220) and Jacob Duncan (285) all finished with an unblemished 3-0 mark. Scotty Wilcox (113), Jacob Bryant (120) and Austin Roach (152) also went 2-1 apiece at the event. Joseph Martin (132), Jacob Roub (138) and Christopher Lush (145) each posted a pinfall win in their only victories of the day, while Alex Ebert (138) lost his only match of the day. Hill led the Big Blacks with three pinfall wins, followed by Bryant, Rutter and Safford with two apiece. Lane, Wilcox, Wamsley, Roach, Peterson and Duncan also recorded a pinfall win each. White did not have a pinfall victory while going unbeaten, but did record two of the team’s three technical falls. Peterson also had one technical fall. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. Lady Tornadoes storm past Symmes Valley By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com RACINE, Ohio — A good start to the new year. The Southern girls basketball team kicked off 2015 in style Saturday afternoon, defeating non-conference guest Symmes Valley 53-29. The Lady Tornadoes (8-2) jumped out to a 22-8 lead through the opening stanza, but the Lady Vikings (2-9) cut the deficit to 29-19 at halftime. Symmes Valley trimmed the SHS lead to 36-27 headed into the fourth, but the Purple and Gold went on a 17-2 run in the fourth quarter to secure the 53-29 victory. Southern was led by Cierra Turley with 16 points followed by Faith Teaford with 12 and Ali Deem with 10. Macie Michael posted seven points, Jansen Wolfe added four, while Haley Hill and Sierra Cleland each finished with two points. The Lady Tornadoes were 6-of-15 (40 percent) from the free throw line and 21-of61 (34.4 percent) from the field, including 5-of-19 (26.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Southern finished with 41 rebounds, led by Teaford with 15, and 14 steals, led by Turley with five. SHS finished with nine assists, led by Turley, Deem and Hill with two apiece, while the Purple and Gold committed 19 turnovers. Symmes Valley was led by Meranda Hayes with eight points, followed by Elly Fulks and Kaitlyn Payne with six apiece. Jensyn Shepherd marked five points and Breanna Brumfield added four to round out the SVHS total. After facing Miller on Monday, Southern will return to action on Thursday when the Purple and Gold host Eastern. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Jan. 6 Boys Basketball Vinton County at Gallia Academy, 7:30 River Valley at Athens, 7:30 Miller at South Gallia, 7:30 Calvary Baptist at Hannan, 7 p.m. Wellston at Meigs, 7:30 Belpre at Wahama, 7:30 Southern at Fort Frye, 7:30 Eastern at Trimble, 7:30 Girls Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Hannan, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Hannan, 6 p.m. Wrestling Gallia Academy at Warren, 5:30 Men’s college basketball Point Park at Rio Grande, 5 p.m. Women’s college basketball Point Park at Rio Grande, 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 Girls Basketball Nelsonville-York at River Valley, 7:30 Trimble at South Gallia, 7:30 Meigs at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Wahama at Waterford, 7:30 Eastern at Southern, 7:30 Swimming RVHS Winter Invite, 5 p.m. Submitted photo Members of the Wahama boys basketball team pose for a picture after capturing the 2014 Doddridge County Tournament title Saturday night following a 47-45 victory over Lincoln County in the championship game in West Union, W.Va. Wahama wins Doddridge County tourney By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com WEST UNION, W.Va. — The Wahama boys basketball team pulled off a pair of one-possession victories and ultimately claimed the 2014 Doddridge County Tournament championship Friday and Saturday after beating the host Bulldogs 56-53 in the opener and then claiming a 47-45 win over Lincoln County in the final. The White Falcons (4-2) started Friday’s event by putting together four solid quarters against DCHS, as the guests trailed 14-13 after eight minutes of play before going on a small 10-9 spurt to tie things up at 23 headed into the intermission. WHS came through with a small 13-11 run after the break to claim a 36-34 edge headed into the finale, then closed regulation with a small 20-19 spurt to advance to Saturday night’s championship game. The White Falcons connected on 19-of-44 field goal attempts for 43 percent, including a 3-of-9 effort from three-point range for 33 percent. The Red and White were also outrebounded by a slim 30-28 margin and committed 12 turnovers in the contest, compared to 16 giveaways by the hosts. Hunter Rose led WHS with a game-high 24 points, followed by Kaileb Sheets with 16 points and Philip Hoffman with six markers. Ryan Thomas and Brent Larck respectively added five and four points, while Mason Hicks rounded out the scoring with one marker. Rose and Hicks both led the guests with six rebounds apiece. Wahama was also 15-of-18 at the free throw line for 83 percent against