http://66.213.69.5/files/original/8f8d3ff56c199085e3f825b87224bffb.pdf f7ea7e46034b6613e922c87d8a4ca139 PDF Text Text Gallia Academy wins NEWS s 6A SPORTS s 1B Sponsored by ON THE GO TRANSPORTATION SERVICE OH-70163197 Students celebrate the Heisman 1456 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631 Merry Christmas from GARRY & LOUELLA!! Breaking news at mydailytribune.com Issue 51, Volume 53 Sunday, December 22, 2019 s $2 Son pleads guilty to father’s murder By Dean Wright deanwright@aimmediamidwest. com GALLIPOLIS — In the Gallia Court of Common Pleas, Friday, Tyrone Powell III, 16, pleaded guilty to the murder of his father, Tyrone Powell Jr., of Gallipolis. After being asked if he was willfully and knowledgeably pleading guilty to the crime and asked what exactly was the action committed to warrant the charge levied against him, Tyrone Pow- ell III said that he “shot and killed” his father. Utterances of grief were followed by the statement from individuals assembled in the courtroom. The charge of murder in Ohio is considered an unclassified felony. According to discussions held with Gallia Prosecutor Jason Holdren’s Office, on April 15, the Gallipolis Police Department, and later the Ohio Bureau of Investigation, responded to a call on the 700-block of Third Avenue in Gallipo- lis around 8 a.m. Tyrone Powell Jr. was found with a gunshot wound in the back of his head. Ballistic tests would later match the bullet to a 9-millimeter handgun that was found hidden behind a dresser upstairs in the residence. Reportedly, law enforcement believes based on its investigations that the shot was made from an angle pointing downward. Holdren said that over the course of the investigation, the defendant’s telling of events around his father’s death changed before he eventually said that he had pulled the trigger of the pistol. The son said the shot was accidental at one point. Powell III’s DNA was found on the murder weapon, according to the prosecutor’s office. Holdren said that investigation of the defendant’s phone revealed that internet searches were performed on the device roughly a week prior to the death of the victim and close to the day of the death. Terms discov- ered reportedly indicated searches for information surrounding guns and whether a 9-millimeter handgun could kill. “Over the course of the investigation, Mr. Powell has not indicated why he shot his father,” said Holdren. “We hope that his family can find a resolution someday in whatever conversations they may have with him.” Powell III is anticipated to be sentenced on January 10, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. and faces a minimum of 15 years of prison, potentially to be in prison the rest of his life should a parole board choose. The defendant was previously bound over from juvenile court after the prosecutor’s office decided to try him as an adult. Powell III was considered 15 years-old during the time of the incident. Holdren thanked Ohio BCI and the Gallipolis Police Department for its investigative efforts. Dean Wright can be reached at 740-446-2342. Town hall meeting held on land bank By Lorna Hart Special to OVP POMEROY — County Treasurer Peggy Yost did not make a determination on moving forward with a county land bank during Thurday evenings town hall meeting. The courtroom of the Meigs County Courthouse was filled with residents and village officials who came to express their views on the establishment of a land bank in Meigs County. As reported in September, village inspectors from Pomeroy and Middleport previously brought the idea of county land bank to the attention of their respective councils as a way of addressing the growing problem of abandoned properties. After making contact with other Land Banks in Ohio, the inspectors presented their information to their respective councils, who then took the idea before the Commissioners. According to the Center for Community Progress, “land banks are governmental entities or nonprofit corporations that are focused on the conversion of vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent properties into productive use.” The land banks are designed to help revitalize areas and properties which have been abandoned or have not been taken care of for many years. The idea of a land bank is not new, the original legislation was passed in Ohio in 2008 for Cuyahoga County only. The law was amended in 2010 for counties with populations of at least 60,000. In 2015, the population requirement was removed, and now all counties are eligible to form county land banks. There are currently 57 in Ohio, Gallia County is the latest addition. After several county commissioner meetings, a resolution in support of the idea was issued and sent to County Treasurer Peggy Yost in late August, who has the ultimate authority to either adopt or reject the idea of a land bank, according to the legislation. See MEETING | 7A A NEWS Obituaries: 2A Editorial: 4A Weather: 10A B SPORTS Comics: 7B Classifieds: 8B JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailytribune.com or www.mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. Julie Spaun | Courtesy photos Eastern Elementary students and staff are pictured with Principal Robin Burrow as they celebrated her son’s Heisman win. Eagles celebrate Burrow’s Heisman By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com REEDSVILLE — Heisman trophy winner Joe Burrow may be from nearby Athens High School in The Plains, Ohio, but there is one school district in Meigs County which held a special celebration this week in honor of Burrow. Eastern Elementary School turned LSU “Purple and Gold” this week to celebrate along with Principal Robin Burrow, who is the mom of Heisman winner Joe Burrow. “What a heartwarming welcome back! It was truly wonderful to have all of the staff and students together to celebrate a wonderful week of awards for Joe,” said Robin Burrow in an email Eastern Elementary Principal Robin Burrow is pictured with a cardboard Joe Burrow, which was part of the Heisman celebration at Eastern Elementary on Wednesday. to The Daily Sentinel. “The local support from students, staff, Eastern parents, and really all of Southeast Ohio is absolutely overwhelming. We are so appreciative of the continued support for Joe after her transferred from Ohio State. He is very proud to say that he is from Southeast Ohio and has a genuine love for all of the people here,” added Burrow. That love and pride for Southeast Ohio and its people were evident in Joe Burrow’s Heisman speech as he spoke of the challenges those in the area face. See EAGLES | 7A Homeless shelter awarded grant for new facility Staff Report POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The Mason County Homeless Shelter was awarded a grant for the homeless shelter project which will create a new facility. The grant is in the amount of $650,000 and is from the Affordable Housing Program of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, Pa. according to a press release by the Southwestern Community Action Council, which is also the sponsor. As previously reported by the Register, John Machir said the organization’s plans for the grant would be to build a new shelter that would add three family rooms, a kitchen and an easily accessible food pantry. According to the release, “Mason County Homeless Shelter Project is a necessity in a rural area that has one homeless shelter capable of service only 15 people across five counties and 2,243 square miles. In the past year, more than 100 families with children and 50 single adults requesting assistance were turned away.” In the news release announcing the grant, Machir, Housing Director of the Mason County Homeless Shelter, expressed his thanks to Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and City National Bank of West Virginia, who served as the member partner bank in the grant application process. He also thanked the Mason County Homeless Services Advisory Council and the many organizations and individuals in both Mason County and other areas who have conducted fundraisers or contributed in any way to the shelter project. “I could not have done this project on my own without the support of our community,” said Machir, as quoted in the release. “This is an example of what our community can accomplish when we work together.” Machir previously told the Register that the new shelter would replace the 92-year-old house on 12th Street in Point Pleasant. See GRANT | 2A �NEWS/OBITUARIES 2A Sunday, December 22, 2019 Vaping illnesses blamed on vitamin E OBITUARIES O’DELL GALLIPOLIS — Jeffrey James O’Dell, 53, of Gallipolis, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. The funeral service for Jeff will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Grace United Methodist Church with Pastor Ray Kane officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Monday prior to the funeral from noon - 1 p.m. at the church. By Carla K. Johnson AP Medical Writer Health officials now blame vitamin E acetate for the “vast majority” of cases in the U.S. outbreak of vaping illnesses and they say doctors should monitor patients more closely after they go home from the hospital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the updated advice Friday. And, in a related move Friday, authorities investigating how patients obtained possibly tainted vape products said they have shut down 44 websites advertising the sale of illicit vaping cartridges containing THC. The new medical advice is based on a close look at about 3% of vaping illness patients who returned to the hospital after discharge and seven who died after hospital discharge. The study suggests that vaping illnesses can get worse, even deadly, after patients leave the hospital and doctors should check on patients within two days of sending them home. The two-day followup after hospital discharge is shorter than the previous recommendation of one to two weeks. Compared to other vaping illness patients, those who went back NORTHUP, JR. NEW HAVEN, W.Va. — Shannon Taylor Northup, Jr., 79, of New Haven, W.Va., died Wednesday December 18, 2019 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. There will be a memorial service at a later date. Chapman’s Mortuary in Huntington is assisting the family. SCHAEFFING GALLIPOLIS — Martha J. Schaeffing, 97, Gallipolis, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019. In accordance with Martha’s wishes there will be no services. Cremation services are under the direction of the Mccoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. HALL VINTON — Paul E. Hall, 72, of Vinton, died Friday, December 20, 2019 at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va. Funeral Service will be held noon, Friday, December 27, 2019 at the Mccoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, with Rev. Heath Jenkins officiating. Full Military Graveside Rights will be conducted by Vinton American Legion Post #161. Friends and family may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel, on Thursday 5 – 7 p.m. STRUBLE MIDDLEPORT — Joseph I. Struble died Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Overbrook Rehabilitation Center in Middleport. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 27, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. A full obituary will appear at a later date. YOUNG POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Dakota James Young died on December 18, 2019 at his home in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Services will be held at Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, on Monday, December 23, 2019. Friends may visit the family Monday at the funeral home from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. prior to the service Associated Press LONDON — An American diplomat’s wife who left the U.K. after being involved in a road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, British prosecu- GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS Straw available for animal bedding ity to be located in the Bellemead area of Point Pleasant,” states the press release. From page 1A In the past, the shelter has also provided emerAccording to the release, the total develop- gency services to clients from Ohio as well as West ment cost is $756,932. Virginia. “The grant award will Information provided enable Southwestern Community Action Coun- by the Southwestern Community Action Council, Inc. to break ground in 2020 for the new facil- cil, Inc. Grant BROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) Telephone: 740-446-2342 CABLE 27 (LIFE) 31 (NICK) 34 (USA) 35 (TBS) 37 (CNN) 38 (TNT) 39 Prices are subject to change at any time. CONTACT US REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon 937-508-2313 lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 2102, bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com (AMC) 40 (DISC) 42 A companion publication of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune and Times Daily Sentinel. Published Sunday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. in the lung fluid of 48 out of 51 vaping illness patients and did not find it in the lung fluid of healthy people. Vitamin E acetate also has been found in vaping product samples. In the strongest language yet about what’s caused the outbreak, Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC told reporters during a telephone briefing Friday that it is her “conclusion” that vitamin E acetate caused the illness in “the vast majority of patients.” The nation’s outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries continues, but new cases are on the decline. More than 2,500 cases of vaping ill- ness have been reported by all 50 states. There have been 54 deaths and more deaths are under investigation. Interviews with patients and families led investigators to some of the websites that were shut down by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The agencies did not announce any criminal charges. The 44 website domains — with names including Stoners Marketplace and Anonymous Meds — now direct visitors to a message in red letters that says “This Site Has Been Seized.” tors said Friday. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had begun extradition proceedings against Anne Sacoolas. The decision to charge Sacoolas, who has claimed diplomatic immunity, has caused tensions between the U.K. and the United States. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab welcomed the move but the State Department called it unhelpful. 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Being gency kits can be prepared for winpurchased from multiple ter weather is important not only for traveling but companies or you can build one yourself, so also at home, so before you have exactly what you run to the store to get your bread, milk, and you want. Regardless if bought or built an emereggs you should be prepared in a few other ways. gency kit should have non-perishable food and To start preparing for water to last 72 hours, the winter season think medication, flashlights, about preparing your home to keep out the cold extra blankets, hand with insulation, caulking, warmers, and a weather radio among other items and weather stripping. all of which can be found Winter also brings a on websites like www. rise in carbon monoxide cases and home fires due ready.gov. Your house isn’t the to improper use of heatonly place you should preing devices. Be sure to pare for winter, your car properly place heating is just as important. Cars units, clean chimneys should also have an emerif heating with coal or wood, and install and test gency kit which can help smoke alarms and carbon should you become stuck monoxide detectors with or break down. These kits should include year-round battery backups to pro- to punish Ohio if it did find drugs for lethal injection. GOP House Speaker Larry Householder said COLUMBUS, Ohio Thursday it may be time (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday to reconsider capital punishment in light of delayed a death row inmate’s February execu- the drug shortage. tion for just over a year as the state struggles to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection. The Republican goverCOLUMBUS, Ohio nor’s warrant of reprieve (AP) — Ohio’s unemwas issued for conployment rate held demned prisoner Melvin steady at 4.2% in Bonnell, sentenced to November for the third die for killing Robert month in a row. Bunner in Bunner’s State officials said Cleveland apartment Friday that seasonally in 1987. The reprieve adjusted nonagricultural moved Bonnell’s execuwage and salary employtion from Feb. 12 to ment increased 6,700 March 18, 2021. jobs over the month, DeWine says the among about 5.6 million state is at a standstill employed. because it’s unable to The number unemobtain drugs. He’s also ployed in Ohio was up expressed concern that 1,000 from October to drug companies—which November. The numoppose use of their ber unemployed has drugs in executions— decreased by 20,000 could pull pharmaceuti- since November 2018, cals from state hospitals when the unemployment items like, jumper cables, a flashlight, phone charges, bottled water, and non-perishable snacks. In the winter months you should add sand, warm clothing, blankets, ice scrapers, and hand warmers to your vehicle emergency kit and try to keep your fuel tank full. The final area of winter safety is being prepared when going outdoors. Make sure you and your family are dressed in layers with skin covered. If you are getting bundled up in those layers to shovel snow be sure to pace yourself as many people die every winter from heart attacks due to over exertion while shoveling and avoid slips on ice. By preparing you and your family can enjoy the holidays and winter months, with the ease of knowing you are prepared should Jack Frost come nipping at your nose or Old Man Winter unleash a winter storm. Jobless rate unchanged rate stood at 4.6%. The national rate of unemployment was 3.5% in November, down from last month, and down from 3.7% in November 2018. The state Job and Family Services Department says goods-producing industries lost 300 jobs. The agency says losses in mining and logging and construction surpassed gains in manufacturing. The private service-providing sector added 6,600 jobs. Teen admits to shooting CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland teenager arrested in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy admitted Thursday to a charge of reckless homicide, a court official said. The 15-year-old boy entered the admission in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court after being charged earlier this month. Brody Davis is the Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator at the Meigs County Health Department. What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off ? By Candice Choi AP Food & Health Writer NEW YORK — Would you put down that bag of chips if you saw it had 170 calories? What if the label said it would take 16 minutes of running to burn off those calories? Health experts for years have pushed for clearer food labeling to empower people to make better choices. In the U.S., a recent regulation requires calorie counts on packages to be bigger. Red, yellow and green labels signal the healthfulness of some foods in the United Kingdom. But with obesity rates persistently high, researchers are looking at whether more drastic approaches could help. One attention-grabbing idea being explored: Labeling foods with “exercise calories,” or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them off. For example, a chocolate bar might say it has 230 calories, alongside icons indicating that amounts to 42 minutes of walking or 22 minutes of running. With calorie counts, experts worry the information doesn’t mean much if people don’t know how much they should be eating anyway. And with the “traffic light” system, people might not understand why a food is red — is it the fat, the sugar or something else? It’s no surprise some people don’t pay attention to current labels, but exercise calories might be Special Holiday Hours Saturday 9-9, Sunday 9-6, Christmas Eve 9-5 Amanda Daley via AP This combination of images shows mockups of a soft drink can and a chocolate candy bar with labels for “exercise calories,” or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them off. Amanda Daley, a professor of behavioral medicine at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, says, “They may still ignore it, but let’s give it a go. Let’s at least give them a chance to be able to easily understand.” more useful, said Amanda Daley, a professor of behavioral medicine at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, “They may still ignore it, but let’s give it a go. Let’s at least give them a chance to be able to easily understand,” she said. Not everyone finds the idea compelling. Regardless of whether it gets people to eat less, it could reinforce negative attitudes about exercise, said Yoni Freedhoff, an obesity expert at the University of Ottawa. “The idea that exercise is a punishment for eating does not strike me as a good way to promote exercise or healthy attitudes around food,” he said. Instead of trying to find a label that can finally persuade people to stop eating unhealthy foods, Freedhoff said it would be better to promote environments where it’s easier to make good choices. For now, it’s unknown how exercise-time labeling would affect choices in the real world. Last week, a BMJ journal published an analysis coauthored by Daley reviewing the limited research so far. The review suggested it may lead people to pick lower-calorie items than no labeling at all. But the evidence was less clear when comparing exercise calorie labeling to specific alternatives like calorie counts alone. The concept may seem too drastic to ever become reality. But Brian Elbel, a New York University public health expert who studies calorie counts on menus, said other measures — such as soda taxes — also once seemed far-fetched. “Just because it’s not going to happen tomorrow doesn’t mean it’s not an important thing to look at,” Elbel said. Where last minute shopping becomes timeless.... Let us help you find the perfect gift... Thank you to all our customers & friends for your loyalty & trust. We’re proud to be your hometown jeweler! Merry Christmas Where Santa Shops OH-70163103 Gala 113 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 740-992-2054 JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 01.25.20 OH-70164281 The Sky's The Limit 5:30 pm Social Hour & Hors d’oeuvres National Armed Forces Reserve Center in Millwood �Opinion 4A Sunday, December 22, 2019 Sunday Times-Sentinel THEIR VIEW Remaining thankful after Thanksgiving As the Christmas holiday approaches, like so many others I find myself amazed at how quickly time passes. It seems like only a few weeks ago I was picking the last of this year’s tomato crop and thinking about raking leaves. Now here we are on the verge of a new year leaving me to wonder, where did the time go … and, what happened to Thanksgiving Day? Yes, Thanksgiving Day came and went all too quickly for me this year and when it was over, I felt something was overlooked. It wasn’t a lack of celebration. We attended two Thanksgiving dinners; one a week early at my daughter’s home out of state, and another on the day of at my brother-in-law’s home in Troy. Both get-togethers featured a variety of excellent food and fellowship, and we enjoyed our time together. Still, at the end of it all, there was something missing. It just didn’t seem like the holiday got it’s just deserve. That evening when I laid my head to rest, I prayed, thanking God for all the goodness in my life; as I lie there recounting blessings, I drifted off to sleep. The next morning I got up and prepared to go to work. Our family Matt was busy hand-painting winter and Clayton Christmas scenes on the windows Contributing of stores and restaurants in Sidney columnist and several other local communities. While driving to the next window I turned on the radio. The leading news story for that morning was “Black Friday,” complete with local and nationwide estimates of the earnings expected for the biggest shopping day of the year. Now, I’m not a shopper in any sense of the word, so as I drove onward. I was glad that I was going to work and not worrying about looking for an empty space in a jam-packed parking lot, followed by lumbering along with the bewildered herd that ambled up and down the aisles of indecision in the land of deceptive marketing. As I pulled up to my destination my mind snapped back into gear. I got out and went through the motions of preparing to paint the next window. The air was chilly, but refreshing. No crowds out here, just an empty window waiting to be filled with a little Christmas cheer. I shivered a little, wishing for some sunshine and the boundless energy I knew in my youth. And though my eyes were focused on my work, my heart and thoughts were many miles away. I was pondering the condition of my eldest niece, who had recently undergone a very delicate, life-threatening surgery. Just a week before, she was fine; a seemingly healthy 41-year-old wife and mother