DCHS. The White Falcons jumped out to a slim 16-15 edge over Lincoln County after eight minutes of play in the Saturday night finale, but the Panthers followed with a 14-6 second quarter charge en route to a 29-22 lead at the break. Wahama, however, whittled the half of that deficit away in the third stanza with a 15-11 run, which made it a 40-37 contest headed into the finale. The White Falcons closed regulation by doubling up LCHS by a 10-5 count in the fourth, allowing WHS to claim its third straight victory with the two-point outcome. Wahama was 18-of-53 from the field for 34 percent, including a 7-of-23 effort from three-point range for 30 percent. The Red and White were also outrebounded by a 34-31 margin and committed 14 turnovers in the contest, one less than the hosts. Thomas led the White Falcons with 15 points, followed by Sheets with 11 points and Hoffman with eight markers. Larck was next with four points, while Rose, Hicks and Kris Clark rounded things out with three markers apiece. Hoffman and Sheets both led the guests with six rebounds apiece. Wahama was also 4-of-8 at the free throw line for 50 percent. Doddridge County defeated Buffalo in the consolation game Saturday night by a 47-40 count. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. WVU hires Lyons as athletic director MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Shane Lyons has been hired as the athletic director at West Virginia, leaving his job at Alabama to succeed Oliver Luck. West Virginia President Gordon Gee announced the appointment Monday. Lyons, a Parkersburg native who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management at West Virgin- ia, has been deputy athletic director at Alabama since 2011. His new job begins in February. Luck left last month to become the NCAA’s executive vice president for regulatory affairs. Lyons will oversee 18 varsity sports at WVU. The athletic department has 220 employees and a budget of about $77 million. “We are delighted to welcome Shane Lyons back to his home state of West Virginia and to his alma mater,” Gee said in a statement. “He brings a wealth of experience in both university and conference athletics administration. In addition, as a graduate of West Virginia University, Shane understands what it means to be a Mountaineer,” he said. Before joining Alabama, Lyons was associate commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He also served as a membership services representative for the NCAA and was an associate athletic director at Texas Tech. “It is truly a dream come true for me to return to my home state,” Lyons said in a statement. “I have followed the Mountaineers closely ever since I left Morgantown after graduate school.” �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Tuesday, January 6, 2015 7 Marauders fall to Federal Hocking By Alex Hawley finale ahead 37-30. Federal Hocking outscored MHS by 12 points over the final eight minutes and ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio — the Lancers claimed the 54-35 That’s how to finish off an oppovictory. nent. Meigs was led by Jaxon MeadThe Federal Hocking boys ows and Colton Lilly with eight basketball team outscored nonpoints each, followed by Isaiah conference host Meigs 17-5 in the fourth quarter Saturday night, to English and Luke Musser with cap off the 54-35 triumph at Larry seven points apiece. The MHS total was rounded out by Dillon R. Morrison Gymnasium. Mahr with three points and Cody The Lancers (2-4) led the Bartrum with two. Marauders (2-4) 15-to-12 after The Marauders shot 3-of-6 (50 the opening stanza, and FHHS percent) from the field and 15-ofexpanded the lead to 24-19 at 50 (30 percent) from the field, halftime. Meigs was outscored including 2-of-13 (15.4 percent) 13-to-11 in the third quarter and Meigs marked 22 rebounds, seven Federal Hocking headed into the ahawley@civitasmedia.com Raiders roll past Hannan, 78-41 assists, 12 steals, two blocks and 17 turnovers. The Lancers were paced by Ivan Santiago with 22 points, followed by Taylor Gates and Jonathan Snyder with 10. A.J. Cobb finished with eight points, Carter Russell added three, while Noah McCune capped off the FHHS scoring with one marker. Federal Hocking committed 16 turnovers and shot 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) from the free throw line. The Marauders on Tuesday when they host Wellston in a Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division tilt. By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com BRADSHAW, W.Va. — Rough stretch continues for Wildcats. The Hannan boys basketball team dropped their fourth straight game by a 78-41 count to undefeated River View, Saturday evening in McDowell County. The Wildcats (2-5) held close through the opening period and trailed 15-14 after eight minutes. The Raiders (5-0) expanded their lead to 35-26 at halftime and to 53-33 at the end of the third quarter. RVHS capped off the 78-41 triumph with a 25-8 run in the fourth quarter. Hannan was led by Sophomore Corey Hudnall with 10 points, followed by Josh McCoy and Tyler Burns with nine apiece. Malikah Cade marked seven points, Charles Mayes added four, while Adam Wilson rounded out the HHS total with two points. Cody Howie and Brian Mitchell paced River View with 15 points apiece, followed by Dylan Swarbrick with 12 and Tyree Baker with 11. Todd Colburn posted eight points; J.T. Waddell added five, while Austin Keen and Jordan Wilson each marked two. Baker finished with a triple-double, pulling down 13 rebounds and marking 11 assists, while Howie rounded out his double-double with 15 rebounds. The Wildcats return to action on Tuesday when they host Calvary Baptist. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Colts beat Bengals 26-10, getting ready for Broncos INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck is eager to get right back to work. Rather than celebrate Sunday’s 26-10 win over Cincinnati, the Colts’ quarterback immediately explained he was moving on. And rather than engage in a discussion about another matchup with his predecessor, Peyton Manning, Luck focused on the big picture. Yes, the third-year quarterback is starting to sound like a seasoned playoff veteran. “I think we face the Broncos,” Luck said when asked about Round 3 with Manning. “It’s not the quarterback versus Don Speck | Civitas Media photo Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott (15) heads to the endzone for a touchdown as the Michigan defense trail on the play at Ohio Stadium November 29, 2014. OSU’s Elliott no longer in the shadows By Jim Naveau jnaveau@civitasmedia.com COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ezekiel Elliott has come a long way in Ohio State’s last two games. Exactly 450 yards, to be precise. OSU’s sophomore tailback was known close to home as a thousandyard rusher through the Buckeyes’ first 12 games. But, with back-to-back rushing games of more than 200 in the last two games, the attention and respect he is getting have both increased around the country. Smith rushed for a career-best 230 yards on 20 carries in Ohio State’s 42-35 win over Alabama in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Sugar Bowl. His 85-yard touchdown run with 3:24 to play put the game out of Alabama’s reach. In the Big Ten championship, he ran for 220 yards on 20 carries and had an 81-yard touchdown run in a 59-0 beat down of Wisconsin. His 1,632 yards rushing puts him fourth on the all-time single season list at Ohio State behind Eddie George (1,927), Keith Byars (1,764) and Archie Griffin (1,695). Not bad for a guy who couldn’t crack the honorable mention list on the coaches All-Big Ten team last month and had his name spelled wrong on a name card at a Sugar Bowl interview session and again in a press release. Not to mention former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith saying on Twitter that people would see two great backs in the Sugar Bowl and both were from Alabama. After the game, Smith did backtrack and tweet, “Ezekiel Elliott is a legit football player. Very impressive!!” OSU coach Urban Meyer said, “He’s an extremely valuable member of our team and he’s a great back. I don’t know if he’s gotten the recognition because of whatever. He’s a 1,500yard back and he’s real valuable.” Elliott’s emergence has coincided with Ohio State having to turn to its third-string quarterback, Cardale Jones, after injuries knocked Braxton Miller and J.T. Barrett out for the season. That is probably no accident. OSU wanted to make Jones comfortable and keep him out of situations where he might turn the ball over under pressure. A robust running game can do that. After the win over Alabama, Jones said, “It’s almost like there’s no pressure with the guys around me – the front five, my wideouts and Zeke. It’s no pressure.” Some people questioned why Ohio State didn’t run Elliott more often against Alabama. Jones said the original game plan was not heavy on running the ball. “We didn’t come into this game saying we wanted to run the ball a lot because they had an unbelievable front seven,” he said. Elliott gained ground consistently throughout the game. 