of 13-year-old twins, preparing for another day and the regular routine. Without warning, she suffered a sudden seizure. — Hours later she awoke to a crowd of doctors and nurses huddling around her in a large hospital working to save her life. Though the operation went well, she was not out of the woods, and faced several weeks of post-surgery treatments. It would be a major challenge, to say the least. As I meditated on her situation, I felt guilty for even considering the physical discomforts I detected while getting ready to paint. While organizing my equipment, a large hole opened up in the clouds, I felt the warmth of the sun on the side of my face. Suddenly, the lights came on. I likened it to a scene in movie when something clicks and the next thing you hear is the sound of someone running their fingers across the strings of a harp! Almost immediately, the cares of the day were replaced by the appreciation that although some things in my life could be better, some things, no, many things, could be much, much, worse. I had so much to be thankful for! Yes, that little something that was pecking away at me the day before, the missing ingredient was a heart of thanksgiving for the countless blessings we are immersed in on a daily basis. All the delightful things we all so often take for granted. The more I thought about it, the more thankful I was to God for what was as well as what wasn’t. And with a ton of conviction bearing down on my soul, I knew that celebrating thankfulness just one day a year was not enough. Every day, every hour, every minute should be a time of thanksgiving — giving thanks to God for all he does for us. As another year comes to a close, let’s not forget to be thankful the whole year through; after all, it’s cost-free, and, it’s the very least we should do. The writer, who resides in Sidney, Ohio, is a regular contributor to the Sidney Daily News. This column shared through the AIM Media Midwest group of newspapers. THEIR VIEW Hallmark Hometown Happy is perfectly impercold nights and fect.” hot honey tea have Charlie Brown lured me into deepheralds this meser bubble baths sage by choosing and longer blanketthe tiniest tree in cuddle time than I the classic holiday permitted myself show, “A Charlie even in the sandMichele surfing, lazy days Savaunah Brown Christmas.” What we think we of summer. It only Zirkle took a nail in my Contributing see is what we see. Nothing is barren tire, losing my cell- columnist and ugly unless phone, a possible we imagine it so. retinal detachment Our optimism, like Charand my hip “going out” on me—all in a week—to lie’s, is contagious, our thoughts as vital in deterget me to slide into the mining what we see as is slower lane of traffic our occipital lobe. in Hallmark Channel’s Lucy, Linus and the “Home Town Christmas crew shower what they Town” where I recently perceive to be a raggedy purchased a home— tree with strands of lights Portsmouth, Ohio. and boughs full of love Getting my key stuck until the tree transforms inside the lock at my into a glistening symbol house and my shock at of love and celebration. the business I now call Like my favorite holi“Two Men and No Truck” day gang, I choose love. I showing up at my storage unit with no truck in choose to see my life as a tree dripping with homewhich to transport my made ornaments, some belongings, added chaos sacredly scratched, some to my challenging week, but hey, chaos in cosmos fondly faded from the enjoyment found within talk is perfection! So, as each miraculous moment, I peruse the messy sales but all an integral eleracks at the mall, I hum ment of my journey from the mantra, “Everything Jolly jingle bells and Ho, Ho, Ho indeed! Wow is Santa’s sleigh on lightning speed or what! If your life is anything like mine, you’re in a kaleidoscope of activity, some holiday-related and some not. Most days I’m buzzing along the outer belt of Columbus with all the other Wazers—drivers using the Waze app to avoid congested traffic, road hazards and police with radars. As I’m zooming forward, the universe is screaming, “Slow down, girl,” and I’ve decided to listen! The crystalline glory of a snow-drenched hillside escapes the nervous driver hurrying to work, but the unexpected detour along the Blue Ridge Parkway can be a spectacular day trip rather than an arduous journey depending, and I want to relish my ride. So, Ho, Ho, Ho and let it snow, I say, needing the fluffy, white encouragement to tap the brakes a bit more amidst what seems an unusually hectic holiday season. Bitter my deepest root to the star above my head. Most importantly, I choose to slow down long enough to step into the Popsicle stick picture frames of possibilities like Alice steps into her Looking Glass. I see myself big. I see myself small. I see that it doesn’t really matter at all. The realities in each are different and unique to me. A nail on a cross. A nail in my tire. A hope sprung eternal. A sigh in the tub. All of it is perfectly balanced to create harmony—that Peace on Earth that Linus so cheerfully shares. As I inch toward the holidays, a special thanks to whomever invented the “Gift bag” that makes wrapping as easy as kissing my grandbaby, Kalmin. Yes, baby, it is cold outside and warm in my heart. May you all be home town happy wherever you are! Michele Savaunah Zirkle is an author and life coach as well as a native of Meigs County, Ohio. Reach her at zirksquirks@gmail.com and http://michelezirkle.com/ TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Sunday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2019. There are nine days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 22, 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law allowing gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America’s military, repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. On this date: In 1808, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, and Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, had their world premieres in Vienna, Austria. In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. (Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.) In 1941, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for surrender, writing “Nuts!” in his official reply. In 1968, Julie Nixon married David Eisenhower in a private ceremony in New York. In 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz (bur-NAHRD’ gehts) shot and wounded four youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him. In 1989, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu (chow-SHES’koo), the last of Eastern Europe’s hard-line Communist rulers, was toppled from power in a popular uprising. Playwright Samuel Beckett died in Paris at age 83. In 1991, the body of Marine Lt. Col. William R. Higgins, an American hostage slain by his terrorist captors, was recovered after it had been dumped along a highway in Lebanon. In 1992, a Libyan Boeing 727 jetliner crashed after a midair collision with a MiG fighter, killing all 157 aboard the jetliner, and both crew members of the fighter jet. In 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers. (Reid is serving a life sentence in federal prison.) Hamid Karzai (HAH’mihd KAHR’-zeye) was sworn in as prime minister of Afghanistan’s interim government. In 2008, five Muslim immigrants accused of scheming to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix were convicted of conspiracy in Camden, N.J. (Four were later sen- Thought for Today: “Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.” — Sinclair Lewis, American author (18851951). tenced to life in prison; one received a 33-year sentence.) In 2017, iPhone owners from several states sued Apple for not disclosing sooner that it issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries would last longer. Ten years ago: Assailants gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a Mexican marine who was killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico’s most powerful cartel leaders. Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh (ehnDAHM’-uh-kehn soo) became the first defensive player voted The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year. �Sunday Times-Sentinel Sunday, December 22, 2019 5A HUGE INVENTORY SELL- OFF BIGGEST SALES EVENT OF THE YEAR BIG FINISH 11 DAYS ONLY! DECEMBER 19th - DECEMBER 31 SAVE BIG WHEN YOU BUY NEW 2020 OR 2019 MODELS! NO PAYMENTS FOR 90 DAYS 0 MONEY DOWN DRAWING FOR 65” 4k SMARTSMART TV ENTRY WITH PURCHASE $1000 DISCOUNT FOR VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY! HUGE INVENTORY! 200 VEHICLES AVAILABLE! 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Photo courtesy of Hallie Simpson, Eastern Elementary PTO Photo courtesy of Hallie Simpson, Eastern Elementary PTO Photo courtesy of Hallie Simpson, Eastern Elementary PTO Photo courtesy of Hallie Simpson, Eastern Elementary PTO Photo courtesy of Hallie Simpson, Eastern Elementary PTO Photo courtesy of Hallie Simpson, Eastern Elementary PTO Photo courtesy of Hallie Simpson, Eastern Elementary PTO Photo courtesy of Julie Spaun, Eastern Elementary Photo courtesy of Julie Spaun, Eastern Elementary Photo courtesy of Julie Spaun, Eastern Elementary �NEWS Sunday Times-Sentinel Eagles From page 1A “Coming from Southeast Ohio, it’s a very impoverished area and the poverty rate is almost two times the national average. There’s so many people there that don’t have a lot and I’m up here for all those kids in Athens and Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school. You guys can be up here, too,” said Joe Burrow during in his speech. It was that statement that launched an online fundraising campaign to benefit the Athens County Food Pantry. As of Friday afternoon, the online fundraiser had collected more than $460,000 to benefit the food pantry. “The response to his statements in his acceptance speech concerning the food insecurity for children in our area has been amazing,” said Robin Burrow. “We are currently working with local agencies to determine how best to use the funds that have been received. The Athens County Food Pantry has been working tirelessly to manage the outpouring of support and donations. Our family would like to thank everyone who has donated.” “Joe spoke from his heart during his Heisman acceptance speech Meeting From page 1A Two concerned business owners approached the Meigs County Commissioners during last Thursday’s regular meeting, asking the status of the proposed land bank for Meigs County. Commissioners Jimmy Will explained that the establishment of the land bank is a two part process. The first step in the process was the resolution passed by the commissioners earlier in the year.The second step is for the county treasurer to file the articles to form the land bank. Will indicated he had not received a clear reason why Yost had not moved forward. Should the land bank process not be completed by the end of 2019, the county stands to lose funding which is set aside for counties who establish new land banks. Speaking for the commissioners, Will said the land bank could help with efforts to clean up the properties and to address the delinquent tax problem in the county. Meigs County tax collection is around 68 percent, well below the surrounding counties which are in the 90s. The current estimate amount of delinquent taxes is between six and seven million dollars. and now many people across the country are giving from their heart to help support our Region. It is truly amazing,” added Robin Burrow. The LSU red-shirt senior quarterback had an extraordinary season, passing for 4,715 yards and 48 touchdowns (tying a Heisman record), while adding another 289 yard and three scores on the ground. He had a remarkable completion percentage of 77.9 percent, the best in Heisman history, according to the Heisman website. As the field general for the nation’s top offense, he led No. 1 LSU to a 13-0 record, the SEC title (its first since 2011), and its first berth in the College Football Playoff. Robin Burrow, along with her husband Jimmy, other members of the family and friends, had spent last weekend in New York City for the events surrounding the Heisman Trophy presentation. The group stayed in hotels on Time Square, and for many it was their first experience in New York City. “Being among the hustle and bustle of the City and getting to experience the many historic sites was a dream come true for them,” said Robin Burrow. For the ceremony, the immediate family took their place in the Playstation Theater, while friends and family watched for a nearby private reception. Robin Burrow explained the family’s Heisman experience