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DENVER — Boxer As a convicted felon, Mike Alvarado’s upcomthe 34-year-old Alvarado ing bout is still on despite cannot legally possess a his arrest this weekend firearm. on weapons charges after Court records show Denver police found a he was wanted on an handgun in the glove outstanding warrant compartment of his in neighboring Adams Hummer. County for the same He’s scheduled to step offense, possession of into the ring against a weapon by a previous Brandon Rios for a offender. Authorities third time on Jan. 24 in were also seeking him Broomfield, Colorado. on an outstanding traffic Alvarado, a former offense. world title holder from Court records also Denver, was a passenger show he was released in his Hummer when from the Denver jail on officers stopped it early bond, but they do not list Saturday because it had an attorney for him. expired license plates, Alvarado — who goes according to police reports. Officers said they by the nickname “Mile High” — has dropped saw Alvarado appear to his last two bouts, be pushing something including one against into the glove compartRuslan Provodnikov in ment and trying to close October 2013 in front it. of a hometown crowd, He told police the losing the World Boxing Hummer was his, and Organization junior that he knew the plates welterweight title in the were expired because he process. had just got it out of the Now, Alvarado is tryshop, the reports say. ing to get his career back Police arrested him on on track against Rios. other outstanding warrants and then found the The friends have split their previous two actiongun while searching his vehicle. packed bouts, which featured 3,003 punches thrown over 19 rounds. Carl Moretti, vice president of boxing operations for Top Rank, which is promoting the fight, said “the show is still going on” despite Alvarado’s arrest. “Obviously we don’t condone what happened,” Moretti told The Associated Press on Monday. “Unfortunately, this is the drama you sometimes get with a Mike Alvarado fight.” The officer who arrested Alvarado on Saturday wrote in the report that he knew Alvarado from past run-ins. Alvarado was jailed last year on an outstanding warrant for failing to make a court appearance in a traffic case. Last month, he told the AP he was also detained in Las Vegas in October for “procrastinating on a driving ticket.” He said he did 1,000 pushups a day in his cell because he couldn’t train and felt like a “lion in a cell,” he said. Since then, he added that he has “just been staying focused on my training. Doing what I need to do to win this fight.” Public pressure dims soccer options for convicted rapist By Gregory Katz Associated Press LONDON — He’s young, experienced and wants to play — but Ched Evans is also a convicted rapist and it looks like public opinion may prevent the forward from ever resuming his professional soccer career. Evans, 26, is out of prison after serving time for raping a 19-year-old woman in his hotel room in 2011. Yet the reaction in Britain to his possible return to the nation’s favorite sport is becoming more and more vehement. The high-profile case raises questions about the role of rehabilitation and challenges conventional wisdom that a convicted criminal who has paid for his offense should be given a chance to work. The situation is complicated by Evans’ lack of remorse — he insists he is innocent and has never apologized. Oldham, an English team that plays in the country’s third-tier League One, is considering signing Evans but major sponsors Verlin and Mecca Bingo said Monday they will drop the team if he joins. Thousands have signed an online petition opposing his return. “I agree he’s served his time but it’s a very serious crime,” said Kath Woodward, a professor of sociology at Britain’s Open University who deals extensively with sports issues. “Remorse would go some way toward ameliorating the situation. It’s very disappointing that clubs like Oldham are trying to get a reasonable player cheap. It shows the management of football (soccer) doesn’t understand the changing times.” She said society’s attitudes toward rape and sexual harassment have hardened considerably since the days when former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was able to resume his boxing career after serving time in prison for a 1992 rape. “I can remember the idea you just have to put up with it, it’s part of life, but women now are not prepared to do that,” she said. “There’s a lot of public feeling against him coming back, a lot of public protests. The fans genuinely don’t want it.” Oldham’s chief executive, Neil Joy, said Monday that discussions were continuing with soccer authorities on the topic but the club was not ready to make “any official announcement” concerning a possible pact with Evans. There have not been any highprofile cases of convicted rapists returning to professional team sports in the United States. However, some professional athletes in the U.S. have been able to resume their careers after prison sentences, including NFL quarterback Michael Vick, who served time for his role in a dogfighting ring. Evans was jailed for five years in 2012 but was released in October after serving half his sentence. The former Wales national team player said he would work to clear his name and that he wanted to return to soccer. Sheffield United said in November that Evans would train with the club, sparking almost immediate opposition. Prominent Britons, including Olympic gold medalist Jessica Ennis, said they would drop their association with the club if they signed Evans. The pressure worked — the club changed course after 10 days and said Evans would not be training there after all. After that, the prospect that Evans could play overseas was raised when a Maltese team said it would offer him a contract. But British officials said since Evans was a convicted sex offender this would likely be impossible. A Ministry of Justice statement said probation officers would have to approve any new job and would have to be assured of regular, face-to-face meetings, which “effectively rules out working abroad.” Then Oldham entered the picture. But resistance has been fierce, with some 20,000 people signing an online petition opposing his addition. Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd even took the unusual step of wading into the controversy. He said Evans’ “lack of remorse” and “failure to acknowledge” his crime should keep him out of the game. “Ched Evans is a convicted rapist and, whilst I strongly believe in the principle of rehabilitation, it will send out entirely the wrong message if they offer him a contract,” Lloyd said. Professor Simon Chadwick, who specializes in sports marketing at Coventry University, said Evans has become “a toxic player that nobody wants to touch.” Chadwick said Evans made the situation worse by presenting his case to the public in an arrogant way that does not reflect the severity of his crime. “Nobody wants to see somebody who has perpetrated violent crime against women be so easily allowed back in,” he said. “Normally you’d say, if he served his time, he should have the opportunity to re-enter the workplace and continue his work. But this is not a legal issue, it’s a socio-cultural issue. What this man has done is deemed by many to be unacceptable.” Professional Services Notices Money To Lend Stanley Tree Trimming & Removal • Prompt and Quality Work • Reasonable Rates • Insured • Experienced • References Available NOTICE OHIO VALLEY PUBLISHING CO. 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(AP) — A development group that includes a company controlled by the owner of the St. Louis Rams announced plans Monday to build an 80,000-seat stadium in the Los Angeles suburbs that could become home for an NFL team. The proposal that could see a stadium rise on the site of a former horse track again raised the hopes of fans that Los Angeles could end its two-decade drought without a football team. It becomes the latest of numerous NFL stadium plans in the Los Angeles area since the 1994 exit of the Rams and Raiders from Southern California. The proposal stands out, however, because of the involvement of St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, whose company has entered a joint venture with Stockbridge Capital Group, which had been developing a 238-acre tract in Inglewood, on the edge of Los Angeles. Kroenke’s company owns an adjacent 60 acres, which would be added to the project, much of it for stadium parking. “This is a perfect location for a venue like this,” said Christopher Meany, a senior executive with the developer Hollywood Park Land Co., alluding to its proximity to major freeways, Los Angeles International Airport and The Forum, the former home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. “I don’t know of a place that compares to this.” Meany was cautious not to depict the stadium as a likely NFL venue, emphasizing that any decision on moving a team is “entirely in the hands of the NFL.” He repeatedly referred to the stadium as “multipurpose,” also capable of hosting soccer games. The proposal was first reported Monday by the Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1BA13Ye ). The stadium, along with a 6,000-seat performance venue, would augment a massive retail, office and residential project being steered by Stockbridge. The shell of the old racetrack would need to be leveled, and stadium construction would begin before late this year. However, its development would hinge on approval by local voters. The plan adds pressure on the city of St. Louis to either strike a deal for a new stadium for the Rams, or watch the team return to Southern California, where it played from 1946 to 1994. The team is unhappy in the Edward Jones Dome, which is outdated by current NFL standards. St. Louis is expected to offer the team a new proposal by the end of the month. The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders are also playing in old stadiums and are considered potential Los Angeles transplants. The earliest any team could move would be 2016. Caldwell calls for improved use of technology in officiating ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Jim Caldwell says he believes the NFL can improve the way it uses technology and further remove the “human factor” from the way games are officiated. The Lions lost their playoff opener 24-20 to Dallas on Sunday after officials reversed themselves on a fourth-quarter pass