and what it was like for them during their time in New York City. “The Heisman is a tremendous honor. The entire experience in working with the Heisman Foundation and Committee while we were in New York was outstanding. We were privileged to meet many former Heisman winners such as Eddie George, Archie Griffin, Ty Dettmer, Danny Wuerffel, Tim Tebow, Johnny Manziel, and many more. Having Joe in the same football fraternity as these previous winners is simply amazing,” said Robin Burrow. “The entire night was simply amazing having Joe honored with the other finalists and among the company of the former Heisman winners was a truly humbling experience,” said Robin Burrow. As for the moment when her son’s name was announced, Robin Burrow said there were many emotions. “When Joe’s name was announced as the winner so many emotions and memories flooded my mind. This is truly his dream come true. It is something that he has dreamed of and worked for his whole life. Watching him give With questions surrounding the deadline and reasons it has not been moving forward, a town hall meeting was scheduled by the commissioners to include the treasurer and auditor. Commissioner president Tim Ihle opened the meeting. “The first time land banks were presented to the commissioners it didn’t seem like a good idea for our county, but the laws around the land banks has been tweaked, so the question came up again, and with the new information we reconsidered,” said Ihle. Ihle said that the state’s offer of seed money for the program meant county dollars would not be needed to begin the program. Commissioner Randy Smith explained that without state funding a land bank would not be possible given the county would only have a small portion of tax revenue to begin operation. Smith also said that the original $250,000 grant was now reduced to $175,000. “With every day we wait the amount of money gets smaller, the state had a pot to distribute and when it is gone it is gone. When we passed the resolution we were looking at $250,000, now it is down to $175,000, and for all we know at this time it could all be gone,” said Smith. “This won’t solve our problem of delinquent taxes and blighted properties, but it is another tool we can use,” added Smith. Ihle said the same procedure for foreclosures must be followed before properties would be eligible for the land bank program. “(The county) would still go through the current system, we would just have other options on what to do with the property if taxes aren’t paid and it isn’t sold in a sheriff’s auction.” Several topics were covered during the meeting, ranging from the pros and cons of land banks to efficiently managing the process already in place. Racine Mayor Scott Hill and Syracuse Mayor Eric Cunningham expressed their support for a land bank, both agreeing it would help with rundown properties in their villages. Pomeroy Mayor Don Anderson said land banks would encourage new growth where delinquent rundown properties now stand. “If someone restores a property or builds a new home, it provides taxes for our village. We aren’t collecting taxes on those abandoned properties, and they are discouraging investment in our community,” said Anderson. Middleport Village Administrator Mike Hendrickson encouraged residents not to fear the land bank initiative. “I’ve done a lot of Ron Evans Ent. LLC. Sunday, December 22, 2019 7A Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal his acceptance speech made me the most proud I have ever been in my life. I am so happy that this media attention has allowed so many people to see his personality and kind soul. He is my pride and joy,” said Burrow. The final event of Heisman weekend was the Heisman Gala on Sunday when Joe Burrow was once again recognized, as was Kristi Yamagushi for being the Humanitarian Heisman honoree this year for her work with Early Childhood Literacy. “The entire experience was truly amazing and one that has given our family, our community, and our Region something to be proud of and to remember for the rest of our lives,” concluded Robin Burrow. Burrow received an additional local honor on Thursday evening as the Athens City School District Board of Education announced it would be renaming its football stadium “Joe Burrow Stadium.” A formal event for the naming will be held at a later date. Joe Burrow and his teammates will return to the field on Dec. 28 as the LSU Tigers face the Oklahoma Sooners in the College Football Playoff semi-final game at the Chikc-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. By Elana Schor and Jill Colvin Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump blasted a prominent Christian magazine on Friday, a day after it published an editorial arguing that he should be removed from office because of his “blackened moral record.” Trump tweeted that Christianity Today, an evangelical magazine founded by the late Rev. Billy Graham, “would rather have a Radical Left nonbeliever, who wants to take your religion & your guns, than Donald Trump as your President.” The magazine “has been doing poorly and hasn’t been involved with the Billy Graham family for many years,” Trump wrote. He questioned whether the magazine would prefer a Democratic president “to guard their religion.” Some of his strongest evangelical supporters, including Graham’s son, rallied to his side and against the publication. Their pushback underscored Trump’s hold on the evangelical voting bloc that helped propel him into office and suggested the editorial would likely do little to shake that group’s loyalty. Rev. Franklin Graham, who now leads the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and prayed at Trump’s inauguration, tweeted Friday that his father would be “disappointed” in the magazine. Graham added that he “felt it necessary” following the editorial to share that his father, who died last year after counseling several past presidents, voted for Trump. The president thanked Graham for the disclosure. Christianity Today “represents what I would call the leftist elite within the evangelical community. They certainly don’t represent the Biblebelieving segment of the evangelical community,” Graham told The Associated Press in an interview. He Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. research and think it is a good thing for our county. Rules will be set by the committee for our land bank, I can only see it as a good thing,” said Hendrickson. Some in the audience expressed concerns that land banks could be abused by those seeking to purchase property cheaply. Some argued it is government overreach; others argued that a process is in place already, and that the county should just work on administrating it efficiently and timely. When Treasurer Peggy Yost was asked if she would now consider the land bank, she said she was rethinking her decision, but did not make her final decision known at the meeting. When pressed by audience members on why she had so far declined to submit the application, and whether she was reconsidering, Yost did not directly address the question. “I have learned so much about land banks in these past few days,” said Yost. She also said her office is always working on collecting back taxes, and that they have new information that will assist them. The Meigs County Commissioners meet each Thursday at 11 a.m. in their office on the third floor of the Meigs County Courthouse. 21ST ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S DAY AUCTION!! Selling 1941 Cadillac - Placed 1st in Antique Automobile Club of America-1973, 8 ft. X 4 in. Black & White Tobacco Products Thermometer, 7 ft. X 4 ft. 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Of course he is, as were all past presidents and as each one of us are, including myself.” In a statement issued by the Trump reelection campaign, Cissie Graham Lynch, an advisory board member of Women for Trump and Franklin Graham’s daughter, said she was “outraged” to see the publication invoke her grandfather’s “name to support their personal political agenda.” The magazine’s circulation is estimated at 130,000. In the editorial titled “Trump Should Be Removed from Office,” Editor-inChief Mark Galli wrote that Democrats “have had it out for” the president since he took office. But Galli asserted that the facts “are unambiguous” when it comes to the acts that led to the president’s impeachment this week by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. Trump “attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president’s political opponents,” Galli wrote, referring to former Vice President Joe Biden. “That is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral.” The schism among Christians about Trump dates back to before his election. Prominent Southern Baptist Russell Moore warned that Trump “incites division” in a 2015 op-ed. The essay cited the Bible in asking fellow Christians to “count the cost of following” him. It later earned a tweeted lashing from then-candidate Trump. After Trump defended a 2017 white nationalist rally that turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia, one member of his evangelical advisory board stepped down, citing “a deepening conflict in values between myself and the administration.” HERBERT ERWIN 937-544-8252 �NEWS 8A Sunday, December 22, 2019 DeWine wants distracted driving made primary offense By Andrew WelshHuggins offense for drivers over 18, meaning police must Associated Press have another reason to pull someone over. “Smart phones have COLUMBUS, Ohio turned a lot of people — Distracted driving should be reason enough into really dumb drivers,” DeWine said at to pull someone over a news conference in Ohio, Gov. Mike promoting safe drivDeWine said Friday as ing over the holidays. he promised a legislaDeWine said he hoped tive proposal soon to to have a proposal to upgrade the offense. make distracted driving DeWine also said it’s a primary offense the time for a cultural recognition that distracted Legislature soon. Deaths caused by trafdriving is just as bad fic crashes in 2019 have as driving while drunk. increased over the 2018 Currently, distracted number, making this one driving — including of the decade’s deadlitexting, making calls est years for driving in or surfing the internet Ohio, the governor said. while driving — is considered a secondary To date, 1,119 people have died, compared to 1,068 for all of last year. More than 91,000 distracted driving crashes have happened in Ohio since 2013, injuring more than 47,000 and killing 305 people. These accidents happen even as cars are becoming much safer, DeWine said. DeWine, Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks, and Col. Richard Fambro, urged motorists to put their phones down this holiday season. Distracted drivers were involved in more than 1,100 crashes between Christmas and New Year’s the last five years, the patrol said. Probe: Spouse of Kasich Cabinet member steered contracts COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An information technology executive with ties to then-Gov. John Kasich’s administration worked to improperly steer millions in state contracts to his private company, the Ohio state watchdog reported Thursday. Inspector General Randall Meyer’s investigation determined Rex Plouck, a one-time Department of Administrative Services contractor, worked with the agency’s deputy director to steer as much as $9 million worth of state business to Advocate Solutions LLC, where he had become CEO. Plouck’s wife, Tracy, served as Kasich’s director of mental health and addiction services. The investigation found Rex Plouck misused his assigned state email account to secure state business after the deputy administrative services director, Devin Mehta, would tip him off to contracts available at Mehta’s agency and the Governor’s Office of Health Transformation. In her capacity as a Cabinet director, Tracy Plouck was an executive stakeholder in Kasich’s health transformation initiative. Messages were left at her Ohio University office and with Advocate Solutions seeking comment. The Ploucks’ investment of $20,000 in Advocate Solutions, revealed during a series of watchdog investigations into Department of Administrative Services IT contracting practices, sparked Meyer’s latest probe. Investigators discovered the contract steering after questioning the investment. The state agency’s questionable contracting practices were brought to light by a Columbus Dispatch investigation. The Department of Administrative Services’ response to the findings is not yet available. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who succeeded Kasich in January, said he has directed the agency’s current head to find out what the lessons learned are. “(In) any administration, things are going to happen, but the real challenge I think is to make sure you learn from those mistakes,” he told reporters Friday. Sunday Times-Sentinel Ohio Dominican names students to fall Dean’s List COLUMBUS — Ohio Dominican University has named 382 students to its fall 2019 semester Dean’s List. This semester’s group represents 58 Ohio counties, 10 states and four countries. In order to make the Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students must have achieved a 3.5 GPA or better after taking a minimum of 12 credit hours. Local students named to ODU’s Fall 2019 Dean’s List were Mark Wray of Bidwell and Lydia Edwards of Syracuse. Ohio Dominican University is a comprehensive, four-year, private, liberal arts and master’s institution, founded in 1911 in the Catholic and Dominican tradition by the Dominican Sisters of Peace. The University has approximately 1,650 students and offers undergraduate degrees in 40 majors and nine graduate degree programs. Ohio Dominican University does not discriminate against any person in employment or educational opportunities because of religious preference, sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, non-performance-related handicap or veteran’s status. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR Sunday, Dec. 22 LONG BOTTOM — The Long Bottom United Methodist Church Christmas program will be at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. Tuesday, Dec. 24 MIDDLEPORT — The First Baptist Church at 211 S. Sixth Ave. in Middleport invites everyone to the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7 p.m. The service lasts about an hour. It will be led by Pastor Billy Zuspan and the church choir. There will be congregational singing and solos. Happy Birthday Jesus and Merry Christmas. MIDDLEPORT — Heath United Methodist Church, 339 South Third Ave., Middleport, will be having a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7:30 p.m. RACINE — A Christmas Eve Candlelight service will be held at 8 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Road, Racine. Christmas message by Pastor Bob Patterson. POMEROY — Christmas Eve and Festal Candlelight Service at Grace Episcopal Church, 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy, at 6 p.m. Everyone welcome. POMEROY — Trinity Church, at the corner of 2nd and Lynn streets in Pomeroy, will present a Christmas Eve cantata “One Small Child.” Music begins at 7 p.m. with the cantata at 7:30 p.m. A candlelight service will follow the cantata. POMEROY — Christmas Eve candlelight service will be held at 6 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pomeroy. All are welcome. POMEROY — Hemlock Grove Christian Church will host a Christmas Eve Service at 7 p.m. The Church is located at 38387 Hemlock Grove Rd. in Pomeroy. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Pastor Diana Kinder at 740-591-5960. GALLIPOLIS — The First Church of God, 1723 State Route 141, will be having a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Memorial Library will be closed Dec. 24-25. Normal hours will resume Dec. 26. GALLIPOLIS — Candlelight Service, 6 p.m.; Lead Pastor, Matt Llewellyn, First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. Dec. 24 and 25 MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations will be in observance of the Christmas holiday. MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County government offices, including those in the courthouse, will be closed. POMEROY — Meigs County Health Dept. will be closed. Normal business hours resume at 8 a.m. on Dec. 26. Wednesday, Dec. 25 MIDDLEPORT — Presbyterian Church of Middleport’s 12th annual Christmas Dinner, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27 LETART TWP. — The regular meeting of the Letart Township Trustees will be held at 11 a.m. at the Letart Township Building with the organizational meeting immediately following. Sunday, Dec. 29 MIDDLEPORT — Jimmy Howson will be singing at Ash Street Church at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 BEDFORD TWP. — The Bedford Township trustees will hold their last meeting for the 2019 year and their reorganizational meeting at 8 a.m. at the township hall. RUTLAND TWP. — The Rutland Township Trustees will hold their year end meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the Township Garage. PERRY TWP. — The Perry Township Board of Trustees are having their 2019 Year End and 2020 opening organizational meetingat 6 p.m. at the Perry Township Townhouse. Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County government offices, including those in the courthouse, will be closed. Tuesday, Dec. 31 MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations will close at 5 p.m. for New Year’s Eve. GALLIPOLIS — Bossard Memorial Library will close at 5 p.m. and be closed Jan. 1. Normal hours will resume Jan. 2. GALLIPOLIS — All Church New Year’s Eve Fellowship and Communion, 9 p.m.; Lead Pastor, Matt Llewellyn, First Church of the Nazarene, 1110 First Ave. Wednesday, Jan. 1 MEIGS COUNTY — All Meigs Library locations will be in observance of the New Year’s Day. 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Cuyahoga County Judge Joseph Russo upheld the May 2017 firing of Timothy Loehmann in a ruling posted Wednesday. Loehmann was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Tamir in November 2014. He was killed as he played with a pellet gun outside a Cleveland recreation center. Loehmann, a rookie, shot Tamir within seconds of a cruiser skidding to a stop just a few feet away. The shooting was recorded in a grainy surveillance video that drew international attention and led to Tamir’s becoming a symbol for the Black Lives Matter protest movement over police treatment of blacks and minorities. Loehmann said after the shooting that he feared for his life. The city said it fired Loehmann in May 2017 for failing to disclose on his job application with Cleveland that he had previously been forced out by a suburban Cleveland police department. The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association appealed, and an arbitrator ruled in December 2018 that the city had Jose Luis Magana | AP file Tomiko Shine holds up a picture of Tamir Rice during a protest in Washington, D.C., in December 2014. An arbitrator correctly decided that the white Cleveland police officer who shot and killed Rice should have been fired by the city for lying on his job application, a county judge in Cleveland ruled. Rice was shot in November 2014 as he played with a pellet gun outside a Cleveland recreation center. “demonstrated just cause” for the dismissal. CPPA President Jeff Follmer on Friday called the decision disappointing. “We think it’s clear cut he didn’t lie on his application and this is IN BRIEF Nurses defend doctor charged in hospital deaths COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ten former colleagues of an Ohio hospital doctor who pleaded not guilty to murder in 25 patients’ deaths are coming to his defense in a new lawsuit. The action was brought Thursday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court by nine nurses and a pharmacist once employed by Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, NBC News reported. In it, the former employees argue that the hospital wrongfully terminated and defamed Dr. William Husel. Mount Carmel fired Husel a year ago after it TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 29° 44° 40° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. 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The palace said the 98-year-old Philip was admitted to the King Edward VII hospital for observation and treatment of a preexisting condition. “The admission is a precautionary measure, on the advice of His Royal Highness’ Doctor,” the palace said in a statement. 56° 39° Adelphi 47/24 Chillicothe 46/25 Prince Philip in hospital 53° 33° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ (in inches) Partly sunny WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 4. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to the president on Friday formally inviting him to deliver the address at the U.S. Capitol. “In the spirit of respecting our Constitution, I invite you to deliver your State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress,” Pelosi wrote. Trump has accepted the invitation, said White House spokesman Hogan Gidley. Pelosi extended the invitation to Trump to make the annual address just two days after the House adopted two articles of impeachment against Trump. A: Fog. Precipitation TUESDAY Partly sunny today. Patchy clouds tonight; patchy freezing fog late. High 50° / Low 28° Statistics for Friday 47°/21° 44°/28° 67° in 1949 -2° in 1963 MONDAY 52° 29° ALMANAC High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM Pelosi invites Trump and three pharmacists are facing discipline for their roles in administering the medication. Hearings begin in February before the Ohio Board of Nursing and in April before the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. The 10 former employees say they were not betrayed or coerced by Husel, but that hospital executives “panicked” over how the public and government regulators might react to the level of medication he ordered. The group contends the dosages were “high but appropriate,” as allowed by the hospital’s “flexible and discretion-permitting policies.” State Attorney General that something terrible had been going on,” the lawsuit said. “But nothing could be further from the truth.” His current lawyers shy away from publicly discussing Husel’s motivations, but his previous attorney in the criminal case said the doctor was providing comfort care to dying patients, not trying to kill them. Mount Carmel Health System said in a statement that the “claim has no merit” and that it “thoroughly investigated these events and stand by our decisions.” The suit comes as 25 Mount Carmel nurses found he ordered potentially fatal doses of pain medication for dozens of patients. The lawsuit says hospital executives were ignorant about the appropriate standards of care and that the pain medicine was needed to help patients in intensive care in their last minutes of life. “This preposterous (but headline-grabbing) false narrative of an evil rogue doctor and his complicit staff ultimately destroyed the lives and livelihoods of dozens of dedicated nurses and pharmacists, and convinced the public, the Franklin County prosecutor, and the another political decision,” Follmer said. The CPPA and Loehmann will consider whether to appeal the judge’s decision, union attorney Henry Hilow said. Cleveland issued a statement Friday saying it was pleased with the decision. “The city has consistently maintained throughout the process that Loehmann’s termination was justified,” the statement said. 