interference call. Referee Pete Morelli initially announced the penalty on Anthony Hitchens of the Cowboys, but then the call was taken back, leaving Detroit facing fourth down. Coaches aren’t allowed to signal for replay reviews of potential pass interference calls, but Caldwell indicated Monday he’d like to see the league allow more reviews if possible. Caldwell said he was still “angry” about the play, but he didn’t want to make excuses. David Hindshaw | The Charlotte Observer, AP People watch from across the street as Charlotte fire trucks sit outside a house, center left, owned by Carolina Panthers NFL football coach Ron Rivera in Charlotte, N.C., early Monday. Rivera's house suffered fire, water and smoke damage in an early morning blaze but no one was injured, Charlotte Fire Department spokesman said. Panthers coach, family not injured By Steve Reed AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers coach Ron Rivera has more to worry about this week than his team’s upcoming NFC playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks after an overnight fire at his home left his family displaced on Monday. The Rivera family’s 7,000-square-foot, two-story Charlotte home sustained “significant” damage from an early morning blaze that spewed heavy smoke and fire from the attic two days after Carolina’s 27-16 playoff victory over Arizona. No one was injured in the twoalarm blaze, which took about an hour to extinguish. “The big thing is we’re all right,” Rivera said. “This opportunity to work and continue to work is very reassuring. It could have been worse. It’s kind of like (the movie) ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ You see things through a different set of eyes now.” Rivera and his wife, Stephanie, along with his two brothers and their wives were in the house sleeping at the time of the fire. All made it out safely along with two family pets. Rivera suspects the fire might have started in a gas fireplace, located on the opposite side of the master bedroom wall where he and Stephanie were sleeping. He repeatedly stressed at his news conference the importance of having a home security system or smoke alarms, saying it probably saved his family’s life. Rivera said the master bedroom, family room and living room are “pretty close to being destroyed” and the insurance company estimates it will take six to eight months before they’ll be able to return to the home. He said they will stay in a friend’s private house while wait- ing for the house to be rebuilt. Charlotte Fire Department Capt. Rob Brisley said at a news conference Monday morning that early indications suggest the fire was accidental and “we were able to keep the damage to a minimum, meaning a lot of their household items are safe.” Rivera now has to shift gears to focus preparation on the biggest game of his head coaching career Saturday night against the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks on the other side of the country. Rivera didn’t arrive at the stadium until Monday afternoon — several hours later than he planned — after dealing with the aftermath of the fire. Rivera doesn’t believe the fire will be a distraction to his preparation this week. He said his coaching staff has already prepared for Seattle and “I’m the only one that has to catch up.” This is the second significant off-the-field issue to hit the Panthers in less than a month. Quarterback Cam Newton was injured in a two-vehicle accident Dec. 9 and was hospitalized overnight with two fractures in his lower back. Newton missed one game, but was able to return the following week. Earlier this offseason, Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy was convicted on two counts of domestic violence and hasn’t played since the first week of the season while he’s remained on the commissioner’s exempt list. Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen called it a bizarre season. “Every year has its own story. Ever year has its own series of events that are hard to predict,” Olsen said. “But a car accident involving your starting quarterback and your head coach’s house catching fire — those are things I don’t think anyone anticipates being a part of your story. For whatever reason this has been our year for out of the ordinary events.” Said Rivera: “It has been different. You can’t make this stuff up.” Veteran safety Roman Harper said he doesn’t believe the fire will be a distraction for Rivera, who is 32-31-1 in the regular season and 1-1 in the postseason since taking over in Carolina in 2011. “Coach Rivera will be fine,” Harper said. “I know he won’t let it get in the way of what we’re trying to accomplish as a team.” After reports of the fire emerged, Rivera texted members of his coaching staff and told them his family was fine and had them pass along a message to players that “it’s business as usual.” Brisley called the damage to the house significant. “Anytime you are faced with a fire and your family is displaced it is significant for the homeowner and it is significant for the family,” Brisley said. “We are just grateful that there are no injuries.” Fire officials reported seeing heavy smoke and fire coming from the house when they arrived. Television video showed blackened windows in the attic of the home. The Panthers did not practice Monday, but players did come into the stadium for some team meetings and a few stopped by to speak with reporters. “We have to remain focused on the on-the-field stuff,” linebacker Thomas Davis said. “We have a great opportunity ahead of us right now. With coach Rivera’s situation we are thankful no one got hurt. But a house is a materialistic thing that can be replaced. When you lose a life or someone gets hurt it’s hard to replace that.” Ravens upend Steelers 30-17 in AFC wild card PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens survived the tumultuous dismissal of Ray Rice, a sometimes spotty fall and a critical month without their suspended, all-everything nose tackle. Winning in Pittsburgh in January hardly seemed too much to ask. Allowed to hit the reset button in the playoffs, Joe Flacco and the NFL’s postseason road warriors are heading to New England with their swagger fully intact. Rarely flustered in the face of a pass rush that barely laid a hand on him, Flacco tossed two secondhalf touchdowns as the Ravens pulled away from the Steelers 30-17 in the AFC wild-card game. “That’s playoff football,” Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said. “That’s Joe Flacco. The best quarterback in football. I’ll take him every day of the week and twice on Sunday or Saturday night.” Once was more than enough. Flacco hit Torrey Smith for an 11-yard score in the third quarter and found Crockett Gillmore with a 21-yard pass in the fourth one play after Terrell Suggs picked off Ben Roethlisberger. The Ravens won a playoff game in Pittsburgh for the first time in franchise history, avenging postseason losses in 2008 and 2010 by quieting the NFL’s secondranked offense. Baltimore (11-6) sacked Roethlisberger five times and kept AllPro wide receiver Antonio Brown largely in check. Roethlisberger passed for 334 yards, but the Steelers (11-6) settled for field goals while the Ravens kept scoring touchdowns. “I didn’t play well enough,” Roethlisberger said. “I didn’t play well enough to win and guys look at me as the leader and the quarterback to make plays and do what it takes to win the football game, and I don’t believe I did that today.” Flacco had no such problems. Baltimore heads to top-seeded New England next Saturday, a place where it upset Tom Brady and company two years ago on the way to the franchise’s second Super Bowl title. The Ravens turned it over just once, scored on six of nine possessions and had an answer every time it seemed the Steelers were ready to grab momentum. “The big thing is we have a good team and we didn’t hurt ourselves tonight,” Flacco said. “We didn’t have a lot of possessions early. We made the most of them by getting some kind of points. “We played a clean football game and kept at it.” The Ravens won their third wild-card game as the sixth seed. It provided another twist in a season that began with Rice’s suspension and eventual release following a domestic dispute with his fiancee (now his wife). When the chaos died down, the Ravens emerged galvanized. Flacco did what he always seems to do when the calendar flips to January. His seven road playoff wins are the most by a quarterback since the 1970 merger. He completed 18 of 29 passes for 259 yards and the two scores. The Ravens gained a measure of revenge after the archrival Steelers knocked them out of the postseason in 2008 and 2010 at Heinz Field. Yet Flacco has come of age in the interim. And while Pittsburgh’s bounce-back season included its first AFC North title in four years, the Steelers’ revamped roster could do little when it mattered. Pittsburgh played without All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell, out with a hyperextended right knee. Fill-ins Ben Tate, Josh Harris and Dri Archer managed just 43 yards on 15 carries as the Steelers’ four-game winning streak came to an abrupt and decisive end. Pittsburgh fell to 9-1 when facing a team for the third time in the same season, and it was not close. Baltimore’s 13-point victory was the fourth-biggest win by a road team in Steelers postseason history. Flacco escaped pressure from James Harrison to find Smith in the back of the end zone to make it 20-9 in the third quarter. Pittsburgh drew within 20-15 on a 6-yard pass from Roethlisberger to Martavis Bryant with 11:01 to go. But there would be no 2.0-version of the Steelers’ rally from 14 points down to Baltimore in the divisional round four years ago. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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