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The Wahama boys The Green and White basketball team held a added five points to their five-point lead over TriValley Conference Hocking lead in the third period, outscoring WHS 11-to-6 Division guest Eastern a to make the margin 41-31 minute into the second with eight minutes to play. quarter on Friday night at Wahama trimmed its Gary Clark Court, but the deficit to eight within the Eagles rallied back for a five-point halftime lead and first 1:30 of the fourth quarter, but EHS reeled ultimately a 60-42 victory. off eight straight points The teams swapped the Alex Hawley|OVP Sports Eastern junior Blake Newland leads Wahama senior Abram Pauley (12) on a fast break, during lead six times in the openand led 49-33 with 4:30 to the Eagles’ 60-42 triumph on Friday at Gary Clark Court in Mason, W.Va. play. WHS got three points ing quarter with Wahama ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com back, but the guests went on an 11-1 run for their largest lead of the game, at 23 points, with 1:26 remaining. The Red and White claimed the final five points of the Eagles’ 60-42 win. Eastern won the rebounding battle by a 34-to-27 count, including 16-to-3 on the offensive end. The Eagles committed 12 turnovers, while collecting 13 assists and 13 steals. Meanwhile, the White Falcons gave the ball away 26 times, and came up with nine assists, six steals and four blocked shots. See EAGLES | 2B Lancers outlast Southern, 81-70 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com STEWART, Ohio — In first place for a reason. The Federal Hocking boys basketball made sure to keep its spot atop the Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division standings headed into the new year, as the Lancers claimed a 81-70 victory over visiting Southern on Friday night at McInturf Gymnasium. The Tornadoes (3-5, 2-2 TVC Hocking) were down 14-13 after one quarter of play, and the Lancers (6-1, 5-0) were up 28-25 at halftime after a 14-to-12 second period. The hosts claimed 20 of the first 25 points in the second half for a 48-30 lead. Southern outscored FHHS 8-to-7 over the remainder of the period and trailed 55-38 headed into the finale. SHS made it as close as seven, at 75-68, in the fourth, but the the Maroon and Gold sealed the 81-70 victory with a 6-to-2 spurt. The Tornadoes won the rebounding battle by a 40-to-35 clip, but committed 24 turnovers, eight more than the Lancers. The Purple and Gold collected 15 assists, nine steals and two blocked shots, while the hosts combined for 20 assists, 16 steals and five rejections. Southern made 25-of-60 (41.7 percent) field goal attempts, including 9-of-21 (42.9 percent) three-point tries, while Federal Hocking was 30-of63 (47.6 percent) from the field, including 10-of29 (34.5 percent) from deep. Both teams sank 11 free throws, SHS in 17 tries for 64.7 percent, and FHHS in 16 shots for 68.8 percent. Southern was led by Cole Steele with 31 points, 21 of which came from beyond the arc. Arrow Drummer came up with a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds for the guests, while Landen Hill posted seven points and 11 boards. Trey McNickle, Coltin Parker and Cade Anderson scored three points each for Southern, with McNickle earning a team-high five assists. Leading the Tornado defense, Hill had three steals, and Drummer blocked two shots. See LANCERS | 2B OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Monday, Dec. 23 Boys Basketball Wirt County at Wahama, 7:30 Girls Basketball South Gallia at Miller, 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27 Boys Basketball Wayne at Hannan, 7 p.m. Ironton at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Glenwood at Southern, 7:30 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Sissonville Classic, 2:30 Marietta at Eastern, 6 p.m. Southern at Ravenswood, 6 p.m. Wrestling Point Pleasant at Wheeling Park Duals, TBA Saturday, Dec. 28 Boys Basketball Point Pleasant at River Valley, 7 p.m. Eastern at Meigs, 7:30 South Gallia at Symmes Valley, 7:30 Girls Basketball Point Pleasant at Sissonville Classic, 1 p.m. Oak Hill at River Valley, 7 p.m. Wrestling Gallia Academy Skyline Invite, 10 a.m. Point Pleasant at Wheeling Park Duals, 10 a.m. Bryan Walters|OVP Sports Gallia Academy freshman Isaac Clary (32) goes up for a shot attempt during the first half of Friday night’s boys basketball contest against River Valley in Centenary, Ohio. Gallia Academy outlasts Raiders, 58-54 By Bryan Walters River Valley, conversely, was 11-of-23 from the floor — including 4-of-10 from behind the arc — CENTENARY, Ohio — entering the intermission. Free throws can be your Damon Cremeens worst enemy or your best converted an offensive friend. It just depends on rebound and putback when they find the botwith 31 seconds left in tom of the net. the half for a permanent Senior Logan Blouir lead of 30-29, then Isaac capped a career-high eveClary added a basket ning by hitting two free with nine ticks left that throws with 6.9 seconds allowed the hosts to take left in regulation, allowa 3-point edge into the ing the Gallia Academy break. boys basketball team to Blouir completed a 9-5 hold on and claim a 58-54 third quarter run with a victory over visiting basket at the 3:15 mark, River Valley on Friday giving GAHS a 43-34 night during a non-conedge. The Blue Devils ference matchup between also led 45-36 and 47-38 Gallia County programs. before the Raiders ended The Blue Devils (2-3) the period with four led the final 16:31 of regunanswered points. ulation and held 9-point Jordan Lambert conleads on three different verted an offensive putoccasions in the third back with 6:35 remaining stanza, but the hosts to close the gap down to started having struggles at the charity stripe — River Valley senior Chase Caldwell (14) fires a pass down the floor 47-46, but Gallia Acadand that provided the during the second half of Friday night’s boys basketball contest emy responded with a 6-1 run over the next 2:39 to Raiders (2-5) a window against Gallia Academy in Centenary, Ohio. again lead by six points at of opportunity. netting 1-of-3 attempts in 53-47. Leading 47-42 entering Thomas. Thomas then The Silver and Black found Blouir underneath the fourth and 3-of-9 tries the finale, the Blue and closed back to within after the break. with a pass, which led White missed eight of The game featured two 53-52 and were again to a foul with just under their first 11 free throw within a point following a ties and a dozen lead attempts as RVHS rallied seven seconds left in Chase Caldwell steal and changes in the first half, regulation. back to within a point at with the Raiders actually layup with 23 seconds Blouir calmly netted 55-54 with 24 seconds holding the only 2-posses- remaining, making it a both shots at the stripe remaining. 55-54 contest. sion lead in the opening for a 2-possession cushBlouir converted the On a night in which the ion, which ultimately held 16 minutes. It was also first of two freebies with 17-all through eight min- Blue Devils notched their up over the rest of the 23.1 ticks left, but then seventh consecutive win utes of play. contest. the Blue Devils failed to GAHS, however, ended over their county rivals, Overall, Gallia Acadconvert two chances at GAHS coach Gary Harup having a pretty hot emy was just 5-of-13 at the stripe with 10.8 secrison was relieved to get hand by half’s end after the free throw line and onds left. out of such a hard-fought committed five turnovers netting 14-of-22 shot Brandon Call hauled battle on a winning note. in the fourth quarter. The attempts from the field in the rebound for River As the seventh year — including a 4-of-9 Valley on the ensuing free Silver and Black fared performance from behind front man mentioned, his slightly worse during throw miss, but had the the arc. ball stolen away by Reece their second half surge, See GALLIA | 2B bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com �SPORTS 2B Sunday, December 22, 2019 Gallia them. It’s been a growing experience for this group every night, but we really took a step forward From page 1B tonight. I feel like we turned a little bit of a correlatively young squad showed some real signs of ner tonight because we growth on this last night did just enough to get out of here with this win.” of fall. RVHS coach Brett “We knew that this one Bostic noted that the was going to be a dogoutcome was difficult to fight down to the end. stomach in some ways, It was competitive and mainly because his kids both crowds were really into it, and it turned this were withing striking distance down the stretch. game into something a Then again, after loslittle more meaningful ing both contests by an for everyone,” Harrison average margin of 21.5 said. “For us, this game came down to free throws points a year ago — the second year mentor was at the end … and we got pleased with just how far the two we needed most his troops have come in a when we had to have Lancers From page 1B Brad Russell led the Lancers with a double-double of 23 points and 14 boards. Nathaniel Massie hit a team-best four threepointers on his way to 19 points, to go with six assists and a game-high five steals. Hunter Smith finished with 18 points, half of which came from deep, while Elijah Lucas ended with nine points and a gamebest seven assists. Wes Carpenter scored five points in the win, Quinton Basim added four, Collin Jarvis chipped in with two, and Adam Douglas rounded out the team total with one. The Tornadoes will look to return the favor when these teams meet in Racine on Jan. 31. Next, Southern will host Glenwood on Friday. short span of time. “The effort was there. We cannot complain in any way about the effort that our kids gave us tonight. This game came down to the little things. A rebound here, a made shot there or a timely turnover, we just never really seemed to catch that break,” Bostic said. “It’s frustrating because we had a chance late, but it’s also a sign of how far we’ve come after getting beat pretty handily last year. It’s a big rivalry game with a big crowd and a lot of emotion, and we were right there until the very end. That’s all you can really ask of your kids on any night.” Gallia Academy outrebounded the guests by a 28-19 overall margin, including a 9-6 edge on the offensive glass. The hosts also committed 18 of the 28 turnovers in the contest. The Blue Devils netted 23-of-45 field goal attempts for 51 percent, which included a 4-of-15 effort from behind the arc for 27 percent. The Blue and White also made 8-of18 free throw attempts for 44 percent. Blouir paced GAHS with a game-high 33 points, followed by Clary with 12 points and Cremeens with six markers. Reece Thomas was next with five points, while Devin Lee completed the winning tally with two points. Cremeens hauled in a team-best nine rebounds, with Blouir and Clary respectively grabbing seven and six caroms. The Raiders made 21-of-49 shot attempts for 43 percent, including a 6-of-20 effort from 3-point range for 30 percent. The guests also sank 6-of-13 charity tosses for 46 percent. Lambert led River Valley with 18 points, followed by Caldwell with 13 points and a team-high five rebounds. Mason Rhodes was next with seven markers, while Dylan Fulks and Cole Young added six points each. Brandon Call completed things with four points. Call and Lambert also grabbed four boards apiece. Gallia Academy was at Warren on Saturday and returns to action Friday when it hosts Ironton in an Ohio Valley Conference tilt at 7 p.m. River Valley heads back to the hardwood on Friday when it hosts Point Pleasant at 7 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Steelers look to strengthen playoff position vs. Jets EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers hold their playoff destiny in their own hands. Win the last two games of the season, and they’re in. No sweating, no scoreboard watching. That’s why the Steelers’ game Sunday against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium has taken on an almost playoff-like feel. Lose this one, and the path to the postseason gets a whole lot tougher. “That is what you work all year for, that clarity, Eagles that ticket to the tournament, the finality of it all,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. “The scarcity that is in our game, I just appreciate that. You don’t get 80-plus opportunities to state your case. You don’t get 160. You get 16 opportunities, one a week, over the second half of a calendar year to state your case and we are in December, so that says it all.” The Steelers (8-6) certainly didn’t help themselves in a 17-10 home loss to Buffalo last the foul line, EHS made 17-of-34 (50 percent) and WHS made 10-of-19 (52.6 percent). From page 1B The Eagles were led The guests made 20-of- by Colton Reynolds with 14 points, making five 57 (35.1 percent) field goal attempts, including field goals and 4-of-4 free throws. Garrett 1-of-7 (14.3 percent) Barringer was next with three-point tries, while the Red and White were 12 points, followed by Trevor Morrissey with 14-of-32 (43.8 percent) from the field, including eight, William Oldaker with seven and Derrick 4-of-11 (36.4 percent) Metheney with six. from beyond the arc. At week that has them in this delicate position. Devlin “Duck”Hodges threw four interceptions in that one, but Tomlin is sticking with the rookie quarterback to face the Jets (5-9). “Coach Tomlin told us we’re not going to blink, we’re going to keep going — just play your game,” Hodges said. “I’m not going to change who I am. I had a bad game. I know I had a bad game, but, hey, I can get better from it. Bad games do happen and I’m looking forward to showing that we have gotten better and that we’re going to have more fun and play football and get a win.” A loss would not eliminate Pittsburgh, but it would then need some major help — especially with a regular-season finale at Baltimore up next. Meanwhile, the Jets can play the spoiler role this week, and then finish the season at Buffalo against their AFC East rivals. So, New York isn’t content with simply playing out the string. Mason Dishong scored five points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, while Ryan Dill and Matthew Blanchard tallied four points apiece, with Dill picking up a teambest three assists. Eastern’s defense was led by Dill and Metheney with three steals apiece. Wahama was paced by Ethyn Barnitz, who posted a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Abram Pauley and Brayden Davenport scored nine and eight points respectively for WHS, while leading the team with three assists apiece. Josiah Lloyd tallied five points for the hosts, Adam Groves and Michael VanMatre added four each, while Hunter Board came up with two markers. Leading the White Falcon defense, Pauley had GGala Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Sunday Times-Sentinel “Everybody in here is treating these last two games like playoff games,” safety Jamal Adams said. “We’re out for war. The atmosphere is going to be fun. I know they’re going to bring a lot of fans, so I’m looking forward to it.” Familiar foes The obvious storyline in this one is Jets running back Le’Veon Bell facing his former team for the first time since signing a four-year, $52.5 million deal with New York in the offseason. two steals and Groves earned two blocks. These teams are scheduled to meet again on Jan. 31 in Tuppers Plains. Wahama will be back at home on Monday against Wirt County, while Eastern returns to action on Saturday at Meigs. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. 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The teams were even at 10 points apiece eight minutes into play, but Federal Hocking (3-5, 2-3 TVC Hocking) outscored Southern (1-7, 1-5) 18-to14 in the second quarter and took a 28-24 lead into halftime. The Lady Lancer lead grew to double digits with a 16-to-9 third quarter run, and the guests led 44-33 with eight minutes to play. The Lady Tornadoes got as close as four in the final quarter, but couldn’t pull off the comeback and fell 58-48. For the game, Southern was 16-of-23 (69.6 percent) from the foul line, where Federal Hocking shot 19-of-29 (65.5 percent). SHS senior Baylee Wolfe led the hosts with 19 points, featuring five field goals and a 9-of-11 performance from the line. Kayla Evans was next with nine points, followed by Jordan Hardwick with eight and Kelly Shaver with six. Shelby Cleland and Phoenix Cleland rounded out the Lady Tornado tally with four and two points respectively. Paige Tolson led the victors with 31 points, combining five twopointers, a trio of threepointers and a 12-of-16 day at the stripe. Ava Tate had 10 points in the win, Kylie Tabler added nine points, while Tiffany Allen scored three. Lydia Beha and Brooklyn Rich- ards claimed two points each for the Maroon and Gold, while Alexis Smith finished with one marker. Southern will have a chance to flip the script when it battles FHHS again on Jan. 27 in Stewart. Next, the Purple and Gold will visit Ravenswood for a non-league bout on Dec. 27. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. Are songbirds on the decline? If you have noticed a decrease in the number of songbirds around your bird feeders recently, it may not be your imagination. Back in September I read with some alarm the reports about a study in the journal Science that said North America has lost more than one in four birds in the last 50 years – or roughly 3 billion breeding birds. The team compiled data from academic studies and professional breeding bird surveys conducted by the USGS and Canadian Wildlife Service from 1970 to 2017, along with citizenscience data, and other efforts. The team also looked at the last decade of data collected by the 143 NEXRAD weather radar stations located across the continent, which can track the entire biomass of bird migration each spring and fall. Most shockingly, the biggest losses came from grassland birds, common songbirds, and even invasive species. Songbirds were particularly hard hit. Dark-eyed juncos (that most familiar of winter feeder birds) are declining, as are eastern and western meadowlarks. Two out of five Baltimore orioles are gone. Even invasive birds like European starlings and house sparrows are declining (not that I would miss those), but I would certainly miss the barn swallows, which are also declining (ours did return to the farm this year). Reading the news stories about the report caused me to pay a little more attention in my little corner of the world. Bear in mind that my observations are hardly scientific, but it was enough for me to take notice and delve into it a little deeper and share my concerns with you. My observations: The mockingbird that returns every year and serenades us from the old television aerial antenna was conspicuously absent this year. He would perch there and sing, and he seemed to enjoy when we talked back like trained humans, but not this year. The Carolina wrens that overwinter in our garage are absent. Granted they were not welcome visitors, but they were persistent and est birds in the so it just became bouquet; it would easier to accept be an unspeakthem and move able tragedy if on – at least they that were to ever were good about change. being able to get For the record, out of the garage not all of my without any help. In The friends are seeing We haven’t seen Open the same decline them this year. The woods were Jim Freeman at their feeders, while other are eerily quiet during deer gun season; I didn’t seeing less of some species and more of the hear nearly the number other, or just more birds of woodpeckers, crows, and white-throated spar- in general. Was our particularly rows that I have heard wet winter and spring in years past. Perhaps to blame? Is something hearing loss is to blame more sinister at work? for part of that, but it was enough to make me Perhaps it is a combination of factors, habitat think. loss as more grasslands And in retrospect I don’t think I heard nearly are converted in cropland, or the decline the number of wood of insect prey due to thrushes and common yellowthroats as I have in pesticides, or pesticides themselves, or climate past years. Most tellingly, I’m not change? Maybe diseases like West Nile Virus? having to refill my feedDomestic cats reporters as often, and common birds such as house edly kill up to 2.4 billion birds a year, with finches and assorted window strikes adding sparrows, towhees, and another 600 million, chickadees are either cars – 214 million, not there or are much power lines – 34 million, fewer in numbers – and bright city lights Northern Cardinals are very noticeable by their absence. I’ve said before that birds are like flowers that we get to enjoy all winter long, and the Cardinals are the bright- distracting millions of migrating birds. People like to point out wind turbines as bird killers, but for every single bird killed by a turbine, perhaps thousands are killed by Fluffy and her kind. The sheer abundance of these missing birds hides their decline; it is hard to notice a reduction in bird numbers of birds that you see every day. If we lose our birds, it’s not just their songs and beauty that we’ll miss. We may miss more what they do for us, things like eating billions of diseasecarrying insects, or helping pollinate plants. There is a model on how to help the birds. Some species, like migratory waterfowl or wild turkey, have increased in numbers as outdoorsmen lobbied over the years to protect wetlands and to purchase and protect wildlife habitat. Hunting licenses, permits, migratory bird stamps, and excise taxes on sporting firearms and ammunition and other sporting goods provides a sizeable funding source for wildlife conservation and protection. Nobody hunts finches and sparrows, but non-game species still benefit directly from the protected wildlife habitat. In the meantime, you can help songbirds by keeping your cats indoors, reducing window collisions by turning out unnecessary lights at night and putting up window takes, and trying to improve habitat for birds in your corner of the world, use less disposable plastics, or even buy a U.S. Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (even if you don’t hunt, it helps wildlife directly and gets you access to national wildlife refuges – plus they look pretty cool). The birds at our feeders needn’t be the canary in the coal mine. Jim Freeman is a conservation technician for the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District. He can be contacted weekdays at 740-992-4282 or at jim.freeman@ oh.nacdnet.net Apply Online Now 2020CENSUS.GOV/JOBS OH-70157772 Thousands of jobs are available nationwide. 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MHS trailed 12-6 after eight minutes and were permanently down by double digits at the break as the Spartans made a 13-7 second quarter push for a 25-13 edge. Matters only got worse for the Maroon and Gold in the third canto as MHS head coach Jeremy Hill was issued separate technical fouls, which led to his ejection from the game. A Meigs assistant also received a technical foul in the third period. When the dust had settled, AHS had ended the frame with a 12-7 run and extended its lead out to 37-20 entering the finale. The Marauders hit 9-of10 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter, but the Red and Black ended regulation with a 15-13 spurt that completed the 19-point outcome. Meigs — who hit five field goals in the first half — went without a 3-pointer in the contest and also made 17-of-19 free throws for 89 percent. Weston Baer paced the hosts with 13 points, followed by Coulter Cleland with eight points and Wyatt Hoover with six markers. Alexander made 16 total field goals — including four trifectas — and also went 16-of-19 at the charity stripe for 84 percent. Caleb Terry paced the Spartans with a gamehigh 19 points, followed by Kyler D’Augustino with 13 points and Trey Schaller with six markers. Kaleb Easley was next with five points and Colby Carsey added three points, while Lucas Markins, J.K. Kearns and Luke Chapman scored two points each. Meigs hosted New Hope Christian on Saturday night and returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 28, when it hosts Eastern in a nonconference contest at 7 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Lady Falcons soar at South Gallia, 46-23 By Bryan Walters bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com MERCERVILLE, Ohio — A high-five from a low five. The Wahama girls basketball team snapped a 2-game losing skid by limiting host South Gallia to a quintet of field goals Thursday night during a 46-23 victory in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division matchup in Gallia County. The visiting Lady Falcons (4-2, 4-2 TVC Hocking) trailed all of 14 seconds in regulation as the Lady Rebels (4-5, 1-5) opened the scoring on an Amaya Howell 3-pointer 28 seconds in, but Mikie Lieving buried consecutive trifectas while giving the guests a permanent lead of 6-3. SGHS missed its next dozen shot attempts, and the Red and White made a 16-5 surge over the final seven minutes while securing a 22-8 advantage through one period of play. Both offenses went stagnant in the second frame as WHS managed only seven shot attempts to go along with seven turnovers, while the Red and Gold missed their first 10 shot attempts. An old-fashioned 3-point play from Jessie Rutt trimmed the deficit down to 24-11 with 3:50 left in the half, but the hosts were ultimately never closer. Emma Gibbs added a basket with 1:20 remaining to wrap up Wahama’s 5-3 quarterly run for a 27-11 halftime cushion. The guests netted 11-of-28 shot attempts in the first half, including a 9-of-21 effort in the opening frame. The from 3-point territory for 40 percent. WHS was also 4-of-13 at the free throw line for 31 percent. Rose paced a balanced Wahama attack with 13 points, followed by Gibbs with a doubledouble effort of 10 points and 16 rebounds to go along with four blocked shots. Gibbs also hauled in a dozen caroms in the first half. Noble and Lieving were next with nine markers apiece, with Hailey Darst and Amber Wolfe chipping in two points each. Bailee Bumgarner completed the winning tally with Photos by Bryan Walters|OVP Sports South Gallia sophomore Jessie Rutt looks for a shot attempt during the first half of Thursday one point. Noble and Lieving night’s TVC Hocking girls basketball game against Wahama in Mercerville, Ohio. also hauled in nine and eight boards, respecbehind the arc. tively, for the guests. Wahama started The Red and Gold the second half with a made 5-of-50 field goal 6-0 run before Howell tries for 10 percent, tacked on a trifecta including a 3-of-21 effort with 3:13 left in the third, making it a 33-14 from behind the arc for 11 percent. The hosts contest. Hannah Rose also netted 10-of-13 added a bucket with charity tosses for 77 1:55 remaining for a percent. 21-point lead entering Howell paced SGHS the finale. with 11 points, followed The Lady Rebels by Kiley Stapleton with opened the fourth with a Christine Griffith bas- six points and a teambest seven rebounds. ket 42 seconds in, but Rutt was next with three missed their final eight shot attempts for regula- markers and five caroms, while Griffith and Kention. WHS closed the nedy Lambert completgame with an 11-7 run ed the scoring with two to wrap up the 2-for-1 points and one point. outcome. South Gallia returns The Lady Falcons outrebounded the hosts to action Monday when it travels to Hemlock for by a sizable 42-27 overa TVC Hocking matchup all margin, including a 14-12 edge on the offen- against Miller at 7 p.m. South Gallia senior Alyssa Cremeens (1) dribbles past a Wahama Wahama returns to the sive glass. Wahama also defender during the first half of Thursday night’s TVC Hocking hardwood on Monday, committed 21 turnovers girls basketball game in Mercerville, Ohio. Dec. 30, when it hosts in the triumph, one Buffalo in a non-confermore than the hosts. South Gallia, conLady Falcons also owned ence affair at 7 p.m. The Red and White a 26-13 advantage on the versely, made just netted 19-of-48 shot boards, as well as nine of 3-of-30 floor attempts attempts for 40 percent, Bryan Walters can be reached at before halftime, includthe 15 turnovers before 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. ing a 2-of-14 effort from including a 4-of-10 effort the break. Don’t Miss This Party!! 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The River Valley girls basketball team was ahead of Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division host Meigs by double digits within the first six minutes of Thursday’s game at Larry R. Morrison Gymnasium, where the guests led by as many as 15 in the first half. The Lady Marauders fought back to within four points in the fourth quarter, but the Silver and Black answered with a 20-to16 closing run for the 61-53 victory. The Lady Raiders (5-5, 2-4 TVC Ohio) never trailed in the contest, scoring the first five points and leading 22-8 at the end of the first quarter. The guests’ lead reached its peak at 24-9, 2:00 into the second period, but Meigs (2-6, 1-3) battled back to within single digits, at 30-21, by halftime. RVHS led by as many as 11 and as few as five in the third quarter, and wound up with a 41-35 edge headed into the finale. The Maroon and Gold hit a two-pointer to open the finale, trimming the Lady Raider lead to four points. River Valley answered with a 10-to4 spurt for a 51-41 with 4:30 to play. The hosts got four points back with an 8-to-4 run, but the Lady Raiders scored six of the final Alex Hawley|OVP Sports River Valley senior Payton Crabtree (3) leads a fast break in front of Lady Marauders Hannah Durst (33), Olivia Haggy (25) and Bre Lilly (10), during the Lady Raiders’ 61-53 victory on Thursday in Rocksprings, Ohio. MHS sophomore Mallory Hawley (32) goes in for a layup in front of RVHS junior Hannah Jacks (2), during the Lady Raiders’ 61-53 victory on Thursday in Rocksprings, Ohio. 10 to seal the 61-53 win. RVHS ended with a 39-to-34 advantage on the glass, after outrebounding MHS 23-to-16 in the first half. Meigs finished with a 14-to-13 edge in offensive rebounds. Both teams had 18 turnovers in the contest. The guests collected 16 assists, nine steals and three rejec- tions, while the Lady Marauders had 11 steals, 10 assists and three blocked shots. River Valley made 22-of-59 (37.3 percent) field goal attempts, including 7-of-26 (26.9 percent) three-point tries, while Meigs was 19-of-59 (32.2 percent) from the field, including 1-of-14 (7.1 percent) from deep. At the foul line, RVHS was 10-of-20 (50 percent) and MHS was 14-of-25 (56 percent). Payton Crabtree led the guests with 19 points, featuring a game-best three trifectas. Hannah Jacks posted a doubledouble of 16 points and 10 rebounds for RVHS, Lauren Twyman added 11 points and a team-best four assists, while Kasey Birchfield scored six. Savannah Reese was next with five points, followed by Kaylee Gillman with three and Sierra Somerville with one. Crabtree and Somerville led the Silver and Black on defense with three steals and a block apiece, with Somerville also contributing nine boards to the winning cause. Rylee Lisle paced the Maroon and Gold with 18 points and eight rebounds. Mallory Hawley recorded 16 points and a game-best five assists, while leading the MHS defense with five steals and a block. Bre Lilly scored eight points in the setback, Hannah Durst added seven points and seven boards, while Meredith Cremeans had two points for the hosts. The rematch between the Lady Raiders and Lady Marauders is scheduled for Jan. 27 in Bidwell. After a neutral court game against Valley on Saturday, Meigs will be back at home on Dec. 30 against Belpre. RVHS returns to action on Dec. 28 at home against Oak Hill. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Sunday, December 22, 2019 5B Ravens, Browns in very different places since first meeting CLEVELAND (AP) — When the Ravens and Browns played 12 weeks ago, Lamar Jackson was showing only hints of superstardom and the Browns looked like a legitimate team. Things have changed dramatically since then for Baltimore and Cleveland. After losing 40-25 loss to the Browns on Sept. 29, the Ravens (12-2) have ripped off 10 consecutive wins, Jackson has emerged as one of this season’s top MVP contenders, Baltimore has clinched a division title and can wrap up the No. 1 spot in the AFC playoffs with a win on Sunday over the Browns (6-8). Cleveland, meanwhile, is, well, still Cleveland. The Browns are clinging to infinitesimal odds of ending their postseason drought dating to 2002, the fan base is in its annual winter uproar, and first-year coach Freddie Kitchens is fighting for survival. It all looked so different back in the fall when the Browns scored 30 points in the second half and rocked the Ravens, who seem to have supplanted New England as the league’s best team. “That was our last loss and it wasn’t good,” said Ravens running back Mark Ingram, who needs 37 yards to reach 1,000. “We’re not that team anymore. We’re a better team. We kind of grew a lot from that moment. We were 2-2 and pretty much said our season could go one of two ways. We can change it and have success, or we can fold and fail. “We came together, went back to the drawing board and we kept grinding one day at a time and here we are, 10 wins later. We feel like we’re a different team. We know they have a lot of talent on their side. …. We’re just trying to keep it going.” For the Browns, Sunday’s matchup could either save Kitchens or send him packing. Cleveland’s playoff hopes were all but erased last week with a loss at Arizona; the Browns need to win their last two and need a ton of outside help to make it. Kitchens’ shaky future took a major blow when it appeared some of his players weren’t giving it their all against the Cardinals. Kitchens didn’t question his players’ effort, but running back Kareem Hunt inferred this week that some of his teammates quit. Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield didn’t double down on Hunt’s strong words, but he felt they were warranted. “Kareem has been in a place in Kansas City that knows how to win so his level and his standard of accountability for everybody to do their job is very high,” said Mayfield, whose play has been sporadic. “That is the type of guy you want to bring in here. I do not think it was anything personal to anybody, but Kareem, bringing him in was huge part for us raising the standards. We want that. We want guys to be able to have accountability.” �SPORTS 6B Sunday, December 22, 2019 Sunday Times-Sentinel Rio men zip past Cougars, 89-68 By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande survived a second half scoring spurt by Ohio University-Lancaster and went on to pull away for an 89-68 win over the Cougars, Thursday afternoon, in non-conference men’s basketball action at the Newt Oliver Arena. The matinee affair, billed as the Champions of Character Classic, was played before an energetic crowd comprised of students from both Rio Grande Elementary and the Buckeye Hills Career Center. Rio Grande improved to 8-7 overall with the win, completing a season sweep of OU-Lancaster in the process. The Cougars, who were Courtesy photo coming off a 101-63 rout Rio Grande’s Kyle Lamotte puts up a jumper in the lane during of Ohio State-Mansfield the second half of Thursday afternoon’s 89-68 win over Ohio on Wednesday night, University-Lancaster at the Newt Oliver Arena. slipped to 4-9 with the loss - their 15th in as many all-time meetings against Rio Grande. The game appeared headed toward a blowout early on as the RedStorm jumped to a 25-5 just over eight minutes in before settling on a 16-point cushion at the intermission. The lead grew to 21 points, 56-35, after sophomore Joshua Anthony (Newnan, GA) completed a conventional threepoint play with 16:15 left to play, but the Cougars responded with a 15-0 run over the next 3-1/2 minutes to pull within 56-50 following a conventional three-point play by Brady Snyder. However, that was as close as OU-L would get. Rio Grande answered the Cougars’ scoring spurt with a run of its own, reeling off 15 of the game’s next 21 points over the next six minutes to take a 71-56 advantage after a steal and a layup by senior Hadith Tiggs (Mayfield Heights, OH) with 7:22 remaining. The Cougars got no closer than 10 points the rest of the way and the RedStorm enjoyed their largest lead of the day - 22 points - after a threepointer by junior Trey Kelley (Minford, OH) made it 85-63 with 2:45 left to play. Kelley led five Rio players in double figures with 14 points, while sophomore Gunner Short (Catlettsburg, KY) added 13, Anthony and junior Kyle Lamotte (Mason, OH) scored 12 points each and freshman Dwaine Simmons (Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos) tossed in 11 points. Tiggs nearly finished with a triple-double, tallying a team-high eight rebounds and eight assists to go along with nine points. He also had a team-best three steals. Preston Gothard scored a game-high 22 points of the bench to pace OULancaster, while Brendan Snyder and Brady Snyder tossed in 15 and 11 points, respectively. Brady Snyder also had a game-high eight assists in a losing cause for the Cougars, while Lucas Thompson pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds. OU-L shot just 36.8 percent for the game (25-for-68) and was outrebounded, 50-34. Rio Grande returns to action on Saturday afternoon with another nonconference tilt at Thomas More University. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. at the Connor Convocation Center in Crestview Hills, Ky. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. It’s worst vs. worst when Dolphins try to run against Bengals MIAMI (AP) — The woebegone Cincinnati Bengals face a challenge Sunday they might be able to tackle: the Miami Dolphins’ running backs. Cincinnati’s run defense is allowing 158 yards per game to rank last in the NFL. But then the Dolphins rank last in run offense, and their leading rusher is a 37-year-old quarterback, Ryan Fitzpatrick, with 219 yards. He ranks 68th in the league. The Dolphins could become the first team whose top rusher totals fewer than 300 yards since the NFL went to a 16-game season in 1978, according to Sportradar. No wonder Miami is 3-11. And no wonder the Bengals are 1-13. They’ve allowed more than 5.4 yards per attempt in six games, including each of the past two weeks. That’s one reason the Dolphins are favored for the first time this season. Rookie coach Brian Flores, anxious to establish a winning culture, said he’s going all-out for a victory even though it would eliminate Miami from contention for the No. 1 draft choice. Cincinnati clinches the top pick with a loss. Grounded The Dolphins have started four running backs this year, and they’ve combined to rush for 640 yards while averaging 2.9 per carry. Only one — undrafted rookie Patrick Laird — is still with the team. “We’ll keep working on it, and hopefully block it better, run better and break more tackles,” Flores said. “We talk about it every week. I would say it was a little bit better last week, and hopefully we see some more improvement this week and in the future.” An unsettled offensive 1(*2:65�.,5,9(3�/6:70;(3 line is a big part of the problem. At right guard, for example, Miami has changed the starter seven times. “The offensive line, we have to come up with plays, man,” center and captain Daniel Kilgore said. “It’s the same story every week. 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